Sunday
Apr052009
Charleston is gorgeous
Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 01:17AM
I'm in Charleston, SC. I have been for the past couple of days. Cliff, Danielle and I were supposed to be the music for a conference here this weekend, but Cliff and Danielle played the flu card at the last minute and it ended up just being me. At first I was a little frustrated, and nervous (this would mean I'd be spending three days with complete strangers, and be the youngest person by roughly a decade).
It's been amazing, though. The hotel is awesome, the people have been incredibly kind and welcoming, and this city is just gorgeous. I've popped on the ipod and gone for a couple monster runs each day here. Breaking the 5-mile mark for me two days in a row!
From the hotel it's about two miles to the battery, which is a good mile stretch right along the harbor. Yesterday I ran into the sunset, today I ran as it fell behind me. Today, also, the wind was blowing just enough that every now and then I'd get a little dousing of salt water. Just enough to invigorate me. The first one hit me right at the beginning of the Edge's fantastic guitar solo in "Unknown Caller" on the new U2 record. I got chills. And I had gotten chills in almost that exact same spot yesterday to Trent Dabbs' song "The Water". Oh, to have a flat, beautiful, sealevel place to run every day...
I've been saving up this whole season of LOST until now, as well. I couldn't handle dealing with keeping it all straight while Battlestar was reaching its crescendo, but now it's been fun to dive in. Watching episodes back to back while I've been traveling has been awesome. This season really is good. I'll watch one more tonight before I crash.
Tomorrow it's back to Nashville. Friday was the first full day I've spent away from my family this entire year. Crazy. And wonderful. It's been nice to have a little break. Spend some time in quiet, reading, writing, walking and running. LOSTing. But it'll be good to be back home. Ella and I sang the Prince Aladdin and Princess Jasmine parts to "A Whole New World" today over the phone, but it's just not the same.
It's been amazing, though. The hotel is awesome, the people have been incredibly kind and welcoming, and this city is just gorgeous. I've popped on the ipod and gone for a couple monster runs each day here. Breaking the 5-mile mark for me two days in a row!
From the hotel it's about two miles to the battery, which is a good mile stretch right along the harbor. Yesterday I ran into the sunset, today I ran as it fell behind me. Today, also, the wind was blowing just enough that every now and then I'd get a little dousing of salt water. Just enough to invigorate me. The first one hit me right at the beginning of the Edge's fantastic guitar solo in "Unknown Caller" on the new U2 record. I got chills. And I had gotten chills in almost that exact same spot yesterday to Trent Dabbs' song "The Water". Oh, to have a flat, beautiful, sealevel place to run every day...
I've been saving up this whole season of LOST until now, as well. I couldn't handle dealing with keeping it all straight while Battlestar was reaching its crescendo, but now it's been fun to dive in. Watching episodes back to back while I've been traveling has been awesome. This season really is good. I'll watch one more tonight before I crash.
Tomorrow it's back to Nashville. Friday was the first full day I've spent away from my family this entire year. Crazy. And wonderful. It's been nice to have a little break. Spend some time in quiet, reading, writing, walking and running. LOSTing. But it'll be good to be back home. Ella and I sang the Prince Aladdin and Princess Jasmine parts to "A Whole New World" today over the phone, but it's just not the same.
Reader Comments (4)
I have no idea why but "A Whole New World" was kind of in my head when I was getting ready yesterday, and despite having not heard it for years I remembered the whole thing within 20 minutes. And yet, I can't ever find my keys, or keep straight my Greek case endings.
lost is definitely an awesome ride this year. tonight!!! (yea)
i'm 2 episodes away from finishing season 2 of bsg. we just watched "downloaded" which was my favorite up to this point.
i would compare it to the desmond episode "flashes before your eyes" from season 3 of lost. that one took the story to a whole new level.
kudos to geof for getting this baby back up. :)
Hey, Andy!
Despite being the "youngster" in the crowd we thoroughly enjoyed having you hang with us this past weekend!! :-) Looking forward to following you and the family a bit more closely since we've now "officially" met, you know. Hey, even us 50+ dudes like LOST, Heroes and Chuck (It's a bit of a stretch for Chase!) Anyway, as I make it your way for some of my ministry trips I will call ahead to see if you're in town. :-) Kudos on the weekend and the worship.
Blessings on the fam and tell your wife and the girls thank you for sharing you with us.
Tim & Sheila Steele
FamilyLife Staffer in LR, AR
Pretty sure the same thing happened when ya'll were playing a conference in Raleigh/Wake Forest, NC a few years back...20/20 conference was supposed to be everyone and ended up being you, Josh and maybe Garrett and Todd...But it was great anyway, and one of the reasons we fell in love with you (in a "music love" sort of way...nothing weird going on here!)