So I finally settled into what will be my home for the next year. My first two (or so) months in Melbourne were quite an adventure, at least in terms of apartment hunting. Little did I know there were only two apartments available in the entire city when I got here and anywhere between 10,000 and One Million people were desperate to find a place to live. It was an ominous task to say the least, one that finally came to an end about 10 days ago.
The way I see it, I've basically started a new chapter in my life, and as I was making the necessary preparations that a move such as this would encompass, I'd decided to make (what I call) a "New Life Resolution". Something that some of you may not know about me is that I'm quite the "Tree-Hugger", I've been a vegetarian for almost 4 years (which is something I'm quite proud of), and among other things, I've promoted several Environmental Organizations during my extensive touring days around the U.S.
So, back to the "New Life" thing, I've basically decided to try and lead a "Greener" life. Under the general circumstances of my "Old Life" ways, it just wasn't plausible to fully walk the "Green" path. During the years that I'd spent on the road (regularly covering about 50,000 miles a year), regardless of how hard I'd tried there were simply too many obstacles (which included my fuel gobbling van). But now that I've started this new chapter, blank pages and all, I can attempt to both ‘Walk the Talk' and ‘Talk the Walk'.
The Fuel Gobbler"A Random Rest Area In Texas"
Melbourne happens to be a great city for those who chose the "Green" lifestyle. The public transportation system is vast, so the fact that I don't have a car doesn't bother me at all. I've always done as much as I can in terms of recycling which I continue to do, I'm using cloth bags for my groceries, and to sum this all up before I start to ramble on about turning off the water faucet while I'm brushing my teeth... Generally speaking, I do as much as I can to limit my consumption.
While sitting here and writing about this topic, a wonderful slogan has found its way into my head. This could be the title of a book, a movie, or just a cool bumper sticker I guess. I must gain copyrights to this expression at once because it could very possibly turn out to make millions for someone if they decide to steel it. Jesus, maybe I shouldn't be writing this in a blog... On the other hand, maybe this blog can be used as proof that I came up with it. And maybe, just maybe, I'm acting like a delusional fool...
After that strangely long introduction, here it is:
Walking Without Leaving a Footprint
I actually ran a Google search and found out that "Names, titles, and short phrases or expressions are not subject to copyright protection". This means that it doesn't really matter whether or not I'm delusional, I can't copyright the bastard. With that said, it's 4:00am. I should be going to sleep about 3 hours ago.
I hope this post wasn't too weird for you guys, trying to communicate with people during these crazy hours is obviously not my forte. I'm now left with one very important question: "To Submit or not to Submit?"
Good night & Good week.
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