Have you ever reached out for something that was so tangible as to be almost in your grasp... that you realized you had to let go of what you were holding on to - to be able to reach even further out towards the object of your interest? The letting go is reminiscent of limbo, weightlessness, and uncertainty; that 'far away, so close' feeling.
My last semester of college was like that... I was so ready to move on, to reach out into the tangibility of open possiblities. I remember listening to the Gattaca soundtrack very often the whole year of '98 - and dreaming of the other side of college, but being uncertain of just what lay ahead. When college was finally over, I remember walking out of my last class (actually it was just stopping by a professor's office to turn in my final paper in creative writing) - and it was distinctively, but lightly snowing. And that's rare in TX. It was a good omen for my following wind-down in Idaho; where I stayed until the 'snow' dissipated - oh what a sense of accomplishment it is and was to look back on those completed years.
Well, the new year is almost here - I can almost feel it in my grasp - and I think its going to be a great one! I have quite a fondness for some of Michael Nyman's romanticized music (see also 'The Piano' soundtrack) - I think it's quality speaks for itself - and I hope you too will enjoy these two final tunes for 2006.
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