Now That November's Over...
I've been posting a lot of single video posts here lately haven't I? Of videos I haven't even made at that!
What have I made lately? Where am I channeling my creative abundance? What am I amounting to in life?
Not much honestly.
I may have a few creative projects on the backburner, but they're all drawing out on time, and it definitely seems I spend more time on watching things than on filming things, or on listening to things than on recording them, or on taking photos of other people's art than actually doodling my own.
I can't blame it all on my back issues. But they're still there. They're hella persistent.
Ongoing chiropractor visits might have damped the pain, but then again it might've just been my recent change of mattress.
I procured a softer one.
I've always prided myself on sleeping better on harder surfaces, and not like my sister having to resort to 'The Princess and the Pea' level layers of mushy bedwear to ease my sleep, but now suddenly I'm in the same boat, and I can't sleep on my side - neither side - which is the only position I'm truly comfortable with, and thus find myself in a constant state of mild sleep deprivation, that for some reason seems to ease up only during these trips...
Or after badminton. I played a couple hours of that during the recent Östersund visit, and slept great after that.
So what does all of this imply?
It seems the bed is not a definitive factor. It seems movement helps. And/or it seems like a positive state of mind - which I tend to have whilst traveling - helps too.
It seems good food may help too, though I definitely don't eat just good food on vacation. And that too much food matters not so much as eating more food earlier during the day than later, or in eating a different kind of cuisine than I tend to do when at home. Which is a little odd, considering we're a family with a relatively healthy Pescatarian; gluten-free; low-lactose diet with plenty of greens at home...
Do I just need more exercise, is it that simple? Do I sit too long?
Or more importantly do I sit wrong?
I've been walking a lot the last couple of days... and sleeping worse.
So no, it doesn't seem to be that simple.
I'm at a loss of ideas, and too tired to really try new things, so ultimately I settle into the grind, and days go, with not an ideal level of focus and productivity, yet with less woe, as I contemplate inevitability, and appreciative the humility, that this state of life instills in me.
And some days I really sleep pretty well after all. For no apparent reason.
Some more random videos then?
Did not know Kendrick Llamar could freestyle like this! Wonder what he thought of his encounter with Harry Mack when I hear that... and I have a newfound respect for the sign language interpreters at concerts when I see this. And this might just be the most heartfelt Christmas commercial I've ever seen - even if it benefits Bezos to say so...
I've seen it at the theatre a few times now. First time legit teared up.
I didn't catch any colds last month btw, despite all trips, and cinema visits, and other shizzle, though I definitely was on the verge of one for a while. Hope to stay free from the phlegm this month too, cause I really do need to record a few tunes, real soon.
Keep listenin'...
