That's why The Arm came for you...

Hey there. true believers! It's amazing what a good bath and shower can do, isn't it? I haven't had a shower that good in...a long time. A very long time. This is the first night in Portofino, but not in our unit, not yet. We still need counter tops, appliances, plumbing and blinds, so we're being put up in the guest suite on the fifteenth floor. It is basically a hotel room, bed, bathroom and mini-fridge.
I had a whirlpool bath and then a shower, and I feel so incredibly relaxed and refreshed that I could just evaporate. I like to sink into the tub just until my ears are submerged, but with my face still exposed, so that all I can hear is the whir of the tub, and all I can feel is the pressure of the jets, and it's like there's nothing in the world that can bother me, no stress, no exhaustion, no outside forces whatsoever. Absolutely fantastic, you must try it.
We'll hopefully be in the new place by Thursday, so that will be nice. Very excited, and up until twenty minutes ago, very stressed out. Things are falling into place, but there are still too many variable for me to be completely sure about everything. We still have a lot of stuff in the old unit that needs to be out of there, but nowhere to put it. If it's not gone by Thursday, I suppose we'll have to haul it on down to the old Val de Ville (Value Village). Or maybe Salvation Army, or Bibles for Missions. I suppose either of those is better than VV, but who knows, really.

P.S. Listen to the new Islands album (Arm's Way), it will blow your mind. At least track 1.

The Arm - Islands

You! You got what I need...

...but you say he just a friend.
Seriously, it's in my head.

I sold my TV today (Sorry Bra), I mean, I've had no interest in any of my stuff, and today everyone wanted the TV. I had to be fair, I guess. W-Evs.
I am so busy lately, I am so looking forward to maxin' and relaxin' once the move is done and we are settled. There is just so much to do,l and I feel like there is not enough time. Also, my head is exploding. Kaboom! Kraka-boom! I've been feeling really stifled, creatively, too. I want to create things, music especially, but am so limited at the moment, I don't have a relaxing place that is conducive to my creativity. Also: I can't play any musical instruments. This is something I'd like to remedy. I'm going to go look at used keyboard tomorrow. Maybe not tomorrow, have Church and Morpeth and Chatham already on the schedule, siiiiigh. It's hard to find a good keyboard that doesn't cost a bundle. I'd like to get one with weighted keys, and that has built in speakers, or at least a built in audio processor. I want to hook it up to the Gallos, but I don't necessarily want to hook it up through the PC. I may end up doing that though, because I can get an M-Audio semi-weighted MIDI controller for a good price. It will all boil down in the end.
That's it for me today, nothing revolutionary, no countdown, just a little ramble to clear my head before I get to bed.

Thanks for sticking with me.

23:01:10

We are creeping ever forward. The countdown is grossly inaccurate, as the unit will certainly be done before June 1st. Our kitchen cabinets were shipped today, so allow for delivery time and then installation time, then there is just some polish left and our until is done.
Excited to move, but woefully unprepared.
I set up two of the new Gallos and the Sub, as well. I wasn't sure what to expect, worrying that surely, they weren't going to sound that much better than my bookshelf Sonys. Boy, was I ever blown away. Reproduction is so clear, crisp, and fast. I can close my eyes, and I can almost believe I'm there, the sound is that real. I was able to finally completely relax, lose myself in the music, and I actually drifted off to sleep on the couch. I was woken up quickly though, as Mal can't really sit still for very long, and started doing things. I don't get that but hey, to each their own. I may have to buy some decent speakers for the bedroom now, and convince Mal that we should listen to music in bed. I believe that I could get to sleep more easily. The music is able to distract me, to pull my mind away from the constant tasks it has, to separate it fro m the worries and stresses of the day, and lull me off into calm relaxiland.
I don't even want my computer speakers now, though. They sound like mud.
Crud.

28:10:55

I am tired and kind of grumpy. Also very excited though! It's a jumble, really. Not much else to say. We're going to for Thai food tonight, at a friend's cousin's restaurant, so that seems exciting.

Ok, I have to go now, my car is ready! The tire was repaired! huzzah!

Ok bye.