Monday, August 29, 2005

Weekend

Good weekend. The LYW has a birthday today, and just as it should be, the world revolved around her this weekend. Hung with her peeps at the Brewers/Braves game on Friday (our only win of the series, however). Saturday night was a fancy-schmancy dinner out, and Sunday came to a screaching halt, as we had our Youth Ensemble auditions all damn day. But a good weekend nonetheless.

GameCOCKS/Car-o-why-na Band compadres James and Shannon are due in town for the L-Day weekend. They, among others, have heeded my advice, and will be coming to enjoy Milwaukee at the best time of the year! We intend to go to a sports bar on Thursday and give many a "Go COCKS!!!" to the locals as Satan..., I mean, SPURRIER, gives his SC debut. Hot time in the ol' town tonight. Yeee hawwww.

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Neutral

I'm in neutral.

Ever get to one of those places, mentally, where there seems to be nothing going in, or going out?

I recognize that there are things that I need to do, but I do not seem to possess the initative to do them.

I don't feel down or up, glum or glee....just (as a good friend once put it)....fwahh.

Summer's not over, but I've been everywhere and done everything I wanted to. Things are getting cranked up at school, and I'm OK with that. I guess I coming to the realization that I need structure to be productive. Someone, please, throw me a deadline or a schedule. Did I just admit that? Damn.

Gimme a hollar.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Crisis averted and SC Vacation, part deux

Hey y'all, and thanks for being so good not to rag me for the lack o' posts.

BDB and Knight were especially good to me regarding a recent personal/professional crisis while I was down to Dixie. In my mind, advice should only be dispensed when called upon by the would-be recipient. And even then, advice should be defined as these guys defined it for me: intelligent and thoughful questioning that may or may not lead to an absolute conclusion. In this case, I was also lucky to be accompanied by an equally thoughtful and intelligent Lovely Young Woman who was so INCREDIBLY sensitive and supportive to me while standing in the cross-hairs of this big decision. Such calm and objective wisdom from someone personally entrenched in the situation herself. She was, and is, "sumthin' else." I wouldn't say that this was a mid-life crisis, but potentially life altering for sure*. It was very comforting to have great people around me. Thanks, y'all.

The LYW and I went to So.Car. for a little R&R and meeting of the family. We "did" (huh, huh) the state from top to bottom. LYW actually met a fellow orchestra teacher from Spartanburg through her Master's program this summer, so we visited her in the Upstate. Then over three days in the Midlands, we met Mom, Dad, and countless family; we saw the sights of Cola-town and Lexington (it's called Lake Murray); and pretty much ate home cookin' non-stop. We finished our Palmetto tour with a 3 day stay in the jewel that is Charleston. Please go if you never have. There's enough history, museums, restaurants, and golf to cure what ails you back home. We took in a plantation, shopped "The Market," dodged rain while walking Rainbow Row and the Battery, saw friends, and again, we ate alot. All in all, a nice trip. And for Seinfeld fans, this was no weekend in Vermont.


*I'll share more info if you'd like on an individual basis.