Dear World, I’m Pleased to Meet You
Hey everybody, when you walk the walk
you gotta back it all up (you gotta talk the talk)
I’m glad I didn’t run for the train on Tuesday! I was a few minutes late, but when I got to the platform, it was packed and I could hear people saying things like, “how long have you been waiting for a train?” “About twenty minutes.” But I’d only been there a few seconds when a train came, southbound on the northbound tracks and completely empty. I’d say that’s a trainmastery win. Not only that, but I soon realized that we had the cool train driver. The guy who, in the tunnel between Victoria Park and City Hall, gives you the “local” downtown time, temperature, forecast, and wishes you a nice day over the intercom.
All this week and part of last I’ve had a really stiff neck and it sucks. But in some twisted way I’m thankful for temporary maladies like that because it makes me realize that good health is a pretty profound blessing and that I shouldn’t take it for granted. It’s starting to feel better now and I’m glad because frisbee might start up tonight!
Last night Katie came over and we watched the Harry Potter musical. I was staggered by how awesome it was! It’s just a college production, not licensed or anything, but the writing is so, so good. That, along with Wizard People Dear Reader, has to be the best fan-made Harry Potter production ever. And soon when Katie’s done school we’re going to have a lot more fun times, sweet.
It’s come to my attention that I still suck at guitar! I need to get myself onto a practice schedule and figure out how to teach myself because it’s becoming apparent that no one really has the time to help me out. I think if I can pick maybe five songs and then just learn them so well that I could play them in my sleep, that’ll be a good start. Well, that’s been the plan all along and it hasn’t happened. But that was before I could do bar chords, hmmm…
I find it fitting that we’re going to the “Bracing for Downpour” concert at the end of the month, because figuratively that’s pretty much what I’ll be doing right about then. May and June are always crazy busy. Daniel and Christina’s wedding in June is probably the most notable event, and I’m really excited for that one! Of course, the night before the wedding is the youth wind-up all-night LaserQuest event so I’ll have to figure out how much of that I can actually attend while still being awake enough the next day to enjoy the wedding.
Too bad it’s not possible to stock-pile sleep.
