It’s 10:26 P.M.
I’m going to try and keep this one short! I apologize in advance. Notice the keyword try; I might have a hard time trying to do that ;) Let me just say…Today was a good day!
Should I start this off with what I’m currently doing or with what I did today?
Choices….
Where to start?!
Well, the reason I want to keep this entry short is because I’m currently working on editing a video that consists entirely of my little nephew, Leo. This last weekend I took a trip up to Rochester Hills, Michigan to visit my aunt and uncle! I believe the last time I was there was for Leo’s first birthday! Which was just as fun, if not more fun! However, the last time I went I did not have my little toy (My HV40 Camcorder) Since I had something to play around with I decided to follow Little Leo around as if he was a movie star and I was the paparazzi. Anyway, before I go off into that subject and forget my main topic for today, let me include that I got some really neat footage of the little guy! We played, we read, he danced, slid down stairs; This guy is a little daredevil (he did his own stunts). I finally uploaded the footage today and had to go through 200+ scenes over a length of 35 minutes and find which ones to work with and which ones to delete, while doing so I found out some footage got deleted because I accidently recorded over it. =[ How sad! So it won’t turn out as great as I planned on.
I’m quite overwhelmed with the program I’m using; it’s quite popular for you tech people out there. I’m using Final Cut Pro! Probably not the best for a noobie like me to get into! But I’m dedicated to learn it; it is something I’ve wanted to learn for a while now.
So now that I explained my lengthy reason as to why I said I was going to TRY and keep this short let me continue to my topic.
[No babies or stuffed animals were harmed in the filming of Little Leo’s Adventures]
I surprisingly take back what I said about work yesterday. I had a great surprise today! My company had a special event planned for early this afternoon that I did not become aware of until early this morning! We had a band known as “Stars Go Dim” come play for us in our café! To top things off, with whipped cream, my company also provided refreshments for us! Before I get excited and you freak out, let me say this…..I love cookies. Guess what they provided?
Did you guess cake? Because if you did you are pretty wrong.
They provided cookies and lots of ‘em! They were fresh out of the oven as a bonus! Okay not to top things off WITH a cherry, at the end of their show they gave us free CD’s. Isn’t that amazing? What other places does such things?
I came back home a renewed person, I’m thankful to God for providing me with such a cool job, even if at times I feel as if I hate it. It’s funny how quickly things can change. The smallest things make a difference, I love it!
Now, even though this band was not the greatest out there, it still got me thinking. I consider myself a huge music lover. It was something I entitled to myself as an early teen being introduced to new music. However, looking back at those times I realize now that I was actually a music hater. If we were to re-wind time several years back I would completely and vehemently dislike this band, not because they were bad, but because I was “musically blind”. My music choice was very limited as a teen. At the time I only listened to rock, everything else I considered “garbage” and I would brush off musicians with ease. As time swiftly flew by my music choice broadened.
Now I appreciate music more, even if it is not the best. I still look at the people who took time off their hands to take the process of learning to play an instrument then pursuing their love for music and finally writing this for a selected few to hear. I never realized how much courage it takes to sing your feelings away on a microphone for the whole world to hear. Just because I’m very open when it comes to music does not mean I will accept everything. You wont ever see me deny a musician because of the genre they fall in, but you will see me deny those who fail to show that they put hard work into their music. There is a lot of music out there that seems dead to me; their notes, lyrics, etc… fail to express a form of life to me. Perhaps I fail to perceive the piece of their lives that they put into their work.
If I would to turn back time I would have liked to be more open to music as an early teen, mainly because there are many musicians who I’ve brushed aside simply because my ears were so limited. Their music slowly crumbled into history, not because it wasn’t appealing but because many people never gave them a chance. Since there is no such thing as time travel, at least not that I know of, I can not correct my past little flaw. The best I can do for the present and the future is to give musicians a chance and open my eyes (in this case ears) to thriving new artists. Even if they don’t ever make it to the top, I will still be lucky to have at, one time, heard what they had to offer. I’ll be given the chance many have let go.
Maybe music does not play such a big role in your life, but if you take my example into consideration maybe you can look back at your life and remember something that you passed up, simply because you denied something different. Give people, music, life, everything a chance…As long as it doesn’t have a negative impact on your life. Let’s not look back at things and regret the things we have not done. To me, Regret is simply an illusion that is there to fool you. You will only feel regret if you fail to do something about it in the near future to correct your past mistakes. But this whole regret topic, I’ll save for later! As for now, I’m going to shut up. This entry was longer than I expected.
Side Notes:
- I dreamt that I was spider-man last night! It was friggin awesome!
- Tomorrow is the Celtic Ball! ZOMG!
- Even though I only worked two days this week, these two days dragged!
- Found aunt some family from mexico is coming to visit in June! How exciting!
- Time for bed…
Goodnight!!!
