friday random elevenish: “spinning webs of bs” edition
I could say that I wish the last week was more exciting and eventful, but I really don’t want to . I’ve made steady progress in some important areas, didn’t encounter any serious problems, had a bill or two come in a bit lower than expected, had my bar tab covered the other night by a new friend a couple of stools down, and the new car continues to be a pleasant experience and a good investment.
Yeah, the 15k business words I wrote this week probably won’t get seriously read or considered by anyone, but they check some boxes, and I think the 3k words I wrote for HR in support of my annual assessment look like they’re going to hit the marks I need them to hit to get the kind of evaluation and financial compensation to which I am accustomed once the whole bizarre appraisal process wraps up.
What I can I say, if I learned anything in the course of two decades’ worth education I’ve got under my belt, it’s how to spin bullshit for targeted purposes.
That said, the week’s still felt a bit longer than I’d rather it felt, between the actual work and the other life stuff that’s part of adulting, though by the end of things, the hurricane remnants had moved on, and on Thursday afternoon I had a really pleasant bike ride in sunny, mid-70s temperatures, and I’m kind of looking forward to the same this afternoon once I clear that unfortunately late meeting I’ve got on the Friday calendar (it’s with west coast folks; they’re doing their best with the time zones…).
And, of course it’s a long weekend; Christopher Columbus and his whole age of encounter bullshit can bite me, but I won’t say no to the paid federal holiday (and my Commonwealth has started the transition to Indigenous People’s Day, assuming the current Governor doesn’t trash it this year to satiate the MAGA folks), even if Election day next month would probably be a better choice.
Yes, politics work their way into everything; sometimes you get good news, though, like this step the White House took yesterday, which does a lot of good for a lot of people.
Certainly better news than the daily Herschel Walker update (I cannot understand how the GA Senate race is as close as it is)…
Anyway; tunes and stuff – since I have a three month SiriusXM trial with the new car, I’ve been listening to a lot of Hair Nation, which sounds exactly like my cassette collection from middle/high school (though it’s not worth the $20+/month subscription fee once the trial expires), but this week’s Spotify Discover Weekly brings me right back to the modern indie radio I’m normally rocking via wnrn. It’s cool:
- “When I Write The Book” – Rockpile
- “I Hear the Ax Swinging” – Ghost of Vroom
- “Portal” – Via Mardot
- “The Getaway” – The Afghan Whigs
- “Black Bush” – FREEMAN
- “Ground Zero” – Bam Bam
- “New Speedway Boogie” – Courtney Barnett
- “Keep Your Hands To Yourself” – Ghost Light
- “Back In Ohio” – Lucero
- “Impossible Weight” – Deep Sea Diver (feat. Sharon Van Etten)
- “Red Moon” – Big Thief
- “hold yourself.” – Tune-Yards
- “take it back” – JAWNY (feat. Beck)
- “Unnecessary Drama” – Bell and Sebastian
