good week, and then the hammer

Hi, sorry it's been a few days.
last week was really productive.
Wrote a new song and worked on probably three others. The new one needs some lyrical direction, but musically it's happening.

But isn't it funny how quickly we can vacillate from one extreme to the other?
I mean, midweek last week I was really pumping. Writing new material, exploring some musical directions I've never been in for my personal music... Then, it can turn on you. Late last week I just had some moments of self-doubt. Like maybe the new songs aren't as great as I thought. Maybe they're boring. Maybe they're tired.

But the wallop just came in the past two days.
I've been doing taxes here, and it looks like the Government has beaten me at last, folks. I am probably going to owe so much this year that I honestly don't know how to do it. It may affect the new record. I'm really praying for a miracle between now and Thursday, when I meet with the tax guy. Oh, I hope I missed something. Some major deduction or something.

It's been hard to get excited about anything at all since I found this out...

mark