band practice was today.

it was transcendental...seriously awesome.

it had to be one of the best experiences of my life. i played lead guitar, katrina (turns out her name is not katarina, and she is not so intimidating) played rhythm, chris played bass, and marc played drums. this guy jeff, who will not be a part of the band, played keyboard, but he's in another band so he's taken.

so yeah it was one of those wierd times when i actually did not feel inhibited, or intimidated, at least not very much, and i got away from myself enough to have fun, and exhibit my skills (which aren't really that extensive) without them being overshadowed by my insecurity.

so it was really awesome. all those nerve-wracking days of "jamming" in jazz band with kids that were way better than me must have rubbed off or something, cause yeah, i didn't suck.

so yeah practice was at pete's house, and at first it was a little awkward, we all took turns to show a little of what we write, etc., but then when we got into it, Chris took the lead, and so we played around with two songs that he wrote, one was a reggae song that sounds sorta jack-johnson influenced, and another a totally fun pop punk song. we played for about an hour and a half straight, and it was pretty cool. i was just sitting on my amp, just enjoying it all, and i could not stop myself from just smiling for no apparent reason (which if you know me, doesn't happen almost at all) and just moving to the beat...

i had no idea how awesome just playing with people could be. i felt like a kid again, learning to ride a bike or play on a swing or something, and feeling the wind rushing through your hair for the first time.

after we played, then we sat down and had some pizza (pete bought way too much, almost a whole pizza per person...) but we will finish it next practice, thursday!! and even as we ate the pizza i had fun just talking, and hanging out.

when i got home, i topped the evening off by parallel parking perfectly by myself for the first time. it was an amazing day...