life. music. friends leaving.
A lot has been going on, mainly just working often. Which is good I suppose. The annual Bat Festival is coming up, it's this Saturday, I'll literally be working ALL day from 7am til 11pm or so, not to mention that I'm working 4 other days this week as well. So that should be a decent check.
Tomorrow I have the day off. I'm helping Tyson with his yard sale. He's getting rid of LOTS of stuff because he's going to Guatemala and the general area for a while, then busing to Oakland, California and living there. I think it's an awesome plan. I'm going to miss him though, but I'm really happy for him. It's going to be sad seeing his house become more and more empty.
I'm saying bye to more and more friends lately. Ian and his girlfriend left last week and moved to Austin, Texas. It seems like just the other day Megan was getting rid of her stuff and moving to Guatemala. It makes me wonder how long we can all stay here. How long I can stay here. My mom brought this up to me, when I told her Tyson was moving... "I hope you don't move far away like that." To which I responded, "but The Mom, we both know that I can't stay here, I want to do more than I can do here. Things just aren't good here." She handled it really well, and actually seemed supportive. We talked about my grandparents though. It's hard to leave family. I also discussed with her that I might move to the Detroit area for awhile.
It's weird, I had such false hopes of staying in Flint forever. What was I thinking? I love Flint, but I'm just not satisfied being here forever. I feel like things have changed a great deal lately. All of this stuff keeps going through my head more and more. Time is moving too fast, I feel like I'm having a hard time keeping up and find myself exhausted and overwhelmed. But when I stop and think and really look at things, I'm happy with where I am and what I'm doing.
Jay and I went to see From the Depths (x- catharsis, x- requiem) last night at Trumbull. They were fantastic and intense. I'm looking forward to them recording their music. It was good listening to a band that gives a shit about important issues as well.
This was much longer than I was expecting it to be and I could probably go on. I should probably get sleep though. 3 hours of sleep and then working wasn't the best idea.
Christopher got me hooked on Steve Von Till's solo stuff (of Neurosis). I seriously can't stop listening to it.
.....I should be more tired than I am. I told Tyson I'd be over early... so perhaps I will try to find some sleep now.
Tomorrow I have the day off. I'm helping Tyson with his yard sale. He's getting rid of LOTS of stuff because he's going to Guatemala and the general area for a while, then busing to Oakland, California and living there. I think it's an awesome plan. I'm going to miss him though, but I'm really happy for him. It's going to be sad seeing his house become more and more empty.
I'm saying bye to more and more friends lately. Ian and his girlfriend left last week and moved to Austin, Texas. It seems like just the other day Megan was getting rid of her stuff and moving to Guatemala. It makes me wonder how long we can all stay here. How long I can stay here. My mom brought this up to me, when I told her Tyson was moving... "I hope you don't move far away like that." To which I responded, "but The Mom, we both know that I can't stay here, I want to do more than I can do here. Things just aren't good here." She handled it really well, and actually seemed supportive. We talked about my grandparents though. It's hard to leave family. I also discussed with her that I might move to the Detroit area for awhile.
It's weird, I had such false hopes of staying in Flint forever. What was I thinking? I love Flint, but I'm just not satisfied being here forever. I feel like things have changed a great deal lately. All of this stuff keeps going through my head more and more. Time is moving too fast, I feel like I'm having a hard time keeping up and find myself exhausted and overwhelmed. But when I stop and think and really look at things, I'm happy with where I am and what I'm doing.
Jay and I went to see From the Depths (x- catharsis, x- requiem) last night at Trumbull. They were fantastic and intense. I'm looking forward to them recording their music. It was good listening to a band that gives a shit about important issues as well.
This was much longer than I was expecting it to be and I could probably go on. I should probably get sleep though. 3 hours of sleep and then working wasn't the best idea.
Christopher got me hooked on Steve Von Till's solo stuff (of Neurosis). I seriously can't stop listening to it.
.....I should be more tired than I am. I told Tyson I'd be over early... so perhaps I will try to find some sleep now.