perspective

so, I am sitting down with a tall glass of water, a banana, Joni Mitchell's music, and the gathering thoughts from watching the Darjeeling Limited. What an epic tale, I recommend the journey, maybe not the short in the intro - an artsy 10 minutes that seems to just be a dare hoping for a laugh... but the whole movie had a lot of interesting things to say.
Anyway, so I have a history of love and affection for travel and the movie extended my recovery from my most recent trip out to Cali last week. I don't mind. The new faces and places really helped to get me out of my perspective that had become a bit more like tunnel vision as of late. Glad to lose those blinders and let the dreamer out for some play.
The other thing that I rubbed elbows with on the trip is my appreciation of the fine German automobile, Volkswagon. I have traveled a few miles in the VW bus and it has always been an attraction in itself to me. Anyone who has taken a true road trip in one will know what I mean. To sit in the back and look out toward the front of the vehicle gives the feeling of watching a movie of the world outside and the restful peace of some space on the inside. A great way to enjoy the asfault before escaping to the sweet outdoors. But lets not get too carried away into the wild...
Sometimes I think that life gets bogged down in the practical choices, the safe moves, and driving the same roads to work and back - predictable. Of course life can always throw a curve ball anytime but it just feels good to venture out into the not so familiar and let go of the securities. Maybe that is part of the appeal of traveling and the enjoyment in the DL movie.
So, I plot my cure to all of lifes troubles - the fast sell of my everyday car for the traveling van and a new route to work... if only it was that easy. The truth is that I drink water and eat a banana because I have a cold and Joni Mitchell was the next musician after Jeff Buckley. It is all so meaningful and spontaneous...