AHHHHH!!!!! I Can't Sleep

Having completed my second year of law school, I find myself tossing and turning at night. I still worry about studying , even though there are no tests to study for. I don't know what to do. If I stay in bed I will wake Betsy up (and I will lose my mind from my inability to sleep), but if I go into the living room I can't be near my wife. Whats an insomniac to do?! Currently I am sitting on our couch watching America: The Story of US. I love this show, but I would love to sleep more.

Sitting in the dark, I am confronted with the things that I have not accomplished since my last break from the marathon that is law school. The first of these objectives is this blog. Ideally I would love to turn this blog into my way of describing one of the most important things in my life, music. There are so many bands that I want to listen to and so many stories that I want to hear. Music encompasses every part of my life. Having said that I am struck by how shallow my understanding and involvement in the music world is at this moment. While I consider myself to be someone who is generally up to date with the daily happenings in the music world, I still feel stunted in my place in this world. It is not enough for me anymore to just sit on the sidelines. I want to have a voice. Even if no one listens, the act of talking about the bands and sounds that influence my life will be enough.

The summer ahead promises to be an amazing one for Betsy and I. We are moving to Nashville in a week and we will be living there for the summer. It is strange to me that in order for Betsy and I to pay for the house that we are renting, we have to move to Nashville. There are just more opportunities for us there. While it will be strange not living by ourselves anymore, I must admit that I am excited to be going back to the Music city. I miss the concerts and the record stores. My plan of action in Nashville will be to go to as many shows and buy as many records as possible. I already have 50 albums on my list and I cannot wait until I can purchase the first one. Of the various ones that I am interested in, my top 5 are: High Violet by The National, Sea of Cowards by the Dead Weather, Together by the New Pornographers, Brothers by the Black Keys, and Forgiveness Rock Record by the Broken Social Scene. While I have no clue what each album sounds like, I will let you know when I purchase them. Hopefully by my next post I will be able to write a review worth reading.

-Adam