It’s been almost a week since I’ve written anything on here, and one curious thing has happened: I’ve stopped drinking. Coincidence? Probably, due to the fact that another curious thing has happened: school work is getting gnarly.
For my Mexican Cinema class I have to write a 12-15 page paper – in Spanish. I have never written a 12-15 page paper, even in English. Now granted, I don’t think this will be that hard. When I was in high school the prospect of writing a 12-15 page paper would have made me laugh and get right down to work on the plagiarism. But now a 12-15 page paper doesn’t seem that bad, especially due to the fact that my paper probably won’t be that good.
Happy Thanksgiving! The weather outside is beautiful. Grey, low-lying clouds. A nice little drizzle that says, “Fuck you for living in Seattle.” It’s all wonderful.
I go in spurts with music listening, and luckily lately I’ve “discovered” some great new songs. First, there’s “Lucha de gigantes,” by Nacha Pop (epic). Then there’s a Swedish trio called Detektivbyrån who makes music largely using an accordion and a xylophone (also epic). Finally, I’ve been listening to Vampire Weekend a lot again lately. I don’t care what any hipster asshole says, Vampire Weekend’s album Vampire Weekend is amazing. You can listen from it start to finish and every song is good. The songs do not get old.
But I digress.
The end of the quarter is looming low on the horizon. However, it’s difficult to see the end of the end of the quarter because it’s obscured by clouds.
This stream of consciousness session is over because my roommate has lumbered into the living room talking about how well he slept last night. It’s time to seize the day.