That’s so meta
Standing up the front at Phoenix’s Sydney show this month, Nikki turned to me during the opening bars of “If I Ever Feel Better” and said “I just realised where your blog gets it’s name.” This coming from a massive Phoenix fan. So much for flaunting my hipster cred in my blog title.
It occurred to me that if you don’t know the song then I’m not sure how you’d interpret my title. To be honest, it probably just sounds emo. But the song is far from emo - it’s resigned, but hopeful. It feels like better times are just around the corner. I guess that’s where I was going two and a half years ago when I moved to Sydney and re-named my blog.
When I moved to Sydney, I couldn’t have expected what would happen within a year: that I’d meet my future wife, lose my job, go travelling, find another, get engaged. But as it happens, I do feel better than in early 2007, thanks for asking.
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