Have you ever began a project, a story, or in my case a song, looked back at it only to find that what once started out promising had veered off course somewhere along the way and careened into a depressive abyss? Could be a metaphor for a relationship too come to think of it. I did have hopeful intentions of posting something new every other week or so but you can see where my intentions have gotten me. I am, at least, working on a few new tunes one of which I'll put up this weekend. Sometimes you just have to let an idea marinate for a few days, or in my case a month or so, before you revisit it.
On the positive tip I've recently reacquainted myself with an old friend who I haven't been in touch with in over ten years. I was invited up to visit with her and her fiance over Memorial Day weekend. I must admit I was a bit apprehensive at first, it's been a while since we've spoken and even longer since we were friends in high school. Who knew if we were still friends material?
As geeky as it sounds, I'm grateful for social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, and Classmates.com for making it easier to get back in contact and remain in contact with friends. Who doesn't want to know what one of their friends are eating at 2:30am on a Tuesday?
The main thing I remember about this person was that she was always the eternal optimist without being annoyingly saccharin about it. I never met anyone more even keeled and up for anything no matter the time or place. There were never any preconceived notions, the past was the past, the future has yet to come so the present was all that mattered. It was absolutely amazing to find that she hadn't changed a bit. We stayed up talking until the wee hours of mornings where she would tell me stories of the countries she's visited and the people that she's met along the way. She's seen the Dali Lama on three separate occasions, this blows me away, and seems to always be in the right place at the right time for encounters with famous people. Anyway, this encounter has refueled a fire within me that although I hadn't realized, had been slowly burning down to kindling over the years. Now I find myself planning more trips, taking more time away from work and just enjoying life. Simply because the past is the past, the future has yet to come so the present is all that matters.
A new song this weekend. Promise.
