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We've lost a lot of awesome people this year from Rickman and Bowie, to Shanding and Nat Cole. We lost Prince yesterday. I think Purple Rain or another album were the first bootlegs I ever got. My elementary school BFF Kathy Arnold had the tapes and her brother copied things to memorex for me. I remember buying Diamonds and Pearls for myself and finally got rid of my tapes when I moved to AZ and no longer had a tape deck. I have memories of belly dancing to Theives in the Temple in Illinois and just in general thinking him awesome for music and expression. My cubemate has been trying to get tickets to see him for quite some time and when I texted her she was devasted.

So, yeah, listening to Purple Rain now....will probably hit iTunes and buy some more to replace things I haven't heard in a long time.

In house news the new roof is almost done. @lferion is supervising things while they install the new skylights (the other ones were about shot) and in general being the bestest person ever.

Mel's mom sent him his handwoven, by her, leg wraps. They are a modified goose eye pattern.

The house stuff can be found here:

REalized last night that I want the porch inside ceilings finished before we paint them. So I suggested to mel that we get bead board and put that up. I think it will look nice.

Things are settling enough on the house that I was able to put some things away in the studio. This is good. Which means maybe when I get back from KWHSS I'll be having some mojo back.

I desperately need it.