Friday, August 07, 2009

Random Thoughts

-It's 11:00 p.msih and this is a good time for bullet points

- John Coltrane, how can a man say so much without words?

- Why is pleasure to be found in depressing feelings, numbness and akward films?

- Do I like Woody Allen films becuase he oddly looks like my grandfather or becuase of the artsy and philosophical points of view he expresses?

- Twitter is a compulsion because we want others to feel as strongly about our lives as we do.
We think something is important and if only someone else will feel the same.

- mid-twenties is an odd time. I want to have a stable relationship even children, but I truly fear commitment and certainty in the future.

- I love Michael Brecker. I wish I could improvise on the saxophone.

- We are never truly happy. It is delusional to think so and laughter can be silenced by life's bitter trials.

- Who am I to talk about trials?

- Beautiful music sends shivers up my spine. Does everyone feel that?

- My favorite part of music? crescendi

- If I'm going to get married, my future wife is living her own life somewhere. Right Now.

- If patience is a virtue, why is immediate and resolute action so prized in our society?

- What if I fail?

- Money is far to important to be left in the hands of those who know what to do with it.

- I'd like to be a jazz bassist, but I lack the drive to practice and the ability to network.

- I want to play saxophone? here's why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2U1MGX8SLU