sitting here listening to The Charm of the Highway Strip — which makes pretty darn good working music, by the way — and actually getting work done. feeling pretty good about today, thus far, which is odd and certainly unanticipated.
went out to kasey’s last night for beers with johnny and whirl, and unexpected others turned up, which was a good time. we talked about bingo and the shitty shitheads at insurance companies, argued over which Who album was the best (i, of course, voted for Quadrophenia, mick for Who’s Next, and whirl for Tommy), quizzed each other over various all-time favorite songs, and generally entertained ourselves. this is, i think, part of the reason that i’m in a good mood today. after-work decompression is an important part of continuing one’s ability to put up with wack-ass nonsense during the work day. for the record, i found it extremely difficult to pick out any all-time favorite songs, but said that “Everyday” by Buddy Holly and “Ripple” by the Grateful Dead were definitely right up there, along with Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime.” beyond that, i found it too difficult to assign ranks, even within categories. such is life. oh well. back to beating up on sendmail and pals for me.don’t hold me too tightly, don’t whisper my name
sad-eyed baby, i’m not that kind of girl,
when the dice stop rolling, there’s no more to the game.
