What if this whole crusade is a charade?
This past weekend has been one of the greatest of my life.
On Friday I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Andrea & Chris. The movie was great. I love what Tim Burton did with it. Johnny Depp was an awesome Wonka. I couldn't picture anyone playing the part better. After the movie I headed to Brandon's party. We played a few rounds of beer pong & went for a walk. He has a bridge over a stream in the middle of a forest in his backyard. I just stood on the bridge, watching the water & listening to it whip through the rocks. It was absolutely beautiful.
Saturday was Nine Inch Nails tickets & Cedar Point. I was suppose to drive to Ohio with Mike, Dave & Alex. They planned on leaving at 6am to get NIN tickets in person & then head to Cedar Point. Something told me not to go with them. Turns out there were a few people buying tickets for the Ohio show & floor was sold out by the time they made it to the front of the line. I was attempting to buy tickets online before I left for Cedar Point with Andrea & Jim. I apparently hit refresh too many times & ticketmaster.com temporarily blocked me from their site. I didn't get back on until 10:05 & by the time I could get to anything, floor was completely sold out. I tried searching for "best available" and by some miracle of God, I ended up getting 2 tickets for floor.
Then, it was off to Cedar Point. We got caught up in traffic so we didn't get to Ohio until about 3. We were all hungry so we decided to hit up Cracker Barrel for breakfast. We ate a grand feast & then we left for the park. We arrived around 4 & rode the Iron Dragon, the Mine Ride, & the Gemini before it started down pouring. The rides were shut down for about 2 hours while it rained. We waited it out in the arcade & then watched a live show & the rain cleared up by the end of it. We proceeded to the Raptor, the Blue Streak, the Power Tower, the Mantis & the bumper carts. We left the park & met up with Mike, Dave & Alex at Steak & Shake and had another feast of kings. It was such an awesome day! We got to ride everything that we wanted at our own slow pace.
I slept until 4 on Sunday & spent the rest of the day shopping. I had a nice relaxing day by myself, just shopping for clothes & things for the Gathering & reflecting on life. Party #2 at Brandon's later that night. I had to sacrifice my sleep, but still had an amazing time. Beer hockey, good company & good music. Fucking awesome times.
If I ever doubted Karma before, I certainly wholeheartedly 100% believe in it now. Natalie & I did something awesome on the 4th of July with no intentions other then to help someone who was in need. Since then, I have been receiving good fortune ten fold. I think the Gods are smiling upon us. Things have been going so well that I don't even know how to react. I am overwhelmed & extremely grateful.
I was thinking about that experience again yesterday & I think it was a sign. I've been questioning my religious beliefs for a while & I think this happened to teach me that even if I am struggling with what I believe in - the least I can do in the meantime is try to be the best human being possible. As in just trying to help out those in need if I have the ability to & take small steps to try & make a difference. This world would be so entirely different if everyone in it just did one small thing to help someone else. It would be a beautiful thing.
I've been watching a lot of the Live 8 coverage & I think it is fucking spectacular. It is amazing that so many great musicians are willing to come together to raise money for those in need. I was on the computer & I had MTV on for background noise when Pink Floyd came on. I stopped everything I was doing & just stared at the TV memorized. Seeing them perform "Comfortably Numb" was out of this world. I thought about how much I can relate to that song to my own life & the tears just streamed down my face. After 30 years, they are still phenomenal. I think its so cool that they can set their differences aside & come together to try & make a difference. They sound exactly the same as on their albums. I was blown away. If they ever decide to tour again, I will be there with bells on.
I am so excited for the Nine Inch Nails show that I can barely contain myself. I've been listening to a lot of their music lately. I keep thinking about how much their music has been able to describe my moods and feelings since I started listening to them when I was 16. They have a song I can relate to through all of my periods of self evolution. I know I am going to be blown away at the show. I can't fucking wait!!
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence"-Robert Fripp
I can't even fathom where I would be without music. Yesterday I was thinking about how music has the ability to express things that I can't find the words for. I have trouble finding the words to explain what I'm feeling or thinking & music fills that void.
The Gathering is already coming up in 3 days. I am so excited! It will be such a breath of fresh air to be able to enjoy a perfectly preserved version of nature that hasn't been destroyed by commercialized bullshit. I am also in desperate need of a vacation.
