It's About the Music

It's no surprise that I am a huge fan of music. It's a paint filled canvas of emotion and each song provides the brush strokes for the final picture. I'm also a fan of poetry and have written quiet a bit over the years more for my own enjoyment than anything.

I had been going through some old writing and found one that I did back in 2007 after seeing Dead Can Dance in concert at the Hollywood Bowl during a beautiful starry night. Needless to say, I was a bit inspired, so here it is.

Dead Can Dance Poem

In the meadow of night,
the stars flickered and hung
like souls set aloft
on the wings of musical bliss.

Music hung in the air wrapped around-
clung to the very corners of our ears-
bliss on bliss
the very fabric of lyrical intricacy.

Drums thrummed and hummed
and we danced in our heads.
Set free to roam the world
and travel within time itself.

Then brought down to earth once more,
wrapped in layers of melody.
Curled up in the cocoon of timelessness.
Slept in the womb of violins.

We sang in silent tongues
as voices pure as angels soared.
In that we many were caught in awe
and given a gift without measure.



For good measure, here's some Dead Can Dance to listen to just to provide better insight on why I was moved so much:

"Insert Title Here"

I had no idea how I wanted to title this blog, so I opted for no title at all. Sort of like the book I've been working on for some time, I have no actual title to go with it. I'm sure it will strike me in time. I just don't want to put something out there that's too cliched or implies that it's a paranormal romance (it's not I swear.)

That said, I'm pretty excited about a new tool being worked on by the folks that do Scrivener (I love this writing program.) It's like a Mindmapping program but more free-form called Scapple. It's currently live for Mac, but in beta for Windows until Monday, September 30 (I'm not a Mac user.) I'm looking forward to giving it a test spin and seeing if it can help with getting ideas in a more organized state. It's meant to be a tool for scribbling down ideas and then connecting them later as it makes sense.

I thought I'd toss out a book recommendation too for anyone who might be curious about Paleo and how to get started. Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo is clear, concise, is beautifully organized, and has some truly delicious recipes. You can see some additional resources to the right in my links. After switching how I eat, I've been not only more focused, but my allergies are significantly decreased (I can breathe!), no more sugar imbalances, and no more migraines. Is it for everyone? I'm not a doctor so can't tell you what's best for you. I truly believe though that everyone has different needs, whether they do better as a vegan or vegetarian etc. It's not a religion, it's just food. You should eat how you feel best.

Just to truly mix this blog up, I thought I'd share another great cover done by Halestorm performing Get Lucky (originally by Daft Punk).

Too Good Not to Share

Some things are just too good not to share. This is one of them. A teacher took time to teach his kids 46 and 2 by Tool. Normally you see these things and think, "Oh that's cute!"  This isn't cute. This ... is amazing. What an awesome teacher and an awesome experience for these kids. Music (to me) is possibly the greatest gift.

The singer reminds me of Lindsey Mosley (Sturm) of Flyleaf.

In Brief

If brevity is the sole of wit, then I'm about to be very witty today. I haven't been very good about updating the blog. I could say I've been busy, but everyone is busy these days. So, I won't say that. I will say though that I've been working to change my diet (and habits) and have moved more fully Paleo. You can read up on it in some of the links I've added recently. Let's just say, I feel better than I did before, but it's still a lot of adjusting to the need to find time to make good food that isn't processed and tossed together for the sake of saving time. It's all from scratch as much as possible as well as learning what is "OK" not to be "perfect" on.

I'll try to be a bit better in the future with updates on things that are hopefully a tad more entertaining like baby goats.