Roman Edirisinghe

Winter is officially over, so it seems. Unofficially, the Wisconsin springtime can’t seem to make up its mind. The weather has been sporadically sunny and foggy, warm and cold, but I am very, very happy that the cold North winds have slowed their relentless brigade.

Spring has traditionally been a time of new beginnings, and of dusting out the old. Last night, while reading Stephen King’s Bag of Bones, I felt inspired… no, compelled, to write. I’ve had intentions of writing a book about my life for a long time, and I never took any concrete steps toward realizing that goal… until last night. I wrote about a paragraph until sleep’s weight conquered my eyes. I’ve got a long way to go.

My fear is this: I am a great one for starting projects, but I’m not the best at finishing them. I’ve been working on my CD for a couple of years now, and I don’t see an end in sight. Will this writing project be a similar story? I hope not. The best I can do is chip away at all of these projects, and hope that my efforts aren’t futile. When I was a kid, I once wanted to be an author. I don’t think that desire ever went away.

Apple’s extended customer support is amazing. Once I initiated the return request, I received a box within 2 days. I packed up my computer, and took it to a DHL counter, and I received notice the following day(!) that Apple had received, repaired, and shipped it. I got it back within 2 business days, and noticed they had replaced my LCD, hard drive, a memory module, and a bunch of other internal components, including a fan. I wish they would have also replaced the battery, which is slowly losing steam. Eh. I didn’t have to spend a coin on getting my computer repaired (other than the initial $200 something I spent on the extended AppleCare warranty), so I’m not complaining.

Unfortunately, I still have to reinstall the software that didn’t come bundled with the default installation.

Yes, it’s true. The hard drive in my Apple Powerbook G4 died over the weekend. I managed to get my important data off it before it crashed for good, but I had to hold it at a bizarre angle to get the hard drive to spin up properly. Very strange. After spending an hour on the phone with Tera at Apple’s tech support, we agreed it needed to be sent in. Fortunately, I had purchased an extended Applecare warranty, and I was still covered. They’re going to repair it for free.

Regarding the extended warrany: it’s definitely a good idea to get a warranty, even if you think nothing could ever happen. Hard drives fail all the time. How could they not? They are essentially a bunch of stacked magnetic plates, spinning around at high velocities. Even the slightest deviance could cause the whole thing to fail. Eventually, solid state drives will replace these magnetic monstrosities…

Weather.com says Milwaukee is currently at 18°F, but feels Like 5°F. I was walking to class and the wind chill was dreadful. While I like a lot of things about Milwaukee, winter is not one of them.

I now have about 8 students signed up, and I’m really enjoying teaching. To share my passion is very fulfilling, and it doesn’t feel like work. At this point, I don’t have enough students to justify quitting my day job. If this keeps up, however, there will come a point at which I will have to make a tough decision.

The Urban Empress and her roots riddim crew plays Club Timbuktu! Featuring special guest Roman Edirisinghe.
Club Timbuktu
520 East Center Street
Milwaukee WI 53212
Tel : (414) 265 7000
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Sindoolaa rocks the house once again.

Roman plays with One Drum in the Chicago area. Location to be announced.

Roman plays bass guitar for Kirtan with Ragani, the largest ongoing and independent Kirtan (yoga chanting) scene in the nation.

Doors open at 7:15 pm, Kirtan starts at 7:30 pm. Come early and get a seat, as these events are now standing room only. All are welcome. $5 suggested donation. Church is handicap accessible. Bring cushion for floor seating (some chairs also available).

Kirtan with Ragani
Unitarian Universalist Church West
13001 West North Avenue
Brookfield, WI

Roman plays percussion for Kirtan with Ragani, the largest ongoing and independent Kirtan (yoga chanting) scene in the nation.

Doors open at 7:15 pm, Kirtan starts at 7:30 pm. Come early and get a seat, as these events are now standing room only. All are welcome. $5 suggested donation. Church is handicap accessible. Bring cushion for floor seating (some chairs also available).

Kirtan with Ragani
Unitarian Universalist Church West
13001 West North Avenue
Brookfield, WI