On Friday I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Andrea & Chris. The movie was great. I love what Tim Burton did with it. Johnny Depp was an awesome Wonka. I couldn't picture anyone playing the part better. After the movie I headed to Brandon's party. We played a few rounds of beer pong & went for a walk. He has a bridge over a stream in the middle of a forest in his backyard. I just stood on the bridge, watching the water & listening to it whip through the rocks. It was absolutely beautiful.
Saturday was Nine Inch Nails tickets & Cedar Point. I was suppose to drive to Ohio with Mike, Dave & Alex. They planned on leaving at 6am to get NIN tickets in person & then head to Cedar Point. Something told me not to go with them. Turns out there were a few people buying tickets for the Ohio show & floor was sold out by the time they made it to the front of the line. I was attempting to buy tickets online before I left for Cedar Point with Andrea & Jim. I apparently hit refresh too many times & ticketmaster.com temporarily blocked me from their site. I didn't get back on until 10:05 & by the time I could get to anything, floor was completely sold out. I tried searching for "best available" and by some miracle of God, I ended up getting 2 tickets for floor.
Then, it was off to Cedar Point. We got caught up in traffic so we didn't get to Ohio until about 3. We were all hungry so we decided to hit up Cracker Barrel for breakfast. We ate a grand feast & then we left for the park. We arrived around 4 & rode the Iron Dragon, the Mine Ride, & the Gemini before it started down pouring. The rides were shut down for about 2 hours while it rained. We waited it out in the arcade & then watched a live show & the rain cleared up by the end of it. We proceeded to the Raptor, the Blue Streak, the Power Tower, the Mantis & the bumper carts. We left the park & met up with Mike, Dave & Alex at Steak & Shake and had another feast of kings. It was such an awesome day! We got to ride everything that we wanted at our own slow pace.
I slept until 4 on Sunday & spent the rest of the day shopping. I had a nice relaxing day by myself, just shopping for clothes & things for the Gathering & reflecting on life. Party #2 at Brandon's later that night. I had to sacrifice my sleep, but still had an amazing time. Beer hockey, good company & good music. Fucking awesome times.
If I ever doubted Karma before, I certainly wholeheartedly 100% believe in it now. Natalie & I did something awesome on the 4th of July with no intentions other then to help someone who was in need. Since then, I have been receiving good fortune ten fold. I think the Gods are smiling upon us. Things have been going so well that I don't even know how to react. I am overwhelmed & extremely grateful.
I was thinking about that experience again yesterday & I think it was a sign. I've been questioning my religious beliefs for a while & I think this happened to teach me that even if I am struggling with what I believe in - the least I can do in the meantime is try to be the best human being possible. As in just trying to help out those in need if I have the ability to & take small steps to try & make a difference. This world would be so entirely different if everyone in it just did one small thing to help someone else. It would be a beautiful thing.
I've been watching a lot of the Live 8 coverage & I think it is fucking spectacular. It is amazing that so many great musicians are willing to come together to raise money for those in need. I was on the computer & I had MTV on for background noise when Pink Floyd came on. I stopped everything I was doing & just stared at the TV memorized. Seeing them perform "Comfortably Numb" was out of this world. I thought about how much I can relate to that song to my own life & the tears just streamed down my face. After 30 years, they are still phenomenal. I think its so cool that they can set their differences aside & come together to try & make a difference. They sound exactly the same as on their albums. I was blown away. If they ever decide to tour again, I will be there with bells on.
I am so excited for the Nine Inch Nails show that I can barely contain myself. I've been listening to a lot of their music lately. I keep thinking about how much their music has been able to describe my moods and feelings since I started listening to them when I was 16. They have a song I can relate to through all of my periods of self evolution. I know I am going to be blown away at the show. I can't fucking wait!!
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence"-Robert Fripp
I can't even fathom where I would be without music. Yesterday I was thinking about how music has the ability to express things that I can't find the words for. I have trouble finding the words to explain what I'm feeling or thinking & music fills that void.
The Gathering is already coming up in 3 days. I am so excited! It will be such a breath of fresh air to be able to enjoy a perfectly preserved version of nature that hasn't been destroyed by commercialized bullshit. I am also in desperate need of a vacation.