protect the day from badness and ruin

i can't put my finger on what's got me today. maybe it's the fact that i was spoiled with the good weather and having a few good days in a row. today is grey and i feel anxious and restless for no reason. it made me realize even more so that i am easily satisfied with all the small things in life, for instance the sun being out. that automatically boosts my attitude. it could be freezing cold but if the sun is out, i can deal with it. also, a long awaited EP by Isles & Glaciers was finally released after waiting two long years for it. it's amazing how much music can impact someone. even driving with my music on makes me happy. it's the simple things in life that please me.

on monday, i drove out to greenport in an hour and twenty minutes. pushing 100 miles per hour and keeping my eyes peeled for cops was a good time. i drive recklessly when i'm by myself and i don't know why. anyway, i got to where i was going- a pottery painting studio run by a woman i'd worked with in the past. i got there a few minutes early and decided to sit on a bench at the marina down the block from the store and i just admired the sight of a few lonely boats bobbing around at the dock and the sun bouncing off the water. it was beautiful and i could have sat there all day. it's just a town that's there, essentially in the middle of nowhere and a part of me loves that. her store is great and she hangs local artists' work and her own on the walls. it was so refreshing to talk to someone who understood where i was coming from artistically. she was kind enough to even invite me to stay with her and her husband at their house in orient and have full use of her studio and just work away on projects. another amazing thing she offered to do was give my name to people in different fields of the art business world. it's exciting and overwhelming at the same time. i'm looking forward to getting away from everything here and around me for a few days and just get lost in my own thing. i have a good feeling about this. being out there and meeting with her made me feel so good about myself and what i'm capable of doing. that's a rare feeling for me and i plan on holding onto it for a long time now that it's here.