I had the weirdest conversation with a coworker today. Out of nowhere, she asked me if I had any cool Valentine’s Day plans. I said something to the effect of how we were just going to have dinner at home because Valentine’s Day & Mother’s Day are the absolute worst days to try to go out to eat. Plus, it’s on a Thursday night. And how about you? And she said – no lie – “Oh, I’m not celebrating, I’m getting a divorce.”
Indeed, I got absolutely nothing accomplished yesterday. It was beautiful out though – in the 70s – and today we had a high of 37 degrees. It wasn’t too bad of a bike ride home tonight as long as I kept moving.
I put on a Built to Spill record while I was cleaning up tonight. I’ve been trying to listen to more of my record collection lately, instead of having the tv on as background noise. I do believe that vinyl is the best way for me to really listen to a record, because it requires active listening. If I forget to flip the record when it ends, my listening experience ends as well. Although I am rediscovering that silence isn’t all bad, either.
I’m pretty sure Built to Spill is in my top five favorite bands. (The others are: Ani Difranco, B.B. King, the Bright Eyes, and oh-god-this-is-hard probably Neutral Milk Hotel).
Music won’t keep me warm, though. I’d better go turn on the heat.
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