The other night, J fell asleep while we were watching TV in bed. His glasses were still on. I tried to take them off without waking him, but they got stuck on his ear. He grabbed my wrist, opened his eyes and shouted "No!" as if someone was attacking him."It's just me," I said.He looked at me and laughed, but he had that far away, 'I'm still sleeping' look in his eyes. "Oh, thank god," he said. "I thought it was a human!" … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
Random thoughts about music
1. How did the Bee Gees decide to sing in falsetto? What would possess them to take it to that register? And who told them it was good? I heard You Should Be Dancing (Yeah!) in Staples the other day, and suddenly thought of the Bee Gees as three young guys in a basement somewhere working on their first song. It just wasn't working, until one of them starting singing in a whiny falsetto as a joke, and the other guys were like, "Yeah, dude, do that!" I hope that's how it happened. Or maybe there was helium involved. 2. Have you ever noticed how many lyrics to songs aren't romantic when you … [Read more...]
I totally want to produce a 10 Minute Booty Blast-Off Cardio Atomic Kickboxing Yoga-lates video
I am so over winter. I'm bored. I have cabin fever. I want to go kayaking. I want to go trail running. I want to sleep in a tent. I want to ride my bike. And I'd like to skip the upcoming mud season to get there, thank you very much.As much as I usually like running and I like the treadmill and I like working out, this week I have been fighting some kind of internal treadmill rebellion. The very idea of running - of hurling myself forward - is exhausting, and I don't want to do it. And lately, the rowing machine just feels like a pathetic approximation.So, instead running or fake … [Read more...]