Time: afternoon
Music: Finely tuned to my liking.
Playlist for the week:
Take Your Time- Paper Diamond
Imagine All the Possibilities- Paper Diamond
Countdown- The Black Keys
Grown so Ugly- The Black Keys
Hold Me in Your Arms- The Black Keys
Please Bleed- Ben Harper ( Live from Mars album)
Forgiven- Ben Harper ( Live from Mars album)
How We Know- The Thermals
Feeling Better- Michael Menert
#27- DMB ( Little Red Bird)
Light of Day- Big Gigantic
Need a Dollar- Big Gigantic
For those of you who are wondering if I have been keeping up with my list, the answer is yes. If you reference back to it, you will see things have been crossed off. I have been blogging every week too, but the last two week's entries I did not post because I wanted them to be personal ones. Attached below will be a couple pictures from my list. The only thing that has not taken off the ground is my cooking. I eat the same things ritually because I only eat certain foods. It is only when I indulge that the real food fanatic comes out. Unlike the lucky people who from planet Camino (get the reference??), there are some of us who have to work at keeping healthy and fit consciously daily. I despise the lucky.
(Nasty)
(Gave Blood)On another note, Carl approved of Taylor and I going to Texas in search of one Byron James Teague. I'm beyond happy. Thanks to my lionhearted brother Matt, I skyped with Carl so I could talk to him about it in depth, face to face. Fierce fisted (sounds like a Sioux name, doesn't it?) Sethy called me this week as well. Topic: Ruining a family potentially because of ones own selfishness. Conclusion: I will be contacting Byron in hopes he is reciprocative to meeting myself and Big. I never considered that I could cause harm from my sheer curiosity; That is the last thing I want to do. I was really looking forward/anticipating this trip. It was supposed to be part of the healing process..but what happens if I never get the chance without the attempt? I know I could recondition myself from experience, but how does someone heal when they have nothing concrete to patch. This hasn't been an easy year on me, and once again, I feel like I am growing up too quickly.
Remember: You don't need hundreds, you need a handful. This is my handful. Some newer than others, but newer just means shinier. Same quality.
I watched this inspiring film on Chuck Close, and it was about how he recovered from a paralyzing spinal blood clot. For those of you who don't know who he is, look up his work pre- and post- blood clot, fantastic. When Close went through rehab, he was given paintbrushes and canvas and was told to paint. He did so..with his mouth. Permanently wheelchair bound and lacking the ability to move his hands, he held the brush with his teeth, and even with his given circumstances, he managed to work though his problems. Amazing.
On a brighter note, Asheville last weekend was sensational. My sidekick and I wandered the streets drunkenly and tried new beers, looked at breweries, talked about them, saw Spiritual Rez, and lost ourselves under colorful stars. Remember: Imagination and creation can take millions anywhere, externally and internally.
6 New Beers:
-Stoudt's winter ale
-Highland St. Terese's white ale
-Catawba valley white zombie
-Terrapin rye pale ale
-Big boss Belgian blonde
-Hoegaarden ale
2 Concerts not of my choosing:
-Spiritual Rez
-Old Crow Medicine Show
Do Not Take Photos without Consent.
