close the blinds around me

shut me off if you know of a switch

closed inside a coliseum, but there is no fight

there is no lion, there is no spear

only my mind, my eyes, and the here and now

what happens in the morning will happen as the earth tries to dry

it's raining and all the lights are blurry

it's almost as if I can't see the details when I look outside

and I won't see tomorrow, I won't even try

so close me up inside a suitcase

leave me at the airport and let me think

let a few hours drone by

let me live inside the here and now.. for now

this is what I've done for myself

a life update / march 20, 2010

For anyone that still reads this blog (I'm much more active on Twitter, I tweet multiple times a day - http://www.twitter.com/davehennessy), I thought I'd update my current life situation for you.. or at least a few paragraphs-worth.

It's 2:50am and I'm waiting to grow tired. In about 15 hours, I'll be back in Mass for spring break. I get a solid eight days off, so I'm pretty excited to just relax and see some friends (and spend time with my family of course). My semester is going very well - I'm definitely enjoying my classes and my grades are pretty good (like last semester), which I'm happy about. I've applied to Emerson College as a transfer Marketing Communications student for this fall (2010) and I should hear back within the next couple of weeks.. the waiting is killing me.

Apart from school, I've been putting a good deal of time into music this semester as well (which really isn't anything unusual). I recently played three shows with my roommate Seth's band Options (http://www.myspace.com/optionstheband). He had really been wanting to play his solo stuff with a full band for the longest time, and he finally decided to get serious about it. I told him I didn't have any problem jumping on drums for him, and I'm glad I did - the shows were a lot of fun. I also wrote a new single called "Tonight" which I've already started recording. I need to redo all of the vocals and possibly add a few other odds and ends before I release it.. it will probably be posted online (Myspace) sometime during April. I'm also looking to finish the EP I've been working on for a few months, Traveler, sometime during the next few weeks as well.

In other areas of life, I'm doing pretty well. I feel like this semester has really helped me find a new level of confidence and maturity for myself, as well as give me new perspectives on a lot of things in life. I'm very excited for my future (hopefully Emerson!) and am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me over the next couple of months. The beginning of the semester was pretty rough for me, but I really gave it to God and found a renewed personal strength I don't think I've ever experienced before. We all go through hard times, some worse than others, but with God there is always hope, always someone to give your burdens to, always someone there to hear what's on your heart and mind - exactly what I've needed lately.

So, that's pretty much my semester so far. I also realized I forgot to mention I got laid off about a month and a half ago (Au Bon Pain). It's a bummer, but I guess with the economy in the state it's in, nothing is ever certain for too long (as far as jobs are concerned). I'll also mention that I'm looking for an internship for the summer (in Marketing/Advertising, preferably in Boston or NYC). If you happen to know of any companies or businesses in those areas looking for summer Marketing interns, definitely let me know.


CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
- Jon McLaughlin
- Eagles
- Matt Wertz
- Boys Like Girls

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the forehead is a globe
eyes are islands
i'm squinting and sending off storms
trying to see what went wrong
fix it with the future
never look back on your torn sails
only look the way of the wind
take me away, I hope to feel something
anything
but i'm just out at sea
gulls and debris, my friends
come and go
and i'm lonely again

I wish my traveling wasn't my trend

the day she went away
packed her suitcase and left for gray
left me sitting there
my sighs showed up on the windshield
my head as winding as a dirt track
racing around with nowhere to end
not a face in the crowd to watch me unwind
i'm alone and this is a miserable loss
is there any time for hope?

whenever it's right
it's never enough
or always too much
i'm not sure where the time goes
but I'm never moved to find it
only you
I swear we'll get it right
just not this time, not tonight