Well, it’s not quite four in the afternoon yet (it’s only about 1:30 here on the West Coast), but it feels like it’s about four because I’m at home after a long day’s work. Well, even that is not quite accurate because the reality is that our kids are being tested today (the California Standards Test) in math and since the test only goes to 12:40, the kids go home and the teachers get a long lunch. I happened to get a glimpse of the test that my kids would be taking this morning, and I actually think that many have a decent chance at doing really well! There were 71 questions and since a 60% is considered “Proficient”, a kid could get a whopping 28 questions wrong and still be considered on a level of knowing what he is supposed to know in Algebra!

Anyway, today’s random iTunes shuffle relayed to an original track…well, sort of. Four in the Afternoon was my one songwriting contribution to the band I was formerly in a few years ago. The track itself I’m listening to right now is just the rough demo with only the keyboard and drum parts in it. But considering how the final version ended up, I’m fairly pleased with the way it sounds. We only performed it once live (after the Spring Break Whisky a-Go-Go concert) and it was never recorded other than this rough demo I’ve got on my computer.

It’s kind of weird to think back at how fast the two years since 2006 have gone. I never thought I’d still be at Cochran Middle School (I figured that I’d have bolted for a high school before now), and I’m still able to do music, although it’s gonna take a while to gather up some musicians of similar caliber to the ones I played with two years ago.

Anyway, the weekend is almost here, and it’s none too soon.