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May. It's always the best month of the year. Hands down, it always ends up this way. Maybe because my birthday is in May, school is always winding down, and the weather is finally breaking. This month (well, maybe even the past few months) have literally been some of the best times of my life.

Who's counting anyways?

My birthday show at Musica was a complete success. I literally have not had that much fun playing music since the Embrace CD release show on October 26th 2007. Between the SEVEN brand new songs, the new players in my band, the friends I haven't seen in years, and the amazing lineup of bands, I'm pretty sure it was my favorite show I've ever played. And I've played alot of shows. This was also the first show with our new manager Benjamin Rexroad working with us. He's taken over all of the band duties that would get in the way of creating. His hard work and dedication has truly been an inspiration as of late, and we would probably be effing lost without him.

Speaking of the past few months, Between the places that I work, play, create, live, drink, and eat, I have really found a group of individuals that I can actually consider true friends. Not just "leave-a- facebook-comment-every-3-months-kind-of-friends" but real people. Really not sure what happened, or where everyone came from, but I feel so lucky to be able to have these individuals in my life. (If you have to question if this is you, it's probably not. There should be no questions.)

I can honestly say that for the first time in years, I am truly happy. I am actually creating. I am actually being productive. I actually have a group of real friends.

It's fucking refreshing.

Anyways, I have been hard at work on a million different things. (I will have to spread it out between multiple blogs, I'm sure) First off, the new record. We start recording this weekend and I am literally bursting at the seams with excitement. Lots of new songs, new ideas, and a fresh palette. More on this later.

Secondly, Maid Myriad is searching for other musicians and crew members.

We are looking for Serious, Dedicated, Talented, Creative team players who want to help build a community and spread the word about a musical vision and ideas that they believe in.

(In a nutshell)

Also,

My living situation is about to change. For the better.

Ahh, so this post doesn't really feel complete but the rain outside is making me sleepy. I think I'm going to take a nap on my porch. It's amazingly relaxing to hear the rain, feel the breeze, and stare at the best birthday present ever.

I leave you with an acoustic version of a new song called "Open Up Your Doors" Let me know what you think.