Tuesday 16th February 2016

So I've found this other amazing app thingy, that you can add on to your email account, and it lets you schedule your emails. It's quite addictive - I mean, it's 1.30am now, and I've written a load of emails that will be sent just after midday tomorrow. I'll be on the road to Manchester by then on the way to a gig, it's like being in two places at once! Izzy will get an email from me at 12.18pm tomorrow about fringe stuff, but I wrote it just a minute ago...I'm getting quite into scheduling my life. I wish I could do this with all aspects of my life, that would be lovely. Just a day, sat down down, working out what the week has in store, and program it all in.

Literally, tonight I sat down and just wrote every email I want/needed to send, and then lined them up for later. Isn't technology amazing? I spent 5 hours writing them, though.

I've had 2 beers, I get quite excited after two beers.

The day was fine, did some freelance work - as I work from home I did it in my pants JUST BECAUSE I CAN, and then was a good son again and took Mum shopping to the usual million places she wanted to go to. Odd vibes there, as you'd expect given everything; I don't feel like I'm doing enough, she keeps saying it feels like it's a "hassle" for me to be there. I'd like things to settle for a bit, but also wouldn't like that because it means we're comfortable with Dad not being around, which somehow feels disrespectful. Either way, it's all a bit horrible.

Got back, scheduled the last of the emails, using the app from yesterday for multiple mail (90-odd venues for potential tour dates) and the thing from today (chasing up musical meeting stuff that has fallen by the wayside), and wrote a mailing list thing...that I've scheduled to go out tomorrow afternoon.

I don't feel like I have enough tour dates, I used to have more. I could do with more. I've sent a lot of emails the last few days, if nothing comes from this then fine - I'll just stick to writing/filming stuff, which is probably best anyway? It's 2016, the year when people finally stop going out at all and instead watch everything online?