Yoga for Indie Rockers and Pilates for Indie Rockers:
http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/02/move-over-punk-rock-aerobics-now-theres-something-mellower/
This is how it starts, folks. Eventually, Feist will release her own line of clothing for WalMart and Sufjan Stevens will have his own Christmas Specials every year on ABC. Actually, that second one sounds pretty good to me.
But I can hear the Baby Boomers snicker now as they file one by one into their retirement homes … It will happen to you, too. We tried to warn you. You all will grow old and … lame.
So I have failed miserably in my attempt to be a consistent blogger. Perhaps “the holidays” were a bad time to attempt this elusive endeavor. Perhaps it’s just not that important to me. Either way, I do hope to post here more often in the new year.
The changing of calendars (as U2 reminds us every frickin’ year) is mostly a administrative marker. Does it actually mean something? Eh … depends on how you react to it, I guess. For me, the year still hinges on the school calendar. Autumn is the time where I really stop and say “woah, I started college/high school/kindergarten X years ago.”
That being said … there’s something about this morning. As I sit in my kitchen, sipping coffee in my favorite robe … light streaming through the windows … knocking out some stuff for work … listening to my iPod’s morning mix … staring at my shiny new iPhone … I feel slightly hopeful for 2008. I feel like I’ve been revving my engine for a few months now, and I’m just about ready to slip it into first gear.
So here’s to you and yours. Eat, drink, be merry. All that.
I was ready to get up and be responsible. Like an adult.
Then I wake up. And it’s 5 minutes before I’m supposed to leave.
Tonight, I will be in bed early. Staring at a ceiling, waiting for sleep to come. Maybe I’ll take a Benadryl or something. But by God … I am waking up on time tomorrow.
To be honest … I don’t particularly hold the ability to wake up on time in very high esteem. However, I know that in general, society is in to that sort of thing. What bothers me, is that I am having so much trouble making what should be a simple adjustment.
I doubt anyone noticed, but I promised to “do my damnedest” to post everyday … yet I failed to post anything over the weekend. Eh, I don’t feel as bad about it as I thought I would. I had a much better time chillaxing with my ladyfriend.
My problems with discipline continue. Alas. Rome wasn’t built in day.
Speaking of the ladyfriend, we went to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center over the weekend. We also played Guitar Hero 3 and watched several episodes of Twin Peaks on DVD. I also fit in a brunch on Saturday in the Slope, did some minor grocery shopping and did some laundry (myself, I didn’t even drop it off!).
And this morning, I requested a slew of days off this month, and got it.
So I’m in a good mood right now. Slightly surprising as it was nearly impossible for me to get out of bed this morning. Again.
Which reminds me, I did some cursory research on the whole meditation thing. I’m so damn cynical. I will need to trust my source (any hint of cheesiness or empty “promises” and I turn ugly). Particularly ironic, considering part of the idea would be letting go of judgment. And most sources for information on meditation make me giggle. Others tend to creep me out, as they can get quite authoritarian. Also ironic, if you ask me.I found a simple technique that reminds me of some exercises I did in school that I found helpful. I plan on giving it a whirl tomorrow morning, pre-coffee. Hopefully, this will help keep my waking mind at bay rather than prevent me from doing it at all.
I also wrote the first draft of an email to a minister today. More on that later, but I’m excited about this email.
