Suddenly October

I'm sure it won't seem that way given my previous blogs of today, but this has been the BEST day! Like, a gift from God. It has been sooooooooooooooooo restorative. And the weather PERFECTLY complemented my mood. It was in the high 50s or low 60s all damn day. With gray skies, drizzle, and a stiff northeast wind. I was COLD, both in my apt. and outside, even with full autumn gear on. It really was freaky how suddenly it was like autumn...in early August. Tonight was grand as I resumed the videotape project. My, the gems...Johnny Carson tributes, Sept. 11 stuff, the pope's visit to Newark in 1995, a Ch. 4 news special celebrating the NYC subway's 100th anniversary, Nets games, KNOTS LANDING episodes from 1991. Yes, my taste is varied. It's scary watching this stuff...just the same as home movies...it's like you're back in those years. Fascinating and scary at once...the passage of time...inspiring in its own Gary Way. What it does, at least for me, is takes me back to who I was at the time. It's so much more than just watching old TV clips. I went through scores of videos, had the internet on, ate endlessly, lit a "grass scent" candle. Just totally cocooned. Best Friday night in ages. HA...and I say I need to be around people more? And miss solo personal projects in my bedroom?? I've had so much fun it's 5 fucking AM now. OY! Well, I DO have a party to be at in 10 hours. See how I balance?