A lot can happen in ten years. A decade ago I had no children. Now I have two. They are the centre of my world and I look forward to continuing to watch them grow. They do this fast. In another ten years one will be close to learning to drive.
A decade ago I didn’t have a loscil record released. In fact, a decade ago loscil was a brand new idea – a side project I started to accommodate electroacoustic music that I was making after leaving university music school. Shortly into this decade I sent a demo to kranky and our relationship began. Now 4 (soon to be 5) releases later I am grateful to be part of the kranky family. loscil is now my main musical outlet and I hope to keep the project alive for another decade.
A decade ago marked the beginning of “my other half”. Krista and I had our 10 year anniversary this past summer. Hard to believe we’ve been together for over 10 years now but its true. I am a lucky man and I can only hope I will continue to be this lucky for another decade.
A decade ago I didn’t have a job. Actually, I was between jobs but truthfully, I was not in good financial shape. I had a hefty student loan to pay off, an apartment to pay rent for every month and income tax and credit card debt. Krista helped me through a couple rough months and thankfully I landed a job in the gaming industry which allowed me to pay off those debts and get into the black. I’m still in this job and though I’m not sure I can do it for another decade I’m thankful to have had a prosperous career in audio.
A decade ago I didn’t own a house. In fact, I couldn’t have dreamed of owning a house. Not that owning a house is essential, but I feel lucky for having a chance to own a house and make it a home for my family. It isn’t much, but it is ours and we call it home and we love it.
A decade ago I had two grandparents. Now, I have none. Despite the sadness in losing my Grannie and Papa this past year, I feel fortunate to have known them so well. I got to enjoy many years with them as a child and adult and learned about many of their fascinating stories; stories of the great depression, stories of the war, stories of living in the Yukon and of family from Scotland and Wales… I hope to remember these stories and pass them on to my kids. A sense of who and where we came from is important.
That’s a nice recap. It’s interesting to hear about this side of your life, when all you know of a person is their music. Been listening since Triple Point. Hard to believe it’s been that long.
As we use to say in France : “Bonne continuation”, for the next ten years !
I enjoy listenning your music.
Thanks, really well written, honest, touching.
I recognize myself in what you wrote, even though my last ten years
are different from yours (obviously). ciao
i was just recently reflecting on the last 10 years as well… there are a lot of similarities.
looking at how much has changed in my personal life + in the world in the last 10 years makes me both excited and a little fearful of the next 10 years… especially since becoming a new father.
what kind of world will my little girl grow up in?
let’s hope an awesome one.
happy new year to you + your family.
couldn’t agree more. children bring equal amounts of optimism and fear into your daily being. thanks for the well wishes and the same back to you and your new family. if you need any parenting tips, don’t ask me.