As the seemingly endless stretch of ten days since Vedantha left for Boston draws to a close, I contemplate what a difficult time it’s been, and just how much I need his Indian presence in my life. Here are the five things I have missed most about him:
1) The face he puts on when I’m upset about something. It’s very difficult to describe, but if you’ve ever been upset and told him about it, you’ll know what I mean – it’s a sort of mock sad face, accompanied with ‘Aw come on man it’s ok’, and the worst kind of half-hearted hug.
2) My ability to just phone him up with some really unimportant announcement, e.g. I just wrote a song about rain, and his ability to sound genuinely enthusiastic. When I have actual news, he’s usually not paying attention, just looking off into the distance thinking Vedantha thoughts…
3) His mum’s cooking. I know this is technically something I miss about her, but since she always has to cook for him (Vedantha’s last cooking endeavour involved him mistaking two ‘cloves’ of garlic for two ‘bulbs’ of garlic) I reckon he deserves some of the credit.
4) His laugh. He laughs like a ten year old.
5) Being able to discuss football with him, as he’s really good at keeping up with our mutual football team (Newcastle). Oh no wait, that’s a lie – I just couldn’t think of a fifth thing. So, on reflection, I haven’t actually missed him that much. But still, looking forward to working on the album :) come home Vedantha (with presents)
Ned
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