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I feel like a new woman. I finally got my grant application finished and sent off. Here's hoping: if I get it, the album will go into production in January. If I don't, well, we'll see. But as much work as it was (and it was a LOT of work), it was pretty exciting to get down to the nitty gritty about the next project. The songs are there--about twice as many as I need, in fact, so there will be some picking and choosing--and I have a very fine mentor helping me along in Kim Deschamps (as well as his wonderful and savvy partner, Karen). Given some cash to get this thing off the ground, I am honestly quite excited to hear what the results will be. I suppose I am biased, though... But overshadowing all this for me was an awful thing that happened this past week. A friend of my family's--a wonderful musician who was to a large extent the reason I started playing guitar--was in a terrible accident on the jobsite. He broke his back and suffered major brain damage, and almost died, leaving a beautiful young family behind. It was a breathtaking shock to all involved, of course. Much praying was done. Thanks to that, and the fine work of the medical professionals in Vancouver, he has survived and his condition is improving greatly. I can only hope he continues to pull through; he has many people's hearts urging him on. If there is a lesson here, I guess it is the clicheed-but-true fact that you never know what lies ahead. Don't waste time. Tell people you love them. Forgive them. Do what's right. With hope, Kaya |
