2 posts tagged “music”
I'M READY TO GO RIGHT NOW!
This song sums up, in music and spirit, the impulsive nature in every
one of us. The impulse that wants us to move right now, to get things
going, to get to the end, or proceed towards it. The impulse that
wants the excitement to kick in straight away, and for us not think
about it too much.
Now. Right now. Let's go.
Don't pay attention to specific lyrics; forget the sex message. Just
tap into the spirit, the thing that rises up you, gives you that
sweet hit, and makes parts of you shake. Ride on the tune and be
bopping to the beats, two days later the sensations will still be
ringing in your ears. Trust me, I know.
I'm ready to go right now.
I keep going back to that bit by a US comedian, reported on in this
blog earlier, in which he says that we live in a society of overstimulation:-
We are all over-stimulated as it is, that's our problem as a
society. You wanna know why? We have vitamins in our water now. We
have caramel and chocolate in our coffee. We have cheese in our
crust. Cameras in our phones. TVs in our cars. Blackberrys, iPods,
TiVo, PSP, GPS ... Thank God your kids have ADD, they're going to
need it to get all this s*t. Your kids aren't pampered, they are
paying attention.
In particular, I think big cities over-stimulate. Take my day for example.
I had two coffees, a milkshake, and a coke. The main reason I did so
was because I visited three different places; in each I had to have
something. I over-ate, because there was a lot on offer, and I was
feeling 'kinda hungry'; the cheapest 'meal' was laden with calories.
But it does not end there.
I was exposed to several ideas today. I was told many stories, little
anedotes, and funny asides. I saw live music, in two genres, and
listened to recorded music from the 1940s and 1950s, in a third
genre. (As if that was not enough culture, I pondered, together with a
friend, going to a comedy show, or a social hot-spot, but in the end
we chose to go home.)
Today, I read several pages from one of many books I have 'on
rotation'. Today, I was given advice by several people, and a couple
of people made observations on my character. I also visited several
internet sites and mulled over various bits of news, email, information,
etc. And dare I say it, the sexual side was also stimulated: I met and
chatted with a number of women, plus the regular stock of
'distractions' on the street.
To use the internet terminology: these are all 'feeds' streaming
right into my brain via various senses. All are processed, some
quickly 'deleted', some 'filed' for later consideration (if I remember),
some were 'tagged' and an attempt was made on-the-spot to
deal with them, and some I 'saved' on paper or other medium. Some
have left traces on my brain and I will only find out they're there months,
maybe years, from now, from a random event.
Is my brain showing signs of flab and obesity just like my body? I
wish the brain could let me know. Has it slown down, is it worn out,
is it making me do dumb things? It is not showing any obvious signs.
My brain is playing mind games with me.
