the don project

the things i (will or would) miss most:
the way you say boo
your laugh
the obvious
secrets
t-shirts, posters, and other gifts
knocking on your window
our glasses on the table
getting you flowers
cooking you breakfast

the things i (won’t or will) not miss:
your slow computer
never being enough

we were dancing like in the movies. maybe it was at the blue moon. we were spinning around and there was no one else that mattered. i thought the song that was playing was about us. no, the song that was playing was about you and him, however. then i woke up.

i’m writing this down so it won’t come true.

report.

goals for 2009.

1. be physically active.

moderate success. started skateboarding again. sort of stopped skateboarding again.

2. attend at least 50 shows this year

39 shows is not 50. but i did okay.

3. finish the house

no. i finished a room and have a full house again, though.

4. start a vegetable garden

i don’t care about this.

5. go to europe

yes.

6. meet new friends and new ladies

yes and yes.

7. listen to music constantly

sometimes. in the car, yes. at home, no.

8. play fewer video games

pretty good until after x-mas.

9. volunteer for some charitable organizations

yes.

10. do something musical 30 minutes a day

no. my biggest regret of this list.

11. fix my posture

i worked on it. it’s noticeably better.

So I scored about a 6 out of 11. That’s failing, but not terrible. Thus, we arrive at 2010. Time for a new set of goals.

1. travel to non-seattle, non-family destinations once per month
2. play a show or quit trying to play music altogether and find a new passion
3. continue to work on my posture
4. 50 shows
5. volunteer at least once a month
6. ride the STP
7. say hi to strangers
8. focus less on what I don’t have and more on what I do

Yes, I think this is what I want to focus on. Also, I have a crappy redesign of this site coming up. Maybe.

Oh, hi.

Yes, things have been going well. I’ve been very busy trying to be very busy.

I’ve been seeing this girl, actually. Yes, she’s awesome.

No, don’t worry about that, it’s been two years (and four days), can’t I just forget about it?

Yes, I would like to change the subject.

Yes, I have been playing music from time to time. Not as much as I’d like, but life gets in the way, you know. Actually, I got this toy organ at the thrift store when I was shopping for my moustache party clothes. It sounds pretty rad. Want to hear it?

Okay, here’s a little improv, one-take recording. Let me know what you think.

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Oh, that’s very kind.

Well, let’s talk again soon. Let’s make it a point to.

this is awesome right now. i’m enjoying it. thank you. thank you very much.

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