time is (briefly) on my side

excuse me while i go into ramble mode
but it seems appropriate given my current set of circumstances
late at night with the senses appropriately satisfied
for tonight i ate my favourite food of the moment - vegetarian thai
i also consumed some of my favourite wine of the moment - an italian red costing all of $8 a bottle
i have watched on the big screen one of my all-time favourite performers pat metheny and group
which has also very much satisfied my aural senses
taking a moment here it's a dvd of a 1995 concert from japan of the we live here album
of which i am sure i will rave about in more detail at some later date
but it's a beauty and never, ever fails to impress for they are masters in music
i've been watching the clock as usual as the night has progressed
wishing i could slow it down or better still stop it completely just for an hour or 2
but that is just nonsense for how would you measure the hour or 2 if the clock is stopped
anyway i am sure i am not alone in the wish to have control over this simple thing
paradoxically the more we want that the less we seem to have it for
life speeds up
take a bow steven kilbey and his fine band with that revelation from about 25 years ago
but tonight i kind of sensed a means to achieve this
as it happened for an hour or 2 i actually managed to shut the world out
no tv (no such beast in my place)
no internet (lack of interest)
no phone calls (rare but on the comeback from extinction)
no sms messages (never reply to 'em)
no skype stuff (well an early one from a near and dear friend)
no emails screaming out for a reply (not that i noticed)
no guilt trips about what i should be doing (innocent of all charges)
no need for an early night (well)
no other person in my vicinity (living alone can have it's benefits)
no outside distractions (the volume control takes care of that)
no excessive lighting (the projector providing the necessaries)
and then...
a contented tummy
a slightly fuzzy head
and some music if the form of a concert dvd
and the world is a much better place
easy to say i know but it very much seems less is more
easy to say also as a consumer
when on demand i can satisfy if not stimulate the senses
the real test of course will be the time spent with no electricity
i had this happen a month or 2 back when a large part of the city shutdown on a sunday afternoon
it was most disconcerting as i only had a few hours charge on the mp3 player
and no food at hand
and no books awaiting attention
and no wine needing to be devoured
and no petrol in the car
i must admit i was very relieved when the elixir of life was back on the air
for a few hours without it meant that time went by very, very slowly
i have a feeling that was just a forerunner
and it won't be long before we are all complaining that life slows down
next time the gods of power decide to take a lunch break
oh i read tonight that the rolling bones may finally be calling it quits this weekend
yay this is good news time to move over and let someone else have a go
or actually quite a few could move into that slot
and share some of the bigger bucks this outfit sucks out
now all together.....
tiiiiimeeeeeee is on my side, yes it is, yes it is
yeah, tiiiimeeeeeeee is on my side
no it's not - see ya