Day 13 in the Studio

Now the tables turned around
Feels right just being me
I've given all I can,
There's something left for me
Youth escapes me, but wisdom is on my side

I am who I am, but not who you want me to be
The time has come, to let the dream of me be free

Dreams delayed as seasons change
Still keeps calling me
There's so much left to do
Ain't got nothin' to lose
Youth escapes me, but wisdom is on my side

Lyrics to my song 'I am who I am", it's getting so exciting in the studio. Sammy wasn't with us today, he was laid out with the stomach flu : /. Talked to him this evening and he seems to be on the upswing. So hopefully he'll join us tomorrow. We still accomplished quite a bit, today we attacked the lead and background vocals on song #2, I am who I am (I have to get used to calling these songs by their names) I had a great time in the booth. John always manages to challenge and stretch my boundaries. For instance he had me kinda sorta rap bits of the song. I thought I might have to call in Yung Rizzo for a quick lesson, but I thought of Teena Marie and how she used to attack songs. She was one of my favorite singers when I was about 20 years old. I used to play her album over and over, and I was happy to find her on Itunes. So I completed the lead and background vocals. Very proud of myself. Big Sam came in for a bit and said I sounded better than ever, I think with time I have found simpler is best, don't need all the trills and spills. Seems like I am so comfortable that it shows in my vocals.

Can't wait to see what we will be working on tomorrow. I know I need to work on lyrics for song #4 (this one doesn't have a name yet) But sometimes it's hard for me to even hear myself think. When I left the studio this evening, I came home popped a DiGiorno pizza in the oven, Senia picked up Rocky around 6:30, we loaded ourselves into the truck along with a couple of Felice's friends and went to watch a soccer game. While the kids watched I got some walking/jogging in, about 2 miles. Not bad, I'm gonna try and discipline myself to exercise a bit more, maybe not the Insanity way, but steady and consistent. Oh I almost forgot I promised Dusty when we got home we would play the game "LIFE" the 7 year old beat me. Well I know I should get to sleep (12 o clock) but my Felice just invited me to watch "Gone with the Wind" one of my all time favorite movies. Here's to almost TGIF!

<3 Lizzi