Reconciling Saints

So I was looking through my comics... like you do... and I found an old card. It's apparently a birthday card... for me... that was in amongst them.

The signature is hard to discern and there's no date on it.

At first I thought it was from Mlle_Aubergine, then I thought maybe my old friend Maureen... but it doesn't look like Mlle's hadnwriting and I can't remember Maureen's handwriting nor her signature. Something about it made me think of my old friend Jon.

I'm a little speechless as I think of Jon from time to time and he'll creep into my dreams and always I want to know that he's ok. I loved him dearly, adored his art and writing... he was always there with the right thing to say, even if it was the totally wrong thing to say.

I sent a message to the only address I ever had for him, and as it's a hotmail address, I don't know that he would still own it.

I miss you, Jon. If you're out there... if you read this... email me.

*** Update: after sleeping on it and getting the bottle of wine out of my system, I'm pretty sure it's Maureen's. - 4th of February

Sing it with me!

"you know that waking UP. IS. HARD. to dooo-oo...."

Yeah.

Hi!

So the boyo and I have been trying to go to bed early, you know, 'cause we should get more sleep... however, it's backfiring on us. Yesterday morning I thought it was just because I was worrying too much but this morning I find myself with the same problem. I wake up, use the loo, and then... UP!... and getting little sleep off and on from about 3 am to 6:30am.

I think my body is trying to tell me that going to sleep early is not conducive to my sleep pattern.

In haircut news, the winner is:

SHORT!

So in about 2 weeks' time (my appointment is Tuesday the 17th), I'll be back to this (this pic is from late May of 2008).

In other news, yesterday I was having a conversation with a friend about break-up songs. You know, like, what are your favorite songs to listen to when on the break-up. Not, what's your favorite song to break-up to... 'cause that would just be funny. I mean, what would you say? Queen's "We are the Champions" ???

...

Huh... it would be funny/ kinda dick to have a soundtrack you played (you know, if you're in the car or at your apartment... ) when you broke up with someone. A mix CD or something.

...I digress...

So I was trying to think of stuff that I would listen to and a lot of them were more angry and less sappy really. Although there are some that I would play to help me cry (for those times when you REALLY feel like you need to release and just CAN'T).

Some of my favorites:

- Untouchable Face - Ani DiFranco

- Where Does the Good Go? - Tegan & Sara

- Most anything off of Ruby's "Salt Peter"

- Medicine - The Sundays

- Disintegration - The Cure

- Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (or the Chromatics or Placebo versions)

- Stray - Aztec Camera

- Emotional Weather Blues - Tom Waits

I know there are more... I have an arsenal of them when I need them but right now I can only think of the ones that are standard.

I think I'm just too happy to think of anything else.

Overheard in my office hallway:
"Oh no, I taped it! Yeah, I taped the superbowl and watched it later..."

...

what?
REALLY!?

Can someone PLEASE explain this to me??

ATTENTION!

TheXplodingboys (that's my friend Cedric's band) will be on Musicology tonight (7pm to 9pm).


If you are in the Portland area and would like to hear a great Cure cover band, tune into Musicology on AM 970.

If you're not in the Portland area, you can click the pic below to listen to the show at the time (click the listen now on the main page of the site) or catch the podcast later.


Enjoy!