Blue Men

Well, Teresa is out of work and is starting her “new job” today. She’ll start getting the house in decent enough shape to put it on the market. We had a slight delay because we had to take a quick trip down to Florida (4/29 – 5/4) because Teresa’s Grandmother, Momo, passed away at age 96. She was healthy through age 95. An amazing woman whose generosity has inspired us.

Here’s some stuff we have been listening to by the Blue Man Group that also inspires us:

Blue Man Group – The Current
from The Complex

Going down,
Down where my breath is the only sound
Going down

Going down,
Going down,
Don’t look for me now, all day long,
I’m underground

And I’ve been thinking about the future
I’ve been waiting for the day
Let the current carry me,
far away
Let the current carry me away.

Current flows,
but I don’t know where it goes
I don’t care,
I just get it there
Took this job,
cause I needed one
Now its seven years,
since I’ve seen the sun,
All day long I’m underground

And I’ve been thinking about the future
I’ve been waiting for the day
Let the current carry me, far away
Let the current carry me away

Now been thinking about the future,
I hope some day I’ll get away
but the current keeps bringing me,
back around,
seems the only place for me is,
underground.
So tomorrow when the sun comes up,
I’ll be going down, going down.
Going down.

Blue Man Group – Up To The Roof
from The Complex

All I see is not for me.
What I want you have not got.
Tried to use things you sold me, no matter what the cost
Tried to go the way you told me, but each time, I got lost
The stairs didn’t lead me anywhere!

I’m taking the fire escape up to the roof.
Don’t care if it’s not the way you find the truth.
Time to make this right: to rise above.

This room and all of you
Who say I should do like you would
Tried to live the life you sold me, no matter what the cost.
Tried to walk the way you told me, but each time I got lost
The stairs didn’t lead me anywhere!

I’m taking the fire escape up to the roof.
Don’t care if it’s not the way you find the truth
And when I get up that high, I don’t know what I’ll find
But I’d rather look at the sky than wonder why I let you take my time
Time to make this right: to rise above.

I’m taking the fire escape up to the roof.
Don’t care if it’s not the way you find the truth
And when I get up that high, I don’t know what I’ll find
But I’d rather look at the sky than wonder why I let you take my time.

Time to make this right: to rise above…

Along those lines, Teresa also got a heartwarming comment from someone she worked with. It went something like this:

It’s nice to see that there are still people in this world willing to do something as crazy as quitting their job to take a year off and experience life.

I still claim, anyone can do this, especially those of us without kids. You simply live below your means, save religiously, and do it!