Q: if you can remember, what was the song selection process for "fly around" like? (only if u can say without spoiling future songs ofc)
A: i had just thrust myself into a brand new schedule, so i knew i would be extremely tight on time for all parts of the process. i took a walk to try to relax and prepare for the insanity, and i allowed my mind to casually try to recall from memory if there are any songs which might stand out as good choices. 'special sandals' (which was only 8 bars at the time) seemed to cross my mind, because it's one that i'd been fond of for the past couple years since writing. it's one of the ones that keeps persistently popping into my head, in general. so i thought of that one. Normally i would have probably rejected that one on the basis of 'sandals' being too iffy and weird and possibly not strong. Or the fact that it was only 8 bars and i might have preferred to pick something that was a little further along. However, this being a brand new schedule, it seemed like the perfect sort of carefree vibe to pick that one. Of course, being who i am, i had to insist on going through the list properly, so i did. it looks like i came up with 10 finalists, including special sandals. it turns out, sandals was still feeling favored, and got extra points for having visited me earlier on the walk