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Rest in peace Anna.
One of my best friends passed on today. She had many friends here in this life, and she is already dearly missed by all of us.
Rest in peace, Anna
February 21st, 1987 – February 17th, 2009
Early Christmas
Christmas came early this year in the form of 2007 Limited Edition Music Man John Petrucci 7-string guitar. This is honestly the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever played, and the sound is just spectacular, especially with the piezo pickups mixed in with a clean ambient sound. It plays like a dream, the action is so low that my fingers can just glide right across the fretboard.
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“Will you marry me?”
Surprise! I’m engaged, and couldn’t be happier. Things are going incredibly well between Victoria (Edna) and I now that we’re back together. I took a bit of thought, and a few days ago ordered a ring. When she came over, I had the ring cleverly sitting around the power button on my laptop which I was working on. I shrugged it off saying it’s just a promise ring, and we went about the rest of our day.
We went out to a movie with Steve, my roommate, best friend, and some day in the next year or so best man, and then went to dinner. After the night was over, Victoria and I were cuddled up on my bed just talking, and during a lull in the conversation I whispered in her ear, “The ring I gave you is much much more than a promise ring. Will you marry me?”
I got quite a response there, at first she was just speechless, but then the best thing I’ve heard in my life came out.
She said, “Yes!”
Evolve
I’ve started work again on a solo album of sorts that I was doing years ago… Planning on finishing the whole thing sooner or later. Figured I might as well post a snippet of what’s being worked on. The idea is to eventually turn into a 40 minute long instrumental, who knows when it’ll be finished though.
Love is a wonderful thing
I can’t say I ever thought I’d meet a girl like this in my life. It’s so rare to find someone that you just perfectly click with and everything just works… Somehow though I ended up being that lucky. I truly feel right now like I’m the luckiest man in the world. I finally can say that I’ve found someone who really makes me feel complete in every way.
Those of you that know me know that I’m a pretty dorky and quirky guy, and a lot of girls seem turned off by that. But somehow I managed to find someone who’s as dorky and quirky as me, and even manages to out-dork me at times. I don’t have to hide anything, for once I can just be myself. It’s even more wonderful that she loves me for just who I am and doesn’t want me to change a thing. You also know that I’m a musician and how huge of a passion it is for me… She’s also a musician, and plays drums, which could be great at some point for recording stuff! Do a collaboration effort. On top of that she’s a video game nerd too!
But enough with all of the things in common, becuase as everyone knows having too much in common can end up being a bad thing. In this case it isn’t a bad thing at all. There’s enough that’s different to keep things interesting, and enough in common that we really can share in a lot of the same things.
I never thought I’d fall this fast, but I did, and I simply couldn’t help it. I think for once I can say that I’m experiencing true love. It’s a feeling that simply can’t be explained until it’s experienced… It’s unlike any other feelings I’ve had in the past.
Edna, whenever you read this, I love you, and I want everyone to know that!
Vetta II – Completed
The cabinet is here! This thing is more than I could have imagined it being. I figured a digital modeling amp is taking a risk, but WOW! It really sounds AMAZING!
Vetta II – Continued
So my Vetta II arrived about 10 days ago and I’ve had some time to play with it. This thing is pretty intense. It takes a lot of tweaking to get to sound great, but I’m definitely happy to do that tweaking. I don’t know why so many people think this thing sounds thin or lacks warmth, because the tones I’ve created with it are definitely neither of the two! It’s a totally different approach from just plugging into an amp and tweaking some knobs, but once you know it you can do some incredible stuff.
I have my Line 6 4×12 cabinet coming in tomorrow, which will complete the Vetta II rig! I’m excited as hell to get this all set up. I’m going to be running the cabinet stereo, which will expand the effects range a bit. I know a 4×12 doesn’t work all that well as a single stereo cab, but this is pretty much all gonna be miced up anyway. I also have mic clips and booms that will mount directly on the cabinet and hold my two Audix I5s right in place where I want them in front of the left and right speakers respectively. Woo!
New Beginnings
I’ve come to the wonderful realization today that letting go can be a wonderful thing. Lauren and I are up in New Jersey for the weekend, and we were in a dating situation that just wasn’t going so well lately.
On Friday, we ended things the way they were – while we were both still up here with two days left on our trip. It hurt me deeply at first, and the night was rough and full of tears. The next morning I got up and felt the same way. We went to the second day of the UPW event that we came up for, and somehow I just got in an elated place and realized that I’m the master of my own emotions. I put the sadness aside, and I realized what I really have here, and amazingly so did Lauren. Today has been an incredible day. I just feel so alive, happy, and invigorated, and I honestly feel like I have a new truly caring and close real friend that I can share everything with.
This last part here is directed at you Lauren, and if you read this randomly one day you’ll know how much this weekend with you changed my outlook on love and relationships, and even life in general. I love this feeling I have, and I love you Lauren, as one of my real, true friends, and I always will. I will never give up on this. I’m your friend through it all, and you won’t be able to lose that no matter what you do. I’m here through it all!
Vetta II
My Vetta II finally shipped today. I’m pretty excited to get this thing and play with it. I’ll be posting some clips and pictures once it arrives! Should be Saturday, but we’ll see. Might be earlier if I’m lucky!