...or, how getting older sucks.
Hey there, I haven't been around these parts much lately, but I want to say that indeed, I am still alive!
But you know, IT finally caught up with me -- what that IT is exactly, is having a life. Graduating college, getting a full time job, living on my own, getting in a relationship, finding a new social circle, finding new interests, etc. And yes, something had to give. I still love music. I still listen as much as possible. But the opportunity to listen, and even worse, the opportunity to explore has drastically been reduced on my end, and I am a bit remorseful about that. Likewise, when I do want to explore, it's not necessarily in the prog rock realm anymore either. But, I still love my old favorites, and never want to give them up; so when they release something new, its difficult to resist gravitating towards that too. I'd like to say I have the same kind of "prog" attitude I did when I first started coming here in my late teens/early 20s, but eh, the spirit is willing, but the pocketbook is not. I hardly ever go to any live shows anymore either, though it doesnt help that my older brother, who used to work at one of the larger concert venues here in the bay, got let go from that job, so no more going to free shows 2-3 times a year (the last one I got to see was the 2nd leg of the Time Machine tour by Rush....I had to skip the Clockwork Angels tour entirely!).
So yeah, I guess what I"m trying to say -- I'm still here guys, I just haven't had much time for you all lately, and Im kinda sorry about that.
Carry on with the normal discussion.
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