Mundane Redefined

I love reading my friends’ blogs and learning about all the minute details of their days. But when I think about my typical day, I wonder if any of it is worth recounting. That’s why most of my posts are topical. Basically, my life is sort of boring. But for a lack of anything burning on my mind tonight, I’ll tell you about my day.

I was supposed to be the guest on Ann Downing’s television show, “Reality Check” today and have been gearing up for that for a few weeks now. Of course, as you faithful readers know, I’ve been producing in the studio a lot lately and haven’t had time to do much other than that. Because of this, I was in serious need of a haircut. I couldn’t bear the thought of the bright lights beaming down on the unruly mop atop my head. But, try as I may, I couldn’t get an appointment. So I had resigned myself to relying upon unholy amounts of hair gel. But then God moved. I got an email last night saying that the taping had been postponed. I tried not to act overly enthused about this set back, but it had bought me a little more time to get my grooming house in order.

So I woke up this morning without a plan. I called and got a hair appointment with a new stylist for the afternoon. Then I went to the voting polls and did my civic duty in regard to our mayoral race. After that, I put my car on auto pilot and mysteriously found myself at Starbucks. I had a few moments to blow before my hair cut so I went to the Apple store and lusted after the iPhone – AGAIN! (I get the feeling those sales people all roll their eyes when I walk in…hmm)

From there I went for my haircut. Then I fought rush hour traffic back home. (did I mention my car’s air conditioner is OUT …and it’s at least 99 degrees in Nashville? Nice!) I finally got home – watered myself, and the plants. Met a new neighbor. Downloaded 2 new song demos that my publisher emailed to me. As I always do, I went to the fridge and pulled out a bag of broccoli (I never tire of that stuff) and I reached for my trusty NutriSystems meal. After dinner I sat down to watch a bit of a new DVD I ordered online, “Islam – What the West Needs to Know” by Gregory M. Davis and Brian Daly. I know so little about this religion and the Islamic people and I’m hoping that this will give me some much-needed perspective. But that’s heavy stuff right before bed, so I thought I would end my night with this diary entry.

So there you have it. I didn’t produce an album or write a song today, but I did my part for my community (voting) for our city’s economy (Starbucks) for the advancement of technology (Apple – if I keep walking away empty handed I’m sure they’ll reconsider their prices) for my friends (haircut) for the earth (watering) for the preservation of Southern hospitality (neighbor) for the farmers (broccoli) and for world peace (DVD). Now...I wonder how I can change the world tomorrow….