"One Week Later." [ 01 | 28 | 2010 ]

The defragmentation was incredible and worth it in every way.

Giving up Facebook was one thing, but one of the most difficult parts of the whole process was actually going without coffee and writing, believe it or not.

Being a self-professed coffee addict, the first few days caused numerous headaches. But after a couple more days of detox, my body was caffeine free. Sleeping later was pleasant as well, for obvious reasons. Instead of waking up at five every morning, eight became my new waking time. And post-detox, my body feels revived and well rested.

On a different note, it's amusing to see how new distractions surface as soon as the bigger distractions are intentionally taken away. Intriguing, but it makes sense to me.

Although I had been aware for some time, I particularly noticed that my mind has an extraordinary way of processing many things at once. And whereas I normally use writing as a purely cathartic way of structuring my thoughts, it was a refreshing step back to let my thoughts run at their own pace instead of pouring my thoughts into writing.

By the end of the week I was refreshed.

From now on blogging will be more concise and meaningful and perhaps even more straightforward. I am also interested in writing and recording more songs. It's something that I've always wanted to do more. However, our schedule simply does not allow time for that. And since our bookings are beginning to pick up speed, I will be content with playing my songs for the video camera until I find the time to track them.

I enjoyed playing my guitar in the morning, and I realized how much I have neglected practicing. I think I improved more in my guitar skills in the last eight days then I have in the last year. There is a wealth of information and technique I incorporated into my songwriting repertoire just by learning a few John Mayer tabs. And I am excited to learn more.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg friends.

Give it a shot sometime.

- Michael Stephen