Chasing Noodles

And just like that, the end of 2015 is upon us. For some, this may have been a life changing year, filled with adventures and new beginnings. For others, it may have been a difficult year of loss and hard lessons. But for the majority of us I’m sure it was probably a very average, run of the mill year with some highs and some lows. On top of that, your new year’s resolutions list is more than likely untouched which means the exact same things will be on the list again this year. ‘If you’re anything like me, your list of New Year’s resolutions reads like a sort of global to-do list. We resolve to change our diets, exercise more, travel to new places, finish a big creative project. We resolve to be better by doing more. ’ Here’s an idea though. Why not skip the list this year? Why not tear up the previous one while you at it? Why not, instead of setting these unrealistic goals that leave you depressed and angry and most of all disappointed in yourself because you stil...

On a recent trip to visit my best friend in Australia I had the privilege of seeing the incredible Chris Cornell at the impressive Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane. By some miracle we managed to get our seats bumped up to a couple rows from the front, pure luck! Unbeknownst to me, Chris had a supporting act, a certain  David Le'aupepe from the band 'Gang of Youths'  and I can tell you something for free, the second this guy stood there in front of the mic with his guitar and began talking to us, I fell hook, line and sinker for this stranger and his music. Just mesmerized.  I'm not sure if it was his haunting beautiful voice, the way he connected with the audience with his stories between songs, the way he would scoop his hair back or the pure passion and energy that captivated me, but I was floored. At the end of his set I was devastated that it was over, I needed more. So the obvious next step was to go old school and buy their ...