if there's any way to encapsulate the past week, this is it.

getting older

[I was talking with Mother. I suggested she take a trip West to visit the relatives. I said, "You’ll have a good time." She was quick to reply. "Now, John, you know perfectly well that I’ve never enjoyed having a good time."]

john cage - indeterminacy


this reminds me of my Grammy.

alternative careers

- ballerina in dance company for the flat-footed/above-average in height
- professional appreciator
- Ethel Merman impersonator

self-portrait

did i say life was too hard?  that was an unfortunate bit of hyperbole.  i could try to explain, verbalize what's been churning around in my brain for the last 24 hours - or six years, it's all the same, really - but it won't work.  too much noise becomes silence.  instead i got drunk on a tuesday.

song for a day when life is too hard

	Anois - Happy Holiday
	Found at skreemr.com

straightforward

 

 'look at banner, michael!'

pondering

i never meant to cause you any sorrow

did you know?  the mayor of minneapolis has named april 3rd as First Avenue day, in honor of the music club made famous by prince in Purple Rain.  sean and i both felt this was an occasion to commemorate one of mankind's (or at least minnesota's) greatest cinematic achievements, so naturally we devised a drinking game, with this as our starting point.


drink one when...
- anyone refers to The Kid
- they show the outside of First Avenue
- prince rides his motorcycle
- anyone wears a scarf
- anyone wears purple
- there's a beatin'
- mr. and mrs. prince get it on
- apollonia wears a single earring
- morris calls jerome an 'onion head'


drink two when...
- 'you must cleanse yourself in the waters of lake minnetonka'

by the end of it you'll either a. want to incorporate more ruffles into your wardrobe or b. understand that prince changing his name to a squiggle was a logical and obvious choice.

fool

i am anticipating a luxurious weekend filled with debonair hedonism.  also, i really like my new haircut, so that's boosting my mood.  (do you know how often that happens?  i'll tell you: not very.)