Tomorrow... The Real Labor Day

I went home this weekend for Labor Day... now I'm back

How dare you judge me.

Free at last...

I’ve learned my lesson... I honestly believe that I will be a much safer and more astute driver from now on... Not necessarily because I feel that I benefited from the defensive driving course material, but because I’d rather do pretty much anything than sit in front of my computer and watch small pixilated videos of men with sideburns telling me that it’s important for me to wear a seatbelt that doesn’t even have a shoulder harness.

I will admit that I did slow down for (and when I say “slow down I mean “actually watch”) the drunk driving videos (good call Melody). I think they would have been much more convincing if they would have actually let the people in them drink to a B.A.C of .08 (or roughly five 12oz. beers in the course of an hour for a 180 pound man – see I paid attention).


I have no idea what this picture has to do with "drunk driving", but it's what I got when I did a google image surch for it.

Wordsmittys

Lyrics of the Week:
Feel free to add anything that’s been haunting you.

“I’ll be around… you were right about the stars… each one is a setting sun.”
Wilco – Jesus,etc…

“I was born in an abundance of inherited sadness… and fifty cent picture frames bought at a five-and-dime.”
Whiskeytown – Jacksonville Skyline

“My mind ain’t full of nothing but cats and rocking chairs.”
Ryan Adams – Easy Plateau

“Looking into the mirror
Don't like what I see
Ain't looking like me
I want to be near her
There's no way in hell
And there's no time to tell her
Love will not find you tonight
When you're preaching love, thinking love
Holding back
What were you thinking
When black arrows
Shot at your bleeding heart?”
Whiskeytown – Black Arrow, Bleeding Heart




You should also check out this album (though none of the above lyrics can be found on it).

Three More Hours

I've done everything I can to avoid defensive driving today. This includes cleaning my house, paying my bills, reading every blog I could find, and writing this post. It's amazing how much we can get done when there is something we dread doing more.

Just Being Defensive

Ahh the wonder's of the World Wide Web. It's been some time hasn't it? I'm happy to say that I've finally found my way back by means of a new wireless connection via a network card for the ‘ol desktop.

I really must admit that I’ve enjoyed my hiatus from the ready distractions that this sinful box affords… I’ve spent time reading, journaling, working, interacting with real-live people. Also, I spend 8 hours a day in front of a monitor, so it’s been nice to detach myself from a computer on my own time. However, I do know that there are positive aspects to being back online – not the least of which is this blog. A friend asked me the other day if I felt that my blog was dying… ouch… true through.

Another reason I’ve been away is because I didn’t want to pony up the cash for the necessary wireless desktop adapter card. I do have to pat myself on the back a little here. I justified the price of the card as a necessary expense for a defensive driving course. You see… it’s actually cheaper to buy the card and pay for the online course than it would be for me to have gone somewhere and taken it. I’m not sure how I justified picking up three packs of Tick-Tacs (orange), a 30 pack of CDRs, and a Criterion Collection version of “The Life Aquatic” while standing in the checkout line (Best Buy has the most random yet effective impulse-buy section I know of)

I’ve spent the last three hours learning how to be more defensive about my driving. As best I can figure, defensive driving is the states way of making me sit in time out for about six hours for a few bad driving decisions. I think I would have just preferred a spanking or a stern talking-to.

On a completely unrelated, but no less (actually much more) exciting note: Ryan Adams just launched a new website, so be sure to check it out. I can’t express how excited I am about the two shows I’ll be seeing in mid June, but that’s a different post. In the mean time, take a look.
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