elation station

my memory has strong associations with music (see this and its link).

"elation station" by infected mushroom (who else?) is a song that brings many happy memories whenever it sounds. when i drove off from a hike, more often than not, if i wasn't listening to bagpipes, i was listening to elation station, speakers as loud as i dared. as the music soared, on so many of those drives home, on twisty mountain roads, so did my mood. i was happy.

i was sad, a bit, because hearing this song invariably meant that i had just parted ways with to-be-203. but much greater than my sadness was my happiness, that i was fortunate to have been able to spend time with her -- quality time, every minute. ES is the musical expression of the feeling: "it's good to be alive". and that was just what i felt after a long day of sun, sweat, PB, and 203.

now, when i hear the song, i think of those times past, and the happiness i felt, but even more, i feel the song capturing my mood in the present: my hopefulness, my happiness-to-come, the impending elation that is bearing down on me like an unstoppable train.

she's almost here.