Wishing y'all a happier, healthier 2022! After getting out and about yesterday for the first time in ages, I felt (pleasantly) exhausted. Crawled into bed before 8:30pm last night after barely staying awake for whatever show/movie was playing on TV and realizing it was too much effort. ( Read more... )

At times the past few days all I've wanted to do is curl up and sleep, but I don't really wanna slide down that Rabbit Hole o' Despair/Sadness. Felt fully exhausted last night though, so crawled into bed a bit before 11pm. Woke up not long after 1am, and really didn't fall back asleep again, although I may've dozed a bit. Finally got up sometime after 5am and started watering outside.

Trying to figure out what's best to do w/myself. I've been spending time w/friends, which is good, and on my own, which doesn't feel so great but probably ain't a bad idea. Realizing I really don't care for living One Day At A Time. My preference = having stuff to look forward to. Anticipation = Good. Recently though I'd had anticipation of Bad Stuff, and now it's come to pass. What all am I going on about now? I really don't know. And I'm not gonna analyze the crap outta it either.

Canceled on one friend today to help another. Don't feel great about it, but it's done.

Okay, listening to music now, which helps (as it so often does). Pulled up the Cancer Mix that jaylake passed along a few years ago. He made it (I believe) after his initial cancer presentation and it helped him through, so I figured it might help me now that Cancer won the battle w/him (although he certainly gave it a run for its money).

Today: things & stuff (including Godzilla, potato salad prep, UL date night w NBA game)
Tmrw: it'll be exactly 50 years after JayLake was born. A few of us (the Tribe) will have a celebratory/memorial BBQ in his honor.
Sat: attending fambily & close friends memorial service (bringing lots o' Kleenex)
Sun: trad'l brunch w/another group o' Dear Friends, dress-up photog bday party for another friend, possibly attending a Pagan Jug Band show (they're playing Ford Food Drink in conjunction w/a book signing)

1. Find the #1 song from the week you were born
2. Find the video of that song on YouTube
3. Post it on your LiveJournal

(Blame quetz ;-)

Mine: Four Seasons - Sherry

Tu, 18 May 2010: Pagan Jug Band @ the usual Pagan-time, usual Pagan-place, usual Pagan-preferred price of FREE - Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm @ Clinton Corner Cafe (SE 21st & SE Clinton).

Th, 20 May 2010: Wendy & Lost Boys @ McM's White Eagle Pub (8:30pm). Also FREE!

Sun, 23 May 2010: Pagan Jug Band @ Portland Saturday Market (2-4pm). Still FREE!

Check out Arpeggio! Good stuff. Comic & music together at last. :-)

It felt SO good today b'c I managed to shift/copy (I really don't know which) all the music from the olde/other external hard drive onto my new iTunes-folder hard drive. This MIGHT mean I now have all the music from the desktop 'puter upstairs, but I need to double check to be sure. What I do know is that quantity of music has risen/swollen from just under 300GB to just under 320GB (just over 17,000 items). ( Read more... )

What BNL albums do you recommend beyond what I have (Gordon, Rock Spectacle, Stunt & Maroon)?

They've finally announced the line-up for the 2009 Twilight Dance Series. The ones I'd make a point of going out to see/hear/experience if'n I still lived <1/2 hour walk away:

7/9: Joan Baez
7/23: Squirrel Nut Zippers
9/3: Patti Smith & Band

Updated Version of West Side Story For These Economic Times

Many thx to battykat for this!

Good day of beach-walking and running errands (including doing tons of laundry) and live music. Live music rocks! Headed out to a great venue (Coffee Gallery Backstage in Alta Dena w/max capacity = 49) for fab music this eve w/delerium3 who it turns out had seen 'em several weeks back at some art-walk thingiemabob out in Newhall. ( Read more... )

And now: sleeeeeeep.