8 Days a Week

[liptonrm_backup]

The countdown continues on and there are only eight days left until my little brother finishes his mission and comes back from Brazil. I am sooooo excited. He'll come back babbling in Portuguese and then I'll babble at him in Spanish and it'll be a ton of fun;-). He has already stated, repeatedly, that we will be going to see Return of the King as soon as possible once he gets back and my only fear is that it will already have slipped from the theaters by the time next week rolls around. So, everyone, you have to help us out. We must all go see Return of the King again this weekend in order to ensure it continued presence in theaters. Do it for the children;-).

Got to do a bit of singing last night, and boy did that bring back memories. I miss singing. I miss it so much that it's like a piece has been ripped out of my soul. When I did most of my vocal work, back in the dark age of high school, the joy of the experience was largely obscured by the hellacious backbiting and political infighting that went on amongst the choirs in my high school. It was a harshly competitive environment that completely burnt me out on the whole thing. I chose to not major in music and now years have passed and I miss making music on a regular basis, I miss hitting those glorious high notes and I need to find a way to fill that hole that is growing ever larger. So, what's the moral of this little story?I'm not sure there is one, just never practicality dictate all of your decisions and don't let other people's attitudes make your decisions for you. I think we're all driven to create something, anything and I'm beginning to understand that when you excise that part of your life you never truly recover.

Well, that made me sound like I'm terminally depressed. I'm not, at least, not right now;-). Just playing a bit of the ol' What If game, I suppose;-). I did get some good news the other day. It turns out one of my oldest friends, Andrea, has gone and gotten herself engaged. So, Congratulations Drea! I wish you and your fiancee nothing but the best. May light and joy continually fill your life together. And if I have to give a speech at the reception I am so using Bilbo's Birthday Speech, just to give you a fair bit of warning;-).

Have a wonderful day, all!

Comments

[ancalime8301]

For the singing, have you tried looking for community choirs in your area? I'm in a community orchestra because I didn't want to have to try out (and compete with the music majors), and it's worked out well so far... Or you could try joining a church choir... *shrugs* I don't know what opportunities there are around you, but perhaps it's worth a shot since you miss it so much. :-)

**hugs**

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

You are right, and I have been giving it a lot of thought. I have to admit, for all of my whining I am a little lazy;-). I think I'll have to take your wonderful advice and start looking around a little more vigorously.

*hugs back*

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

Wow, it seems like they're sending a lot of guys to Brazil. I hope that ROTK is in theatres for you and your brother to see!

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Hey, Brazil's a great place to be (or so I'm told every.single.week;-). They just sent my other brother to Chile, so South America is really stealing my family;-).

*fingers still crossed about RotK*

[obeliamedusa.livejournal.com]

That's great about your brother; I hope ROTK does its bit and stays in theaters for you! I know what you mean about missing the opportunity to make music. I never wanted to major in music, but I love my cello and sometimes I miss playing it so much I can practically feel the texture of the fingerboard... All through college I had my cello there and just never bothered to play, and now that I'm an airplane trip away from my cello, I really want to play! :oP Funny how that works...

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it. You know, it's a horrible platitude, but I think it really is true that we don't miss something until we don't have it/use it anymore.

And how cool is it that you play the cello! What a lovely instrument.

[hlgraban.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know how you feel too... why do you think I'm so psyched about taking an art class this summer? And I really miss the piano too. I played it for 6 years, and got pretty good too... Sigh. Just don't have enough time to do all the things I WANT to do anymore... Sad but true, practicality does have a little to do with it. Making a living and planning a career are a little more important in the grand scheme of things...

Reality sucks!

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

But, you see, that's why I think something is wrong, because I don't think making a living and planning a career should necessarily supersede the other needs in our lives. Expressing that creativity is important, even essential and we feel the loss of it when we're wrapped up, by realistic necessities, in other things. There has to be a way to find some sort of balance, there just has to be!

You know, it's really not surprising that people shoot up their places of employment. Gah, must find way to not go crazy.