Technical woes

Parrott Tracks Studio, 2006

Yesterday wasn’t the first time a computer made me cry.  No indeed. In January 2005 I wailed on and off for two days until two nice computer boys came right here to our house and in less than ten minutes correctly hooked up my interface cables, plugged my microphone and speakers into the right jacks, downloaded updated drivers, fiddled with some Input / Output settings, clapped their hands while clicking their heels twice and voila — instant home-recording studio!

Then, yesterday when the zipped files wouldn’t unzip no matter what I tried (and neither the free WinZip nor Stuffit downloads are actually free,) tears flowed again because I need those unzipped files to get my CD artwork finished.

But guess what?  The CD maker guy e-mailed the templates unzipped.  Yay-freaking-hoo!

Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s cried over technical woes?

(P.S.  I know I haven’t been around to y’alls’ blogs so much lately but after our show today I’m sure I’ll once again lovingly immerse myself in every nuance of your posts.  Thanks for your continued patience and support!)

Trout-fishing hip waders!

Sweetheart fuzzy-panted Kalyani loaned me her Crate amp for practicing!  How super-cool is that?  Not having to buy one of my own just yet means I can afford those trout-fishing hip waders I’ve been eyeing at the general store!

And you know what?   After a good open mike the other night and guitar progress lately, I’m starting to think I might really be able to pull off this music thing!  Just need to keep at the guitar, my most challenging part.  My big little show’s 77 days from today – but who’s counting?  Kalyani and I will be gigging together in the meantime at Flipnotics so I’ll be sure to put those dates on my Shows page when we firm them up.

Also on my music list…

– ask Jae if she minds Photoshopping another pic for my CD artwork.   Jae?  Sweetie-Pie?  (In addition to being a great songwriter and all ’round Excellent Human Being, Jae and her equally talented daughter, Willow, designed these Band Geek Tees.)  BTW, it’s Jae’s birthday today!

– update chord charts (time intensive,) get with the guys, talk arrangements.

– find or recreate CD with the background harmonies so Kalyani can have those to work from.

– CD duplications with lyric inserts.

– practice while sitting on my show barstool.

– practice river dancing while playing guitar.

– sew many bells on my fuzzy dress.

And you, blogging buddy, what’s on your list to get you where you want to go?

Sunday May 10th 7:30 p.m.

That’s the date for my CD launch show / party!

One-hour show here in Austin,Texas.  No cover charge. 

Friendly fully-clothed guest musicians TBA.

Small cute auditorium beside a paradisical garden.  

Downtown, but ample (free) parking, (unless the place next door is holding a special event, but parking shouldn’t be much of a problem in any case.)

“I Need A Man,” CDs only $10.00.  (Cash or check.)

Jannie Funster autographs and hugs – FREE!

Further details to come.

(Hope I don’t puke on my uke.  Whoops – sorry Patricia, for that visual.) 

Photos of the actual garden walkway and the auditorium at the venue!

Totally Somebody Now

photo credit: maximum threshold

I know it’s a very little thing in the Grande Scheme Of Things, but Kim Woodbridge over at (Anti) Social Development (thanks for the tip from Blogger For Hire Vered,) went rooting around in my site code and actually got the date, time and numbers in my comments!!!  It even worked retroactively.  Plus, she got my stats and SEO plug-in going (not that I know what to do with those yet but they’re there and waiting.)

And Barbara Swafford at Blogging Without A Blog done writ me up as “New Blog Of The Week,”  to which my initial reaction was Wayne & Garth’s to Alice Cooper, ”I’m not worthy. I’m not worthy.”   But I soon got over it and bought me a throne.   And a bell to summon the servants.

Don’t you just want to run rampant through my newly vamped comments?

Don’t you just want to race over here and lift your glass to me?

Don’t ya just want to fling the star up on my tree?

Shit, the star!  I forgot to put up the star.

See ya!

[Or... how would you help me celebrate these momentous blog events if you were here with me right now?]

Globally Recognized Ass-Kicking

I wasn’t going to post again until Monday to remain all mysterious and such and see if my last post would break 40 comments but I must interrupt my planned shallowness to tell you my Gravatar’s working!  MY GRAVATAR”S WORKING!!!  Yay!  It’s really a dream come true.  Still a bit unsure about My Big Eye but wtf. 

(If anyone wants Gravatar guidance in Wordpress, I’m your Jan!)

Plus, I now know how to put a picture in my sidebar, (as you can palinly see.)  (OMG. Palin-ly see!  I kid thee not.  I did not plan that.)

Yes, Bulldog, my bords on a wire never cease.

And… I learned how to change the background color on here today, not exactly what I had in mind as I was aiming to see the “Starry” GIF I stole from John McCain’s site create a nice pattern along either side of the body of this site.   Oh well.  Can’t have everything in one day.

Yours in loving mysteriosity…

Jannie

Oh, here’s Kelly from yesterday at 6:15 p.m. after I interrupted her Goosebumps show to have her put on her Halloween dress for some pictures on the front walkway while the natural light was still relatively good.   (And I probably should read my camera’s booklet (Thanks, Barbara!) to learn how to use it better.)  You might get a sharper image if you click on them.