[cubis]

My dad and brothers came up to visit me and stayed at my apartment for a few days. while we were out and i was showing them the city, the car broke down and we were able to barely get to a gas station.

luckily, a friend i hadn't seen in a year was getting gas and he gave us a ride home. he's a hip hop producer, and really good at it, and we agreed to keep in touch. about a week later he asked if he could borrow my mxl 990 condenser. now, this is my only condenser at the moment so it was my best quality, but being grateful for earlier, i agreed.

he brought it back the following week with many apologies because some of his guests were very rough with it during recording. it was all banged up, with at least 2 significant dents in it. the stand height adjuster is rusted. and he forgot to bring my pop filter.

fortunately it still works fine (which i find remarkable) but since it looks ugly i feel a greater urge to replace it. too bad i won't get funds like that until this coming fall.