Birthday week wrap up...

Well as the door closes on what was a fantastic birthday week of celebrations I can honestly say that I am so thankful for all the many blessings I received this week.

What started with a great night out with my boy on the eve of my 30th ended last night with my two best friends throwing me a big party with close to 30 of my friends. kd was of course a huge highlight for me this week with meeting her on Tuesday and then seeing her live show on Thursday. Speaking of which the show was amazing and I was no less than 6ft from her during her entire performance. The set list was exceptional as she sang stuff from the mid 80's all the way through till the current record. By far the most intimate show I've ever been to of someone so AMAZING! The venue was perfect as it was filled to it's 500 person capacity and the energy in the crowd was intense. I will be feeding off the greatness of this week for months to come...

I Heart KD

Something super amazing happened to me on my 30th Birthday... I was fortunate enough to meet one of my all time favorite mentors - k.d. lang!

There was a store event at Indigo where I work PT and she came to do a live interview with some dude from the CBC. She wasn't meeting fans personally or even doing autographs for people, it was strictly to promote her new (amazing) record "Watershed". Before she went out to do her thing I was able to chat with her in the back office for a few minutes. We talked about Alberta, my age, her music, etc. It was awesome! She was so down to earth and thanked me for my support over the years. I hear people say all the time that you should never meet your idols because the experience will tend to let you down. I am proud to say kd was fantastic and exceeded all my expectations in regard to how she treated me. She signed a copy of her record for me and it's something that I will cherish for years and years to come... Thank you God for the most amazing birthday present ever!

Tonight I am off to see her show... it's the 4th time I will have seen her but tonight will be super special not only because I still feel so inspired by her but also because it's a intimate club performance. I am in love with the new record and I love her catalog of fantastic music... it's a match made in heaven!

Wow I almost forgot how...

Years ago I used to try to write songs... I was really good at coming up with verses or a bridge even but often because I couldn't match verses or create a chorus most of my "songs" would end up unfinished.

Well tonight after probably close to 5 years I wrote something almost 100% complete. I'll post it for you even though it's still pretty raw. I was able to channel some things from certain events in my life right now and without going into much detail (I think it's more interesting for people to have their own interpetation) I hope that this is a sign that I can do this again. What you read below will likely alter a bit once I sort out rhythm and tempo.

It's untitled as of now...

I was a fool to wait around for you
Somehow hoping that you’d pull through
Waiting, anticipating
Why was I so blind that I could not see?
Why didn’t I know it wasn’t meant to be?
You had me caught up in the game
Now will I ever be the same?
Thinking about how much I cared for you
What is there left for us to do?

It’s time to get a move on
I’ve got to carry on
Not going to settle for second best
I’ve got to put my love to the test
Not going to waste my time no more
I owe it to myself this time
That’s for sure

Thoughts of you in my mind they lurk
Put in so much energy to trying to make things work
Hoping, and then I’d be praying
That’s the way it was back then
Thinking you’d come back to me again
Those days are gone as I’ve seen the light
Who did you sleep with last night?
Thinking about how much I cared about you
What was there left for me to do?

It’s time to get a move on
I’ve got to carry on
Not going to settle for second best
I’ve got to put my love to the test
Not going to waste my time no more
I owe to myself this time
That’s for sure

Don’t go feeding me your lines as I’ve heard them all before
Don’t go thinking that I’m coming back to you any more
You’ve told me all your lies; I’ve heard all your stories
It’s all about me from now on and I’m not sorry

Finally a new post!

Sorry it's taken almost a month to post something but I haven't got much to say really. Actually I do but I never seem to sit down and get it all out. I do want to say hello to my Mom who now knows about this blog and reads it from time to time.

I think this is a cute posting, enjoy!