Up. Down. From moment to moment. That’s been my week. It’s exhausting. Sun. Rain. Euphoria. Despair. Pleasure. Pain. Smile. Scowl.

Came back from DC a day early because someone else needed to; I’ll never pass up an opportunity to sleep in my own bed another night (I have more hotel points than I’ll possibly ever need…). …And, it turned out Coulton and Paul and Storm were in town…my town (or, you know, the closest major […]

My head’s honestly somewhere else, so I’m going to leave the commentary to a minimum. Hopefully the camping trip this weekend will make some things clearer. “Knife going in” – Tegan and Sara “A Little Bit Lonesome” – Kasey Chambers “Androgynous” – The Replacements “Jonas & Ezekial” – Indigo Girls “Brick By Brick (live)” – […]

I really don’t have much comment – the little stuff I usually put here has been creeping into the blog proper this week. It’s been a week. My biggest complaint is that the Hurt Locker Blu-Ray netflix sent apparently doesn’t play in my PS3; not sure if it’s a mastering issue or that little sticker […]

It’s Friday, or thereabouts. It’s been a long, tiring week. Here’s some music. “Whip Smart” – Liz Phair “Martian Girl” – The Aquabats “Nun Fight” – Paul and Storm “For You” – Barenaked Ladies “In The Sun” – She & Him “In That Quiet Earth” – Genesis “Thinking of You (live)” – Katy Perry “You […]

Those three letters in quotes above form what’s probably the best word to describe my general reaction toward the week. Others might be “down”, “ugh”, “damnit” and “don’t want to get out of bed today”. Yep, been one of those kind of weeks. “Riot Van” – The Arctic Monkeys “Clean” – Pete Yorn & Scarlett […]

The DC area was filled with families of tourists and kids on spring break, all marvelling at dogwoods in Old Town and thinking they’re cherry blossoms. The metro was way too darned crowded. But, that’s spring in Our Nation’s Capital and the surrounding environs. Here’s a little bit of the soundtrack of my week: “Little […]

Funny thing about private independent businesspeople offering a service to the public; you’d think they’d be eager to exchange their efforts for my shiny gold rocks. You don’t make money if you never bother responding to a request for quote. Oh well….maybe ♪Tomorrow Tomorrow♪ etc…. “Kamera” – Wilco “Sitting Still” – R.E.M. “Living” – Julie […]

Long week, though reasonably productive. Still, happy to be heading into the weekend. Before I get to the tunes, a little something worth your time: A reasonably thorough but not overly long overview of the health care bill, that, with luck, is going to see a vote (and hopefully get passed) on Sunday afternoon. Not […]

The snow they were expecting hasn’t gotten here yet, but damn, if it isn’t really cold and windy around here. At least the music is random again: “God Only Knows” – Orianthi “Ride Across the River” – Dire Straits “Only Ones Who Know” – Arctic Monkeys “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” – Matthew Sweet […]