finding lightness
I am trying to laugh more. Because I'm not at work all the time I'm finding few distractions from my sadder thoughts. So, to compensate, I've been trying to watch and listen to things that will make me laugh.
I have abandoned music almost totally. Music just ignites memories, and I no longer know what to do with memories. All I listen to now is the SYSK podcast which I find incredibly interesting and equally amusing. I could go on and on about Josh and Chuck and their digressions, but I'll spare you, reader.
I've also been watching some standup on the instant play, but that has had mixed results. I used to watch it constantly when I was in high school. In fact, my mother and I used to watch "An Evening at the Improv" every night. (That seems so strange to me that I would watch comedy with my mother every night, but it's true.)
Lastly I have reignited my fandom for MST3K. This was probably the defining show of my high school days and I watched it well into college, too. I lost my love for it when it moved to SciFi and I confess that when TV's Frank left, I lost interest. It's interesting to watch it now. I don't laugh as uproariously, but it's like spending some time with old friends. So, that's nice.