i loathe going to the optomitrist. but it's always balanced by the fact that i get a new pair of glasses. :) new frames have been ordered and should be in in about a week. i will say no more about them until then. :)

and nine hours until the guitar is mine. :-)

my brother left today to meet up with the rebs and head out on tour. first stop is chicago to visit with the head honchos at victory records.

the previous quote was courtesy of wonkabar23 on the john mayer email list--another excerpt provided by wb23 from a different article/interview:
"I've always had a skewed perspective on things. A lot of my songs are based on the feeling of being lost or not knowing what's going on. I'm like a stoner who doesn't smoke pot.
"More than anyone else, (Ben Folds Five pianist/songwriter) Ben Folds is the reason I started writing. He had a very breezy conversational style of writing that left the stance of being a poet and became ultra-conversational. It was still very poetic, but sort of aloof lyrically."
i read the words and can hear his voice saying it. john mayer is akin to dave matthews that way...i could listen to him speak forever and not pay attention to what he says whatsoever. or i can listen to him speak and just be amazed by the thoughts he puts out there and the lyrical, musical way he speaks conversationally...