New Crown/No CGT

Thursday: Up around 7:30. Cats. Shower. MB was working at home. Down basement for brief morning practices. MB had left to run errands when I came back up. Loaded the car with music gear. Headed to the dentist at 8:30. The car had to crank for perhaps 30 seconds before catching. I called the mechanic to let them know this. Hope the problem is fixed, but it didn't sound like it.

At the dentist's got a temporary crown. I apparently have been clenching while I sleep. We talked about materials and tall buildings. Stopped at the bagel place and got and egg sandwich, ordering with a numb mouth. Lovely sunny day out.

At the office, my card wouldn't open the garage door. Called around looking for the building manager. No luck. Found a parking spot on the street. Coffee. Then found the building manager. He reset the system so I could get my car in. He also told me a simple way to circumvent the new security system. Mk said later that this is "Bush administration style security"... All for show and completely ineffective. Speaking of which the US and Iraqi forces launched a major campaign today with "PR" written all over it. Finally got down to business. Working putting the finishing touches on a new small feature. Lunch with the lads. "All you need is Larb." Showed me electric guitar around. Worked until 6:30.

Headed home briefly to take care of some small business, then to Arlington for a session with Shawn. We worked on Lodestone. I kept urging Shawn to engaged with the rhythm of the composition, and eventually it clicked. We got through most of the piece, and recorded a quick version at the end. (Had to walk out to get batteries for his MP3 recorder). Session ended at 9:30.

Drove to the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square. Thought the CGT was playing there tonight, but they weren't. Back home.

MB was down in RI belly-dancing. Ate some Spanikopita. Then down basement. MB returned. We hung out a bit, then she to sleep, and me to complete the day.