I really have to apologize for my lack of content. And lack of thought-provoking content, for that matter. I'm experiencing a bit of a brain drain... have been for a little while, actually. I think my head needs to process some non-music related information.

The problem with finally getting a job in music -- even though I like my job and I'm happy there, finally I'm happy at a job! -- is that I'm surrounded by it 24/7. Music is no longer just a hobby, it's a job and a way of life. I make friends in the music industry through work. We discuss music. I listen to music in the car, while I'm working out at the gym, when I'm at home, at my desk at work... I always have to have something on in the background.

It's consuming. It's to the point where I seriously have to condition myself not to talk about my work or music, because once you get me going, I won't stop. I've told friends not to ask me about work, or if they do, make sure I give a one word answer and move on. It's not that I don't like talking about music, it's that I want to make sure I don't become so one-dimensional -- I enjoy being a well-rounded person who people like to talk to about many different things.