Okay then. Not loving life right now. Stress (and depression) is a bitch.

As I run down the end of my work year, I’m able to nudge lingering issues forward, sorta, but they never seem to get solved. I’ve got this one issue I’ve been trying to run down since October, and whenever I make some progress, they change the rules, or somebody who had influence leaves the organization and somebody else needs to get “up to speed” and then *they* change the rules and I have to sell my (very simple) solution all over again. Made some progress this week, but it’s slow and I need some sort of good news/resolution.

I kind of hate my job right now, even though I’ve gotten a two week reprieve on furlough. We’ll see. Government is actually good at waiting until the exact last minute to accomplish the absolute minimum required to keep trudging along. At least I get my class

Right now my weekend is allegedly quiet – the girls have a couple of small dance things (nursing home performance, local Christmas parade), and I’m supposed to run my D&D game on Sunday, but really, who knows, since the weather folks are saying the magic word snow for tonight and tomorrow, so who knows; when that particular word gets uttered, all bets are off in Central VA.

Me, I just want to get resolution to something; anything. Quick, somebody set up a contrived problem I can come in, solve, and maybe feel better…

Nevermind.

Anyway, tunes. #4 is one of those anthems of my high school years that’s always kind of nice to hear. And yes, there’s a double dose of Pink Floyd on the list, which I’d normally get frustrated about, but honestly, it’s really two different bands, depending on whether Roger Waters was there (#6; although there’s still some Syd Barrett influence left in ’71, even though he left a few years earlier) or not (#1, which was really all Gilmour)…

…and that’s your prog rock history lesson for the day. Rock on, potentially wearing your Rick Wakeman cape.

1. “Marooned” – Pink Floyd
2. “Famous Friends” – Kittens Forever
3. “All Messed Up” – The Donnas
4. “Fallen Angel” – Poison
5. “Santeria” – Sublime
6. “One of These Days” – Pink Floyd
7. “Dr. Feelgood”- Mötley Crüe
8. “I Melt With You” – Modern English
9. “Promises” – Day Wave
10. “Head over Heels” – Tears for Fears
11. “You Make My Dreams”- Daryl Hall & John Oates