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The better part of me

Some friends and I went to the Phoenix Zoo last weekend. I love zoos, they are such a simple pleasure. I’ll have to say the Phoenix Zoo isn’t the greatest zoo I’ve ever been to but they did have Giraffes and that’s pretty much all I need for a good time. I got a chance to take some pictures, they aren’t as good as my Zoo Boise pictures from a couple summers ago but there are some good ones. You can find em on Facebook along with some shots I took downtown a couple weeks ago.

My friend Randy is staying in my extra bedroom for a while. It’s different having someone around the house. Even after only being alone for a couple months its still just different to have someone around. He’s a good roommate, he sticks to himself and isn’t loud or messy. He also does something that I guess I don’t see a whole lot of in my peers. It’s something I do, and its kind of nice to see it in someone else. Every now and then Randy will grab his iPod and his longboard and just head out. He has no destination, he has no specific purpose, he just needs to go clear his head. Before moving I use to do that sort of thing almost nightly. I’d go for a walk, I’d listen to a record with headphones, I’d get some pancakes… whatever. I no longer function well without doses of solitude, and music plays a big part in that. I love walking around with my headphones in, in my own little world. I like eating like that, shopping, walking, reading… most tasks that a lot of people don’t do alone, or at least choose to do in silence. I like seeing a person who craves solitude as much I as do at times, and respects music enough to take it along with.

I have finalized some travel plans for this spring and it looks like I will be in Boise for the weekend of May 22nd. I’m going with my family to the Oregon coast that week, but decided that I need some time in the city of trees beforehand.

Progress

Last week I volunteered my new place for a dinner party of sorts. Not a real dinner party, because that makes me feel retarded, but a night where there are friends, dinner and hanging out. I hadn’t really had a group of people over yet, so I was excited to show off my little flat. All though after inviting 6+ people, I realized that I was a bit unprepared. You see, when I moved to Arizona I owned a single plate and bowl. That might sound pathetic but I didn’t really want anything other then that. I had collected other household items over the past two years, and have definitely spent money on necessities in the last month. However I still didn’t own service for eight… I didn’t have chairs for eight or glasses or forks or even something to serve salad with. So I made a couple trips to IKEA and all was well. I could have gotten away with plastic plates and cutlery but I’ve decided to embrace owning useless household possessions. It was a fun night with a nice meal, RockBand and a sarcastic board game called Munchkin. Now that my place is successfully broken in, I look forward to entertaining now and then.

I’m glad to report that I have finally made some headway on the documentary I’m cutting. I am up to my nose in interview subclips, but I’ve really been able to get a firm grasp on the story so far. My boss seems to be trying to put his foot down a little bit and doesn’t want anyone in the office to take vacation time until the end of the spring. I have plans at the end of May so we’ll see what happens. The film should be done by then, and I all ready have a few other offers for work. I would like to continue with this company, and they seem interested in keeping me… though I am glad my contract is open ended.

Lately I’ve had the undeniable urge to just buy a plane ticket and head to Boise. Most of the time its just a need to see my family and some old friends… but now and again its a one way ticket that I want to buy. Things are good here, but I really do think there is something about leaving everything behind and starting over that is always appealing. Even when things are great… even when I have work and friends and a great living situation. Some problems still just make you want to abandon everything… its a scary thought. I’m glad I know I could never bring myself to do it.
A simple weekend in Boise though? I do need one and soon! :D

I get to see David Bazan on Saturday. He is playing house shows all across the US, and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ll post some pictures and maybe a little video this weekend.

So uncertain it’s certain

There is one thing I know about my life, and that is that it changes.

I’m on a high about something one moment and lost about something else the next. I try to keep a pretty even keel but lately it’s been difficult.
I’ve got an interview… there is a lack of communication.
I’ve got time to work on projects… I have absolutely no motivation.
I make a decision… I talk myself out of it.
I feel so sure about something… I look around and have no idea what I’m feeling.
I don’t like it when my life resembles a roller coaster, I wish I could just sit everyone and everything down and just set things straight, but I can’t do that. Situations depend on more then just my whims… people don’t just do what I think is best… I can’t just tell her what to think.

I’m not trying to emo, I just want you to know that I’m feeling more unbalanced then I have in a long time. Not since I decided to get back in school have I been this conflicted, this diluted, this ineffective.

Despite my procrastination, work is getting done in my classes. I’m doing a lot of good work that should fill out the new demo reel I’ll be cutting this winter. So look out for that, I’ll have some stuff to post in the next couple of weeks.

I am looking at my travel plans for this Christmas but nothing is set in stone yet. I know I’ll be seeing my parents in Vegas but I don’t know if I’ll actually make it back to Boise this year. That’d be a very scary first.

This post’s soundtrack (facebook people don’t get that because notes are lame) doesn’t have a lot to do with anything, it’s just a song I love. Music always puts me in a better mood. Also, those Pedro fans out there will notice that this is the version from the Progress EP… the full title wouldn’t fit on the page.
David Hildreth

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