Check the label: my first ingredient is corn...

"There once was a god named Ganesh
Whom enjoyed the music of John Tesh.
He rebuffed those who scorned
And blew on his horn --
He thought the sound was so fresh."

...I'm only telling you this so I can discontinue this line, and then start selling myself as "Sven Classic".

See, I wake up "funny" in the morning sometimes.

But then, if spontaneous limericks are the worst thing that happens to you and I today -- well, then I guess we must be doing pretty well for ourselves...

New toys... Monday I ordered a MIDI > USB adapter, so I can use my old keyboards with GarageBand. While I was at it, I also downloaded and paid for a copy of Delicious Library.

Same day, we got our new Scarlet Star Studios blog, Scarlet Letters, up and running. Still some tweaking to do -- but I'm excited.

As part of Artist's Way, G & I are doing "media deprivation" this week: not reading, not listening to music, not watching movies -- the whole meal deal. My one exception is email... G's not even doing that.

There's another big news item about to hit, too. ...But you're just going to have to wait for this one.