It's Sad But Oh So True.

February 24, 2004, 05:18 pm

Work has been a little frustrating lately. Like my sister, I keep telling myself, “Buckle down, Jonathan York.” (except she says “Buckle down, Ericka York.”).

The Merediths have been recording backup vocals, acoustic guitar, and auxillary percussion at Brian's apartment. It's gettin' good. And Sunday, we recorded six more songs and they sound so amazing! I hope that we have some ready for a CD-R demo at our show on March 12.

I don't think I've mentioned it before, but my Grandfather's health is not good. He's got the onset of Alzheimer's Disease and he's in an assisted living home. Last week, he got confused and ordered his heart medication from his pharmacy (even though his medication is regulated by the assisted living home) and was taking multiple times his normal dosage. His heart rate was like 20 bpm or something outrageously low. He was hallucinating that God was calling him on the phone and instructing him not to eat in the cafeteria. He got a little crazier and took a swing at my Uncle and was to be taken to a Psych ward of a hospital but they did a preliminary diagnosis and found his heart rate so low and installed a pacemaker. And then yesterday he went to the hospital again for congestive heart failure or something. The same day, my Uncle was also in the hospital for some heart problem. This is all wearing on my Mom. Sometimes I don't know what to say to her when she calls.

I have to make decisions in the future regarding my haircut and where I'll be living. My lease expires at the end of March and I'm pretty certain I won't continue living where I am now. It's just too expensive for one person. Jesse wants to get a place with me, but he has to find a replacement to live at his old place. March is going to be rough on me.

But the weather is getting nicer and we have shows coming up. Being in the Merediths is keeping me together.

Song With No Feeling

... to you
it's sad but oh so true
you cheated me again
you left me so broken
and it's the same
when we start over
and it's to late
to save anything
you should never show your face again