The Record.

So, the record is essentially finished.

I've approved the mastering, the album is what it's going to be.

I am nervous. I am really, really nervous. I did not take the easy road with the tracklisting - the album is a journey of sorts, and it's hard before it gets easy. I've had changes suggested to me, but they all seemed silly and not right. I'm going with my gut on this one.

*phew*. Breathe out.

Getting the artwork right is going to be another hurdle. The artwork is a rich vibrant red, but when it's converted to CMYK, the colors wash out to the hue of stale meat. Yeesh. There are a couple of things that can be done, cross your fingers for me.

The sun is out, doing wonders for my mood. It's a beautiful day. I am writing again, being surprised by my own words and melodies. There's an EP in the works, I'm to pass it to one of my favorite, favorite singer songwriters I happened to meet late last year. I've been dilly-dallying for a long time on this, nervous about my song choice, my production skills, etc. In the past couple of days I've found the will to get on with it.

It feels good.

j.