Things have been pretty busy around here recently. The Aoi Flower Festival on Saturday and Sunday was a lot of fun, and the crowd seemed to really enjoy all of the music. We all received many nice compliments from several people, and have been invited to come back next year, which will be the 10th anniversary of the festival.

Tonight, I played at Starbuck’s for the first time since March. I had a bit of trouble getting the sound right; I kept overloading the PA. I was getting a really bad distortion out of one of the speakers during my first tune, and so I had to spend a few seconds re-adjusting the levels before starting the second song. I kept fiddling with the levels while playing, and never did get a volume or a sound that I was completely happy with. I could of course solve this problem in the future by taking my own amp and cab to the gig, but that seems like a bit too much lifting and carrying for one 40-minute set.

A few weeks ago I mentioned a significant change coming into effect in my working environment. Starting next Monday, I’ll be working from home, but still an employee with the same company. This is something that I’ve been at my boss(es) about for several years. I expect I’ll be able to work more efficiently away from the (noisy) office, while also taking care of minor house work and getting in some practice time during lunch hour and breaks.