Well, I've paid for the WiFi access on the plane, and I've drunk a Jack and Diet Coke, so I'll be damned if I'm not now going to write a pointless blog post (I believe we are about to fly over Lake Tahoe as I type this. I got some nice pics of Mt's Rainier and St. Helens as we passed them. I don't know why I am telling you this in a parenthetical aside).
I haven't been very talky on this blog, and I haven't made any videos since (Holy Jeez) week 9. I actually did start one back there around week 26, to mark the halfway point, but that one never happened. It's been busy.
I admit there's something of a psychological "easing" going on now that I'm past the midway point. I remember back after I finished the first month of songs... 4 down, 48 to go seemed like an impossible amount of work. It seems a bit more bearable as the numbers on the "done" side are higher than the ones on the "yet to go" side.
Boring But Impossible To Ignore (If You're Me) Life Shit has definitely been having an impact on the output of late, it would be silly not to admit it. I am, after all, only a man, not a machine, and this year may end up being the most stressful of my entire existence so far, once we get to the end of it. Which, in retrospect, may end up seeming like a completely great idea to have done - chronicling my toughest year ever, in real-time, via music; but the reality of doing it sucks some days. Not the music part. But it can be really hard sometimes, to push all the worries of the day aside and do work. I guess I shouldn't complain, because there are plenty of folks out there who have to kill themselves all day long just to eat, and who can't then come home to a nice laptop and spare time to make up some goofy tunes. In that way, I am damned lucky.
It just doesn't always feel lucky.
I believe we are now flying over Fresno, California, and I have a pleasant buzz.
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Hey, it's good to see a pointless post! I'll be damned if I don't write a pointless, unrelated comment lol.
I was thinking about those youtube videos and the amazing lightsaber shenanigans from early on. It was great goofy fun, and I still point people to that video when they're interested in the project.
I watched a show yesterday where some spoiled english teenagers went to work with ridiculously poor fishermen in a tuna fishing boat. It really makes you appreciate how much we have in the west when you see how little some people live on. The ability to buy chocolate when we like (or JD!) is huge! It was sobering to see how much the little things matter, and how far a week's wages can go. I don't always *feel* blessed, but in the grand scheme of things I really am. It's good to be reminded of it.
Anywhoo... things are ok thanks, in the grand scheme of things :) I finish my first year of university tomorrow. Thanks for adding to its soundtrack!
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