First off, a quick recap since the last time I posted. Not too long after I got home from Aurafice, where I made my last post, I got a call from Nate inviting me out that evening. So, after killing time around the house for the rest of the afternoon, I got ready to head out, and met up with Nate at the Vogue. We hung out there with Graves (one of the regulars at both the Vogue and the Mercury that Nate and I have met) and Francesca (a quite nice — and quite attractive — Japanese/French girl that we met through Graves). The four of us talked and danced until around 11:30 or so, when Francesca left, and Nate, Graves and I headed over to the Mercury. A good hour or so there, and then I decided it was time for me to head home and crash. Nate had a party to head off to, so he walked me back to my apartment (such a nice boy…) then headed off, and I crashed out.
Sunday I spent entirely at home, either reading or mixing. Ever since I’ve come down here, when I’ve been mixing I’ve had a fairly annoying background hum, and wasn’t able to figure out where it was coming from or how to get rid of it. Sunday I went over my setup and finally figured out how to take the hum out, and spent much of the day re-recording some of the mixes I’ve made since I’ve been down here, since the original versions all had that background noise. Two of the mixes — Difficult Listening Hour 4 and Where Time Becomes A Loop — ended up slightly different than the first time I recorded them, but that’s normal.
Now, for the changes I’d hinted about a couple days ago. First off, the more minor of the two is that after considering it for a few days, I finally figured I’d give it a shot this morning, and for the first time in about 8 years or so, I’m clean shaven. I’m not at all sure how long this is going to last — I’ve already been told that I look about 18 — but I’d gotten curious enough to try.
The more major of the two — I’m working on quitting smoking. I started last week, and made it through the majority of the week with just a couple cigarettes. I did kind of lose the battle this weekend (it’s quite easy to slip up when out at a bar with friends), but now it’s a new week, and I’m giving it another shot. I haven’t quit smoking — as evidenced by this weekend — and I don’t like saying that I’m trying to quit smoking, as the word trying carries an implicit implication of failure — but I am working on quitting. It’s at least worth a shot. Wish me luck!