Step Functions and Miles Davis*

*This post has also been edited as my family seems to think I've made myself a bit too ridiculous.

Remember step functions from when you were in algebra?

Here, a graphical representation may jog your memory:

You are at a set value for a long time until you would draw an open circle and then jump up (or down) to the next constant value, then jump up again to that next value and on and on.

Right now, I feel like life is step functional. The anticipation of the new value and is alarming, scary, exciting and unbearably wearing at my patience. The being stuck at the same value for what seems like a very long time makes it seem like nothing will change. But, by definition, step functions are all about change. 

Also, I was waiting and waiting for something to happen in the past week, and instead of the something happening it was replaced with something else. In my head I was going to move from the value of 2 to 20 and instead I moved from 2 to maybe 5? Still, it's moving, so I'm grateful, but slowly, so I'm bothered and the gap between 5 and 20 seems very very far indeed. 

Which brings me to Miles. I don't know if I like Jazz music - but I love Miles Davis. I think that step functions are much more bearable with Miles around. Here's to you Miles! Thanks for improving my life when movement seems slow and change/decisions take patience.