I guess I still had tons of stuff to be doing.

So today could have been much more productive... but it wasn't too bad. I have a handful or more projects that need some attention and I guess it's okay to get rolling on them a little bit slower than normal. I don't like being a jerk about it but I'm not perfect.

So, the rest of the week is looking pretty solid. I think it'll be all kinds of good experience.

The power of a song.

Music is one of the most powerful, yet somewhat mysterious, forces in the universe. How does it actually work? What is it about audible frequencies that can have such personal impact? These are not new questions, either, but I don't really feel like they have been answered with any real clarity before.

I am quite glad for music. It has always had a big place in my life even when I am not the participating contributor of said music. I am honestly not sure which I prefer more - playing or listening?(especially since playing is essentially just a different form of listening) It's all pretty cool in my book.

Working on the next album.

It hardly feels like work sometimes even though it never feels easy either. It was the first time practicing in more than a month and I think it went quite well. It was my first time playing with the new sax player and I was quite impressed. I'm really digging the songs we're writing for the next album, too. They are pretty challenging but nothing ridiculous. I really look forward to see how the next ones turn out!

28 daze later.

It is strange to me that I had never seen this movie before today considering it's highly attractive position in culture and media. Nonetheless, it deserves a review relative to the current state of life, as its general message seems even more relevant today than it did when it was originally released.

I watched this movie in the regular theatrical release form and everything about it was excellent. It felt very believable, had excellent character development and relationships, was unpredictable, intense but not necessarily dark, and I found it to be a great movie experience. I really enjoyed watching the director's commentary on the deleted scenes and alternate endings which also gave very interesting insight to the movie retrospectively. It definitely made very poignant commentary on some of the challenges of society today. I was surprised to read the dvd case afterward stating the movie was "hailed as the most frightening film since The Exorcist" since, even though it was a fairly intense movie at times, it never really seemed actually scary to me... which is a fairly unusual thing for me since I usually don't go for horror movies since I tend to have an overactive imagination. It certainly left me thinking about things, don't get me wrong, just not the horror sorts of things that a horror movie usually does.

Anyway, I think that covers all the base points I wanted to hit. Giving the movie a number rating, I would put it at a 25 out of 28 days. Not perfect by any means but strong in every respect. High quality film making that would entertain any fan of the zombie-horror genre or Danny Boyle(the director.)

The myth of extra time.

It really feels weird not working constantly after having gone through the fair experience. To be honest I am really enjoying it even though I really enjoyed working at the fair as well. Now the challenge is actually planning how to spend that time the most efficiently, productively, and not overwhelmingly... which is something I have never been very good at... so I best practice good tomorrow!

Nothing quite like cleaning the bedroom.

And I think I've probably written about this very subject before... which, I suppose, might lend emphasis to the idea that there really is nothing quite like cleaning the bedroom. It does all kinds of good things for life... the least of which is a clean space to be in.

A good bit of brain stretching.

I really like school because it offers me great opportunities to flex my brain muscles nearly to their limits. I get to interact with intelligent, dynamic, humorous people. My time feels well spent despite the seeming lack of observable production. School is definitely my friend!