"Ohio is not for manic-depressives." -David Luster
The above quote is my dad's...made to a friend of mine from Arizona. In Arizona there is no humidity in the summer, but they make up for it with the heat. In Ohio we make up for the nasty, humid summer with the Fall. Fall is the only time of the year that I like in Ohio. Why is it the only time of the year that I like? I'm glad you asked.
Well, first off...I love the weather in fall. You can walk around in shorts and a sweater, or pants and a sweater, or pants and a t-shirt...etc. I think you get the point. You can wear almost anything you want (aside from nothing of course because that is illegal here in the states). Aside from the temperature you have the fact that there is so much color...absolutely brilliant color. In the trees, in the grass, in the water...everywhere you look there is poetry just waiting to be noticed and captured. I love to go to the lake during the fall because the lake has everything I could possibly want: trees, water, grass, and a dock to sit on and take them all in.
Another reason? I have had some interesting relational times during the fall. All rocky of course, but I end up remembering so much that it puts me in the perfect mood to take in the fall: depression. You are probably thinking that this is a bad thing...I beg to differ. Depression is how I deal with things.
And you say, "huh?" Whether or not I really am...I like to think of myself as a thinker. I love to just sit around and think most of the time. Daydreaming? It's a past-time. Anyway, back to the point. When I am depressed, I think back to all the wrong things that have happened in my life and think how I can deal with them...in the end, the fall is usually a pretty creative time for me musically. The fall is a time of release.
The only problem with all of this is that if I get involved in anything that is chopping its way into my life with a meat cleaver...I am a wreck on the inside. I am usually pretty good at hiding this because my basic outlook on life is, "I know you just asked how my day was, but you don't really care." I guess that is a pretty negative way to look at things but:
- think back to a time when you said, "how are you doing?" Did you really care? If you said yes, you are probably lying. and
- the site is called Life is Cynical...you knew what you were getting yourself into here right?
So, I love the fall. I hate a lot of things...but I love the fall. Infact, if I could, I would live in San Francisco nine months out of the year, and instead of having a "summer house" somewhere...I would have a "fall house" where I wasted away during the fall. It would probably be equipped lavishly, but without a t.v. in the place...just a piano (and maybe a few other instruments) and a stereo where I can listen to music. It would of course be located on Lake Erie.
Thanks for stopping by…I know I sure enjoyed it.
-Luke Snyder