“Middle Cyclone by Neko Case
Month: February 2013
Song of the day
“Whipping Post” by the Allman Brothers Band
And I don’t even usually like okra
Today was a pretty decent day. I would have liked to have gotten more work done, but I had a really wonderful dinner from a local Southern place of fried green tomatoes, BBQ brisket, okra at tomatoes, and banana pudding for desert. And that’s the sort of thing that can make up for any kind of work day.
Song of the day
“Raise Your Glass” by Pink
Don’t be fancy, just get dancey.
The long weekend
Today is Presidents Day, and I spent most of it spring cleaning, if only to let myself pretend for a little while that it was spring. And not, you know, bitterly and painfully cold.
I took the dog for a walk at 6:30 this morning, and no amount of layers was keeping that windchill away. I looked at the weather report as soon as I came back in, and I seem to remember it saying 17°F (“feels like” -1°F), but I could have been delirious from the cold. (I also remember dreaming an extensive rendition of some children’s barnyard song in the style of Billy Joel, though I can’t remember the song, and the more I think on it, the less I think it would be amusing if I could.)
I did some grocery shopping, some cleaning, and some more watching of Rubicon. I’m three episodes to the end now, and while I know the show was cancelled somewhat unceremoniously, I’m hoping the rumors that it reached some kind of conclusion are true.
I go back to work tomorrow, although thankfully not back to the office until Wednesday. By then, it’s supposed to be a little warmer — back up to the balmy 40° it was on Friday, perhaps? — and I won’t have to worry about dying from exposure just to take the dog out to pee.