Favorite albums of the year so far (in no order):

Daughn Gibson "All Hell"
Jeans Wilder "Totally"
Grimes "Visions"
Beach House "Bloom"
Burial "Kindred"
Cuticle "Mother Rhythm Earth Memory"
Gonzales "Solo Piano II"
Jerry Paper "Vol. 1"
Lee Fields "Faithful Man"

Late is early.

I kind of feel like I'm at my wit's end right now. My acupuncturist told me I need to get on a better sleep schedule if I want to start feeling better. I usually hit the hay between 1am and 2am, sometimes between 2am and 3am, and rarely after that. Once a week or so I go to sleep between 12am and 1am. My new goal time to be asleep is 12am. It's going to take awhile to get in the habit though. A lot of things need to change for that to happen.

I really want to quit my job. I have some money saved up and could totally get by for awhile. Maybe if I keep being unable to sleep I can get disability or something. I just wish I had a little unemployment $ to prolong my coasting. I'm an excellent miser and have cheap rent and no school loans.

Here is a partial list of drastic things I feel like doing:
Selling 90% of my records
Shaving my head
Wrecking my fantasy basketball team
Quitting my job
Selling all my music gear
Going on a cleanse
Taking a trip
Yelling at my parents
Going to school full time

Huh.

When I Come Back Here

I think of this blog very fondly and enjoy going through it's back pages every so often to remind me of where I came from. I used to be a different person than I am now. It wasn't always panic and worrying. Sure, I was a lot younger when I started this thing, and I've definitely learned a lot more about myself and the world around me since then, but I sure don't have as much fun. I don't find things as funny as I used to. I wont work as hard just to make myself or someone else laugh, because there is always too much I need to get done.

I'm unemployed again. The restaurant I've worked at off and on for over five years got sold and is currently being remodeled. It will be much better. It already ran better under the new management. The name is... unfortunate, but the menu will look a lot better, and the atmosphere will be much more conducive to people trying to get laid. That's what bars are about, right?

However, I'm trying to get out of the bar scene. Yesterday I paid for two classes at Metro State and I'm job hunting. I'm really bad at job hunting! I completed a career counseling course at the U of M that was supposed to help me identify what I'm supposed to be doing with myself and it was helpful in getting me to go back to school, but for right now? Not so helpful.

Mostly I blame the internet. Apologies to my gf for being a headcase.

Fucking these winter blues away with Kava and Vitamin D,
RC

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Ryan: First off, I signed up for a Performance internet deal that was supposed to be $40 a month, but I'm being charged 57.95
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FUCK TOURETTE'S

Randy's Asian Slaw

1/2 head cabbage, finely sliced
3 medium carrots, shredded
3 green onions, diced
2 tsp minced ginger
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tsp sesame oil

1/4 cup canola (or whatever) oil
2 tbsp Bragg's liquid aminos (or soy sauce)

1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tbsp crushed red pepper
1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar

Credits

Alice's Restaurant