October 6, 2007

  • Dropping by

    So it's October here in Canada (and pretty much everywhere else, I would assume) and we've had the air conditioner on all evening. Last year, the first snow here was October 12th. Of course, then it stayed mild and pretty much snowless right up until mid-January, at which point it made up for itself... Strange weather, though perhaps strange has become the norm these days.

    The summer came and went. Had our annual trip to Newfoundland, which was nice for the family and nature time, but quite disheartening for the economic stuff. The economy in Corner Brook was bad when we left 5 years ago, but it somehow seems to have gotten worse. Left me with a feeling of rootlessness, since I don't feel at home here in Ontario, but my tangible ties to Newfoundland are growing more tenuous.

    As the fall begins, I seem finally to be taking some steps to start my life moving again. I won't elaborate, but they're overdue. I'm having to let go of my fear that I won't choose exactly right, and realize that any movement is good movement. If I take this new path, and later on it turns out I want to change direction, at least I'll be moving and have acquired new skills and credentials. The present situation is pretty much a textbook definition of "going nowhere, fast". I'm a lot older than I thought I would be at this stage

    My next exciting event on the horizon is another Ticklish Brother get-together. We'll be doing more recording as well as lots of video work and other things. Two solid, jam-packed weeks of musical activity. And this time, Byron's not coming here, I'm flying up to Labrador. I'm very excited! That'll be mid-November, so between now and then I have lots of song work to do, with arrangements and unfinished lyrics and such. It's a nice distraction from work, and I've always done best with a goal in sight.

    And so life continues on its merry way. And I must haul my poor carcass off to bed. One more day of work and then my "weekend".

    Take care
    -J-

Comments (4)

  • hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.....the update was enjoyed.

    transitions are wonderful and terribly uncomfortable.  I find it difficult waiting for the 'perfect' something, everything is basically a trade-off, some better than others.  where did we eat up the belief that there was a perfect scenerio just waiting for us?  enjoy your movement and the new adventures that will arrive.  have fun making music.  photos of your time in labrador too!-g

  • ryc:  ROFLMAO.  Very good pun.  

    You are right, any change is good change; stagnancy becomes apathy and that's a difficult road to leave.

  • Good luck on your future endeavors. I'm kind of in that going nowhere fast scheme myself and am not sure what to do at this point. I am glad to see that you are making plans and changes to remedy the situation in your case.

    In a way our situations are kind of the same...Although I enjoy going home to visit Oregon the fact remains that there are just no jobs there. I've been here in St Louis six years and still dont feel all that comfortable but it's where the job is and the money so...It does kind of stink though when you realize that even your home doesnt quite feel like home anymore. I know I felt that way when I went back to Oregon to visit. I've been gone so long I feel like a stranger.

    Anyways I hope all is well with you. Best of luck in everything.

  • I hope things are going well.

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