Saturday, April 15, 2023

The Sunny Days

The weekend! I slept in today, until 8. it was nice to stay wrapped up in the blankets and not have to rush this morning. I was able to catch up with my sister, which is always nice. I find that the older we get the better of a relationship that we have. I'm looking forward to going out there next month to help her with my nephews. Did a few quick errands, shipped out some mail orders and stopped at the record shop to fill the bins. Had a nice conversation with a guy that was flipping through records when I went in. He was stoked to find a copy of The carpenters for his wife and an REO Speedwagon record. Once I made it back to the house, I found myself with the opportunity to be kid free for a few hours today so I took the opportunity to head out to Port Clyde. With sun out, it just seemed like a good idea to head out for a drive. I had a chance to stop in at one of my favorite roadside stands on the way and picked up a fresh loaf of Molasses & Oat bread, as well as some home made BBQ sauce (I was going for the hot sauce, but they were out.)

 Next stop was to drift in beach where where I found myself a nice spot on a rock and continued reading the book that I am in the middle of. The book is called the hilarious world of depression. Kind of like a memoir of some ones experience with depression while growing up. This was one of those "read 1 paragraph on the back cover to see if you'll like it sort of things." I decided to take a chance on it. Turns out it's pretty good. I find myself having a lot in common with the Author. Childhood trauma, and the feeling of not fitting in slowly turning into depression, finding his outlet through hardcore punk music like Black Flag & the Freeze. that was a nice surprise as it didn't mention anything of the sort on the back cover. Interesting enough I was in a conversation yesterday about channeling my sadness and anger into that kind of music when I was growing up.  It was nice to soak in the sun, the warmth felt nice. The ride home was spent jamming tunes and singing along. I noticed that I have started getting goose bumps again when I listen to music, I love the Euphoric feeling. I missed it and I'm glad it's back.




I was invited to a BBQ later today, so I figured this is a chance to get out of the house, and maybe meet some new people. At the very least, I can eat a burger and talk about music & records with James. I received and email from my old high-school friend John, he said he is going to be in town and  staying at the Tradewinds this weekend. Hopefully tomorrow we can link up and maybe go hiking. would be nice to say that I actually had established plans ALL WEEKEND aside from the usual chores and puttering that I find myself doing.  Tonight I think i'm gonna treat myself to another tub, might even splurge and get the bubble bath i'm so fond of. May attempt another contact of my younger self tonight to let him know he is loved and safe. 

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