Yes. I know. There's an xtra "S" in assunder in the title of this entry but it has a double meaning now. And I looove double meanings.

So now I know what it's like to disappear. Done it for a while. Wouldn't you say? Been so busy with work and the band recording. Especially work at this point. Can barely get into my work schedule as it is so out-of-whack. Or is it right smack dead in the center of whack? Yeah I don't know either.

Let's see. I've won a contest at work where we handed out coupons good for $2 off of a large pizza and put our name on them. They counted as a point for each one redeemed. I won the $25 prize. The money is gone. Went to gas haha This work schedule is kicking my wallet's ass as far as gas goes.

The band will hopefully finish recording our demo this weekend. We're redoing two of the songs that were on our original demo but of course they will sound how we've wanted them to all along, this time. And we swapped third songs with an incredible updated version of an older etheracide song. It's a great example of how we've changed as a band. We're incredibly excited! I will swap out the files on our site and our myspace profile so that we can be heard as we should be. And the new site should be up pretty soon. Probably not the fully-interactive version i'm working on but atleast the static page. But we need the redesign because we're not what we once were. Chad and I have written a few awesome songs in the past week and we tried two of them at practice with the band on Saturday and they sound incredible already. Can't wait! The weekend after next we should be able to mix the demo and hopefully play an open mic at the bar that our former drummer's parents own. Will be our first "gig" with this lineup and should be a kickass time!

In the past 5 minutes I believe that we've found out where we're going to live. In a 3 bedroom house/apartment in Manayunk, PA which is a section of Philly. Which means that all three of us will be charged a wage tax on our salaries. Fuckin' Philadelphia wage tax. But each of us will have our own room and it will hopefully have the space for me to finally make use of my weight bench that's at my mom's. May have to ask to use her old bed as well as get my other furniture out of their garage. Well atleast it's the town in which our band practices so that should make that easier. But unfortunately the commute to/from work is going to suck even more than it does now. Especially since I drive back and forth atleast twice per day. And with the cost of gas going up...and my car insurance rates better not go up or else the $250/month we're saving with this place will disappear very, very quickly. Hopefully this isn't premature but thank you to all of you that have offered prayers and kept us in your thoughts about this topic...I believe it is helping.

Ugh. Have other points that I was going to hit but I need to make some food and get ready for The Walk even though my right knee hurts like hell. I have an ace bandage on it and will use Mineral Ice on it when I get back.

That's it for now. Lemme hear ya..and I'll be back SOON! =0)

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Well I didn't get up at 4:30am this morning...because yesterday I showed Chad how to make the breakfast sandwiches so that I could sleep more today. I had to get up early on Saturday to hit the studio and I woke up at 6am to take Jenn to the train on time on Sunday and then worked so I've gotten way too little sleep and it had been leading to constant headaches. So I wanted one day to not go in that early. So far it's been a good idea. I work 2-10pm but so far it feels like a day off hah

The co-worker that was working the register side decided that she didn't feel well and left at 6pm last night. Didn't bother calling anyone else to see if someone could come in. She left Jim (the other guy that works my side) all alone to make the food and ring up every customer from 6 until just before 10 before I got Chad there. Chad missed his bus so I had to drive him in (which became my third trip to and from work for the day for a total of 3 hours of driving). Jim was pissed. And had every right to be. I've been pissed with her since the first day I worked with her. She finds things to do that keeps her away from the register so that we have to make our food and ring up every customer. I've reported it so many times. She gets talked to about it. And now she just decides to leave halfway through a shift. If she tries it on me I will tell her that she MUST call someone else in to work for her and she has to stay until they get there. If she doesn't and just leaves then I will call our manager until either he comes in or I lock the doors. This may sound extreme but please consider the following....

She wants to work second shift. So they gave it to her. Second shift is 2-10pm. Well her mom doesn't get home to watch her baby until 3pm. So she doesn't come in until 4. Well that's when they changed her schedule for..but then she routinely shows up at 5 or later. Which automatically leaves me alone from 2 until whenever she shows up. And then when she's there she does everything but what she's there to do. Sure..some of the things that she does has some value...but it should be between the customers and not INSTEAD of waiting on your customers.

Alright I guess that's enough venting.

So we're still waiting for word on the credit check for the three bedroom place that we want/need to get. Still praying.

Chad and I went in on Saturday and recorded our guitar parts. Hopefully the four of us will be meeting at the studio this Saturday to record the drums and bass. We most likely won't get to vocals but the next time we're in I can redo any guitar parts that I might want to and do the vocals. Still not sure how we're getting up the money to pay for the finished product...and then coming up with the money to make cd's (CD-R's, jewel cases, inserts, labels, printer ink, etc..) but we'll figure it out. It's all very exciting but hopefully we can all be there on Saturday and make it more of a recording experience that Saturday felt like.

I guess that's all for now. Have to shower, get dressed for work and head on in. Hopefully I won't feel like killing anyone tonight.

Have a goooood dayyyy.

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