That’s very droll, isn’t it? I’d like to remove the “congress” from the door, as it’s not exactly pertinent in this example, but frankly I feel bad enough stealing some poor bugger’s cartoon and not giving him any credit for it – let alone modifying it as well.

I actually had a dream last night that a couple of rather large people in suits paid me a visit and recquisitioned my CD due to a plagiarism accusation. Apparently they weren’t concerned with the melody or the lyrics, but rather the drum sound. I was halfway through explaining to them that drum sounds are not exactly copyrightable as part of a composition, but then it all shifted into some sort of spaceship flying around thing (with monsters in pursuit – although the suit people were more frightening). I remember waking up hoping it was portentious, and now here I am blithely appropriating other peoples hard work. I just don’t learn.

So, where was I? Procrastination, yes. I’ve done absolutely nothing music-wise since the last entry, and time is starting to seem like it’s moving a bit faster. I had expected the house to myself the second half of this week, but Clare has come down with something, and so she’s stayed home from work. So I’m working hard to try and overcome this slight sense of self-consciousness about working on songs while there’s someone in the house.

That does sound very silly, I know. Clare knows I play and write music – this is not something I’m ashamed of. It’s just that it’s a slightly messy, scrappy process, and to a person who is used to hearing finished, fleshed out compositions, seeing the foundations being dug and the frame going up – well, I’m sensitive about that. Actually in my case, it’s usually a matter of the roof and windows first, then try to jam some walls and a slab underneath – which is even more embarrasing.

Nevertheless, this is something I’m going to have to overcome – so today I will finish another song. Definitely. Yes.

For sure.