Can’t really put it any other way. Not that there wasn’t some good (my tunes hit spotify, got some good biking done, etc), but largely, it was a hot, stressful slog that I struggled to push myself through. It is, however, Friday, and I’m going to keep plugging on the best I can, hoping that things stay as low-key as my work calendar currently indicates.

Not going to speculate on weekend activities; gonna keep it loose. There’s some stuff happening on my periphery, but as far as I can tell, I don’t have any direct responsibilities beyond the mundane, and that’s fine. I had entirely too much responsibility this week for my liking.

I can point to my friend DJ’s new record You’re Not Cleared For This, which dropped last night, and I contributed a couple of guitar tracks to and offered some mixing advice (such as my experience would allow) on. There’s some really cool stuff here. Go take a listen (I love “Star Fleet Program Manager”).

Anyway – tunes. I’d been listening to some atypical stuff the last couple of weeks, digging into some low-key instrumental electronic music for background, for example, and it’s showing in my “Discover Weekly” playlist. Lots of stuff that’s new to me, an old favorite or two to raise pleasant memories, and more than one’s daily allowance of bands with names canonically in ALL CAPS:

1. “Vagrants of Venice” – David Crosby
2. “Day Tripper” – YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
3. “The Conversation” – SACRED PAWS
4. “Stolen Car” – Beth Orton
5. “More Time” – Eileen Gogan and The Instructions
6. “If I Only Had A Brain” – MC 900 Ft Jesus
7. “Lost in the Supermarket” – The Clash
8. “What Presence?!” – Orange Juice
9. “Armageddon Days (Are Here Again)” – The The
10. “Tom Collins” – The Sloppy Boys
11. “Chewbacca” – Supernova Chile
12. “The Witch of the Westmorland” – Stan Rogers