It's official. Almost.

Today I braved the bane of human existence, government bureaucracy, to finally and officially start Cerebellum Blues Music, my music publishing company, by registering the business as a soul (yup, that's what I mean) proprietorship in San Francisco. And you know what? It wasn't that bad. There were no interminable lines, no indecipherable forms, and no rude, uninterested clerks. In fact, I'm kinda stunned at how easy and painless the whole thing was. So much so, that I'm almost -- but not quite -- willing to forgive the City of SF make a process that could easily be completed online into one that can't. (For other counties in California, registering a small business is a couple of mouse clicks. But in tradition laden SF, it remains in the hands of overpaid clerks. Oh well.)

The last step I have to do before I can actually say I am up and running is to notify a newspaper. Not sure why, but that's da law. Doing that shortly.

ASIDE: I am STILL trying to figure out how to add a music player to my blog. Stay tuned.