glimmer of sunshine

it was the best kind of morning. it was rainy, not very cold, and a little overcast, all of which suited my mood perfectly. I avoided the highways because my car only has 40% of it's windows on, and while I don't mind getting rained on, frankly the idea of being around semis and other too-fast-for-the-weather-conditions vehicles scares the bantam menace a little. (he's heard the stories of my past mishaps and fears for his frame)

so I sat down to do some typing. I finished my last job last night at 11:13pm. this next one has to be turned in by tuesday, and it should be about 140 pages, so I'm starting it now. I've had a lot of typing days the last two weeks, and it's mostly because our office I think is having mercy (or pity) on me. which I appreciate. this doesn't always happen, though...the two weeks prior I had deps literally every single day, so the typing piled up because I was trying a tactic of only typing until 3pm every day (and that didn't really work, but I gave it a shot). it's so back and forth and balance is so hard to find, not to mention my bad habit of procrastination weaseling itself in there. but just the mere thought of a 9-5 job makes me miserable and feel confined, and all I did was think about it.

I haven't smiled yet today, thought I'm sure that will change tonight because when you're around suzanne and alan and the mines, the ridiculosity is quite palpable and you can't help yourself. we'll see if I feel like singing, though. I spent the drive listening to blue lake public radio. there's no salve quite like vivaldi. boy do I miss classical music sometimes. I forget how it makes me feel.

if you're into that kind of thing, I also highly suggest the composer arvo part. we took my dad to the symphony a couple years ago, and one of the pieces was cantus in memory of benjamin britten, by arvo part. the grand rapids sympthony was brilliant, and hearing it live was so moving I couldn't stop weeping (though quietly...we were in public). the recordings don't have quite that effect on me, but I would recommend them anyway. and palestrina....ahhhh, palestrina....

so the reason I hopped on here (now that I actually get around to it!) is that, when I started typing, I had forgotten something. as I was recording the deposition earlier this week, we had taken a 20 or 30 minute break. I wanted to make good use of the time (I had nothing else to do anyway but sit around) so I started typing the job from the beginning. in fact, I had typed 24 minutes of testimony! and I had forgotten. I mean, I still have three hours of testimony to go, but there's a good chunk of it I don't have to worry about :) <---there. my first smile of the day.

and while pandora.com does not have classical music I can listen to, I am thoroughly enjoying some jazz...miles davis to be exact, "dear old stockholm." which reminds me that, oddly enough, jazz band is the only thing about high school I miss.