the best things about summer:
* no school
* being outside
* did i mention no school?
* water balloon fights
making these suckers is so time consuming. the balloons won't always fill consistently. they slip off the water spigot. they are tricky to tie. sometimes they burst when you put them in the container. other times they won't burst at all, even with direct contact. other other times they blow up in your hand while you are trying to throw it. making just a few of these h2o bombs requires all the patience i can muster.
is it really worth it? writing music, especially when really trying to flush something out, is difficult. i don't like anything i'm committing to paper. am i using unique forms for complexity's sake? will anyone remember this melody? is my writing getting any better? does this chord sequence sound just like that other tune? who's gonna want to play this with me? why can't i pen stuff that sounds like alasnoaxis or tyondai braxton?
however - and this is what i regularly forget to remember - playing my music with friends is one of the best feelings in the entire world (right up there with laughing with my kids, getting rid of all these emails, finishing the dishes, kissing the wife). all of the sweat and heartache i pour into each song is paid back a thousandfold when people i trust care enough to try relentlessly to give me what i want musically. hearing other guys interpreting my tunes and creating alongside them is absoLUTELY worth it. the joy generated from that pursuit is all the motivation i need.
* having fun with your friends
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