Just A Bit of Babble Here

Eeekkkk ... Toenails!!!!

Just a few of my tunes

I've been very busy working on my music lately. I have a little project in the making ... now if I can just get it completed!!! This means much practice and the purchase of a little chip that will help me along the way. Guess I need to take a trip to Office Depot soon!

Speaking of practice, people just have no idea how hard it is for me to get a song "down pat" ... here's the process I go through.

A. I first download the lyrics and chords from E-Chord.com and then I have to make sure I have the complete, correct melody inside my head!

B. I download the actual recording and listen, listen, listen and try to play along and get the melody embedded in my brain, which is a very hard thing to do because my singing is not something anyone would really call singing!! :o) Why the melody you ask? Everyone knows the melody of a song! Not true, we all know part of the melody, but not always do we know the whole melody. Next?

C. Work on the backup and then implement the melody without real music in front of me ... by ear, as they say.

D. Once I think I have [it] I begin playing and adding and adjusting the sounds over and over and over and over ..... I'm not a genius you see so this doesn't come easy.

And so I needed a break ... I know, how about a pedicure to calm the stress ... so now I have pretty painted toenails and a new hair style, sort of, and that's my babble for today :o) I'm off to work with stress free feet! Until next time ............

Just Hanging Out

OK, so here I am blogging again. Just an update on what's been happening the last few days.

Of course I've been working and dealing those cards. I actually watched the movie "21" last night and was trying like hell to figure out how to do this and I'm suppose to be a hot shot dealer???? It would take me months and months to even get close to counting! So much for my get rich quick scheme.

I watched another film called "Vitus" and was totally taken by it. Of course the piano bit really blew me away. What wonderful young actors!!! If you are into movies this is a must. A foreign film with lots of awards.

I finally dug out my CASIO keyboard book to learn how to use many more of the buttons and to learn how to mix my sounds. Now all I have to do is buy a memory chip and load it with my background music and I will be able to sound like a complete band! Sort of.

I would love to get outside and walk! It's just too damned hot out here now, temps running from 110 to 122 degrees is just not very inviting. However, I do walk in the longgggggg basement of the Colorado Belle on my breaks. It helps but not enough even though we do get about 7 breaks per 8 hours of work. Stand for an hour break for 15 minutes. Of course I have to squeeze in a drink and snack as well so not much time for walking. Most of my co-workers think I've lost my mind but still there are a few that say to me 'what a good idea Sandra' and then want to join me, but NEVER do when invited. Hmmmm. I'll keep pestering :-)

Alrighty, I'm hungry now and craving something like strawberries so off to fix me a nice salad and then maybe strawberries over ice cream. Maybe a small glass of wine. Until next time .......