Attempted a small bit of recording last night.  Worked for about an hour on my vocals for Surrounded.  It wasn't happening.  I'm not a very good singer, and maybe I'm just REALLY out of practice, but it really seems like I'm singing it a lot worse than I was a year or even two ago.  Hearing the raw tracks of just me was very painful.  In some places I don't sound too bad blended with Jenn, but solo I am awful.  I'm not exaggerating here, either.  And I want to record myself singing on a solo album?  Fuuuuck.

It's a really hard line for me on this, because I really want to sing and I love singing.  Plus, I think it really makes the band better.  I just don't want to be the weak link of the band.  I wonder if I can actually get to a point where I sound good enough to open my mouth.  I thought last night about vocal lessons, that's a possibility.  Not right now, but maybe soon.  I figure that once I get this demo done I can find specific ways to practice (singing with piano, probably) and then if I need to or have the time, then take lessons.

So, since I was definitely *not* hitting the notes last night, I programmed in some guide tracks to help me hit the pitch.  I seem to remember having to do that last time we recorded this song, 2 year ago.  We'll see how it goes tomorrow when I get back to doing the vocals after full band practice tonight.