Aug 08, 2009 23:02
I dont know what it was about today that made it such a good day. Nothing I planned on doing happened. Today was supposed to go like this: I call in sick for work this morning at 4am so I have plenty of energy to play at saturday market, which I have been practicing and writing pieces for all week. I was going to go make some money at saturday market debuting my loop station and newly created artform of live looped flute sounds.
Here is what actually happened: I woke up at 3:30 of my own accord completely awake and ready to go to work. I have a great 4 hours at work. My pallettes stack beautifully, I pushed diapers without help for the first time, (which means I must have been going very damn fast) I made a friend, drank some hot cocoa. It was a good work day. Strange, I know.
I came home and collected my things and then went out to the Burnside Bridge for Saturday Market with all of my very heavy borrowed gear. I walked around for 2 hours looking for an outlet. I went back and forth talking to people and scoping things out, but a free, unattended outlet just diddnt exist. I plugged in for a little bit by the kindness of a roasted nut booth, but the fountain square was already crowded with 3 other performers, some of which were kids playing violin. I felt bad and left.
I diddnt feel discouraged, though. 7 hours on my feet and 6 hours of heavy lifting diddnt curb my energy level, so I marched myself into the nearest music shop and asked what I could do to get my gear working unplugged.
By 6pm (and about $200 later) I had a battery powered amp of my very own, and a custom-made rechargable Ni-MH battery pack for my loop station, as well as a shiny brand new-to-me mic stand. I'm all ready to go now!
Its now 11:53, and I have been up, wide awake, since 3:30. I'm completely wired right now. I'm exhausted, but energized and alive!
Was there something in that hot chocolate? I cant remember the last time I had so much energy.