I’ve completed most of the mission. All I have left are a box of action figures and 4 huge(1 m x 1.5 m) plaqstic boxes filled with books. At least two are my novels and the others are a combination of ones I’ve inherited from my father and others that I’m not sure of(it’s been a year since I last looked in them). A lot of things I have really don’t mean anything to me… like the video games and sports cards, which I spent hundreds on when I was a kid. Seems a real waste now. That’s the consumer trap that we’re all lured into, though.
I’m trying to become more minimalistic… I don’t need a lot and I’m not spending any money that I don’t feel is going to be of a real use to me. I’ll be content with music, books, somewhere to sleep, clothes and the net. Not too much to ask, is it? Music and books are my therepy, of course. I’d be truly insane if not for them. I’d be far less enlightened and spiritual too. There’s really something divine in good music and writings(by good I mean honest and done with artistry) and it’s no wonder Muses, Apollo(no, not me, my namesake) and other dieties were said to directly inspire arts. They are really the closest we can come to external perfection(not calculated perfection, but a natural, undefinable kind)(Simply being a “good person”, a compassionate, open-minded, authentic and loving person is how I define the internal perfection).
Isn’t it interesting that I’m named after Apollo, the god of music and other arts(among many other things), yet I have nearly no talent in music or anything else? Sure, I’m very passionate about music and writings, but I’m not yet able to make them well or at all myself…
I’m thinking a upcoming mission might be to list all of the CD’s I have… that’s something that’s been overdue for far too long. After all, you need to know what I listen to so that you can find more artists that you should be listening to. 😉
Oh, I’ve been color-coding my friends page a bit… yellow backgrounds and red text for communities…
On another side note, I really like the new Our Lady Peace video for “Somewhere Out There”. I think it fits the song well and it’s very pro-pit :D. I’m really looking forward to the concert with them next month on Citadel Hill… I always enjoy outdoors shows… Pits are great(you’re mere feet from rockstars!!!)… Ilea will be going to it too so that’ll be different. I’ve never been to one of these bigconcerts with her before. Of course I’ll be able to see Sascha and Sarah, my friends from university and any of YOU who attend there with any luck(my cell phone will be on so you can all give me a call). All told I’ll be in a group of around 50 people. I think we’ll be able to take over the pit for OLP and Buck 65. 😉
I just lit a candle… So I’m posting by candle light… doesn’t that sound atmospheric?