today i listened to a cd that i absolutely loved when it first came out, and found out that i still love it today. that cd is taking back sunday's
where you want to be. i listened to that cd at least once a day for a good year straight, probably, and it definitely had a major impact on my musical life. as much as i like the cd for the music on it, it also takes me to a physical place that i love. i bought this record while in new york city, staying with one of my oldest childhood friends from when i lived in queens. i spent the week there, and it was just a great time. we hung out, went to times square, saw a yankees game, played stickball, played video games all night. the whole week was very liberating and freeing, as we had no real responsibilites other than to have fun together. as much as i love visiting new york city, however, i really do want to try living in a place like the hills of switzerland. i truly believe i could be happy living in the middle of huge field, beneath a large mountain, as long as i had a few of my closest friends along with me. the thought of totally disconnecting from the world seems so enticing. but alas, that simply won't work right now, so my dream is temporarily relegated to, well, my dreams. hopefully one day...