Desiring Rest

It's 5:03 PM, and I can only dream longingly of my bed. It's been a hectic week, and hectic beginning of the next - Friends were married this weekend, an apartment spic & spanned, and more friends requiring rides from the airport late last night. Nick's friends from the east coast flew in for a few days, and of course were delayed. We rescued them with salad, beer, and banana-pineapple cake. Sleep, when we finally got it, was had curled up with my love on the couch. It would have been more restful but for my terribly sunburned shoulders screaming pain at me whenever I moved.

Staying in a house overflowing with guests paid off, as this morning I could afford slightly longer rest before rising early to go to a second job interview, and a short bike ride to the locale. It went well, a thank you letter was sent, and I am now awaiting reply. Soon, I will be off to the races again - Dot Punto. is recording a song tonight at our studio. I'm hoping my energy will return when I leave the office, so I can play my best as I'll be the first track laid down. Late this evening, I'll trek back to my apartment, and finally reach my destination: sweet bliss of bed, with fresh sheets and soft comforter to cradle me.

Tomorrow, I hope to be rested, and have the evening off for barbecue with the east-coasters and knitting. I'll post the recording as soon as it's done.

Thursday at last

It's Thursday. I'm bored at work. I'll get to play Rock Band tonight, yay! I scoffed at it a while ago before I had actually played it, but now am hooked. Playing drums in expert mode is actually challenging, but only because I have to turn my musical brain off and remember that it's a video game. I'm only up to about 80 - 85% accuracy in expert mode. The transcriptions are not note for note, and the kit is scaled down to 5 pieces, where one would normally have at least 7 or 8 with the cymbals. If I learn anything musical about this game, it will be how to play well with a metronome.

Tagged (without spraypaint)

This is a perfect thing for me to do today, as I'm sitting in front of a computer trying to make it look like I'm working.

What was I doing ten years ago?
Hmm, I was...17! Still in High School, but taking college classes in order to flee early (I would later graduate a semester early). I had been playing drums for about 4 years, and was at that time playing in a garage noise rock band with my then boyfriend and best friend Emily - both of whom are now the only people I talk to from my High School. I still had not learned how to drive, so I counted on both of them to drive me around (funny being that my name is Mercedes!).

Five things on my to-do list today:
1. Wake up and recover from my hangover (notice that I'm at work and it's 12:10 PM)
2. knit more on my socks for Sock Wars III!
3. look for a new job + send out a few resumes
4. finish optimizing my iMac + CS3
5. send out renewal check for neighborhood parking permit

Snacks I enjoy:
Ice Cream
More Ice Cream
Milk Chocolate
Spicy Tamari Nori strips
Sesame-Garlic sticks
Bananas

Things I'd do if I had a billion dollars:
Buy the new iPhone (hell I'm going to do that anyway - it's 1/2 the price and now totally awesome!)
Buy a 3-level victorian with a great big backyard and an awesome grill so we can have parties and feed people. I'd live in one flat, and would house family in the other flats (but would not give any family the key to my flat : )
Pimp out my truck (think 4 wheel drive and red quilted vinyl interior).
Start my own school, sort of. I would start a warehouse space with woodworking, automotive, metalworking tools, computers, sewing machines and notions; classes would be held on all different subjects. Would be run as a non profit, with membership scholarships going to those who could not afford to pay.
I would also make sure my family was housed and fed for the rest of their days, and would give money to worthy causes (of which there are many).

Places I've lived:
Sebastopol, CA
Petaluma, CA
Pacifica, CA
Tucson, AZ
San Francisco, CA
Berkeley, CA
Oakland, CA

People I'd like to know more about:
Our future leader, Obama
Evil Mad Scientist Labs
Other than that, don't know - I've been busy getting to know a few new friends in my life that came along with the new boy :)

Now I have to figure out who to tag with this...

Noise from the Pacific

One of my bands, Dot Punto. recently filmed a podcast. Watch Dot Punto on Pacific Noise


Here's the flier for our show this week!