oh child we are blue jays when called we fly away
so here goes the first entry since god-knows-when...
nothing much new here... i recently attended a couple west african drum/dance workshops, and have been dually inspired. the dance pushed me harder than any of my experiences in company, and it was unbelievably fun... i hadn't felt that way about dance since high school. i really want to go to africa more than ever right now, and then am probably looking into some sort of service-related something. i know, sounds like a plan. i had so much fun at the first set of workshops that i traveled the following day to the next set of workshops. the second dance workshop was cancelled due to the fact that i was the only participant (which i found completely inexcusable, especially with the strong dance community in that particular area). i learned of some drum circle opportunities, and think that if i am able, will take part in this summer.
as a sidenote, i ended up going out to dinner w/ my mother & her "friend" to a restaurant/bistro w/ live jazz... and that was the most 20-somethings i've seen up here in ages. an entire table of guys about my age... artsy-fartsy, interesting, seemingly intellectual guys who happen to be my age. wow... there might just be a god.
back to the inspiration... i went on a google-searching kick last night to research music/dance/arts festivals in the area, and i really want to attend a number of them. this has led to my roots/folk kick that i'm hoping will last me the summer. there's a handful of concerts at a local brewery that i plan on attending as well, especially one by an irish/folk group of youngsters i've seen before, and mark's band... we'll have to see about that. now all i have to do is find a job to supplement the funding of these little endeavors and then try to find the time off to take part in them.
i want to go back to europe as well, but am not sure as to whether or not i really want to live there... and if so, for how long. i'm also thinking about moving out to the coast (i know it's a long shot)... it makes absolutely no sense to be hanging out here, where there's practically any opportunity to meet people my own age (or remotely so), wasting my glorious youth. not that my experiences here have been a complete waste... i've had a lot of time for myself, to try to figure out what i really want (though i'm not so sure i'm any closer to knowing this than i was before), and to find that eventually, i'd really like to teach. there's something about opening the doors to young people, hoping to catch a glimpse of something, and having them shine from within with some sort of passion. at least i hope that has something to do w/ my philosophy.
if you haven't done so already, make sure to check out:
joshua radin
freshwater
rodrigo y gabriela
sufjan stevens
laura cortese
darlingside
sigur ros
iron & wine
anathallo
joe purdy
Oh child we are blue jays when called we fly away
Nobody knows their time of day
nothing much new here... i recently attended a couple west african drum/dance workshops, and have been dually inspired. the dance pushed me harder than any of my experiences in company, and it was unbelievably fun... i hadn't felt that way about dance since high school. i really want to go to africa more than ever right now, and then am probably looking into some sort of service-related something. i know, sounds like a plan. i had so much fun at the first set of workshops that i traveled the following day to the next set of workshops. the second dance workshop was cancelled due to the fact that i was the only participant (which i found completely inexcusable, especially with the strong dance community in that particular area). i learned of some drum circle opportunities, and think that if i am able, will take part in this summer.
as a sidenote, i ended up going out to dinner w/ my mother & her "friend" to a restaurant/bistro w/ live jazz... and that was the most 20-somethings i've seen up here in ages. an entire table of guys about my age... artsy-fartsy, interesting, seemingly intellectual guys who happen to be my age. wow... there might just be a god.
back to the inspiration... i went on a google-searching kick last night to research music/dance/arts festivals in the area, and i really want to attend a number of them. this has led to my roots/folk kick that i'm hoping will last me the summer. there's a handful of concerts at a local brewery that i plan on attending as well, especially one by an irish/folk group of youngsters i've seen before, and mark's band... we'll have to see about that. now all i have to do is find a job to supplement the funding of these little endeavors and then try to find the time off to take part in them.
i want to go back to europe as well, but am not sure as to whether or not i really want to live there... and if so, for how long. i'm also thinking about moving out to the coast (i know it's a long shot)... it makes absolutely no sense to be hanging out here, where there's practically any opportunity to meet people my own age (or remotely so), wasting my glorious youth. not that my experiences here have been a complete waste... i've had a lot of time for myself, to try to figure out what i really want (though i'm not so sure i'm any closer to knowing this than i was before), and to find that eventually, i'd really like to teach. there's something about opening the doors to young people, hoping to catch a glimpse of something, and having them shine from within with some sort of passion. at least i hope that has something to do w/ my philosophy.
if you haven't done so already, make sure to check out:
joshua radin
freshwater
rodrigo y gabriela
sufjan stevens
laura cortese
darlingside
sigur ros
iron & wine
anathallo
joe purdy
Oh child we are blue jays when called we fly away
Nobody knows their time of day