January 27 - Fast Day

Post 724, Day 27 of 2013
 - and 758 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Spent the day working on i am Fool music. I am creating CDs of the 'rough mixes' of the songs we recorded last April Fool's Day, that J. and more recently, new member Tami have been putting vocals on. 

The songs sound pretty good. Yesterday, I went by the Wailing Trailer recording studio and added a backup vocal (my first studio vocal recording), which was the dead-last final recording work on the project.

I make CDs for the group, because I can print labels directly on the CD, thanks to my Epson Artisan printer, using HP technology on screen-printable CDs. Therefore, doing the CDs involves not only burning the music, but some artwork as well. 

Tami is a graphic designer, and does great work, and did the design for a one-off for a club-owner we want to hire us, but these CDs are a gift to the band from me, so I didn't want to consult her. J. has said all he wants on a CD is the bands logo, but it looks terrible with a hole in the center. So I ended up with a simple design - nothing that will go to the outside world, just something for us.

I find this sort of work entertaining, even fulfilling. Although I have a very limited toolset when it comes to graphics, I think I have a good eye, and working with what I have, I've produced some satisfying stuff. And, it is time well spent, if for no other reason than that I enjoy it. This present project is more utilitarian, but the simple result is still satisfying.

What more could I ask of a Sunday?

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         208.0 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     205.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 3.6 lbs

Diet Comment

Not better than nothing, but the same.

Food Log

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner/Break-fast
Baby carrots with home-made mayonnaise.

Snack
Hard-boiled eggs, cole slaw, baby carrots with home-made mayonnaise.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  30 oz,  Water:  98+ oz 

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