So, we’re well into week four, and still no particular movement on anything. The legislative branch continues to stay buried in their bunkers, emerging every now and then to vote the same way they have the last dozen times, and the executive branch is way more into trashing landmarks of great historical significance than governing or “making deals.”

I’ve had good days and bad days. Projects included continued puttering at the new album, making a nice pot of vegetable soup, working some financial arrangements that’ll be of great assistance if this whole business goes on as long as it feels like it’s going to, rebuilding the music promo site in WordPress for supposedly easier editing down the road, and doing whatever I’m able to in order to stop obsessing over the news and wallowing in an unpleasant spiral of anxiety.

Highlights of the week included a really nice morning hike at Pocahontas, and we had a wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable lunch out with some out-of-state friends who were passing through town on a day the lovely spouse wasn’t working. It was something I ended up really needing.

Especially after looking at the LES I got in the email showing lots of zeroes on it instead of the paycheck that was supposed to hit my account yesterday.

I did wake up this morning to the release of a musical project my friend Corwyn that he was nice enough to have me play some bass on, and it sounds damn good if I do say so myself. If you’re looking for some solid creepy hard rock and ambient music to make your Halloween party kick more ass, I recommend grabbing this one:

In any case, that’s life right now; damn near the same as it ever was, at least since the new FY started. As for what the algorithm spit out while I was drinking my morning caffeine and reviewing and signing documents, it started out with lots of cool indie folk like I’ve been listening to, then that Jack White tune kicked in at #7, and I realized I wanted some more chunky distorted guitar, so I switched things up a bit:

1. “Wreck” – Neko Case
2. “Ultraviolet” – Clover County
3. “Uh Huh” – Jade Bird
4. “Save Your Soul” – Kathleen Edwards
5. “Enough” – Jeff Tweedy
6. “Help Me” – Low Cut Connie
7. “Archbishop Harold Holmes” – Jack White
8. “Everyday Magic” – My Morning Jacket
9. “Only Love” – Bodeans
10. “After the Party” – The Menzingers
11. “Hold On, I’m Coming” – Melissa Etheridge
12. “Magic Power” – Triumph
13. “I Wish I Had A Girl” – Henry Lee Summer