Music and such
The only thing that possibly compares to sitting down at a piano and losing yourself in the music (haha, unintentional Eminem quote) is sitting down at a piano and falling into step with other people who are playing and feeling the music in the same way as you are. I adore playing music with other people - it doesn't matter whether it's one person singing, or a simple jazz band, or an entire orchestra: as long as they are playing the music and they are playing it well, it's quite possibly one of the most rewarding ecstasies in my entire life. When good music is what comes out of a group effort, I cannot keep a smile off my face, and I feel as though I'd like to open my arms, stretch out and become the entire band/orchestra - as though I could wiggle my little finger and the clarinets would sound out their mellow reedy melodies, and rotate my ankles for the soulful cello lines...although of course, I can't, because I'm too busy playing my piano part...but it's a lovely thought.
Conversely, when bad music is what comes out of a group effort, I'd like to tear my hair out. But there was no bad music today. I spent pretty much the entire day today recording with a band and some amazing vocalists, and this'll be happening over most of this week. At the end of it, hopefully we'll have cut an album. On the whole, it won't be professional, it won't be amazingly brilliant, but it will be - at least - good music. And fun. That's all that counts, doesn't it?
[Update] Why is it that I signed up for kickboxing partly as a therapeutic release for negative energy, but bad news/un-nice things always happen after kickboxing?