grammargirl | Nov. 5th, 2004

Okay. Now that I've recovered somewhat from the political gutshot that was Tuesday night...

A Short List of Things That Don't Suck:

Last night, I walked into B.'s house to find him standing in the living room playing the banjo. Like, really really well. He then proceeded to play me this haunting country-ish song about this boozing, gambling loser of a guy thinking about the daughter he abandoned and how old she'd be; I'm not doing it justice here, but trust me, it was something. As soon as he finished, he threw down the banjo and started desperately searching for a pen and paper... because he'd completely ad-libbed the lyrics and wanted to write them down so he wouldn't forget them. I mean, seriously people.
After three days of cold rainy foggy ickiness (coincidence? I think not...), I woke up this morning to find a perfect fall day outside. The sky's that gorgeous shade of blue you only find this time of year, it's crisp but not too cold, breezy without being windy... just perfect.
This post by ginmar is fantastic.
Last night B. came right out and said that he wouldn't be at all averse to moving to NY to be with me after he finishes his PhD. Granted, that's still a year and a half (minimum) of long-distance awfulness we'll have to endure, but at least now I know he won't be running off to Morocco or something on me.
Aubs is driving to the post office today to pick up the accumulated mail that hasn't been delivered in god only knows how long. This means I'll finally get my postage-paid box from Apple, which means I can send off poor crippled Molly the iPod to get repaired or replaced.
Having subsisted on the same three CDs all week, today I finally broke down and borrowed B.'s copy of Castaways and Cutouts. Yay having literate indie-fucker music in my life again!
Speaking of literate indie-fucker music: corenrind, the mix CD you made me for my birthday is awesome. There are a couple artists on that CD I'd like to hear more of, if you'd be willing to send me some mp3s or another mix CD.
B. and I have vowed to go someplace warm for the week between Christmas and New Year's. I'm thinking Florida, which means I'd get to see raptorgirl, grrwoo, sunyata, chronicfreetime, maybe even reves_rouges (are you still reading LJ, Bev?)... what do you guys think?
My birthday's in 8 days. I've already received the aforementioned awesome mix CD from corenrind and an adorable ladybug umbrella from my erstwhile roommate. The best part? I won't even have to drop subtle hints for a certain bespectacled banjo-playing physics geek in my life to remember.
Two words and a number: Barack Obama '08.