While I had a few thoughts in this space this week, it’s been largely, you know, the same. Get up (even earlier than usual today, because sleep, it seems, is fleeting), work, maybe go for a walk, handle some chores, watch some tv or read, go to bed.

I while it’s not always obvious, especially in this space, I do have occasional bouts of optimism and enthusiasm. I quite enjoyed my walks in the woods this week (although my iced up ankle last night didn’t), and had some fun digging into the niche film category of “early 80s movies trying to catch the same lightning in a bottle Star Wars did”: Dune is always weird, stylish fun, Krull has some great scenery, Battle Beyond the Stars, well, is. I made a decent apple cobbler the other day with some apples I had lying around.

I also spent some time just existing and marking time. It’s happening to all of us.

Although my state is allegedly going into “Phase One” reopening mode (limited services we didn’t have before; still pretty locked down – restaurants can open, but the conditions they need to meet seem almost not worth the effort) starting today, large portions of it (NoVA, RVA) are hanging back another two weeks, which I honestly think is probably a pretty good idea; it’s not ready. Like a lot of people, I’m likely to hang back myself; my county is going forward, but it might as well count as RVA. I don’t see myself working out of the office again for a while, at any rate, and I’m just getting used to curbside pick-up.

So, yeah, gonna be more of the same for a while.

Tunes and stuff. Very indie this week. Which I guess is okay:

1. “Supervixen” – Garbage
2. “PS Exclusive” – Life Without Buildings
3. “Cry!” – Caroline Rose
4. “Get Lucky” – Heatmiser
5. “People Who Died” – Jim Carroll Band
6. “Teacher Teacher” – Rockpile
7. “Eau D’bedroom Dancing” – Le Tigre
8. “Scott Get the Van, I’m Moving” – Cayetana
9. “Buffalo Calf Road” – A. Savage
10. “Sweet Sweet Midnight” – Stef Chura
11. “Sweet ’69” – Babes In Toyland
12. “50ft Queenie” – PJ Harvey
13. “Tell Em All to Go to Hell” – Ezra Furman