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Wow. Pretty chunky week of stuff. Working backwards: just finished a lunch with a couple/friends who I love and miss. It was a too short reunion (lunch meetings are great for the quick check-in, but these two are gems and always leave me happy AND wanting more). Big ol’ kick-off meeting for a construction project I’ll be working on in a management capacity (read: note-taker and errand-runner, but believe me, I’m not complaining. I need the work, and I love what I do).

Last night, I finished the mixdown of the “(I Know Why You’re) Semper Fi” song. Vocals and piano. Given the amount of tim and money I had to work with (“not much” is the phrase that comes to mind), I’m REALLY happy with the results. Helped Michael (a best friend) move about an hour after I got home from a 2 day trip to Kansas to visit family. My littlest sister had a baby and the delivery had some complications which had me feeling more than a bit concerned. In the absence of information, I tend to make stuff up, and it was not looking good. Plus, my sister Allison (Hi!) was in town from Okinawa, so there was a critical mass of siblings forming. Seemed the opportune/approriate thing to do. Had a really tough time leaving my mom. She’s getting older, and is facing another back surgery. She’s in a lot of pain, and I just wish I could give her a break from all the stress in her life.

4 days away from having to move out and no place to go just yet. I’m looking at a place tomorrow morning that has been sort of our hope and glory. It’s a cool house in Berkeley with a backyard, basement and garage (rare items in San Francisco) and a block from one of the coolest shopping/cafe districts in the East Bay. If it doesn’t meet my needs, I’m gonna get ANOTHER storage unit and move all my craap into it and couch surf until I can find a permant home. I’ll tell you – this sublet hopping has been exhausting (this is my 4th move this year?!) and I’m ready to plant roots.

Pretty excited about the Semper Fi completion. Gonna get singles out to a few radio stations, hopefully get it loaded up to i-Tunes so people can actually BUY it, and work on getting the video released by Thanksgiving. In the meantime, I’m a celebrity waiter at the Stars On Staff luncheon for Music In The Schools Today, a charity serving 10,000 kids with music instruments and education. I’ve been talking to the ED there about some cool program ideas that I might get involved in next year.

nuff said. More as it happens. Are you subscribed to my mailing list?