December 25, 2006
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The reaching arms of headlights stretch out through the fog, clutching at the miles, drawing in the faraway and holding it close until, fickle, they pass on by in search of fresh ground to cover.
Life lately has been showing some small signs of movement, which is nice. I'm in the initial stages of reclaiming my humanity, and while it still feels a bit like 30 steps forward, 29 steps back, progress is being made. I've been working on getting my writing out into the world again, and one of my poems placed 3rd in a local literary contest. I took in a show and had a great visit with some friends of mine from university. I've picked up some great albums. I've been taking lots of pictures (see above). I've also been working on my own music again, making a concerted effort to get a bunch of songs finished soon because my dear friend Byron and his lovely wife are coming to visit in January, and we're going to do some recording for a new Ticklish Brother album, and hopefully perform at least one show.Work continues to be kind of the achilles heel in all this. There was an especially rough patch for a month or so, and though thankfully that's died away and things have returned to a dull roar, I'm still anxious to settle on a direction and move toward a more satisfying line of employment. It's difficult to bring myself back to life when such a large chunk of my time is spent in such an uninspiring pursuit.
On the horizon there's always a ton to do. My main focus is the Ticklish Brother planning -- getting the songs finished, preparing the recording setup, looking at venues for a show, planning a revamp of our hopelessly outdated website... I also want to keep expanding the sphere of my writing in other areas. I'm looking at doing some articles for the newspaper, starting a new play, working on a scholarly article, updating my weblog more frequently... Basically, momentum breeds momentum. I've been stationary for too long, and I'm trying to cause as many vibrations as possible in the hopes that they'll add up to some movement.
So that's my update for now. I hope those of you who celebrate Christmas have a good one. Keep yourselves as happy and healthy as possible.
Take care
-J-
Comments (9)
Very rewarding to hear from you Justin. Warm regards to both you and your lovely bride. I do miss her around the xang. She was always so fresh. It's also encouraging to hear of your recent efforts to bring about some positive change in your life situation. May you succeed. Be happy.
Oh, and congratulations on your upcoming sixth! It does seem to travel with an ever increasing velocity.
Happy holidays and I hope you have a wonderful new/next year.
It's nice to hear from you.
Happy Holidays.
It's nice to hear from you again. It reminded me how pleased I always was to hear your stories of life overseas.
I don't post as often as previously and then mostly on LiveJournal. You can read about my Christmas experience at http://am0.livejournal.com/51037.html .
momentum does do that. may you daily travels through 2007 be gentle and rewarding.
RYC: Happy Xangaversary to you! Wow, six years...I wish I had known about Xanga six years ago.
thanks bud... but I was hoping to hit rock just a little bit deeper.
and I've got the feeling that this isn't the kinda' rock I can build on...
oh my god. i adore you for your main picture. MC Escher is the greatest man to ever live.
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