Oh and if you're reading this on Facebook I highly recommend reading this from www.r1seabove.blogspot.com because there's a music player that should start as you start reading. Usually when I write something new I change the song that plays first because it goes with what I wrote about. Right now it's "pursuit of happiness."
Here it is...
Even though it is winter and the Christmas festivities are just beginning... I still miss the summer!
Number one song of the summer: Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi.
Every time I hear that guitar solo 3/4 through the song... it triggers the summer breeze in my mind. Riding down the back roads with the windows down... sunglasses, cigarettes, and flip flops... I know what you're thinking, but I don't smoke anymore. But there's something about driving off to nowhere, windows down, kid cudi blasting, cigarette in hand and not giving a fuck(sorry mom).
There are certain things that just go hand in hand with the summer. The summer is about adventure; hop in the automo and go!
Always make sure you got the essential items in the car... 25 items in fact:
- Golf clubs (there's always time for the back 9 or at least the range)
- ball shoes (there are outdoor hoops everywhere)
- casual shoes (for longer walks)
- tennis rackets (2 rackets, now your opponent options are wider)
- basketball (no need to explain)
- tennis balls (ditto)
- extra shorts (not just for sports, you might jump in the ocean/lake and need a dry pair handy)
- extra flip flops (doesn't hurt to be prepared)
- pair of socks (for the shoes, cus you're already wearing flips)
- towel (you get it)
- emergency hygiene pack (you never know when good company is gonna cause you to multiply your drink; sleep it off, wake up, bam! essential wake up kit! Or, you might just be in the presence of a lady and need to clean up a little; no harm in keeping fresh.)
- flashlight (it's a no brainer)
- newspaper (for the fire)
- camp fire chair (get comfy)
- fire wood (try to find the free wood sites, no need to pay for firewood... unless it's somehow gonna get you points.)
- hatchet (you're gonna need it to slice off kindling, aaaand it looks bad ass on your belt.)
- fishing rod (every man should have one)
- tackle box (besides the necessary items, include beef or salmon jerky)
- water (don't wanna be dehydrated)
- poncho (I think of Clint eastwood and the dude... actually i don't think he wore one... well it's like a Cali thing, venice beach thing, why not right?)
- straw hat (cus it says "don't rush me")
- reading material (you might just pull over by a nice scenic area and wanna read)
- sketchbook (cus i love to draw)
- sudoku (waiting for someone? stay sharp, work on your problem solving)
- gandalf pipe and tobacco. (Cus nobody else has one)
Special things about the summer:
Outdoor basketball at night... especially the lights, there's something about a lit up court on a summer's night.
Boating... being on a boat is probably most enjoyable in the summer... And pretty much everything is that much more special in the summer. Like walking...
Going to the mountains in the summer... the sun is beaming down, there's a warm breeze, the sky is blue with bright white cumulus clouds.
I love being by the water. I love being on water (in a boat of course or flotation device). In water. Out of water but still right beside it, maybe reading a book, or just soaking up some rays:)
It's such a bittersweet relationship we have with the summer, coming in and out of our lives... And we're so welcoming when it comes back... We fall for it every time, only we don't realize our falling until the summer's gone... And then we get really cold about it all... Eventually, the coldness starts to wear off and we get a fresh perspective again... Soon enough she's back again and so convincing... A bittersweet vicious cycle.
I think that's all the summer really is... just some ex-girlfriend that keeps coming back only to let you down again...(at least for locations of four seasons that is). Hmmm, actually that's too depressing for the summer. For me I love the summer, so it could still be like an ex-girlfriend who keeps coming and going only she's just really worth it.... buuuut the summer is always consistent... but I guess so an ex-girlfriend could be as well.
From an outsiders point of view this could seem quite pathetic and, well, a waste of energy. Why not just look elsewhere for what you're heart wants, right?... and now I arrive at my conclusion *click, whistle & snap! Look elsewhere damnit! It's so simple and clear! Somewhere tropical where it's summer pretty much all year round!
Solution: Location, location, location!
this post was completely spontaneous:)
1 what people thought:
Man Derek...I really feel what you are saying - the way you put it is so clear; it is compelling...it was like I was in your shoes - my heart actually lept. So crazy. But real. Very interested...whatcha gonna do now??
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