Happy Thursday, friends. One of the hidden treasures I've rediscovered about the new job is the morning & evening commutes. The result of losing an hour everyday in a car everyday is a bit depressing, but the time is well spent. Sometimes I'm in the mood for Morning Edition or All Things Considered, but the rest of the time is spent with the volume turned all the way up on the ipod. The Ipod shuffle changes the way I listen to music in the car. Alot of the time is spent hitting the next button until I find a song I'm in the mood for, but it brings up alot of songs I wouldn't think to listen to. My favorite time is in the evening when the train runs parallel with US-31 with the trees in full color.
The job is going quite well, better than I expected, in fact. It's quite satisfying to turn improve something every day. I've filled up the dumpster about five times. My part timer called me obsessive compulsive today. I told him that I took it as a compliment. Every day is a struggle, but a struggle that I think I'm winning for the most part. I'm down to about one argument per day about things I want to change, down from about 5 or 6. Business is very good, as well. Every now & then, I get a visit from some of my old customers which is a good feeling.
Now, I need a little help. My office is an absolute pit. On slow days, I spend time going through extremely old paperwork, throwing %99 of it away but careful not to lose the %1 that might be important. The room is about 5' x 7' with old rickety faux-wood shelves & an old wooden desk with an open window that passes through to the Assistant Manager's equally shabby office. The door frame is missing, the drywall is in awful shape & one of walls is block with a terrible faux finish on it. The floor is tile that's been painted over about 50 times. What do I do to decorate? My first idea was to embrace the shabiness & put all kinds of old stuff on the walls, completely covering them with old pictures & framed album covers that have no place in my home anymore. I'm thinking of painting the walls black, highlighting the cave-like quality it already possesses.
Now, for the song of the day...
Five Favorite Songs of the Day
Train in Vain (Stand By Me)-The Clash
Going Going Gone-Bob Dylan, Hold the Fort (for What it's Worth), 1976
Changing of the Guards-Bob Dylan, Street Legal
Conquest-The White Stripes, Icky Thump
Sunset Soon Forgotten-Iron & Wine
Happy Thursday, friends...
andrew
4 comments:
I would think black would be awfully depressing...very gloomy. I think the albums are a good idea though (anything to not have to see Bob Dylans face in the living room everyday ;) If you need help painting, you know who to call!
How about a dark purple or blue instead, or maybe pick a major color player from one of the albums. I think the album idea is a good one, but paint the wall first. Maybe if you're painting the floor too, you could paint big circles on it in the black (fitting with the record idea...but then again, that may be to themey.
The shuffle is a good feature but don’t overlook the album as art form. It would be like only reading magazines and never a book. PS remember the roady form Deep Purple we meet, never again my friend never again.
I'm a visual person, I couldn't possibly advise you unless I could see it for myself first. Maybe I'll have to make a trip Holland way.
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