We're havin' a heat waaaaaaave

Gonna be uncomfortably warm today. I've been fortunate that the inside of this house has remained cool throughout the warmer days. There will be a surge of warmth around 6pm, but the cool evening temperatures will take care of that. The new attic insulation has been wonderful. I have fans on, and I opened a few windows in the wee hours of the morning to give the place a good start.

Knowing it will be uncomfortable inside later today I'm going to do my boot camp self-abuse early today. The trick will be to use a good fan to cool off instead of opening the window.

Last night the band performed at The Skylark Cafe's open mic in West Seattle. I've been getting a lot of pressure to drop the "troublefakers" moniker altogether. "Don't even introduce us as the troublefakers -- just introduce yourself. It's all about you anyway!" I introduced myself to the crowd and we rocked the house for three songs. Marketing myself as a solo act does not feel right to me. If they want me to be solo because that fits better, great. If they want me to be solo because they don't like the band name, I'm happy to figure out another name with them.

We're booking. If you know a venue, send it our way. We'll look into it.

We're also recording this weekend. Yay!

lost again!

The little white clamshell my remaining three DS games were in went missing last night. I'm not sure what to think of that. It was on my bedside table last I looked -- I don't remember putting it anywhere else... this really sucks. First my Puzzle Quest game, and now the rest of them -- I'm stuck with that stupid Brain Age game that I can only play for 10 minutes a day. DS games are fucking expensive!

I'm so irritated at this!