random notes...more of them

1. today my cell phone mysteriously died. it is my lifeline. according to t-mobile, because some color code thing underneath my battery is pink, it means i have water damage, which means the phone will not be covered by the insurance plan. now...i don't know...i had the phone in my pocket all morning...so unless i waded through a pool of water or something while at the sweatshop--or maybe i actually sweated soooo much at the sweatshop---i have no idea where this water damage came from. such is life.

2. i feel like i am returning to life. the guys looked at me funny tonight when i told them i was going to dvr a baseball game. i started downloading the 'fresh air' podcast from npr and am picking up a soap opera ('all my children'). it's not that i really have time for all of this, but i realized that my world has been pretty marginalized the past few years. everything has focused around the art--which is wonderful---but i'm realizing that the pool from which the art is inspired could stand to get a little bigger...so here's to learning a lot of new things all at once.

3. i seriously want to learn how to play the piano again. being with patsy moore this year has shown me the importance of needing to be able to accompany oneself...and the struggles the guys and i have had in out of town gigs has made it more and more of a priority for me...i need to get a little keyboard and start fumbling around again. i actually can sort of play by ear (who knew)...so it's time to sharpen myself there too.

4. excited about my trip to nashville to record with elizabeth cunningham. in case you haven't seen, she wrote an incredible blog about our connection (which i did this week as well). you can see her side of the story at http://elizabethandmaeve.blogspot.com. pretty incredible stuff if you believe in kismet and cosmic twins.

5. it's late and i'm enjoying being up a little later these days. the laptop has been such an incredible gift and allows me to get alot more done....so...i'm up waay to late considering i rise at 5 am...but what the hell....

6 last but not least, i had a pretty mind blowing day yesterday. phone calls from some mentors and folks i admire, really encouraging me and the guys in what we are pursuing...we've got a pretty major guest for a show next year...and the wisdom she poured out to me just completely humbled me and made me proud to be a part of something i think is pretty damn special.

i love you all so much.
thanks for keeping me/us encouraged.