My job, for better or worse, involves a lot of virtual meetings, either by phone or through collaboration apps on the computer. This isn’t a new pandemic phenomenon; my co-workers are spread all over the country, so there was never a lot of face time (though the ‘rona forced an improvement in the tools we have for that sort of thing -silver lining?). In my newish “official” role in the program office setting up policies and procedures and trying to make things maybe a little better, there can be lot more of that sort of thing.

Yesterday, for example, I spent several hours cold-calling program managers verifying FY budget needs and periods of performance. It was just as exciting as it sounds, but it might actually make the official budget (yes, we’re a month into the fiscal year and the budget is still in “draft” status) reflect somethin a little more resembling of reality.

But yeah; all afternoon on the phone (after a bunch of online meetings) kinda wrecked me. Friday *looks* mostly quiet, but who the hell knows.

Nothing in particular on the weekend radar apart from the usual shopping and running the non-licensed about. The weather looks crap, to be honest, so I’ll be probably be off the trail. I’ve got a book I’m reading, and there’s probably something cool on streaming somewhere.

Still better than cold-calling folks; I’ll take it.

So, tunes this week. Lots of “The Pluralized Nouns” action, along with some non-traditional spelling (no “-ies” for you). Less 80s glam than I’d expect, given my listening activity this week; that’ll probably feed the future, though.

Stay off the phone, folks:

1. “The Friends of Mr. Cairo” – Jon & Vangelis
2. “Midnight Rendezvous” – The Babys
3. “Got You (Where I Want You)” – The Flys
4. “Teenland” – The Northern Pikes
5. “Couldn’t Stand The Weather” – Stevie Ray Vaughan
6. “Nearly Lost You” – Screaming Trees
7. “Aeiou Sometimes Y” – Ebn-Ozn
8. “Sweet Jane” – The Velvet Underground
9. “There She Goes” – The Boo Radleys
10. “For Yasgur’s Farm” – Mountain
11. “The Difference” – The Wallflowers
12. “Cold Sweat” – Church of the Cosmic Skull
13. “You’re My Favorite Waste of Time” – Marshall Crenshaw & The Handsome, Ruthless and Stupid Band