friday random elevenish: “get out and vote, seriously, do it” edition
It’s damp, it’s sort of cold, and it’s less than a week to election day. If you haven’t done so, or sorted out how you’re going to do so, get on that now, please. It’s not too late, but it’s imperative.
But, the week’s basically over. It’s been low-level stressful all the way around, though some of the work re-jiggering has resulted in some positives, at least in terms of the team I’m working with on the acquisition support aspects of my job. I forgot what it was like to work with people who are as interested in getting things done as I am, at least in terms of having a sympathetic ear to vent about how stupid the process sometimes is.
Beyond work, there hasn’t been much; I got a little bit of outdoor time in, but the weather’s been crap, so not as much as I’d like. I recorded a short performance vid for a friend’s weekly online entertainment stream (which I’ll point to closer to air) as well, which felt good, as I really haven’t played much music lately. We’ll see how it goes over. Love the material, struggled with looking at myself while recording it, but I’m going to blame low self esteem.
No concrete plans for me on the weekend beyond a couple of boxes to tic here and there. I probably just need to find a new tv show to stream, having finished “Helstrom” and “Santa Clarita Diet” this week (both decent, the latter moreso); so there’s that.
Anyway, tunes. Some decent 80s jewels in here (The Humdingers have been talking about covering #1 for years now), and some other stuff that isn’t bad. I found some small measure of joy here; hope you find yours somewhere as well.
- “Under the Milky Way” – The Church
- “Mr. Tillman” – Father John Misty
- “Flame” – Sebadoh
- “[10 Good Reasons For Modern Drugs]” – The Twilight Sad
- “Waiting For The End of the World” – Elvis Costello
- “Isolation” – Joy Division
- “Neil and Jack and Me” – King Crimson
- “Crush With Eyeliner” – R.E.M.
- “The New Stone Age” – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
- “President Gas” – THe Psychadelic Furs
- “Down In The Park” – Gary Numan, Tubeway Army
- “Tattooed Love Boys” – Pretenders
- “Holy Ghost” – Bent Knee
- “Randy’s Hot Tonight” – Electric Six
