Crash Into Me

Radiohead and My Son

The big news of this week was that Radiohead put their new album online for download. You could pay any price you wanted, including 0. Of course, this elicited a huge response the first day, as rabid fans crashed the site trying to get the music first. I finally got through last evening, and downloaded the CD. Here are my thoughts. They are tied into my son, because I was holding/entertaining him at the same time I listened to the album for the first time.

I sat down on the couch last night, and popped in the CD, with Noah on my lap. I can't envision many circumstances making me as happy as I was at that moment. It has been 4 years since Radiohead's last album, and one of my favorite things to do these days is to sit on the couch and hold Noah. Imagine getting to do both of these wonderful things at once! Anyway, the CD is beautiful. That is the best word I can use to describe it. I really love the songs, and they are mixed brilliantly. The instrumentation really comes out on this disc, and they seem to use each band member's strengths perfectly. I closed my eyes, leaned back, and let the music wash over me. Aaahhhhh. Of course, Noah started crying, and I had to kind of play and pause the music between comforting him, but such is life. Which leads me to that topic.

I just couldn't imagine loving my son any more, and yet I love him more and more every day. I really have started to realize what a blessing children really are...it's cliched to say, but you really have no idea until you have kids of your own. I know Lacey is wanting to wait a while if we can, but I'm ready to have another one - tomorrow. But it really does change your whole perception of having kids, how many you want, what they are like, etc. Parenthood has absolutely changed me, in a very very good way. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.