For those of you who actually read journals on here... YES I'm still alive. Unfortunately, I've been doing little if anything musically related in the past 6 months. I've played with my keyboard only a few times since we ticked over into the New Year, and my guitar has seen about the same pitiful amount of use.

On the upside, my boyfriend recently surprised me by buying me an electric guitar... the same model as one I had from 2004-2008. I'd sold that one to go and try other types of guitar, but never found anything I liked as much, and have since regretted getting rid of it (especially considering the person I've sold it to has subsequently dropped it and beaten the crap out of it). Soooo with the new guitar, I'm getting back into at least more rock-oriented genres that I've been neglecting for years, now.

However, I'm generally spending more time with other things, lately. And I especially need to find myself a job, which is proving (as can be expected) to be less than smooth. I literally have $50 to my name, and my $200 rent is due in two weeks... so that's looking lovely. With all of that, and more, weighing on my mind, I just haven't had the true desire to do much with music this year.

I'm not saying all this just for asspats, or anything of the sort... I'm just letting you all know that once I can get myself more properly situated, -then- I may be able to get back to music. Hopefully.... I -do- have a few projects/albums that I've lined up for eventual compilation, but right now they're all mostly a wishlist of songs I'd love to finish up.