February 10, 2023 - Mainframe Audio
It’s the feeling you get when you have so many things to do that you can’t get started on any of them. The feeling of being overwhelmed. Of executive dysfunction. When the walls start to close in around you. There are happy thoughts here, a sense of joy, a whisper of excitement. The rhythm picks up and carries you off the edge, like the first drop on a roller coaster. Butterflies in the stomach. A nostalgic dreamscape. But it doesn’t slow down. Memories twist, lingering past their expiration date. The walls, now a blur of motion at the edges of your vision, continue to close in. The stream pulls at your feet. There’s too much to take in, too much to get done, too much to understand. You hear words, spoken and otherwise. They seek to comfort, or at least to anchor. But they are easily swept up in the maelstrom. When they return, they bring sadness. Abstracted feelings of guilt and longing crash against the sides of the vehicle. Then, as fast as it begins, it comes to an end. Just as quickly, you forget the feelings of pressure, the feelings of sadness. All that remains is light, fluffy, and joyous. You queue up for another ride.🍍