Days Go Byby gemalynn

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I went for a walk on my lunch break today. I remembered to take my new iPod with me. So I walked the city streets, through the park, past museums, shops and clubs. As I wandered and people-watched I listened to my music. The songs were like a soundtrack to my own little documentary. My eyes were the camera.

Joni Mitchell and Elliot Smith rang through my ears to visions of sundrenched palm leaves, grass, curbs, streets, joggers, apartments, glass doors, crosswalks, dogs, cars, and on and on…

I switched to my DANCE playlist as I walked back towards the office and I felt just like those people in the iPod commercials who walk the streets and their reflections show that they are dancing on the inside. My shadow was getting down to Justin Timberlake while I calmly strode my way back to work.

That song actually really got to me today.
Someone could definitely be singing this to me and I wish they would:

On that sunny day

Didn’t know I’d meet

Such a beautiful girl walkin’ down the street

Seen those bright brown eyes

With tears comin’ down (so he said to himself)

She deserves a crown

But where is it now?

Momma listen

When I look into your eyes

I see sumthin’ that money can’t buy

And I know if you give us a try

I’ll work harder for you girl

and no longer will you ever have to

CRY!

I bought a flute, and it came this weekend. I used to play back in elementry school. I actually marched in the La Jolla Christmas parade, ha ha. I was a band geek. Then I was too cool for that and my parents didn’t want to pay for renting the instrument anymore. So life went on.

I was actually pretty good at it though. I also played keyboard for a while, then lost interest when I couldn’t take lessons anymore. Again, because my parents didn’t want to, or couldn’t, pay for the lessons.

I missed having a hobby like that. I missed playing music. I have a guitar as well, but dang, those are kinda hard to play.

But a flute is lightweight, portable, easy to handle, and quite cheap on Ebay! So I finally got around to getting myself a new one.

So I’m playing again, and it’s all coming back to me now. I played for a while this weekend and my fingers still remember what to do. I want to play right now! So bye

– Oh ya, this title of this post is German for "The Flute and Flute-playing". It’s the name is this book I’m reading right now. Published in 1871. It’s basically the definitive guide written by the man who spent most fo his life inventing the modern day flute through years of study. He was a master goldsmith and silversmith. He acquired a flute as a child. He would play it loudly all day. Til one day a neighbor (and flute virtuoso) came by and said basically - Stop making all that racket and I’ll show you how it’s supposed to be done! - Thus began his career as a musician. So after mastering the flute he decided that he could improve upon it. So he actually experimented for decades by crafting his own flutes. Making small adjustments and even taking 2 years for the study of physics and acoustics (at age 52) and using what he learned to make more revisions to his design.

Here is a quote I really like from his book. He says, "If one only forms the idea that a thing is not difficult, it becomes much easier."