First, I want to express my complete dismay regarding the loss of Mark Linkous, and consequently, the end of Sparklehorse. I was blindsided the first time I heard Its a Wonderful Life. It was so dark, so lonely, so magical that I couldn't put it down. The songs and production really spoke to me, and were really helped light the way for The Dust Didn't Clear for Days when I was still in the dark about my sound. I regret that I didn't get a chance to see Sparklehorse in concert, as his shows were few and far between.
On a slightly more positive note, things in my world have been getting done. I finally got all the parts I needed to finish my bass, and although there is still a little more work to do on the electronics, cosmetically my bass is finished. It looks like this:
If you had seen what this thing looked like originally (regretfully, many people did), you'd be a lot more impressed with the end result. I promise. This bass also sounds much better than it originally did. I replaced the pickups with DiMarzio BlaBlaBla-YadaYadas, and they sound really wonderful. I'm having some grounding issues currently, but there are quite a few things I could change to fix that.
Friday, I baked my best apple pie thus far in my life. I'm still experimenting with my apple types and ratios, and this one was pretty wonderful. Six granny smith and two pink ladies did the trick. Here's a picture of the final thing:
And here's the inside after the first slice was removed:
De-lic-ious. Seriously this thing was a monster. A monster that was devoured in two days. If you want a real treat (and enjoy cooked apples), come over when I bake apple pie, and spend the night. The next morning I make pancakes from scratch with a syrupy, sugary topping from the leftover pie apples. This will probably kill you with how good it is.
That's it for now. I'm working up the courage to let people know about this thing. Soon you can read it!
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