A Sunday Night in Mid-October
I'm sitting on the sectional couch, which is my bed, in my living room. Cold Case Files is on TV, but I haven't been watching it since it started. I have no idea what they are invistigating... in fact, what they are doing right now doesn't seem to match up with the story I thought I was watching... anyways, I'm wearing warm clothes (sweater, thick jeans) and there are pillows and blankets on all sides. I'm comfortable. My laptop is on my lap and the gentle clicking sound of the keyboard interrupts the TV show as I type.
It's gotten cold out... however, it's colder than it should be this time of year. I love October because things die. Leaves... mostly. And flowers and other plants. I don't love the fact that things die -- don't get me wrong. I love the somber tone that accompanies the death. It's a somer time of year.
Regarding Somber: I have been using the term quite a lot lately. I use it to describe my songs, the way I feel at times... I enjoy somber things and enjoy describing them as such.
This weekend has been a lazy one. I felt run-down -- like I'm coming down with a cold. I spent most of Saturday on the couch drinking water, orange juice, and taking vitamins.
Friday night, I went to see Zombieland with my friend Bill. It was quite a hilarious movie, which requires another viewing some time. There was a moment before the movie where I was hit with some serious perspective. While waiting in line before going into the theater, we overheard the conversation that was taking place behind us. Now, I consider myself to be somewhat of a nerd. My friend Bill is certainly a nerd. However, we are not nearly uber nerds. The group behind us in line was talking about using light-sabers to decimate zombie armies. They discussed this for at least 30 minutes bringing up arguments for and against the chosen weapon. Bill and I laughed at them later on and agreed that only uber nerds would cross genres in such a way. Silly uber nerds...
Thursday night, I hosted open mic. I played Frozen and Passenger, both of which are my own tunes. It was a good night, although, it lasted a little longer than I would have liked. It was chilly and the night was somber when I left.
I have made a new friend at open mic. Joanna Schubert is a Skidmore student and phenomenal songwriter/pianist. She often brings friends with her and they always seem to be silly, fun-loving people.
It's gotten cold out... however, it's colder than it should be this time of year. I love October because things die. Leaves... mostly. And flowers and other plants. I don't love the fact that things die -- don't get me wrong. I love the somber tone that accompanies the death. It's a somer time of year.
Regarding Somber: I have been using the term quite a lot lately. I use it to describe my songs, the way I feel at times... I enjoy somber things and enjoy describing them as such.
This weekend has been a lazy one. I felt run-down -- like I'm coming down with a cold. I spent most of Saturday on the couch drinking water, orange juice, and taking vitamins.
Friday night, I went to see Zombieland with my friend Bill. It was quite a hilarious movie, which requires another viewing some time. There was a moment before the movie where I was hit with some serious perspective. While waiting in line before going into the theater, we overheard the conversation that was taking place behind us. Now, I consider myself to be somewhat of a nerd. My friend Bill is certainly a nerd. However, we are not nearly uber nerds. The group behind us in line was talking about using light-sabers to decimate zombie armies. They discussed this for at least 30 minutes bringing up arguments for and against the chosen weapon. Bill and I laughed at them later on and agreed that only uber nerds would cross genres in such a way. Silly uber nerds...
Thursday night, I hosted open mic. I played Frozen and Passenger, both of which are my own tunes. It was a good night, although, it lasted a little longer than I would have liked. It was chilly and the night was somber when I left.
I have made a new friend at open mic. Joanna Schubert is a Skidmore student and phenomenal songwriter/pianist. She often brings friends with her and they always seem to be silly, fun-loving people.