It strikes at the strangest moments

And you just have to hope and pray that you're in the position to capture it...

Now is not one of those "strangest moments".... (or maybe it is...)

Now is the middle of a workday in the middle of a work week in the middle of a season that urges us to be aware of everything we shouldn't take for granted.

So in honor of that season...

This is what I'm thankful for...

Lack of running but not of moving

Oh Girl is chugging along.  2 shows booked for the next 2 months.  That will be 14 shows in the last 15 months.  Not bad for a total fly by the seat of our pants throw shit at a wall and see what sticks take things as they come maybe we should practice more band...

I have not been running as much as I should.  I'll be ready, though.

Chase turns 1 in 2 weeks.  Chase turns 1 in 2 weeks.  Chase turns 1 in 2 weeks.  Chase turns 1 in 2 weeks.  Chase turns 1 in 2 weeks.  Chase turns 1 in 2 weeks.  I wrote it 6 times, and it still blows me away every time...

Okay.  Time to go pick up my guitar...

OC Weekly

Oh Girl is in the latest issue of the OC Weekly...

It's funny how the one project I've taken the least seriously has cruised along the most easily.

It works because we're having fun...

It works because there's no pressure...

It works because we can take it or leave it...

It works because not working is no big deal...

It just works...

Recording will be an ongoing process and will happen when it happens...

10000 hours... We're not quite there yet...

I Used to Hate Rain...

And I still kinda do.  I don't like getting my clothes wet and having wet socks and having to sit in a car while being all wet and driving to the next place where I'm just gonna get wet all over again...

In short, I'm a baby.

But I appreciate rain now.  Everything feels more fresh after a good rainfall.  And it's easier to dress nicely when it's colder.  Sweaters and hoodies and jeans and shoes and scarves and beanies.

In short, I'm a wannabe fashionista.

Blogging on the lunch break is fun.

Running tomorrow morning in the rain?  Hopefully, not full blow rain, just misty kind of get you wet but not really because you're already wet from sweating kind of rain...

Checking out laptops at Fry's after work?  Sure, even though I'm not even sure I need a laptop, I should just fix my existing computer, but where's the fun in that and it would be nice to not have to share Rachel's computer at home...

And mobile recording would be sweet...

And I should get an acoustic open mic night performance off my back sooner rather than later...

Lots has happened in the last 2 years.  A lifetime of changes in 24 months...

Hey, 2008 Glynn... meet 2010 Glynn and how much cooler/ less cool he is than you...

Song title ideas:

sleep and dream
g is for dad
lucky than good
what can you do

I forgot what I started this blog for.  Which is okay because some times you need to forget to remember...

Gear Slut

I love looking at new gear. 

Gear related to any of my interests.  Guitar stuff.  Recording gear.  Golf clubs.  Running shoes.  Vans for touring.  Lockouts within which to put gear.  Drum hardware.  Computers.  Video games...

Ok.  Maybe I just like looking at... stuff...

Craigslist gets me in trouble.  Especially since I've found out how easy it is to trade stuff on there...

I like this guitar...

And this one...

And I really, really like this one.  Especially since I've been wanting an acoustic that plays more like an electric...

In other news, I haven't written a new song in a while.  Or posted an acoustic video on YouTube in a while.  Methinks this is an issue...

Things don't always go as planned

Training for the Carlsbad Half-Marathon is proving to be more difficult than first anticipated.  With the sun coming up later, waking up early to run is a chore.  So much easier to curl up in bed and catch an extra 50 minutes of sleep...

Oh Girl plays a show in a week and another show in three weeks.  And we have our first feature article coming out next Thursday in the OC Weekly.  But I'm not as excited as I as 2 weeks ago because...

I have tunnel vision.  And work is smack dab in the middle of that tunnel right now.  But it helps to have creative releases and distractions so...

It's good that I was able to trade my Mesa Boogie Nomad 100 for an amp that I'll actually use: the Marshall DSL401.  A nice 40 watter that I'll probably use as the dirty channel to my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's clean channel.  I also got a Morley ABY pedal, so I am stoked...

Deadpan works so much better...

Chase turns one next month.  Chase turns one next month.  Sorry.  Had to write it twice... think of it as a literary blog post double take...

Yeah.  These type of posts should proliferate.  My voice is stream of consciousness.  Nice to meet you, honest self-evaluation.  Where have you been all my life???

Hello? Blog? It's me, Glynn...

Ah... an obscure Judy Blume reference.  This is going to be a good post...

I haven't blogged in a 43 days.  What a shame...

Cliff's notes RECAP (bullet style)!!!

- Our wedding is 183 days away!!!

- Chase is 10 months and 14 days old and is almost walking... 

- I'm running a lot now.  I've decided to run in Carlsbad in January, but I need to choose either the full or the half marathon.  I'm leaning towards the half only because...

- Oh Girl is starting to hit its stride.  We're playing shows regularly (well, once a month, which is regularly enough).  We're FINALLY heading into the studio.  We're having fun and taking steps and keeping it loose but also, strangely, progressing more quickly than any other band with which I've played.  The harder you try to hold on, the more quickly it slips away... so we're learning to let go with this one.

That's pretty much been my life in the last month and a half.

And now I can sleep tonight without feeling the guilt of having not posted on my blog in a long time...

Schizo wedding-baby-running-recording posts will continue to proliferate more frequently from now on...