Studio Set-Up

The day started out pretty well today. I got up early with Frank and when he went off to work and practiced all morning. I did a really crazy thing, though, and did 200 push-ups. So now I’m sore all over and it hurts to laugh or sneeze. Much to my grief, Frank’s mom asked me to scrub down her refrigerator with bleach at her house in Belleview, and now I’m even more sore and achy. I have a wedding to play tomorrow and my hands are dry and peeling. I’ll remember to take gloves next time. We’re setting up the living room of the house in Belleview as a studio, but we have to clean up the place first. Mostly there’s just a bunch of boxes and furniture all over the place.

I called my cello teacher and told her that Patrick was willing to buy his own bass. She said she would call her friend in Gainesville and see if he could get us a bass for a good price. So maybe by next year we will have a bass again. Since I play 3 strings already, Frank asked if I wanted to learn how to play bass myself. We both want to give it a try, so we’re keeping an eye in e-bay and once we find a good one, we just might give it a shot.

Frank also wants to make instruments, and I think he can do it. Patrick knows a lot about the making of instruments and his major in college is guitar. So the way I figure, Patrick may be a very valuable friend to have around. He can certainly help Frank with guitar. Ever since I got married opportunities to play music and make it a career have expanded incredibly. Frank leaves the door open for me to decide what I want and don’t want to do. I tried to ask if I could work at Publix or some bakery, but he said no. He doesn’t want me to become poisoned by the things of this world, and to have to deal with the outside world. He said that’s his job, and not for me to deal with. He knows what its like out there, and he wants to protect me from it. Ignorance is bliss, or so they say, and he wants to keep it that way.