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June 2, 2004
frustration
There's a song that's been stuck in my head, and I've been trying to learn to play it on my guitar, which I seldom play. I wish I could play as facilely as my dad does, but I'm not really willing to devote the time to practice, so I suppose I deserve the sore fingers and cramping hand and the ongoing frustration. There's a fingerpicking pattern that goes with it: 5-2-3-1-2-4-2-3, over and over again. I can feel the strings beneath my fingers in my mind, but my hands don't always do as I ask them. But anyway.
It's been a lonely day. The person I want to talk to most has been inaccessible since morning, which only serves to frustrate me. Luckily, I've been practicing entertaining myself, wandering about town in the evenings to take pictures or walk or whatever. This evening, I took the new camera and tripod down to the Congress Avenue Bridge, only to find that my battery was dying. I don't have a spare yet.
It was disappointing, because the sunset was shaping up to be lovely, and the sky was clear, not hazy like it was the other afternoon when I was out and about with my camera. And the bats. I could hear the bats... I could smell the bats... but I left before the bats came out from the bridge. There were people camped out on the lawn waiting for them, but I was mad about forgetting to recharge my battery, so I left.
I'm hoping the sunset is nice tomorrow night, as well. I need to keep myself busy for as long as possible.
Posted by Rachel at June 2, 2004 11:08 PM
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Comments
I can't wait to see the pix from your new camera!
Posted by: Lloyd at June 3, 2004 12:54 PM
I missed your return and it looks as if your site came back up with a beautiful makeover. I'm excited to see you back.
Posted by: Darren at June 7, 2004 8:59 AM