Top Secret

I'm probably not supposed to be posting this for all the world to see, but since you are my devoted, caring, loyal fan(s), I'm giving you the sneak preview of what the new Aiko shirts look like. Isn't it pretty? We've all got different styles of shirts, but they've all got the basic concept of the katabami mon on the side there. My shirt is manufactured by American Apparel which I am very happy to say is sweat shop free and made in my great hometown of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciúncula, or L.A. as I like to call it.

Concert is in 12 days. OMG. I shouldn't have just counted the days. But 12 days it is.

I've been working frantically on solos. I've been playing solos on my desk a lot lately, and I've decided that desk solos sound fantastically, wonderfully groovy. Oh and thank goodness I have the best office-mate in the world. She has never once yelled or even looked over at me annoyingly as I'm composing these fantastically, wonderfully groovy solos. She must be immune to my constant tapping, or just really forgiving. But anyway. I've discovered that desk solos sound great, but they don't always translate to fantastically, wonderfully groovy solos on taiko. I'd say maybe 50% of the time they sound good. I've been composing a solo on my desk and I really liked it, but when I finally got to play it on taiko, it just kind of sounded blah. Now I have to figure out how to unblah the solo--oh, and I have to do it in 12 freakin' days.

But didn't I say I wasn't going to stress so much? Here's a secret to living stress free: don't count the days until the big ol thing that's causing you stress in the first place. One day at a time.