Surface Interval

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As I ascend toward the surface after a lengthy dive session, I am wide-eyed with anticipation at the idea of breathing fresh air.

It has been either brain-draining/mind-bending work, back-to-back social activities with friends and kin, and an uplifting pilgrimage at a sacred site out of town--and this brief reprieve feels so good. Of course, there are still ongoing day-to-day things to do, but the major ones are done thus far. While it sounds like I consider myself as some kind of machine that's meant to produce n amounts of output--well, I think some folks consider me as a machine that's meant to produce n amounts of output. I'm sure I'm wrong and that this is me attempting to debrief or decompress (a term I've encountered online, which some folks use to describe what they do at the end of a stressful day...lying in the fetal position with catatonic eyes). Let's just say a large amount of things were done in a short period of time. I'm on low battery mode and I'm draining the last bit of energy here before I fully recharge. Like cutting a bottle of lotion in half and scooping out the scraps of product at the bottom of the container that cannot be accessed by the dip tube.

So here I enumerate some things that are top of mind...

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I joined that film festival thing for a year and I planned on getting tickets to certain films, unfortunately, all were sold out! To those with higher tier memberships! Understandably, the films I targeted were big-name movies and I was looking forward to possibly seeing certain persons, but it wasn't meant to be. Luckily, I managed to get tickets for a Sunday screening near the end of the festival. It's for a South Korean film that is competing in one of the awards. My first foray into film festivals and it's exciting! I'll try to make the most of the membership and see other films throughout the year.

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I am rekindling my piano playing--with an 88-key electronic keyboard, which is the only thing that I have access to right now. And I'm playing for my brain. To strengthen the connections that are now weak. 

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Here we are. Achy in certain parts, both figuratively and literally, but that's okay. We're okay.