I’ve just been in a funk the last week. Post show let down I think. Missing my friends who it feels like I haven’t seen in forever and like my last post hinted… feeling very disconnected from the real world.
Last night I was looking for some old episodes of Las Vegas I thought I had on a hard drive somewhere, so I could load a few on my iPad for a little road trip this weekend.
Ok, so this is totally off topic but ummm… Josh Duhamel… YUM! Right? And on my flight home from Ottawa I watched New Year’s Eve. Have you seen this movie? I don’t even remember it being in the theatres but it was such a cute movie! Perfect for a plane trip and it has a HUGE cast of peoples… like… the aforementioned yummy Josh Duhamel. So I thought I’d watch some of the old Las Vegas episodes… a little guilty pleasure for a vacation…
Annnnyway… I couldn’t find them. But I stumbled on some old iMovies I made with my photos. That used to be one of my favourite things to do. I used to recap every year with photos of my friends and family from things we’d done the year past and put them to music and share them. I haven’t done one the last two years. Lame of me…
Why did I let something I love so much fall to the wayside? And the photos… well… they were so much better than what I do now. I’ve lost my eye. And I think I know why… I’ve stopped looking.
I’m looking at a screen all the time… be it a computer, an iPad or a phone. I’m looking to see what the world is doing through a social media stream instead of watching it unfold in front of me with my own eyes. I feel like I’ve lost my spark a little bit.
So I’m unplugging this weekend. A trip to the States will enforce that. I’m not taking my laptop, my iPad won’t have data and my phone will be shut off as soon as the roaming charges hit.
But I will take my camera. And I will watch the world. And maybe I’ll make an iMovie of my trip and share it with my friends 🙂
While I was scrolling through old movies I was listening to the music that I used for the soundtracks… I always choose the songs really carefully. Two that stood out were, All You Need is Love and Burn Out Bright. They made me realize that as long as there’s a tomorrow, there’s still a spark inside you!
The future is a question mark
Of Kerosene and electric sparks
There’s still fire in you yet,
Yeah, there still fire in youIf we only get one try
If we only get one life
If time is never on our side
Well before I die I wanna burn out bright…Burn Out Bright – Switchfoot
Have a great weekend everyone! Find a spark and watch the real world go by! I promise next week will be back to regularly scheduled programming.
Great post! Enjoy your unplugged weekend in the US and looking at life through your eyes and the eyes of your camera. Looking forward to what you put together from it.
Hey Bud,
Enjoy your weekend. Hope you unplug, unwind and recharge. Was watching a Big Bang episode the other night and it was the episode where Sheldon decides to work at the Cheesecake Factory because supposedly doing “menial work” helps you think more clearly. I think there is something to that. My brainwaves are happening when I shut off the world, go for walk, look outside, do dishes by hand, feel the hot water streaming down during a shower and looking at the water make interesting patterns down the shower door. Take care!
I think most of us need to unplug more often. Being social and using electronics is a definite love/hate relationship for me. Come back rejuvenated.
How was your weekend of being unplugged to the internet/online? It’s hard not to want to pick up your phone and check email, regular Web haunts, etc., but once you can let go, its kinda rejuvenating. I find myself doing it more often and feeling more refreshed when I do return. Now I find myself staying away even a little longer…and that’s okay. Right? 🙂
-been wanting to see that movie, New Year’s Eve. Will have to make sure it’s next in my Netflix queue. 😉
The weekend was ok. The people I was with were not as into being unplugged as I was. which made it hard. They were on their phones a lot. It did make me realize I’m not nearly as much of an addict as other people though! And yes, it’s absolutely ok to stay away a little longer… I think it’s always better to be rooted in the off-line world than the on-line one!