I met this woman once, Marlena, she was one of my dance instructors and she told us that she had decided a long time ago that she was never going to stop doing the stuff she did as a child (riding a bike, sitting cross-legged, walking barefoot and climbing trees). It kinda stuck with me.
So, when I went on a truly awesome Women's Camp this weekend, along with some really cool church-friends, I saw a tree. And I climbed it! Well, I couldn't really resist...there was a rope and it also had a wooden platform built into the branches. Tell me, who wouldn't feel tempted to climb it?
So I did, and let me tell you...I loved it! I think I did it a total of three times during the weekend, and everytime I stood on that platform with a huge smile one my face; Queen of the World!!
Jani joined me. Who's going to join me next time?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
The Gift of Music
A couple of weeks ago I got a call from my dad; he wanted to give me his old stereo. It’s older than me.
To be honest, I can’t quite remember an exact time in my life that I didn’t have music surrounding me. It was so important to me, I squashed it in right at the top, alongside breathing, sleeping and dancing. When other kids listened to ‘Informer’ by Snow (or whatever song was the flavour of the week during the 90's), I was schooled in the incredible sounds of Journey, Pink Floyd, Focus, The Shadows and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Emerson, Lake & Palmer redefined “drumsolos in stereo” and made me appreciate the benefit of a stereo channel on a hi-fi. Listening to that drumsolo running inbetween the speakers gave me goosebumps, and then, when the basedrum finally kicked in, my dad always had to have his finger on the ‘bass’ knob, because the speakers almost couldn’t take the onslaught. All my friends used to think my dad was the coolest dad ever, because he bought me my first record: Roxette, Joyride. He appreciated Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi along with me, and he tuned my ear to pick up the slightest guitar riff; a small nuance in a drum-solo. Together we would listen to countless songs on repeat.
So, when I received that call, I was really excited. The only thing that bugged me was how compatible his stereo would be with my technology; i.e. iPod. And a girl’s gotta have a CD player, right?
Big was my surprise when he gave me everything I needed to enjoy my music to the full: two awesome speakers, a proper amp, a DVD player (including all the cables needed to hook the player up to the amp) and a cable that enabled me to play my iPod directly through the stereo.
I’m an old-fashioned girl when it comes to my music. I don’t download, I buy a CD (I like the ‘library’ idea to be very tangible) and when I listen to my tunes, it’s gotta be on something that allows me to adjust the base, treble and balance the way I like it.
My taste in music is quite diverse. I listen to pop and hip-hop because I dance; I listen to rock and alternative because it’s good to know there are musicians out there that are still good at playing an actual instrument, and I appreciate classical, blues and jazz because it takes another level of creativity to pull off.
Oh, and I really wanted to tell you exactly what the name of the stereo is, but all I could make out was: “Monarch multiplex complete receiver” and the speakers don’t really have a name written on them, only a funny looking crown on top of an M (I always used to think it looked like some kind of freakazoid Egyptian Camel Hybrid when I was younger). But I don’t care…it’s mine and it’s totally awesome!!
To be honest, I can’t quite remember an exact time in my life that I didn’t have music surrounding me. It was so important to me, I squashed it in right at the top, alongside breathing, sleeping and dancing. When other kids listened to ‘Informer’ by Snow (or whatever song was the flavour of the week during the 90's), I was schooled in the incredible sounds of Journey, Pink Floyd, Focus, The Shadows and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Emerson, Lake & Palmer redefined “drumsolos in stereo” and made me appreciate the benefit of a stereo channel on a hi-fi. Listening to that drumsolo running inbetween the speakers gave me goosebumps, and then, when the basedrum finally kicked in, my dad always had to have his finger on the ‘bass’ knob, because the speakers almost couldn’t take the onslaught. All my friends used to think my dad was the coolest dad ever, because he bought me my first record: Roxette, Joyride. He appreciated Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi along with me, and he tuned my ear to pick up the slightest guitar riff; a small nuance in a drum-solo. Together we would listen to countless songs on repeat.
So, when I received that call, I was really excited. The only thing that bugged me was how compatible his stereo would be with my technology; i.e. iPod. And a girl’s gotta have a CD player, right?
Big was my surprise when he gave me everything I needed to enjoy my music to the full: two awesome speakers, a proper amp, a DVD player (including all the cables needed to hook the player up to the amp) and a cable that enabled me to play my iPod directly through the stereo.
I’m an old-fashioned girl when it comes to my music. I don’t download, I buy a CD (I like the ‘library’ idea to be very tangible) and when I listen to my tunes, it’s gotta be on something that allows me to adjust the base, treble and balance the way I like it.
My taste in music is quite diverse. I listen to pop and hip-hop because I dance; I listen to rock and alternative because it’s good to know there are musicians out there that are still good at playing an actual instrument, and I appreciate classical, blues and jazz because it takes another level of creativity to pull off.
Oh, and I really wanted to tell you exactly what the name of the stereo is, but all I could make out was: “Monarch multiplex complete receiver” and the speakers don’t really have a name written on them, only a funny looking crown on top of an M (I always used to think it looked like some kind of freakazoid Egyptian Camel Hybrid when I was younger). But I don’t care…it’s mine and it’s totally awesome!!
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