there are lots of ways to think of this cold bitter winter as depressing...

but i say fuck it. i mean i am actually really sad about the death toll caused by the tsunami. i can't even imagine how much pain is being felt over there, it is simply unfathomable. and when i think about the tsunami catastrophe, i know that nothing in my life is that terrible. no matter how bad it may seem.

it might sound really spacey and hippie-like, but i think that earthquake shook the world in more ways than one. let me see if you notice it in your own life... have there been earthquakes in your life too? there have been many little earthquakes in my world for sure. of course, nothing compared to the real earthquake, but don't you think there is some cosmic force at work -- a bad omen of inexplicable hurt, crumbling our foundations? maybe it's just me. but i'm starting to feel better now. i have a lot going well in my life, and the bands i work with keep me going. give me a reason to feel loved. and for that i am grateful for the new year.

new beginnings. new life!