So, here's my first experiment in showing off my non-fashion pursuits, almost all of which have been developed better than my personal style.
There are a lot of things I could share, and ideally they'll end up being recent things. But, this being a busy week and me having a backlog of stuff I've made, and y'all having seen none of it... yeah, I'm going with an older creation. This particular one is a song I co-wrote last September at Terra Nova. Terra Nova is an arts retreat hosted by Mosaic every labor day weekend. Last year was the first year I went, and I focused on music. I've been playing music for about twenty years, and primarily play the viola. I also noodle around on the guitar, however, and decided to step out of my box and take the songwriting breakout session.
Lyrics are in the description on the YouTube page. It's a lighthearted duet about someone who hates sand and heat conversing with someone who hates snow. I can't even tell you how many times I've had almost this exact conversation since moving to Los Angeles.
Things worth noting: we wrote it in the space of 24 hours so it's far from perfect, neither of us are particularly singers, and it was insanely hot outside (I think the temperature peaked at around 107 degrees). But it was one of the most fun things I've ever done, and it's a personal goal of mine to write more music. I've got a few half songs rolling around, and if any of them make their way to completion, they might go up here.
I never thought I could write a song, but while I was at Terra Nova I collaborated on three. What kinds of creative pursuits have you always wanted to try, but you thought were too far out of your box?
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