Asskicking

Work has been totally kicking my ass this week. I had another day where i felt like having that beer with lunch. It is very much socially acceptable here, though. I'm just pretty spent and worn out, that i'm looking for new ways to stay sane. Advice?

My newly functioning iPod has helped. I had been whistling and singing so damn much before because i NEED music in my life. Since i fixed it i've resumed a normal singing, humming, and whistling amount.

Its important to have music in your life. I pity people who don't have it, and don't know how much joy it can bring them. I miss my guitar. I was at a friend of a friend's apartment balcony last week, and we played some tunes since they had a few guitars at the house. It felt good. On that note, this is something of a shout-out. I miss last summer's jamming with Sarah Kritz in the Beit Am, and of course miss jamming with zachariah and the family band. I was at a club in London against my will and they played a "Stand by me" remix, which reminded me when we did our little version of that in zac's basement last intersession after we jumped out of the sky. Much love.

I just ran into Abubakar again, my comarade from Burkina Faso. You'll remember him from one of my first blogs. First of all, his english gets better every day, so we have have a very slow, patient conversation these days. Its funny, i commented on how wierd it is that he is frying a whole fish (a whole fish!), and he commented it was so weird that i bought and cooked only a portion of a fish.

I'm going to Italy for this long weekend. I look forward to it. Okay, i will be awake all night to watch the Wings game. Bring it home, boys!