Entry #11: Just checking in

It's been over a week since I've taken a break from Facebook.  So far the break has been nice, though I did have to reference it a few times briefly to post things to Facebook and to double check that those things posted.

For instance, big news this week includes the momentous release of the first, full-length ChikënFist song just in time for Christmas in July, entitled, "Christmas of Want [Adolescent Lament]."

Click here to listen!

It was released on Monday (7/25) after having been started around Christmas 2010 and then revisited in mid-July.  The song focuses on the stereotypical perspective of what children feel around the holidays and we may or may not have added a some influence from our own childhoods from way back when in the 90s.  What you'll hear starts out as a jovial Christmas tune, but add to that some lush instrumentation and harmonies, feelings of disappointment, a list of demands and an open letter to Santa, and you have Christmas of Want [Adolescent Lament]!

We also did a photo shoot for this single and for that we owe our friend Lauren M. huge props for agreeing to be our photographer as well as spending time editing the photos.  Great job Lauren!  Here are some of the photos from the shoot:

In other news:

Recently, I bought the newest expansion to the deck-building game I have really taken a shine to, called Dominion.  The newest expansion, entitled 'Cornucopia,' is a small set, but well worth having because of its variety, which is the theme of the expansion.  There are rumored to be three more expansions to be released, which brings the grand total to eight.  I cannot wait to see what Donald X. will come up with next!

Hmm, what else...

I got to experience two friends' twenty-first birthdays this week.  Congrats, Jose and Ashley!

I was able to see the opening night performance of The Wedding Singer last night at PA Playhouse.  I want to send a congratulations to the entire cast and crew-what a great job!  If you have not seen the show yet, please order your tickets immediately.  It was a lot of fun, the cast really brought life to the show and really made it their own.  It was also interesting to sit back and watch many of the people I worked with in Drowsy and other productions do their thing on stage.  You never really know how much you miss working with certain people until you see them doing something and then wish you could be doing something together.  Even so, I was cordially invited to go out for food and drinks after the show with the cast and we all had a blast:

Lady and the tr... other lady?

Thanks for the great night, all!

I almost forgot!  Last week I bought two more teacups at Goodwill and I forgot to post a pic!

Also, right before I left Facebook, I hit a milestone by reaching 1,000 Facebook friends.  Here's a screencap: 

Oh, and one more thing before I sign off!

For all of my musician and/or techie friends: If you are thinking of buying cables, adapters, sound equipment, instruments, etc. online, please consider buying from a company called Sweetwater.  I bought an adapter from them about a week and a half ago and they are very customer-oriented.  A day after I placed my order, a representative from the company called me and thanked me for ordering and told me to let him know if I had any questions and gave me his first name so I knew who I was talking to.  Not only that, when I received my shipment, I also received a slip that told me who packed my item and they even threw in some FREE CANDY!  As an added bonus, they offer tons of ways to receive FREE SHIPPING, so, seriously, check them out! They have a four star rating in my book.

Here's to Ian Malcolm action figures!

Vince