http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress the best thing you're reading right now Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:42:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been friggin' forever.  If you missed me, I'm sorry.  If you didn't - WHY NOT!?!?!? : ) First, my band has finally finished their album.  You can listen to some sweet new tracks at our MySpace page.  You can check out the fine artwork (by our good friend and former ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/new-album-new-things/ This past week we passed a great benchmark in the beard timeline - the half-way mark. It's hard to believe (I say this to you who don't think about it every day like I do) that it's already been almost 4 weeks (tomorrow). But it has. I ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/half-way-beards/ Not much to say.  Steph's internet connection is less than ideal and the awesomeness that is Skype can't even save it.  Sad days.  The album is coming along.  We're pretty close to being done with editing and recording, minus vocals and "special parts".  Can't wait for everyone to hear it. Day ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/beard-aka-facial-hair-days-16-18/ As mentioned in my last post about the unreliable awesome hard drive in my MacBook, I am currently touring about the southeast.  Not something that's out of the ordinary for me but I feel like sharing this time.  It's been a fun week and fun day in particular.  After dropping ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/beard-goes-on-the-road/ So Thursday night, not too long after the posting of the awesomeness that is facial hair, the hard drive in my laptop decided to die.  There wasn't any reason - any unusual programs being run, it wasn't in a strange location, it wasn't being taxed - nothing.  All I get ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/a-dead-hard-drive-and-beards/ Stephanie and I are keeping in touch via Skype while she is away. I am a convert. It only costs $10/month for free and unlimited calling to anywhere in the world (rather everywhere that Skype is available). That's any time of day too. If you just ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/beard-days-6-8/ Well, I missed a few days. Some might say crucial days. But is there anything "crucial" when your goal is to passively grow facial hair? For those of you who are interested, I have an alarm on the phone to remind me to take pictures now. ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/beard-day-5/ My wife left for Europe today and will be gone for 45 days. As a method of keeping track of how long she is gone I have decided to shave and take a picture of myself each day until she comes home. Some of you will be quick ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/the-beard-of-mourning/ There are too many cool/awful things that have happened in the last week or so for me to pass on a post.  Enjoy it while you can. Nate's last show in Anderson was bitter sweet - because of Nate's farewell and the unfortunate amplification situation.  I was worried that we were ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/too-much-for-one-post/ I love to read blogs and keep up to date on certain topics (tech, music, film, etc).  I also love sharing information that I find with my friends, hence a signification portion of the motivation behind this blog.  The school year always manages to throttle the life out of my ... http://derrickfmt.com/collinderrick/wordpress/the-share-button/