Deleriousness

There is a feral cat of the neighborhood which cannot get enough of the lot in our house. It's favorite time to come and visit is approximately 3AM. The front door of the apartment is sectioned glass which they can see one another through. Each night when the lights are turned out, one of the three in the household is atop the steps awaiting feral kitty's return. Once it turns up, there is screatching, howling, and hissing that won't stop until one of us gets up to chase the wild one away and shoo our cats upstairs. This has been going on for a week. Apparently it's time to invest in something to cover up the front door to keep feral cat from peering inside. The lack of sleep is not pleasant although it seems this week that it's something I cannot get enough of, no matter what time settling into slumber. Some weeks are like that I guess.

Cannot stop listening to this online radio station: www.somafm.com There are several stations to choose from on this homepage however the indie pop rocks section is by far the favorite. It's sometimes mellow, sometimes not indie pop fun that just doesn't get old. Hats off to DJ Elise and what's she's up to in the online radio station world. Also a big thanks to DJ Bagel Ted for sending me in this direction. It's great stuff. And now I want a SOMA FM t-shirt. Because lord knows I don't have enough of those...er something.

Speaking of fun indie music, Stereolab in on their way to San Francisco in March. The Bear in Training and I are headed to both shows to dance dance dance. They are playing at the Fillmore and it's always a good show! Compared to 3-4 years ago my show intake has decreased immensely however this is one which will not be missed. I Stereolab! Making it a late night to hear things off of Dots and Loops, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, and whatever else is on the list far too long on their discography here. For Stereolab I will stay out late on a school night, be stood in front of by the tallest person at the show, and take the risk of big haired girls flopping their locks hitting me in the face. Off the list this year is the Cochella music festival. It was a bit of a difficult decision to make but purchased a dinning room table and chairs instead. Not quite the same but what needed to happen this year. Guess I will just have to rock out at home.

Not cool enough

Every once in a while a little button goes off in my head due to reading or seeing something that elicits a response of "Guess I'm just not cool enough for that.". Well how stupid is that? I'm done with not being cool and have been for a very long time. Would really like to investigate a bit further where it's coming from and why it pops up. Lord knows it's been a while since it's happened and it took me by surprise when it did today. Cool or not, I haven't felt this grounded or happy since I don't know, EVER?! Yep, I'm cool. In a midwestern transplant dyke lovin' yoga posin' ride my bike to save the planet music lovin' laughin' loudly running 10K races kind of way. And that's the way I like it.

Saturday Mornings

I am about to embark on a shopping trip to Target and Trader Joe's. Miss B usually works the door at yoga Saturday mornings however today she went to some sort of teacher workshop thingy as teachers do. She's in South San Francisco right now, the Industrial City. (It's what the hillside has written on it as you drive through, rather depressing eh?) My serious housewife tendancies come out on Saturdays. Cleaning, grocery shopping, making sure library books aren't overdue. It's what I do. And I love it.

On a sad and depressing note, a friend of a friend passed away this weekend after a short however extremely painful bout with leukemia. Very abruptly as he was diagnosed a little over a week ago. He passed away in the afternoon hours, just after saying goodbye to loved ones. Didn't know him that well but what I did know of him culminated itself into a young man who was kind, funny, caring, and adored his partner to the ends of the earth. Wherever you are now C, please know you are missed and were loved in your short time here.

Make the most of every day and live life to the fullest. It can be taken away from you on a moments notice.