Summer Solstice 2011

Summer Solstice again.

Somehow I got out of the habit of writing these, but I thought I might start again. With odd weather again (humid and unsettled) it's a far cry from a clichéd "White Christmas" here. And a good thing too. Sentimentality is a problem because it's not exactly a primary emotion. Rather it's an expected reaction to an assumption. Nostalgia on the other is at least a reflection of times past, based on one's own experience.  Anyway, each year the expectatio of what the holidays of this time should be rather than what it is, tends to get to me. The gap between Xmas and New Years is for me best spent home.

The folk next door gave me a Xmas present of a Christmas pudding - I thought that was so sweet. I like having them next door. The kids are noisy and and active and it's nice to hear that sound again, of youth and innocence delighting in the world. The parents are planning on having a "Fuck 2011" instead of a "New Years" party, mostly because of the losses they've had (two close relatives died and they had to put one of their dogs down). But even so there's still some optimism about the new year, and this year I will not forget that one of the four children was born next door, just after they moved in.

And today I spent it home and spent it in the new studio. Most of what I did was a software hunt for something that would make a difference in what I'm doing. Tomorrow will be a little different and I expexct to actually produc something. But other than that I've watch a lot of TV or otherwise relaxed. So good to finally get started on something, rather than procrastinating.

Makes a difference, even if it's just for today.