It's been fair to cloudy lately, with scattered showers alternating with patches of sun.
Spring is knocking on the door, and the tourism around the area is going to pick up after a good rain and the lake full. Plenty of people will want to be either fishing, skiing, or boating soon enough. The tourists are on their way.
In other news, we have to move again, which is not a process which I am looking forward to at all...
They say it ranks up high as one of the top stressers, and I believe it, but taking it in stride and moving to a brand new apartment that's decent size and very reasonably priced. Basically only got the place because I knew someone that does apt rentals and we got our foot in the door, so I'm happy about that. 
The metal project fell through due to...hmm, style and artistic differences? I guess that's the diplomatic way of saying that some of us didn't jive on a personal level, as well as my own struggle with depression complicating my end of things. So yeah, that went the way of the dodo. But the silver lining is that one of my oldest friends from our teens with whom I lost touch with over the last maybe decade, recently got in touch with me to tell me he was moving back to Cali, and near enough to work on a rock project and see where it goes. We've already recorded a couple tracks over the distance while he's back East, him on his acoustic and me on my electronic drumkit laid over the top of him playing to a muted clicker. So far it's working fine, and I can tweak the audio with what basic programs I have on this old macbook laptop (need to upgrade soon!). Point being, we've got some solid songs and it's already sounding pretty damn good, so I'm stoked for June when he moves back into the area.
On a personal note, I am doing much better and at peace within my own mind and comfortable in my own skin, despite what small-town politics may arise.
I like where I live, but some people still have that narrow minded redneckish vibe to them, and it can be a real bummer when you hear the ignorance that spews from some people's mouths. I think, in the end, they are less happy people than someone that at least tries to understand, if not at least tolerate the people around them, and by that I mean the world in general as well. But we all know how the world stage plays out these days. We've never been so divided, polarized on issues, and at strife in general on a global scale. But you could also get hit by a truck tomorrow anyways. So I look at trying to stop and smell the coffee as I go instead of letting the overwhelming levels of social and economic pressures to sink my spirit, nor rob me of living in the now.
For now, adieu.
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Spring is knocking on the door, and the tourism around the area is going to pick up after a good rain and the lake full. Plenty of people will want to be either fishing, skiing, or boating soon enough. The tourists are on their way.
In other news, we have to move again, which is not a process which I am looking forward to at all...
They say it ranks up high as one of the top stressers, and I believe it, but taking it in stride and moving to a brand new apartment that's decent size and very reasonably priced. Basically only got the place because I knew someone that does apt rentals and we got our foot in the door, so I'm happy about that. The metal project fell through due to...hmm, style and artistic differences? I guess that's the diplomatic way of saying that some of us didn't jive on a personal level, as well as my own struggle with depression complicating my end of things. So yeah, that went the way of the dodo. But the silver lining is that one of my oldest friends from our teens with whom I lost touch with over the last maybe decade, recently got in touch with me to tell me he was moving back to Cali, and near enough to work on a rock project and see where it goes. We've already recorded a couple tracks over the distance while he's back East, him on his acoustic and me on my electronic drumkit laid over the top of him playing to a muted clicker. So far it's working fine, and I can tweak the audio with what basic programs I have on this old macbook laptop (need to upgrade soon!). Point being, we've got some solid songs and it's already sounding pretty damn good, so I'm stoked for June when he moves back into the area.
On a personal note, I am doing much better and at peace within my own mind and comfortable in my own skin, despite what small-town politics may arise.
I like where I live, but some people still have that narrow minded redneckish vibe to them, and it can be a real bummer when you hear the ignorance that spews from some people's mouths. I think, in the end, they are less happy people than someone that at least tries to understand, if not at least tolerate the people around them, and by that I mean the world in general as well. But we all know how the world stage plays out these days. We've never been so divided, polarized on issues, and at strife in general on a global scale. But you could also get hit by a truck tomorrow anyways. So I look at trying to stop and smell the coffee as I go instead of letting the overwhelming levels of social and economic pressures to sink my spirit, nor rob me of living in the now.For now, adieu.
blue