Just a place for pipe dreams

The other day, at the concert venue I work at, a friendly guy struck up a conversation with me.

He said how one day, he would like to perform on the big stage. I asked "What did he play" and he replied that he did techno.

This struck me hard, as I also had aspirations to one day play on the big stage as well. And so did another of my co-workers (I overheard him saying it to someone else). Maybe most of the people who see the big stage have the same goal.

In reality though, we can't all play on the big stage. We can't all fill up 16,000 seats in one city.

As much as I'd like to in the future, play to a sold out crowd at the amp, I know that the chances of this are pretty slim. I'd like to be able to say "I used to work here, and now I'm playing here!"

So I propose this: I'm going to keep trying in reality but hold on to my dreams and not get disappointed because I'm going to try with every last ounce of my effort. All or nothing, if I fail, at least I know I've tried.

Smallville again

For those of you who don't know me from way back, I am a Smallville fanatic. You know, the TV show.

I recently bought 7 of the seasons, just for something to do during the summer. I've always wanted to catch up.

I don't remember watching any of these episodes even though I'm pretty sure I've gone through them all because I found out about songs that they were playing through watching the show years ago. It's weird to watch something like its new, but knowing you've already watched it. Is my memory that bad?

Now that I'm watching again, I get a strange feeling of nostalgia. Right now, its 2010, but I'm watching episodes that were made in 2002 or 2001. (Still second season) It's eerie looking at clothing styles that were popular from almost 10 years ago. It brings back fond memories, but its sad knowing that that's the past and we'll never go back. I mean, nothing is wrong with my life now, but sometimes relics of the past make me want to go back. Just for a day or two.