friday random elevenish: “damn it’s good to be a…” edition
It’s Friday…now; I spent a good bit of Thursday unable to shake the impression that it was, in fact, Friday then. It was not the best feeling.
It’s been another week of a lot of the same sort of OG Herbert Kornfeld life; writing thousands of words few if anyone will read in the service of business, sitting meeting after meeting after meeting, and generally trying to impose order on an organization where such a thing is, in practice, anathema; all along dodging the fun fiscal-year-end whining.
Oh, I also took delivery of a car.
I was as surprised as my sales guy that it arrived when it did; we were both expecting about two weeks from now. But, it rolled off the truck in all it’s 2022 Corolla Hatchback glory on Monday morning, and that afternoon I picked it up.
It continued to be pretty much the most painless automotive transaction I’ve ever had; all told, I think I’ve invested less than three total hours in the dealership reserving and doing the paperwork. I should’ve done this back in May instead of investing in that older car that bricked itself after we only had it a couple of months.
Oh well; let’s not look back.
As for the car itself, I’m very happy with it thus far after about a hundred miles behind the wheel; it drives, handles, and shifts really well, and I’m slowly figuring out all the fancy bells and whistles and safety features all. I’m getting used to the color; it’s a little generic for me, but at least it’s not silver.
That’s really the big news for the week, and it’s frankly enough. Heading into the weekend, we’re not planning much, as Ian’s working his way up the coast and should be arriving later this morning. By the time it gets here, the excitement should largely be over, we’re looking at two or three days and three to six inches of steady rain, which kind of puts damper on the weekend.
But, at least the power should stay on.
As for tunes this week, apart from starting and ending with Dominoes, it’s an interesting mix of indie, jam, and classic rock, with some jazzy stuff tossed in there for color:
- “Domino” – Shovels & Rope
- “Black Cadillac” – Mondo Cosmo
- “At Your Mother’s House” – Rachael & Vilray
- “Home of the Brave” – The Nails
- “Wild Child” – The Black Keys
- “Bloody Well Right” – Supertramp
- “Little T&A” – The Rolling Stones
- “Tell Em All to Go to Hell” – Ezra Furman
- “Call To Arms” – Sturgill Simpson
- “Dripfield” – Goose
- “All Your Way” – Morphine
- “Country John” – Allen Toussaint
- “Chevrolet Van” – The Nude Party
- “Bell Bottom Blues” – Derek & The Dominos
