Form and Analysis

Years ago as an undergrad I majored in music. One of the classes I took was called Form and Analysis. This is one of those classes that just... well... stuck with me. Oh, I could ramble on for hours about how a I chord moves to a V chord et al, but for those of you that are not musicians it would be meaningless and more importantly - not the point.

That class taught me how to look at a topic a disassemble it mentally then reassemble it while taking note of where all the moving pieces intersect with one another and how the synergistic beauty of the whole abounds with brilliance. Music is such a wonderful metaphor for life. Even if you start from the smallest point and see that aspect just as it interacts with its nearest relative or you stop and marvel at the complexity of the solar system, the world is a truly fascinating and fantastic place.

Today we get to not only stop and stand in amazement of the natural world, but we also have the amazing virtual world where we can all join into this collaborative imagining of where we want to go, be, or do. It's that little comment on a blog or entry into wikipedia, or maybe just checking e-mail that blossoms into a vast and complex system of interrelated happenings that form worlds and universes all with in our minds.

It is just cool.