Still here, still sucks. Really trying to not read the news so much; just a quick survey of the morning headlines on Playbook and double-checking in the evening to confirm that the Senate votes went the same way they did the day before.

Otherwise, I’ve got a ton of household projects done, took a couple of really nice walks in the woods, cooked a few nice meals, and paid the bills Thursday morning with the final three-days-light paycheck that closed out the fiscal year. I’ve got a few cycles’ worth of savings and a bunch of available credit, but I’ll be honest, it hard after I finished off those bills, with my chronic depression and anxiety seriously tweaking after paying those bills not knowing when my next paycheck’s coming in.

Still, I’ve been here before, and once the wallowing is indulged, I’ll get over it (the dog doing her best to cheer me up is helping), and manage.

Not much else to report; I’ve watched a few things on the streaming services (Heads of State on Amazon Prime was the best kind of stupid fun), am enjoying reading my friend Amber’s new book, The Veil of Takhsha, I wrote most of a song about this guy, mostly because it’ll make my friend Alexandra laugh the next time I see her. Oh, I’ve also gotten way too invested in the saga of Francine the Broad Street Lowe’s cat.

Sure, my local theater hasn’t booked Good Boy yet (had myself looking forward to cheap movie Wednesday), but I’ll live (and maybe go raise a stink; I’ve got the time…).

So yeah, things could be better. They’ll get there, eventually, either through legislation or DSR. Conceptually, I’m still all in on the Democratic strategy; me missing a couple of checks sucks, but not as much as people who really need it losing or paying way more for health care (you know who’s got a good story on that? Graham Platner, the guy running against Susan “Concerned” Collins up in Maine); but then, that’s empathy, which certain quarters are calling a “fundamental weakness”, but you know what, fuck those guys.

Anyway…tunes. Lots of the usual kind of indie I’ve been listening to a lot lately when I’m not spinning old Zappa records:

1. “Wish I Knew You” – The Revivalists
2. “Rhiannon” – Fleetwood Mac
3. “Drive” – Incubus
4. “Stolen Love” – Josiah and the Bonnevilles
5. “Down By The Water” – The Decembrists
6. “Ghost Town” – The Specials
7. “Spanish Moon” – Little Feat
8. “Would That Not Be Nice” – Divine Fits
9. “Wake Up Dead Man” – Howlin Jackson
10. “Earthshaker” – Phantogram
11. “High Country” – Jason Scott & The High Heat
12. “Superposition” – Young The Giant
13. “I Could Drive You Crazy” – Sierra Ferrel