Why is is that musicians strive to be [better] musicians? What is it about the human psyche that comes alive when a ditty makes us laugh or a haunting violin draws a tear? Why is the theme to Forrest Gump so delightful, to Star Wars so resounding, and to Schindler’s List so mournful?

Without intending to sound too authoritative, there is the incredible feeling of wholeness and delight with the creation of something beautiful. It is as if the act of creation expresses a spiritual quality – harkening back to the creativity of the Creator.

Further, the tacit understanding which exists between communicating musicians who need not use words to express their shared experience is something no other discipline provides. It is so elevating to create something together.

I have no idea why you’re reading this, but there you are. You either got here by accident (in which case I wish you the best of fortune in attempting to ascribe any value to the comments of a complete stranger) or by word of mouth or personal recommendation.

If it’s the latter, you might just be interested in my opinion. In which case, go out and get a hold of the TV series Firefly from somewhere, and then watch the movie Serenity. Alternatively, if you can’t get Firefly, go and get Serenity and watch that. (Not saying you won’t desperately want to see Firefly after you’ve watched only the movie, but at least you’ll be motivated by personal desire rather than just random imperatives…)

It’s incredible. I’m not saying it’s perfect sci-fi, but I am saying it is great character development, good locations, excellent dialogue and great effects.

Now, where’s my brown coat?

So I thought to myself, “Self, it’s time for a change.” You see, I was a little tired of Blogger and the unfortunate inability to do anything much at all without difficulty. So I changed the underlying technology of this online presence to WordPress, and I’m quite happy. No more waiting around when publishing, or changing templates, or making style changes, or anything!

Oh, and by the way: Constitutional – P; Equity – C; Commercial Law and the Market – D.

I ordered an Invisible Shield for my iPod nano just under a fortnight ago. It rocked up in the mail today, very nicely packed in a padded bag. So tonight I took a deep breath and began the application procedure involving the deliberate wetting of my music-playing 4GB-storing oh-so-uber-stylish-looking friend… Click through for the run down.

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It takes all within to stop me
From breaking all the rules
And doing something rather rash
And fun and better than the mundane
It seems that life’s become of late

Hope
Options
Possibilities
Dreams
Whimsical things

Too hard to calculate
Impossible to feel the right way
When what I think I want is far off
If it is anywhere at all
And clouded by the chance it might not be

Futures
Longings
Chance
Desires
If, maybe or when?

And what’s the point of it
If selfishness and pride and arrogance are
All that I’m really holding on to
And everything needs to change before
I’d be even slightly impressed?

That’s just tonight
Five hours’ unconscious bliss until
It’s done again tomorrow
And again tomorrow
And again tomorrow

And
Again…