Pain in the Foot + Weight Loss Monitor #7 (I miscalculated the last Weight Loss Monitor and said #5 when it was really #6. Oy this is a long title)

Hi boys and girls! Sorry for the long silence. Unfortunately last week I came down with an attack of the dreaded gout, which I've written about many a time before, and it left me incapacitated (not to be too dramatic!) and immensely cranky. I think what pissed me off the most was that I'm currently eating "healthy", and yet I get a gout attack. I could've eaten unhealthy, rich foods and still get a gout attack — at least then I wouldn't feel so ripped off, arf! But anyway, the pain has reduced (took a shot for it, in the bum no less, no puns, oy!), but de foot's still rather swollen and sore, and I blame the prawns. Yup, the prawns. Let it be known that on a healthy protein-prioritised diet, prawns and seafood of a crustaceanous nature are ze enemy!! You hear me?? Ze ENEMEE! Grrrr!!!!

Anyhoo.

As of right now, 15 FTL 2009 demos completed; seven remaining, oy. We recently had to sort out some issues with the production team for the show, but that has happily been resolved, so we're moving forward with the plan. Last week I also spent quite a bit of time preparing an application for funding, as well as a full-length dossier (read: info pack) on the show. God willing it'll all still happen. Don't you love it when nothing's certain? Sure keeps you on your toes, doesn't it? Ah, if only the toes weren't painful with the gout. Oy.

Weight stands at 77.3kg. It sure has slowed, the rate of loss. Regardless, only 2.3kg remaining to target weight. Well, 3.3kg if I wanna be ambitious. But I might not push it. We'll see. And despite my crankiness lately and the greatest temptation to cheat, I haven't. Not once. Okay, I've sneaked in extra serves of fruit. But I don't think that counts. Or if it does, well... too bad. Heh.

Today I recorded the vocals for a demo I'm particularly proud of: I spent 8 hours (or more) on programming the music, and it runs at slightly less than three minutes. That's how long it takes to do one song, sheesh! But this one is even more intricate because it's full of tricky rhythms and metre changes (7/8 to 13/8, for instance!). Pray that the musicians will be able to perform it. At the very least, the drummer should have a blast, heheh!! I'll put the demo up in due course, and it's doubly exciting because this song is new and wasn't in the original 2005 version! Well, that's not entirely true — it's expanded from a section from the original 2005 version. So I'll count it as new regardless. Hee. Watch this space!

New seasons of TV shows commence this week, whoohoo!

Okay, I think that's about it for now. Ah, it's nice to see a new blog post, isn't it? :) Til next time!