I've been really out of it the past couple of days. Not because of school - nothing really going on there - but just the general state of things. But I'm slowly getting into the groove, actually doing some good composition work, and now I have a challenge. Monday is the submission deadline for a competition here. I need to have an orchestral piece between 5-10 min. in length. The good news is I have a great piece that just needs to get orchestrated. The bad news is that's still a lot of work. Still, I'm set on finishing this. Wish me luck. If I get the chance, I'll work something funny in, like the Knight Rider theme or some Zeppelin riffs.

Moving on, Kanye West is great. But even his greatness can't save that new "Confessions" remix. Oh man! I got a cool new keyboard the other day. It's this dinky little thing from who knows how long ago. It's not even a Casio ... it's a fake Casio! (Realistic, baby!) Anyway, the sounds are amazing. It makes me want to do a whole record with just this keyboard and my drum machine a la Postal Service. One thing at a time, though. I still have to finish this record I'm working on now. It's getting there. I have 3 songs just about locked down now - no wait, make that 6. Wow, I had more than I thought. Just have to finish a few more and then it's studio time!