You know her life was saved by rock and roll
things have been….interesting.
here is my bitch list:
–rainy season has begun. as a bike commuter, this makes my days way less fun.
–it took 9 days to get my smartphone replaced after NYE (long boring customer service story) and the new one keeps doing all kinds of weird things that i hate
–my fitbit broke. again. there is a warranty but i might as well upgrade. so far fitbit is costing me $99/a year in replacement costs, but i’m addicted to it so i still recommend it.
–work things i can’t talk about publicly are at maximum stress
–life thing with a deadline i haven’t finished is suffering major procrastination and mind-blankage and ∴ stress
–stress is causing unfavorable physical conditions
–blahblahblah whole foods parking lot
don’t get me wrong. my life is wonderful and full of wonderful things, like redwood hikes and purring cats and good wine and yoga and amazing love. that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. but yeah, #1stworldproblems and i do try to keep perspective but i can’t even tell what news isn’t real any more so it’s pretty hard.
ANYWAY, i was driving to work this morning cuz it’s raining and it’s friday and at home i’d been listening to this great DJ The Count on KALX who reminds me a lot of my friend Finnius and plays David Bowie but whatever he was playing when i first got in the car was a bit too something for the rainy I-80 east moment and so i switched it over to 107.7, as um….7 times out of 10? they are playing some some rock and roll i really like. (I HATE VAN HALEN, ALL FORMS.) i didn’t know the song playing but it jammed on for 2 or 3 minutes (of my 7 minute drive) and i got really into it, and started thinking about how much better i suddenly felt. like, rock and roll in the morning really does make me feel so much better. A LOT. AURAL MEDICINE. and then i was like this is GOOD and seems like something i should know. what song is this? and then the vocals kicked in and i realized it was Working Man (Rush, 1974, definitive). (i used to hate Rush almost as much as Van Halen but i’ve come around.) do they play that every Friday morning? because they should.
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I LOVE Working Man… should I admit that I have a poster of Rush on the wall behind my drum set in the basement?
I’m a bike commuter too and rain is not fun indeed. About fitbit – have you heard about this? http://www.nike.com/fuelband/- similar new concept. And I agree there is nothing more poisonous in life like stress. If you’re under stress, change something, it always worths it.
MZ –i <3 that you have a drumset in the basement. someday….music together again.