I was soaked yesterday riding both ways, which I realize is a tougher trip b/c of the extra weight on my legs and slicker roads. I don't regret riding round trip but I will concede that I wasn't doing it in a drizzle.
Having had my intense reading done for just a little while, I took the 2nd Jim Norton book with me over Dostoyevsky's Crime & Punishment. Even if I don't finish Norton's book right now, I need a funny distraction and it is meeting my expectations. I couldn't really even get through the new MH last nite.
Smithers is out today and all is well. I feel less rushed, which is great, b/c I have overslept every day this week. I am a little stressed out and hopefully I can burn some of it out today and certainly this weekend. This is the second morning in a row I've slept through the new Jane's Addiction album. That's not to denigrate the album, which though in the same vain, is almost as good as Strays, but to emphasize the depths of my slumber.
The Great Escape Artist leaves behind the raw intensity of the first two albums. If you are looking for the slow, oddball rock songs like "Three Days" or even the wonderful "Summertime Rolls," then navigate through your IPOD and find it b/c it's not here. These are rock songs with an increased use of keyboards. Navarro's guitars are not as distorted as they've been known to be on many tracks. Still they are good and I'm sure they will grow on me. I want a new, upbeat, "un-metal" biking soundtrack and I have it. Between this, Chickenfoot & RHCP I am good for a while.
Despite the winds, I have moved very quickly downtown. It's nice to have some daylight.
Thank you for reading.
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