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Happy Fourth of July! (Scheduled to post at 10 p.m. CDT)
2 for 1
Stuck inside (again) with storms, heat and viruses swirling outside. Good news is that’s giving me plenty of time to serve up two mixes for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. … Looking forward to the wedding. Only today am I beginning to realize how huge it is. (Honestly, the only way I haven’t freaked out about it is to put it in the back of my mind and remember that paper covers rock.) Links TK (probably tomorrow).
Once the quarantines are over, make sure to find a music store (i.e., one you can visit) or attend a concert!
More cards soon
Had to limit myself to my own property this past week. The nausea got really, really bad, but it may be under control now. (Prayers, por favor!). Looking forward to some TLC in MS this weekend.
Cat buzz words
There are certain words that drive my cat mad. One such word is “transition.” Another is “lizard,” which can make my cat chirp if she gets interested enough. Her favorite thing, however, seems to be listening to financial news. Her ears perk up every time they have a live guest.
I’m ahead of schedule for once, so I’m posting this extra mix. We’re all in need of a boost these days.
If I had a time machine
I’d skip to November so it would be closer to Thanksgiving. Sweet cranberry sauce sounds good about now.
Videos
I don’t plan to post them yet because my brother is the one who likes to be the center of attention (he’d say otherwise), but some of my videos are of things other than my cat sleeping, although that’s what is usually happening at my house. And lately I’ve been finding random old photos.
And I caved in and agreed to FaceTime. It’s hard to say no to my nieces, especially when they have a new kitten. She’ll probably make an appearance on my Facebook page.
My mixes represent how I feel during a period of time. It’s been helpful during cancer treatment because the medicines make me moody and I can sort of flesh it out through mixing different types of movies. (And if it’s a really hard day, I dip back into more old school or find some tearjerker that can make me cry any remaining crap out.) It’s difficult to make definitive steps when most of the day is spent dreaming of things you don’t have the energy for yet.
Your dance music for the weekend (posting tonight or early tomorrow, depending on your time zone.) Have fun! -30-
What day is it?
Thank God the coronavirus quarantines are easy. It coincided well with #cancer recovery, but I still got cabin fever.
Wrote this before my #cancer diagnosis. It still seems relevant -- a day can make all the difference in the world! (This book and the second installment are also available at smile.amazon.com.)
Extra mix this weekend
Completed a new mixshow early, so I thought I’d share it this weekend after finishing my hosting duties this evening. The regular weekly mix is scheduled to upload at 10 p.m. CDT already (see previous post).
Posting Friday night, this one is dedicated to all those who seek peace.
Exercises in futility
There are matters of faith and matters of science. I wrote a term paper with a friend a long time ago about the intersection between the two. We wrestled with it for days, and we both agreed that the two are not mutually exclusive -- or was it inclusive -- that’s the problem; it’s not exactly what any message conveys; it’s what is conveyed and at what time. If there’s too much input, then the output is changed. Another friend would say that this is reflective in the mentally ill; too much stimuli for one person can produce futility and confusion; to another it is a breeding ground for creativity.
I recorded church this morning and walked through the pavement. Music brings me closer to nature.
Posting tonight at midnight.
Rhetorical ?
Why are parents so nosy? I understand it at a young age, as you’re molding a child, but a grown adult? Are Boomers that bored? (The last part wasn’t rhetorical.)
Better day
I didn’t sleep in, which back in the day would be a bad thing, but today it was a positive. I went to the gym as the sun was rising, filled up with my grocery store discount and got a smoothie for $3 (plus protein). I couldn’t work out as long as I wanted to (had to switch from elliptical to the treadmill), but based on where I was a week ago, I’m feeling good. I’m even cooking salmon tonight.
Searching for a home
The worst thing about selling your home (other than packing it up) is finding where you’re moving to next. If you’re searching a nearby neighborhood, it’s not so difficult because you can just drive over there and see the sign on the lawn and schedule an appointment. Doing it via online and telephone is a little more tricky, especially with these apps where you might be dealing with humans and you might not. So, I’ve narrowed it down to a couple things, namely that I don’t want to pay a lot and I don’t want a big lot. And this time I’m looking away from the water so that I don’t have that to worry about. I’d rather walk to the water than have it flood up to me.
Tirades
Someone in the house where I’m staying is throwing a tantrum because I have the same name as his. And he’s still yelling about it...
Battling nausea at every turn
Someone asked me -- or maybe I posed the question myself -- which is worse: nausea or a migraine? Well, I’ve had both, sometimes at the same time, and after thinking about it awhile (and trying to eat a few times, only to throw it up), I’d say that it must be a rhetorical question, because dark thoughts like that lead you down a path away from recovery. Look at the brightness ahead, not the darkness left behind.
Golf is good any day
I don’t really get the appeal of standing outside in hot weather and long pants, but I do enjoy watching it from indoors, especially when I’m thinking about something and want to take a nap. But it’s soothing to watch.
When there ...
Then there is no one living at home with you on a Saturday morning, you haven’t met your new neighbors, your cat is away and you haven’t met your future bride, what do you do? It’s sort of a rhetorical question but also not.
For me, I start wondering things. I guess first on my mind is what I want for breakfast. I’d love to have some cinnamon rolls like some temptress posted on here minutes ago, but, alas, I can’t eat sticky buns and have no eggs in the house. (I keep reasoning that I won’t cook breakfast, so I shouldn’t need to buy any, and yet I keep waking up wondering why the h-e-double-hockey-sticks I didn’t buy eggs the previous day!)
New journey
Beginning what I hope is my final journey. It began with a new phone, which I almost broke right out of the box, but now I’m all new! (If I can get the nausea under control, then I’ll really be on my way!)
Scheduled for release just before midnight in the U.S. I’m embarking on the unknown. I pray it ends with a kiss and a “yes.”
Battling the nausea
Man may not be able to eat on bread alone, but when you’re battling nausea from cancer, getting down a roll is an accomplishment.
Meanwhile, I realized that I released an early version of Book 2 in my book series, so I’m retooling and renaming Book 3 to bring the two together. And then I might take a nap. When you have a headache, you don’t really want to read and there’s only so much TV I can watch before I ...