For the first time in like two weeks, I’m coming off a decent night’s sleep. I am not sure what I did to achieve that, but I’m going to try to do it again. A solid eight hours makes something of a difference. I’m going to chalk it up to yesterday’s refreshing rain, which I’m pretty sure we’re getting it again today. I’ll take it. Bike’s still in the shop for at least another week anyway.

Work’s been happening in fits and starts; the test partner we’re working with, who was constantly pushing ahead without following procedures until we got them scheduled, are all of a sudden having huge problems sending us test data…surprise surprise. Amazing things happen when you follow direction, crap happens when you don’t. Otherwise, it’s been the usual spelunking in old documents to fix issues other people have in “Master” schedules, like skipping a whole year on a particular project. This is why they keep me around, I guess.

Today’s title could refer to a couple of things; You could chalk it up to my politics (which were seriously tweaked this week by the ramshackle implementation of the gawdawful Social Security-killing payroll tax deferral Executive Order), the fact that I’ve made something of a start on writing some new musical material this week, or that the kids are figuring this virtual school thing out pretty well.

But mostly, it’s acknowledging a certain milestone I predicted earlier this week; my eye exam yesterday confirmed that I have indeed entered the progressive lenses club, which should make my navigating the world somewhat entertaining to watch for a couple of weeks once the new glasses come in.

One more reminder that I’m growing older, which I am reminded of almost monthly now when yet another former co-worker who I consider in the “peer” category announces their retirement, but have that sense of relief yanked away when I realize I’m still about a decade and a half away from that sweet release.

Anyway, tunes. Lots of indie I haven’t heard of, which isn’t a problem, because it’s usually cool, and I feel good giving someone else their fraction of a cent in royalties*, and I discover things like the neat Dire Straits-like vibe on #11, and that great bass line on #13:

1. “I Fucking H8 U” – Globelamp
2. “Pretty” – Girlpool
3. “Dear Prudence” – Siouxsie and the Banshees
4. “Isolation” – Ty Segall
5. “You Can’t Talk To That Dude” – Jonathan Richman
6. “Elementary School Dropout” – Yucky Duster
7. “In A Van” – Saintseneca
8. “Roulette (feat. Ruby Amanfu)” – Steelism
9. “She’s A Nightmare” – Honeyblood
10. “Take Off Ur Pants” – Indigo De Sousa
11. “Far From Born Again” – Alx Cameron
12. “Passion Fruit Tea” – Retirement
13. “Evolution” – French Vanilla

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* – Prompted by a friend discovering their music used in some kid’s TikTok video this week, I looked at some reports with the distributor, learning that I have earned slightly more than one penny in streaming royalties since my record hit the services back in July. I guess that’s cool and all, though I’m glad I’ve got a decent retirement savings plan in place.