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As I seem to do when I’m pulling myself out of the black fog, I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately. This song seems to sum up my mindset in the last few weeks…. especially the part about thoughts full of regret, and feeling like I’ve lost my way. I’ve got to work on that bit.
There’s a little joke in my family about my undying love for a certain genre of music. I still have every CD, and now the digital files, for some of my favorite bands from a certain time period in my past. I listen to them and select from them amongst all my new music. Primary among those would be Echo & the Bunneyman. Julie gets a huge kick out of my devotion to them and how almost every mix CD I make her has a song by either the Smiths, the Cure or Echo. Lol. Can’t help it, I guess.
All day I’ve been sewing to some of my favorites…. I’ll have things to show tomorrow!
We had a three day weekend and it was outstanding.
Friday started off tense and wrapped up relaxing. Sometimes those are my favorite days because you feel like you lived two days in one. And since lately I can’t help but feel time is completely beyond my grasp, it was a refreshing change. I finished the yellow dress but it was very rainy and dark, so I didn’t get any good photos…. I will try again this week.
Saturday we installed the [bent] blind and it has completely transformed the space. The light is so different… now when we are in the kitchen the glass wall is illuminated in a soft glow. Really, it’s changed the entire feel of the loft and we can’t believe we didn’t invest in this little project sooner. Saturday night was The Concert and it was outstanding. Our tickets were in the 25th row, and they had to move us to accommodate a disabled patron, so they moved us to the 6th row. So. Close. Neko was funny and charming, and she can really play guitar.
Sunday was spent in Rhode Island, a beautifully sunny (though cold!) day. Lottie loves it there. She runs through the yard….. runs…. runs…. runs….. all by herself, just for the pleasure of running. We just sit on the deck and watch, eventually she plops down next to us to watch some of the birds. It’s good to know someone would watch her at a place that makes her happen should I ever bring myself to travel without her. Gasp.
It is so good. Seriously.
I’m so excited for March 3rd. They are already playing the first single from Neko Case’s new album on the radio, and the album snippets have me beyond anxious! The record label [Anti-] released this film clip about the making of the new album…enjoy!
more about “Neko Case – Middle Cyclone EPK“, posted with vodpod
An evening of music, a warm meal (that I made, no less!), five little loaves of Kidsilk Haze waiting for me, and explorations with my new lens. I’m enjoying it so much, and I can’t wait for the days to get longer so that it’s not pitch black when I get home.
In my wildest fantasies – the kind you daydream about, but maybe know you could never fulfill – this is me:
In my mind, I go back time to the place where I am young and classes and lessons are put upon me by my parents. In real life, those lessons were ballet, and I was very good at it, and loved it. But in my fantasy, they were guitar lessons and piano lessons and I write my own music. In real life, I’m shy (painfully so) and awkward, but in my fantasy I can stand on a stage and say what I mean. Sing it in a way that resonates with people, and play guitar in a way that’s inspirational. My parents fostered an intense love of music in us – both of them are hardcore music collectors, but neither of them were musicians.
I think that’s why I so love spending time with my sister and her kids. I know my sister has this same fantasy (we could have been the first Tegan & Sara, thank you!), so to see how much she encourages my nephews’ interest in music is awesome. They are good…really good little musicians. Most importantly, they rock out.
For now, I settle for my car – my favorite place to sing. I sing my heart out, out of tune. I play lefty guitar in my living room, and not very well…. but with so much new music out there that is inspiring me, I am going to get back to it. My motto in life is ‘every carries a burden’. I never forget it for a second. Someday I will find my voice.
I’ve been sick for over a week. Missed work, not sleeping…..upper respiratory infection is the diagnosis. So, on Tuesday, MP came home with these little beauties to cheer me up. It’s working. Sort of…..
