Did battle with errant computers in the morning, then rode off in the wind, cold, and rain to Kevin Ryan's studio to work with Jeff Skiba. Kevin, Jeff, and I are really starting to gel as a songwriting/arranging team. The grammer is comfortable between us, and we share very similar visions of the songs. Kevin's facility in his studio has really helped us progress rather quickly. I've noticed that we play a round of 'top that metaphor' while we work which is not only a lot of fun, but an effective way to talk about the music to boot. Jeff and I will do vocal pre production next week.