The thing is, the cats have been sapping my energy levels with their innate cuteness.<\/p>\n
And then there are the many broken nights of sleep during this heatwave.<\/p>\n
But the truth of the matter is that I have not been practising guitar as much as I should have.<\/p>\n
As much as I need to.<\/p>\n
And no matter how much I blame this on the cats, or the lack of sleep, or whatever, it’s just pretty pathetic of me, really.<\/p>\n
There’s a music festival this weekend in Charlbury, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n
And I fancy being there next year.<\/p>\n
With my guitar.<\/p>\n
And in the company of a few friends.<\/p>\n
On stage.<\/p>\n
But based on my current levels of rehearsal, I wouldn’t even get through the gate as a member of the audience.<\/p>\n
Let alone get onstage.<\/p>\n
Pathetic really.<\/p>\n
My intentions are good, I just lack the willpower (or whatever) to get myself going and give it a good session every day.<\/p>\n
Like I said, pathetic.<\/p>\n
For example, instead of getting over the far end of the room and picking up a guitar and getting on with it right now, I’m sitting here banging words out on this keyboard.<\/p>\n
Yep, pathetic.<\/p>\n
It’s like one of the far-too-frequent school reports I used to get at the end of every term.<\/p>\n
‘Could do very well if he applied himself’<\/p>\n
‘Lacks application’<\/p>\n
‘Doesn’t do homework’<\/p>\n
‘Easily loses interest’<\/p>\n
Ho hum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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