life is good

i should be doing homework ...

this past weekend has been one of the most enjoyable in recent memory. about a week ago, someone asked me what i wanted. in general. what was my fantasy? amidst an ocean of possibility, what came to mind was simple and yet so elusive. my response was "mutual desire".

this weekend, the fantasy came true. i spent time with a woman with whom i have this great desire to know. she is so complex and yet so simple. she has lived the lives of many women her age and celebrates both the seriousness of life as well as the ridiculous. and i feel very at peace when i am with her. what i found, is that she has a mutual desire to know me. it was so easy to be with her. we literally talked for 14 hours straight amidst our adventures. and it feels like just the very beginning of a long conversation.

i can't tell you how good that feels. it seems all too rare that i find that magnetic pull with someone.

my tendency in occurrences such as this, is to leap ahead into thinking about what this connection means and where it is going, etc. in this case, however, though thoughts and questions do meander in my head, the immediate path is more clear cut than other times. there are limitations as to what our friendship can become at the moment and I am fine with that. she is taking some time to be 'not in relationships' and i respect that. i've been there and know how rewarding and important that is. and i can't say that i would be jumping to rush into anything if it were possible. no, it's all about savoring connection like this.

it may last a day, it may last a week, it may last a lifetime. i have a few friends in my life that are still with me through many incarnations of our relationships. you never really know what will become of any one. as for this new connection, who knows? i am not so in need of a label for it at the moment as long as i get to enjoy it.

my life is rich in so many ways and i feel like it just got a lot richer. i guess you never know when you'll stumble across treasure.

to top all this off, i got to spend sunday playing drums for a record my friend is making.
record? do you still say that? album? cd?

if there's one thing i love, it's playing drums.
if there's one thing i love more, it's playing drums with a band.
if there's one thing i love EVEN more, it's playing MY drums when they are mic'ed in the studio.
my god they sound great.

it's a little bit of a bummer to realize how out of practice i am. my body just wouldn't always perform what the mind and soul were asking of it. good thing this project called for some relatively simple drumming!!

and in other news ... just another indication of how good life is lately ... my community gave me a new iPod a couple weeks ago for being the treasurer for the past 3 years. what a gift! it feels awesome to be recognized for that work. it tends to be one of those 'behind-the-scenes' jobs and i'm guessing people have no idea how much time goes into it .. so this gift and recognition were very touching. the iPod hasn't left my side since! my commutes are so much better now!

so, all around good news right now. which i am thankful for given that school is getting pretty hectic, it gets dark at 5pm and the rain has come back. these are all so easy to deal with when the rest of life is so rewarding.