Just a quick post to let you know that I’ll be taking a bit of a break from It All Started for a while. It won’t be forever, it may only be a week or two, but I’m both busy and tired at the moment and I need a bit of a rest. Every now and then I get all weird and find myself putting all this pressure on myself to post, and I’m feeling it right now. This pressure usually leads to me just not wanting to write anything at all, but lately it seems to also be affecting my ability to listen to music – I find myself constantly analysing everything I listen to, and I just want to HEAR IT dammit, without immediately creating sentences about it in my head. It’s why I haven’t written anything about Meursault’s All Creatures Will Make Merry (which is a wonderful record by the way) or High Violet (which is taking some time to digest), and why I haven’t even listened to the new Band Of Horses yet.
I’ve also realised that I need to take a big break from all things computer related too – I spend way too much time on the internet, listening to music and reading blogs and let’s face it, just wasting bloody time, and so I think it’s time to turn this thing off for a while and just be.
I will be back – I love this blog too much to ditch it permanently – but it won’t be for a little while. I look forward to catching up with you all on my return.
I’ll leave you with a few tracks that I’ve uploaded, but haven’t found the energy to write about. Enjoy!
Kickdrum Heart – The Avett Brothers
If It’s The Beaches – The Avett Brothers
It All Started With Carbon Monoxide 
I know just the feeling you’re talking about – look forward to seeing you on the other side!
Thanks Joe!
It seems to be in the air! Enjoy your break. We’ll all still be here.
Thanks Ariza! Hope all is well in SA.
Ditto the above. Enjoy your break and I hope you come back mighty refreshed.
PS Love the Sun Kil Moon track.
PPS I’m also digesting The National’s High Violet. Geez, they’re a good band, but in some ways a DIFFICULT band. Kind of like a great friend who annoys the crap out of you but you would never want to be without.
High Violet – I’m only just starting to get there myself. I listened to it twice yesterday, and it’s finally starting to work for me. What I can’t get over is just how much I love ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’. I really really didn’t like that song when it was released in the lead up to the album, and I find myself hanging out for it now. I won’t say much more because I feel that a post is slowwwwwwwly working itself out in my head. I’m trying not to think about it too much though, lest I start overthinking while I’m listening again!
I think taking a break every once in a while is a very good idea. Even though I’ll miss you :).
Thank you Greer – I think it’s helped a bit.
Hi Agnes, hope you’ve been well. I can relate to what you are feeling as you well know. When something grows to much more than you had anticipated and all of a sudden it begins to feel more like an obligation than a source of enjoyment it is time to take a break. I really didn’t want to cease writing Local Vertical, but the time demands weren’t reasonable so I had to let it go. It’s nearly summer here so I’ll spend the free time snorkeling and reading, and still have that trip out your way coming next month. Chat soon I’m sure, do keep us posted from time to time on how you are doing.
Chris
My break has turned into a hiatus, but I have not given up entirely. On the other hand, I now see a whole lot more progress on projects around my house, which the pressure of blogging was keeping me from doing. Hopefully you can find the balance. I know exactly what you are talking about when you write about just enjoying the music without starting to write about it in your head. I would like to listen to something enough times to be able to sing along! Hugs to you, and I hope you enjoy your time off.
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Chris – “When something grows to much more than you had anticipated and all of a sudden it begins to feel more like an obligation than a source of enjoyment it is time to take a break.”
I couldn’t have put it better myself Chris! An obligation, that’s exactly how it was beginning to feel, and they were all pressures I was putting on myself which made it worse I think.
Enjoy all those lovely summer activities! It’s pretty cold here at the moment though – make sure you bring your woolens!
Linda – Thanks a lot for your kind words also Linda. I’ve still been checking in at Speed Of Dark, and it’s nice to see a new post up over there – and Frightened Rabbit is certainly a top way to kick things off again. Glad your hiatus has given you the chance to be productive in other areas!
I hope you get time to decompress and if the return happens sooner than later all the better!
Miss ya A.
~S.
Sandy! It worked!