yes, i just quoted from my own song......
and i just wrote a whole long wonderful post and then the hotel's
internet crapped out and i lost the whole damned thing. which is really
upsetting me at this moment in time because i swear, it was the longest
post i think i've ever written and it gave detailed accounts of all
kinds of shit and now i'm less than happy.
i talked about being in my hotel here in london, writing a ton of new
songs, sitting on the edge of my bed playing the beautiful yamaha
keyboard i have here, eating the sweetest tangerines i've ever
tasted.....can't believe i had to move from california to london of all
places to taste the sweetest tangerines i've ever tasted. paying £10
for a bowl of cereal and a latte at breakfast almost feels worth it
since i swiped a few tangerines and brought them up to my room for
later.
it's a bank holiday here, so all the people i know are out of town for
the weekend...which is fine since it frees me up to sit in my pajamas
and write songs all day.
dammit. i can't believe this shitty internet service lost my last blog entry. what a bummer.
i talked about my routine here, which basically consists of meetings at
the label all day long. i'm working with the most incredible group of
individuals. i feel so lucky and completely supported in every aspect
of this career. and there are so many aspects! i never knew how much
goes into a major label release. i also filmed a live performance
promotional video thing the other day, which was so much fun. and i got
to take a ton of cds from my publicist's office. amazing stuff. my
favorites so far are rufus wainwright - his song "dinner at eight" has
not stopped playing in my hotel room - and mark ronson - he has a
version of "toxic" on his upcoming album, and it's so so great.
oh - and another thing i wrote about is how i find myself thinking,
everywhere i go, about whether or not i could work there - like at
restaurants, for example - i catch myself thinking, "this place is nice
and they know me here now, so i could probably work here!" if i ever
happen to wake up from this wonderful dream i seem to be in......hoping
that doesn't happen cuz i like the plot. it's way cooler than most of
the other dreams i've had.
they also have this minty black licorice gum here....and if you ever
told me i'd like that i would have called you crazy...but it's true. i
love it. my fruity gum is gone and i do not miss it. not one bit.
so now i think i should consider going outside since it's sunny and
beautiful and completely atypical from what i'm told. i'm probably the
only healthy person inside in london right now...taking the sunshine
for granted. that california thing, and all...i'm sure i will soon view
sunshine as a rare treat and run outside at any glimpse of it. but for
now, sitting inside playing guitar and piano and singing and writing
songs and working on my album art uninterrupted seems like such a treat.
oh - happy easter, if you're into that.
xo
terra