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Learning again…

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I hope you guys like the new design. :) I created it a couple of days ago, and only got around to coding it for WordPress tonight. I’m thinking the colors are too much, but I’d like everyone’s opinion before I change anything.

I mentioned that I’ve been teaching myself how to play the guitar again. The calluses on my fingertips are hardening and aren’t as painful as they were last week (thank you, rubbing alcohol). But I’ve been able to learn a couple of songs, I just need a bit more practice. Currently, I’m trying to learn this song. It’s been in my head for the few days, for some reason.

The weather has been horrible for the past few days. I was lucky it didn’t rain yesterday, so Lyndon and I were able to play tennis during the afternoon. Time to lose belly fat. Just a bit. Hopefully, it won’t rain on Sunday, since I hate commuting while it’s raining.

Which reminds me, I need to prepare an icebreaker for our small group this Sunday.

New guitar

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New guitarLast Thursday, Don, Lyndon, Mei, and I headed over to Sta. Mesa to get me my new guitar.

After checking out several shops – it must have been close to five stores – we ended up getting one from Lely Bandilla’s guitar shop. It took quite a while, though, since Don was too busy flirting with the two girls who were looking after the store.

We walked out of the store after an hour. He took so long and was so busy, we could have transported industrial safety supplies to another island, and he wouldn’t have noticed that we had gone.

I’ll update this post with photos of the guitar soon. – Alright, updated! I wanted to wait until I had the pick holder installed before getting a photo. I spray painted it gray because the only color available was neon green and I didn’t want a neon green pick holder. :P I’m off to soothe my sore fingers now – I’m getting used to playing guitar again. :D

Ingrid Michaelson: Everybody

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EverybodyI’m such a music geek, and Ingrid fan, so I’ll admit that I’ve been waiting for this album to come out since December of last year, when it was still referred to as an untitled LP.

Ingrid did not disappoint. I loved the album upon the first listen (I initially download a low quality rip from Rapidshare), I ended up buying a 320kbps digital download from the shop. I ended up copying the files to mom’s laptop, since she’s also an Ingrid fan.

So far, my absolute favorite is Mountain And The Sea. But overall, the whole album is really really good.

I’ve asked a friend who’s coming home from the States to buy me a physical copy of the album. Hopefully, I’ll get my hands on it when she comes home. I’m looking forward to hearing A Fine Frenzy’s album too, which is coming out soon.

Norwegian music

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A lot of my friends constantly remind me that Norway (and Sweden) are the metal meccas of the world, but I never knew that they had a decent collection of singer-songwriters as well. I’ve been downloading a lot of them lately, and they’re pretty good. Not spectacular, but still good to listen to.

First is Sondre Lerche. I haven’t had the chance to listen to Duper Sessions, but I have given his old albums a listen and they sound great.

I’ve also started listening to Maria Mena. Her albums have been collecting dust in my computer for about eight months now, and I regret to admit that I actually forgot about them when they finished downloading. I like her music so far, and I love her voice.

When I was in my early teens, I was a huge M2M fan. I wasn’t heartbroken when they disbanded (because I was a bit turned off when they recorded a Mandarin version of some of their songs). When Marion Raven came back on the scene, I wasn’t really impressed with her music. But recently, I found out that Marit Larsen has been back for about four years – although she’s with a Norwegian label instead of an international one unlike Marion Raven. I really like her music now, since she seems to know how to use her voice properly. And she performed at the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. How cool is that?

I remember listening to Lene Marlin’s song Sitting Down Here, some years ago. I didn’t know it was her, then. I’ve listened to her new album, Twist the Truth, and it’s really nice.

There are a few others such as Ingrid Olava, Thom Hell (really good), Elvira Nikolaisen, and Thomas Dybdahl. I haven’t listened to them much, except for probably one song each.

Going to look at outdoor dining sets now.