Overtures

This post should be a bit more casual than others, and frankly, I need a little break from my own formality, though fear not gentle readers, I will still try and throw something philosophical your way... besides, y'all likely won't be hearing much from me this weekend, since I will be in Austin attending IkkiCon, as the anime convention season is starting back up, and hopefully it will be a good one.

In any event, last night, amid my nominal ramblings across the 'Net, I got to thinking about the odd meaning or two of certain words. Then I started thinking about the homonym, 'overture'. In music, or in theatre, I know this word well, as do many. It is effectively a musical prologue, to get the audience warmed up for what is to come (or in the case of some bad musicals, to give the audience reason to fear :) Of course, overture has another meaning as well, a more social meaning, usually reserved for the diplomatic types, but not always out of the realm of politics. I was amused, I suppose at how, at their core, the meanings of the words were truly fairly similar. The musicians reach out to the audience, just as a person might use their words to reach out to others... in both cases, it seems that the intent is to get a favorable response from those that would otherwise be, at best, indifferent.

I guess the same can go for writing... well, no guesses about it. Nominally, I write because it is what I need to do, and if someone feels like commenting then ok by me. On the other hand, I am perhaps extending an overture to others to listen, hoping for a favorable response as all artists and diplomats do.

Sorry, nothing really tangible I suppose, just a little writing and musing for the sake of it.

C.