There isn't much to say about Ophelia in terms of upgrades. She's never undergone any. The story with her, is that she, along with Nigel and Ezra, are my oldest instruments. I bought them back when I was a High School student, when it would take me half a year and a birthday or christmas before I could afford an instrument, and when I could, $600 ( Read more... )

I started as a bass player in 2000, just before graduation from senior public school. My first bass was a broken down old 1970s Precision bass copy I found in my uncle's basement. That bass was with me for 6 months until I went out and bought my first bass, which was a sunburst Fender Precision. You're probably wondering where Nigel comes in. Well ( Read more... )

Ezra has been with me for a long time. In fact, she was my first electric guitar. I had little intention of actually being a guitar player back then, and had bought Ophelia earlier that year with the thought that I wouldn't ever want to play electric guitar -after all, I was a bass player, and wanted Ophelia solely as a tool for writing music ( Read more... )

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not just a musician, and not just a guy who likes building, repairing and custom shopping guitars. The economist in me will always make me partly a collector, and so I have realized with my most recent acquisition. Having the money kicking around, and instead of investing it, I chose to purchase a newly- ( Read more... )

So I'm free. I finished my first of two sets of exams (the other in april) for my Master's in Economics. It feels so good, freedom. And it feels romantic, but that's because it's snowy, and sparkly with Christmas lights, and a small town smelling of wood burning fires. But it's been about a year and a half since this manticore (perhaps less so ( Read more... )

Today I said something to someone that I've been waiting 8 years to say. And I wasn't even planning on it, because I hadn't the contact with her for 8 years to do so. It was nice to have done it, but it was all too easy. My conscience is finally clear, but its going to take some time to get over just exactly how quickly this all happened. Assbook, ( Read more... )

I can notice my hair getting longer, the more I don't have time to go have it cut. Its because I work too much, and I've cut back my hours at the haunted walk quite a bit. But atleast I can put more of an effort into CFRC. Its where my greatest passion lies. I've also been recording some, I finished a track the other day. It makes me happy, because ( Read more... )

It is official, Sylvia (my co-manager) and I will be flying out to Vancouver from the 11th to the 16th! Its going to be all sorts of fun. Learning and partying, concerts and dancing. There is so much to do, and I'm so excited, for both me and the station. I'll be a good representative, I promise ( Read more... )

I finished my third of four exams today. Finance. I learned something, too, while writing the exam. The answer to a question, that is. I love wasting extra time during an exam to derive an answer from first principles when I can't think of the easy way. Its comforting ( Read more... )

This year's National Campus and Community Radio Conference is not in Ottawa.... Its in Vancouver! And this means, if we agree to stay in cheap hostiles, and take the cheap airfare, that Sylvie and I may be going on a week's conference to Vancouver! This happens the week of June 11th-16th, so I'm kind of excited. We've got to budget it, but I'd ( Read more... )