My goal is to have this cover published by my next day off next week (which would be next Friday). I think I'll be able to chip my way through the fine-tuning, polishing, and mixing by then. My current dilemma is that I feel it's not enough... it's a V2-era song, so my first thought was to keep the tuning similarly simple and straightforward, but now I can't help but wonder if the end result just sounds lazy. But I don't wanna overdo it, y'know? Do I want this cover to sound lazy-bad or pitchy-bad?
On the bright side, I finally got my first raise and a shiny new title at work! Just in time to buy presents. My top priority are a pair of packages that need to ship internationally; after that, I wanna get something small for everyone at work (I'm thinking a big order of Great American Cookies, because who doesn't love Great American Cookies?), then stuff for my family. Nnnnnnnnn, I really hope this paycheck covers all of it, because my next one isn't until after Christmas.