Best thing I can say about this week is that it’s basically over.

This whole week I’ve been struggling with respiratory/allergy issues, and given the Current State of Things ™, I’ve of course been worried that it’s the dreaded ‘Rona, even if the symptoms don’t at all match up to those reported. Mostly, I’ve just felt like crap, and have been fancifully tempted grab some powertools and drill a hole in my head to relieve the pressure (I did not do so). Staring at at a computer screen eight or nine hours a day for work doesn’t help either, especially given that I now *know* my prescription isn’t up to snuff and my new glasses are at least a week off. This is also keeping me from doing necessary music stuff I owe to other projects, since almost all of that lives on the computer too. I didn’t get anything done this week apart from knocking out a handful of click tracks, which is about as low impact as it gets.

Literally the only cool thing I did this week was getting out to the park for an hour or so on Wednesday with the kids flying an old RC drone I had in the closet and doing a little hiking along the tidal marsh.

The day job itself hasn’t been particularly noteworthy; prepping acquisition packages and program managing another software test. This is my life. The people can be a pain in the ass, but that’s nothing new. At least I’ve finally confirmed that I make too much money to be affected by that OASDI payroll tax deferral boondoggle, though it’s still going to be a rude awakening for so many of the rest of my public service bretheren.

As far as the world goes, it continues to be awful. 200k dead of the virus and so many don’t seem concerned at all. I’m continually worried about my friends in California, Oregon, and Washington where the world’s on fire, and my friends in Mississippi and Alabama who are watching hurricanes bear down on them…again. Then I read this article which puts actual voice to the kind of unconscious thoughts I’ve been having about the state of the planet and the species for a while now. TL;DR? It’s a perfect storm of crap.

And finally, I got word this week that a relative who was very dear to me in my youth passed away. Although the hunting, fishing, and guns never really took with me, I know it’s at least partially due to his influence that I find so much peace today wandering the wilder places of the world and experiencing nature. Thanks for that, Uncle Bob; it means the world to me. Rest well.

In any case, here’s some tunes. I can tell I’ve been listening to 80s alternative, jam bands, and riot grrl lately, because that’s the mix that spotify spits out:

1. “Come For Me” – Sunflower Bean
2. “Old Time Feeling” – S.G. Goodman
3. “Berlin” – Adult Mom
4. “Zombie” – Langhorne Slim
5. “You’re Standing On My Neck” – Destructo Disk
6. “Leave My Party” – Miya Folick
7. “Daisy” – Kate Davis
8. “Mississsippi Nuthin'” – Shovels & Rope
9. “Gimme Brains” – Bratmobile
10. “People Who Died” – Against Me!
11. “Cemetary Gates” – The Smiths
12. “Seconds” – LCD Soundsystem
13. “Brand New Beast” – Rosie Tucker
14. “Wild Child” – Shopping