Start from the Start

I've been thinking about doing this for a couple of months now, ever since I came back to Van. I had pretty a few main ideas after I came back, and they were:

1 - Live up in Whistler for a couple of months, bum out, board, and bartend
2 - Just bartend
3 - Take pre-req courses for a change of pace
4 - Prepare for the MCAT
5 - Start an A Cappella choir at my alma mater, MRSS

And, after 1 not working out, and being on stride for 3 and 4, I found that I had enough time left to do 5. And by enough time, I both mean enough free time and enough time to put together a few songs for hopefully MRSS's end of year performance.

So, a few weeks ago, I got my act together, and hit up Ridge. And, boy has it ever changed. It's like running into an old friend, who, while you used to be best of friends, but has since drifted apart, and now found that the friend has replaced a few vital organs, has had extensive cosmetic surgery, and, luckily, is still friendly. Yeah, that's my metaphor, and I'm sticking with it. Met the new music department on an apparently late Friday afternoon (and by "late", I mean 3:45pm... Used to be the normal end of school time for us pre 3rd millenium folks, but now has become an hour past such end of the week), and the choral teacher (also dept. head) is super friendly. Found out that we also went to the same university (and along with the band teacher, too).

Anyway, we caught up as would the meeting of me and the significant other of the above said friend would: some reminiscing of times past, although we've never met; talk of changes to the friend, mainly comparing my old images with the current state; and naturally, the topic of common interest that all three of us, friend, significant other of friend, and myself all share, and that is of course music. Chatted a bit, with Carrie being very friendly, and invited me to check out the her chamber choir come Monday (this was, oh, Feb. 10). With that, I threw in my other main focus: starting an a cappella choir. We tossed some ideas back and forth, and I had enough to get my mind started.

I came and checked out the choir come Monday. Wow. It was very impressive. For a group with about a 2:1 girl to guy ratio, the guys held up well, and the sound was full. I sang with them, and it was fun. It's been a while since I've sung.

At the end, asked if would anyone be interested if I started something new? Something more pop-song involved? I got some interested replies.

I had enough info. It is time.