I made myself one of these by hand. That is, no computer printer. Although my calligraphy can never match the crisp, sharp lettering on this digital version, I do use permanent, water-resistant ink for them. There are plenty of active calligraphers who'll tell you that they format their designs on the computer before taking ink to paper so that they'll have an idea of proportion and positioning. Well, I think this digital version didn't come out half bad, so
This is how I spent my 4th of July weekend. I decided to pick up my guitar again and start writing a song. I don't think that's possible for me to do, however, so I settled for learning to play a Beattles' song called Michelle mabelle. Of course, once I've learned to play this on a guitar, you bet our cahonies that I'll be making it more pleasing to the discerning metal listener. It's the only way I know to learn theory—by converting an old classic into heavy metal. But I don't know if Michelle mabelle is the right song for this type of objective. Oh well, at least I'll get some chord practice in…