JO'C record/isolation chamber

First off, the new Jennifer O'Connor album was released yesterday. Tomorrow holds the cd release extravaganza at Joe's Pub. I believe it will rock. And we'll be dressed up. You really can get no better than that!

But the main thing on my mind at the moment is how, though I love having this huge room to myself at work, I think it might be driving me a bit nutso at times. The whole lack of human interaction thing, especially on slow email days. And now they've blocked myspace at work so one of my communication venues is now gone, which is most disturbing. I just want to say, thank the lord that Kendall is nearby for at least sporadic human interaction.
This of course also means that everyone should email me more often so that I don't go insane.

Monday morning coming down

I'm totally beat right now. I'm not sure why. I didn't have an exceptionally busy weekend. I mean, I had things to do and yesterday was a long day with a JO'C practice straight to a Mascott soundcheck and show. But I was home by midnight, if not before. Maybe it's just the fact that it's Monday and I'm at work and bored waiting for work to be given to me. I should decorate my office more.
At least I can listen to music here loudly and sing along or whatever I want since barely anybody comes in this room...
JO'C rehearsal yesterday went pretty well. My first keyboard experience with her. Another practice tonight and then tomorrow we head to NC for the Tweedy show on Wednesday. My plan is to sleep in the van.

NY/NC

I'm looking forward to this upcoming week of shows and seeing people who I don't see nearly often enough. Tonight I'm playing with Kevin, and hopefully some of my friends who are visiting from NC that I hung out with last night will stop by so that I'll get to see them again in hopes of convincing them to move up here...but I'll be down in NC next week again so I'll see everyone then anyway. I feel like I'm in NC these days nearly as much as I'm in NY. Especially over the next few months, what with the new Portastatic record coming out and passing through for shows plus a few rehearsal days. It's good having a reason to go back and visit pretty regularly...