Funk Babblings

Yesterday started with a dream. A rather disturbing and all-too-believable dream that current government policies had finally had their logical outcomes, and American civilization had finally collapsed. And the discovery of this was happening in real-time, that is, around 4-5 in the morning when most people are still asleep but (in the dream) I was inexplicably awake and noticing a surprising number of people also awake, fleeing to wherever people flee to in such situations. I wondered why they couldn't wait until a reasonable time to do so. I also wondered whether I'd attempt to flee to a friend's Michigan farm, or another friend's Canadian island, or someplace else entirely.

At some point the dream ended, with me still dozing but nearly awake. Then nontacitare turned to me and asked if I knew it was 8:36. (I'm supposed to be at work at 8:30.) I said no, promptly got up and got ready for work as fast as I could, skipping my usual morning shower. (Ick.) Got to work half an hour later.

Oddly enough I was relatively productive at work. Maybe I scared off potential interruptions. I did have a long-overdue conversation with a co-worker there though, which may have actually had some positive results.

When I got home from work, nontacitare had already had a recent meal and wasn't all that hungry. So I got a Donato's pizza -- thin crust rectangle-cut with (half) hot peppers -- best pizza in Canton, and closest to what you find all over Columbus.

Then we ate the pizza in front of Say Anything, since she had never seen it. I'd forgotten how much I love parts of that movie, from the first scene to the final "ding"; one thing I like (and identify with) is that Lloyd Dobler's best friends are two women (then later he rants at the guys for claiming to be experts on women but hanging out at the Gas'n'Sip on a Saturday night with no women anywhere). Lots of great lines, many of which I identify with.

And of course it's a Cameron Crowe movie, so the music in it is awesome.


So basically my mood started bad and got better.