music: Beck- Sea Change
Exams are finally over after over a month of drawn-out anguish. I made the mistake of relaxing for a little bit this weekend and inertia has carried me into sickness. The NyQuill should leave me drooling all over myself in a matter of minutes, but before I drop off I want to quickly process some of my thoughts on the past couple of days. Things are pivoting. Changes are afoot and I’m quite happy about them all.
My full-on student teaching began today. I am now responsible for a class of kids and I love it. There was so much that was familiar about the opening day experience; I was working through emotions pretty much identical to those I experienced on the porch of Cabin 10 in the summer of 1997. Opening day is opening day, no matter if it is at camp or school. Things went smoothly. My class was almost too mellow and quiet for comfort. I suppose I should enjoy that while I still can. They seem like a good group and I’m excited about going in every day to work with them. Simpler than that, too: I’m excited about going in every day. My graduate education becomes more practical now and I’m going to assume a more regular work schedule. I’ll have to wake up at 6:30 every morning, but it’s good.
Live Live is up and running again. It’s something I really have not paid much attention to over the past couple months, but it’s good to be pushing those fronts again. I’m sending out emails to bands due to play in Boston in the near future, asking for interviews, all that. The fact that I’m scheduled to be a guest lecturer in a University course about Live Live has spurred me to some sort of action with the program. That, and I fear the station will not renew its lease in April and will go under. Another lesson from camp: go out with a bang.
Up North is finished and is en route to AJM and The Doctor. My path as an original creator of music has begun in earnest with that little CD sampler of our time Up North, and I’m excited to pursue some musical ideas I’ve been sitting on with what limited time I may have .
1ey left today for Ecuador. He’s been gone from Boston for some time, but this was the big push. I spoke with him briefly last night and he sounds excited and a little nervous. Appropriately so. While he packed for his grand journey, a good collection of us listened to the music he left behind as we shared a wonderful Sunday night at 12 Curtis: myself, JoJo, tmo, Peet, and others modestly celebrated friendship and good times with quesadillas, beer, laughter, all with the 1ey’s music in the background. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to see my friends at the 1-2. Hopefully with a more normal schedule I’ll get to spend some more quality time with them.
And on top of all that, I’m having an absolutely positive time making new friends out of old friends. Unexpected, improbable, maybe even wildly rediculous, but completely wonderful.
It’s funny: usually this time of year is marked by a certain stagnation and hibernation. Usually people are biding their time until things warm up a bit, weathering the winter, riding out the cold snap. But I seem to be getting somewhere with a quickness these days. There’s a strong wind blowing for me right now, and I’m doing all I can to catch it and ride it fast and far.
Posted by davidtaus at January 26, 2004 10:26 PM