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Daily Routine (9/26/17) - Straight Bumming

Today’s DR will be short. Pictured above you can see me in what I like to call my “summer moccasins”, AKA Sanuk slippers. They’re very comfortable but not the most stylish -- I don’t care though, especially since I paired them with my mesh shorts. 

So like my outfit suggests, this post will be of similar content. Laziness. I’ve been being kind of a bum lately. I should be training for my half-marathon in November, but I run so inconsistently now. I think it’s mostly due to my schedule just becoming so busy, but also I’ve already gotten that mid-semester laziness. I need to get it in check soon or else my grades will slip. 

But it’s okay to be lazy sometimes. Your body needs it. To just sit back and relax without a care in the world. Recharge your batteries per say. Just don’t let it get to you or the laziness will consume you. 

Daily Routine (9/16/17) - A collision with fate

It is odd the way life works out. I didn’t forget about DR yesterday, the post I had got deleted. Well actually, I was in a rush and didn’t have a chance to be at my computer so I had to type it out on my phone. Right when I was about to post it, the app crashed on me, deleting the entire post. I was so irritated by it that I just decided I wasn’t going to post it. I now see that this was a good thing though. 

The subject matter of the post was very ranty as I was annoyed at a lot of people and I just wanted to vent. Looking back, I now know that that is definitely something I don’t want on my blog and it was very in the moment, as the problems I was complaining about were solved about an later after it was deleted. But I find it funny how fate works out like that. How you think a problem will be solved by something only to have it set you back further. Patience is key in situations like this, as simply just waiting can make things make a lot more sense than they would if you try to attack them head on. I’m glad I was reminded of this lesson yesterday. 

Yesterday was also full of other surprises. I went to a house show for a few local bands - some from Richmond and others from Williamsburg. House shows are my favorite concerts to go to. You’re within spitting distance of the band playing and you can see each and every detail of their set; Their reactions, their stage presence, and not to mention, the full brunt of their sound (it’s loud as hell). It’s an experience you don’t get by seeing a band at a stadium or even a club. It’s personal and real - especially if you’re friends with the people playing. 

The reason I found this show to be a surprise though, is because I was able to have a great time without worrying about any of my past relationships. I was able to meet many new people and just be myself without any worry. It’s taken me awhile to get to this point and I’m proud of myself for being who I am now. Aside from personal surprises, I also saw a lot of people that I met at a music festival I went to this summer. They’re the kind of interactions where you don’t think you’ll ever see them again, but then they show up again in a place where you least expect it. So that was a pleasant surprise. 

The only thing that did suck about the show was that the cops shut it down, so the last band didn’t get to play their set. They had to wait through over 2 hours of live music only to not get to play. A pity that our society values being able to sleep at night without any loud noises over the creative arts. That is a rant for another day though. 

I have now decided that this was my favorite local show I’ve ever been to. Not only because of what I talked about above, but the actual musical content. The first band (who I didn’t know beforehand) had an irresistible groove to it that was still able to bring the punchiness of indie rock. They had great stage presence and people were able to dance to it quickly - which is always a good sign considering how hit or miss local bands can be. The next band, Talk to Plants, were the band I went to the show for. This was my third and favorite time seeing them, as they played a good mix of their old cuts and new ones from their upcoming LP. Their unique psychedelic-folk-rock sound translates well in an intimate setting, especially when you’re able to see that they’re having just as good of a time as you are. This is evident in the photo I chose for this post. 

Kind of a long post today I know, but I felt it was necessary since I didn’t have one yesterday. Send me your local music. Any genre or style - just as long as it’s local to where you live. I would love to hear all of it. 

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An update of sorts

Hello followers of my blog (New people welcome!),

For those following Chill Co., I am sorry to say that that moniker is now no more. I have decided to rebrand my entire blog. New name, new pictures, and new well...everything. 

I have gone through and deleted the majority of my posts. This is mostly due to how almost all of them perpetuated this false notion of the indie lifestyle. After going through these posts (and cringing at the majority of them), I’ve realized that I tried so hard to push this since it was the title of my blog. I advocated for the hipster-indie lifestyle that I thought was for me. I realize now that this was pretty dumb of me, as I tried to be somebody I wasn’t.

I also went ahead and deleted pretty much of all of the Spotify link posts as I realized that that is only one medium for listening to music and it will in turn not be nearly as far reaching. This doesn’t mean that I won’t post about music -- quite the opposite in fact. Expect music still, but now much more than just that.

The goal I have now set for my blog is to catalogue my life; I want to show this site who I can be by posting all of my creative content in this one place. Sounds selfish yes, but I don’t want to limit myself content wise. I want this to be about me and if you’re interested in what I have to offer, I welcome you with open arms. 

So what can you expect from me? First, I’m going to start a daily posting series called “Daily Routine” which will be a similar to diary/journal update, but not super personal. Basically just something significant that happened in my day and my thoughts behind it. I want to do it as a way to connect to my audience further and in turn, use it as a way for you all to get to know. My other hope is that Daily Routine will spawn many thoughtful discussion and conversation between users. As a side note, if you can guess what Daily Routine is in reference to you will get a shoutout.

Next, you can expect pretty much more of what I’ve already been posting about but at a higher frequency. However, I will also post about my short prose/poems on the occasion. Music appreciation, daily activities, and nature (LOTS of nature). Seldom will I reblog something unless it pertains to the aesthetic or lifestyle of my blog. 

I’ll wrap it up now as this post is getting quite long. Thank you if you got this far and thank you to anyone who has actually been loyally following my blog. It means a lot to me. Expect the first Daily Routine later tonight.