ready for a break from "must-see events"

so, the oscars were yesterday.
and the grammys on the 13th.
and the superbowl on the 6th.

goodness.

if you know me at all, then you know that i am passionate about a great many things.
i love movies.
i love music.
i love sports.
i love people.
i love culture.

and i pay great attention to detail in all things.

so, in that, i have been quite overwhelmed with all these "must see" events.
i want to see them all.
i want to enjoy them all.

but i am so tired of it!
i mean, not tired as in annoyed ... but ever since the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (that's just an article about it and the impact, more details on what it was and why here and here)at the end of October, it seems like there has been some notable event being broadcast that i just "have" to watch.
and not miss.
which, i genuinely do want to not miss.

but i also have been missing the disconnect from the world.
the passion for personal development rather than worldwide involvement.

don't get me wrong, i have still made time for reading.
just not as much as i'd like.
and certainly not as much writing as i'd like.
at least not personal writing.

the last thing i wrote of any note was this:

it isn't how you start.
or how you finish. 
or the journey. 


it's all of these. 
it's none of these.
it's you.
it's me.
it's us.


without
and together. 

but i wrote that in JANUARY.
and i haven't had time to go back to it and make sure it says what i was intending.
or that it even says anything at all.

i debated whether or not to even put it on here, but i decided that the only way i'm going to have any accountability to my writing is to put what i have in a more permanent place. well, at least a more viewable place that will make me want to be better at the thought of someone else seeing it.
and reading it.
and thinking about it.

even if there really aren't any eyes or minds coming in contact with it, or commenting on it, the thought that there could be provides an element of performance based critique that, at least in my experience, is crucial to the artistic expression.
because, having spent my life in many situations of having to communicate an idea to someone else (whether it be training someone in athletic endeavor, teaching grammar, critiquing an ad, explaining a movie concept, or instructing a partner in a dance move), it's not about what you say, but what is heard and understood.

so, while any form of art doesn't require being understood by the audience (and there are most certainly pieces that need only be created by the creator, not for the viewer), in the long run if you are only talking to yourself, you aren't saying anything.

this image kinda says that general thought for me, on why you need to get your ideas out of your head and in front of other people:

ANYwhositwhatsit, a lot of thoughts just kinda vomited onto the page here.
guess that's what happens when i don't write anything for awhile and have a lot of thoughts.
hopefully it made sense.
quite possibly it came across as a lot of disconnected thoughts and ramblings.

over the next few days i'll post some new things that will address each one more specifically.

but, getting back to yesterday being the oscars, here were some of the best moments of the show, not addressing all the thoughts of who won versus who deserved to, or really any mental meanderings on the actual awarding that took place. you know, the catalyst for these videos.

and, after the videos from the oscars, there is one more that is demonstrates some truly great creativity in showcasing a great talent for an oft-overlooked skill. proving, yet again, that how something is perceived gives just as much value and credence to it's actual inherent value. synthesized, you have to make me see what you see, for me to care the way you care.
communication.
word.

please to enjoy::


this isn't the whole song, but it gets the essence. it's Anne Hathaway singing a version of On My Own from Les Mis (you can view the original vocalist here). i was quite pleasantly surprised that she can sing. and very happy to see James Franco doing something fun and silly at the Oscars, to live up to the promos, that in all other ways, he and Anne did not. more on that in another post. here's the video!


this was the finale of the oscars. a truly great song by a truly inspirational group of kids. and definitely comes at a time that we should start appreciating public servants to our children. (click here to read about who and what PS22 is):


being a huge soundtrack fan, and in an era of auto-tuning being the rage, this was one of the happiest surprises for me in the broadcast. "she's so glad he doesn't have a shiirrrrrt!"


and in the vein of great music, this was a cool segment. it lets you see that we al have different tastes and opinions.


and here is the last video, the one mentioned at the outset of sharing all these. it's unrelated to the oscars, except that it's great talent.
but this is at Carnegie Hall and a few years ago. though it's dated, still quite amazing.