"The city keeps on going, we just keep on rolling. The city keeps on going, we just keep on rolling...on." ~joe purdy

My roommates will be returning today and I will no longer have the apartment to myself. It'll be good to see them. I had a nice week alone, though. I practiced my guitar a lot. I don't like practicing when anyone else is in the apartment; I'm too self-conscious. But last week I could play as loudly and poorly as I wanted without worrying about anyone else hearing. I've been working on 8mm's "Liar" and Joe Purdy's "The City" and have not made much progress on either one. I'm okay when I'm just playing the chords or plucking the notes, but when I try to sing along, the rhythm gets all screwed up and I get lost. I'm not a very patient person, which makes playing the guitar very difficult for me, because I want to be able to sit down and churn out an awesome riff yet I don't want to do the work to get there.

Another problem I have when singing along with "The City" as I play my guitar is that I'm not sure of the words. No one is. It's hilarious; it's impossible to understand what Joe Purdy is saying during some parts of the song. He's not very good at articulation. When you look up the lyrics online, you'll find at least half-a-dozen versions. The first line of the first verse has been transcribed as: "Float down the river with my Iddy and Jay," "Float down the river with my Indian Jay," "Float down the river with Matt, Indy, and Jay," and a few other variations similar to those. And that's only the first line. So when I sing along, I just pick a version and I'm probably singing the wrong words.

Is it strange that I like being alone? I talked to my mom the other day and when she asked if I was lonely I immediately said no, which was the truth. But people expect me to be lonely. Is it weird that I'm not? I could spend days all by myself and I would be content. But I don't think that's a good way to be. It's not that I don't like people, because I do, and I like spending time with them. I'm just...I don't know.