Danny's Back
Hi, howdy, hello, how are ya, how do ya do, how ya doin', how's it goin', what's goin' on, what's new, whatdya think, whatdya hear, whatdya say, whatdya feel, what's shakin', what's happenin', que pasa, what's goin' down, what it is.
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Maybe you've noticed that I've ducked out of the public eye for a while. If you didn't, well, thanks for your ongoing concern and go fuck yourself. Nah, just kidding!
I can't recall the exact reason I decided to cut all my social ties sometime last August. Frustration? Boredom? To appear mysterious? I don't know. But the fact remains that as far as anyone who's reading this is concerned, I basically "got my hermit on". Then out of the blue an old friend who I haven't seen in almost 2 years emailed me wondering where I was and I thought maybe I should open up the doors again.
So I will tell you about my life.
I don't know if I've changed much. That could be good or bad. I have this fear that my old friends have grown up, moved on, and made something of themselves and I'm still Danny the long-haired, underpaid, radio producer doing the same old shit. I will continue to make my own choices in life because the people in your life may come and go and they shouldn't dictate your life, but it would still be comforting to know that people don't see me as a failure or loser.
Onward...
What has remained the same?
- still at the radio station. I'm not here to discuss work in any detail though.
- still have long, crappy hair
- still have uneven, crappy beard
- still a child of the sixties
- still singing
- still living at home (so much for debunking the failure/loser notion...more on this later)
- still cynical/skeptical, but a much more positive person now
- still love burning one down when I can (this is probably no big surprise, haha)
- still very much a loner
- still driving my old black pickup (I'm not sure for how much longer though)
- still getting nowhere with women
- still think Stephen Harper eats kittens
- still not on Facebook
- still cell-phoneless
- still without Twitter
- still performing at New Galley (formerly T-Jay's) every Friday night
What has changed?
- since August I've been teaching myself six-string guitar. As you may know, I was a bass player. I rarely play bass anymore. In this time I've played A LOT of guitar and I've gotten quite decent. Not amazing, not crappy. "Proficient". I bought a new electric/acoustic guitar at the end of March and I will continue playing it. I have written a few songs, but nothing that good.
- I had a brush with the law in October. I won't get into details here, but everything's fine and taken care of.
- I've had a birthday. I'm 24 now.
- It's amazing what you can learn about yourself, others, life, and the world when you're living with no friends and almost zero social life. Everyone should try hermitting up for a period sometime in their life.
- I want my lips somewhere, anywhere on Jenna Fischer's body.
- I've fallen in love with the movie Smiley Face.
Plans?
- Move out. Not quite yet though. The radio station will be moving locations next year some time. I plan to wait for that to happen and then get an apartment within walking/biking distance. I will either room with a coworker or I will find someone on Craigslist to room with so the rent can be split. I will sell my truck (if it hasn't conked out by then) which will save me A LOT of money. A good portion of my paycheques are going straight towards gas (because I have about 2 hours commute 5 days a week just for work alone) and insurance.
- Cut hair. I haven't decided how short yet. Either I will get a trim/cleanup and keep the long hair or I will cut it fairly short/longish (think Bob Dylan).
- Head west. This summer, maybe sometime in July I will drive to Winnipeg. I wanted to go all the way to Vancouver again, but there are just too many factors that won't let that happen. So I will take a week, maybe a couple days more, and set out on the Trans-Canada again. Chances are I'll be going alone since I don't know anyone anymore, but hey, I'm not opposed to some cool company!
- Become better at guitar and write some decent songs.
This is about all I can think of at the moment. I'm sure I've left some things out. Oh well.
As a final word I will say that even though I wanted to be left alone for a while, I have honestly missed you all. I know that most likely only Michelle and Jessica will be reading this, but if you think anyone else is wondering what happened to me, feel free to send them here.
I'm not even sure that this post indicates you'll be hearing from me on a regular basis. Obviously I don't post here much anymore. I gave up on MSN. And I have no phone, Facebook, or Twitter. And I quit my Get the Fuck Outta My Office thing because I didn't think anyone was reading it. So I don't know.
If anyone wants to catch up with me, you're always welcome to shoot me an email, newcarcaviar@hotmail.com.
Be well, everyone.
-Danny