Music is amazing

This is a common theme that will probably bubble up in more than one post, but since it's so close to my heart, I can't help it.

I was listening to several different albums today, from death metal to punk metal to drum and bass. Regardless, different songs evoked several different emotions, bringing me close to tears, causing me to suddenly perk up, or even inciting fierce rage. All kinds of emotions. The whole gamut.

Even more amazing is how quickly a song can switch from a sad note to one of triumph and joy. A lot of this is due to me subconsciously associating songs with a time/place/person/point in my life and reacting to the these memories that are forever attached to these songs. It cause more emotion to come about when I actually allow those memories to press forward into my mind's eye.

I am guilty of worrying about, hanging on to, reflecting on the past and my past experiences more than I should. That being said, I'm always able to kinda wipe it away and get on with whatever it is I'm doing. When there's a soundtrack to that thought process however, the impact is much greater and takes a bit longer to shake.

Sometimes, I'll roll with it. Once a particular song has say, made me think of one of the greatest party nights of my life and how much fun I had, I'll continue selecting songs that spark the same emotions. Now it becomes a bit of a different experience, as I am actively seeking these stimuli out rather than letting the music drive my emotions. A different experience, but obviously related.

Today, I didn't choose intentionally. But one thing is for sure, I feel more human today by listening to music and accepting/experiencing the emotions the songs brought up. I am not the corporate zombie I'm supposed to be. And I feel like I accomplished something real today, just by living a little. Thank you music.

Side note: I should really start buying CDs again. Poor artists.

Another blog?

So I've been trying to keep up with several "blogging" projects lately, and I put blogging in quotes for a reason. Something like 60 percent of my writing comes on a whim, is completely ad hoc and has very little preparation. Those are my favorite musings.

The rest are still fun. The ones that I prepare and research a bit in advance. Use research lightly here, it usually includes a few Google searches and that's about it. Maybe I'll spellcheck.

What really keeps me trying though are the ones that just flow from my fingers/brain without thinking, or pausing to read it back, checking for grammatical or flow errors. That's not really how my brain (or most humans) works when caught in the heat of the moment of information transfer and/or interaction. Once we get on a path, we go with it, only infrequently revisiting things we just said, correcting ourselves or doing fact checks to ensure we don't contradict ourselves. My brain has to do those things all day long at my regular job, so I don't need any more of that in my life.

So this "blog" will be a place solely for that purpose; the complete on a whim brain dump of whatever particular subject, person, place, ideal, metaphor, wisdom, random stupidity that happens to bubble up while I'm in the shower, walking home, or in the middle of something I should probably be paying attention to. I want to write whatever it is down as soon as possible so I can get the full impression across.

Sounds like a grand idea I know. I'm going to change the world with my ramblings. Here's hoping that I can keep up with it.