Realizations
May. 4th, 2007 01:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyspriteI love my friends, and the social circles I associate with in general. We're a bunch of smart, funny, witty, creative, imaginative, forward-thinking, helpful, mentally active, talented folks. There are more skills represented in a dozen people on my friends-list than I would ever have thought possible - I can't imagine a question that I couldn't get answered by posting it here.
That said, I have come to a realization recently.
We are one damn rhythm-deprived gang of nerds.
There are a handful of exceptions - a few dancers, a few more musicians, but it truly seems that most geeks can't find a beat with a map, a flashlight, and a copy of Fodor's Guide to 4/4 Time. I'm not trying to be mean or critical, but given the number of music-appreciators I know, I think something needs to be done about this. We need to set up a rhythm-bank, or maybe a rhythm-transfusion center, where those with an overactive Groove Thang can donate spare tempo-awareness to the needy. And over time, we might even be able to set up a fund, with celebrity spokespeople (I'm envisioning a kind of before-and-after thing, maybe with Colin Machrie and Hugh Grant) and charity auctions and a National Awareness Day and ribbon bumper magnets - pinstripe, I think.
Or maybe I shouldn't consider things like this when I'm functioning on four hours sleep and left alone at work with an internet connection....
That said, I have come to a realization recently.
We are one damn rhythm-deprived gang of nerds.
There are a handful of exceptions - a few dancers, a few more musicians, but it truly seems that most geeks can't find a beat with a map, a flashlight, and a copy of Fodor's Guide to 4/4 Time. I'm not trying to be mean or critical, but given the number of music-appreciators I know, I think something needs to be done about this. We need to set up a rhythm-bank, or maybe a rhythm-transfusion center, where those with an overactive Groove Thang can donate spare tempo-awareness to the needy. And over time, we might even be able to set up a fund, with celebrity spokespeople (I'm envisioning a kind of before-and-after thing, maybe with Colin Machrie and Hugh Grant) and charity auctions and a National Awareness Day and ribbon bumper magnets - pinstripe, I think.
Or maybe I shouldn't consider things like this when I'm functioning on four hours sleep and left alone at work with an internet connection....
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Date: 2007-05-04 06:44 pm (UTC)