Well alright, today feels pretty good.
I finally had band practice last night. It was the first time in 2
months. It went pretty well, we had to set up all of our stuff, so
that took a little while, but we got to jam for a bit. I thought we
did pretty good for not having rehearsed in two months. Sometimes,
when we take these breaks, it really is amazing how we come back
fairly tight. It's also pretty amazing because we also seem to
always come back a little stronger. There really isn't anything
quite comparable to “reflection time.” We, as human beings, need
time to reflect. That's why “they” say “Hindsight is always
20/20,” you can't really see the full story until it's over. We
have to have time apart to see the growth. Plus, after taking so
much time off, you either miss it, or could do with out it. We keep
coming back. That also makes us stronger. Not playing often, for a
musician, is akin to PMS in a woman. It's good to know that we still
want to do this. I'm sure all of our significant others are probably
glad it happened too. But this time is also a little different
because we introduced a new element to our sound. The guitar player,
Wagz, is now going to be using effects. We played a gig a couple of
weeks ago on someone else's gear, and their guitar player used
several effects, so Wagz had access to them, which he used artfully.
That then, set his mind ablaze with all of the possibilities. So,
thus, last night ushered in the new era of the Eruption. And it was
pretty cool.
Today also feels pretty good because
this has been the second Thursday in a row. I like patterns. It's
especially peculiar tonight because I'm doing this at night. Last
week I reminisced about the old Thursday's Crock Pot night. But even
before that, I would always sneak over to my office on Thursday
nights while Susan and Stella Mae were doing the dishes, because I
had no computer at home. So now, sitting here typing on Thursday
night seems like an old pair of jeans. It's pretty cool because I
was supposed to have yesterday off, but they called me in. Hence, I
was not sure when I was going to be able to do this, if at all. But
then, as if by miracle, Susan got invited to ladies night at the Car
Show. So After I fixed myself dinner, I actually turned the TV off,
and am doing something productive! That makes me pretty happy.
Besides the price, one of the other reasons I don't have cable is not
to give myself more reasons to watch TV. I want to watch TV less.
But I still find myself giving it a couple of hours of attention,
when I have nothing going on. I would rather do something creative.
And tonight I am. I kind of find it hard to be creative when there
are other people here. While they're here, I feel that we should be
spending time together. But, “spending time together” often
means vegging out in front of the tube. Wow, I just thought of how
archaic that term is now. Most televisions these days don't have
anything to do with a tube. Weird.
I really have cut way back on my TV
viewing. There aren't a whole lot of interesting shows on anymore.
At least not to me. I'm happy I chose this. It feels weird doing
this while other people are in the room, as if I'm ignoring them.
Although, now that I write this, I picture in my head us sitting on
the couch, not really speaking, just staring at the screen. It's
kind of like ignoring each other. That's why I always thought of
going to the movies as a kind of strange date idea. When you're
younger, I could see it, because you're just looking for a place to
make-out anyway. But as a legitimate date, it seems a little strange
to go ignore each other for two hours. I do like watching movies,
but I find the “pause” button to be quite helpful when you want
to say something to each other, without ruining the movie. The
“pause” button is also helpful for bathroom visits. Maybe that's
why watching movies at home is becoming so popular. Plus there's
always the “other people” factor. Sometimes I really feel that a
lot of our new modern conveniences are designed around keeping us
from one another. Stores suck, go on-line. People talking through
the movie, watch it at home. Long line at the DMV, just conduct your
business on-line. When did people become such an inconvenience? How
is it going to get any better if instead of working on being better,
we just avoid one another? We're going to Google ourselves out of
existence if we don't start expecting more from each other.
Daughn
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