Non Sequiturs

I am loving the new iPhone 4. And contrary to most of my friends' beliefs, I am not on the damn thing 24/7. My only obsession with it is playing a game called Angry Birds. It is very addictive. My only complaint with it, and it is not the phone's fault, is that emails are pushed to the phone instead of sent directly as with the BlackBerry. So the slight delay in getting them takes some getting used to, but it is a minor quibble.

Our work computers are awful. They are apparently rented and are from 2004-2005. They are so slow that by the end of the day when everyone is on them, the network slows down to a crawl. Trying to open these massive spreadsheets in the document review program we are using tends to shut the entire computer down. I have rebooted my computer over 5 times today. Luckily, we are all getting new computers in a couple of months. I am so hoping it resolves all these issues.



Last Friday, Kurt and I joined our friends Darren and Byron for an art gallery opening for Monsters, a group showing of art showcasing monsters, creatures, and super heroes. It was an interesting event, and we really enjoyed Byron's friend Jon Arge's work, which were very humorous and bright. Here is a sample of some of his work:



The piece is entitled: "I never listen to anything you say anyhow so it really doesn’t matter if you ever repeat yourself since every time you tell me something it’s the very first time I’m not hearing it."

The titles sometimes upstaged the pieces of art. If you like this, you should check out his website at http://www.jonarge.com/

Lyrics Rattling Around My Brain

"Reviewed, it fought
As if someone were watching over it
Before it had sooner been denied
Renewed, it seemed
As if it had a cause to live for
Destroyed, it was later based on fact"

Wire
"The 15th"

"Tell me the truth, I want no lies
When I'm with you I'm hypnotized
Looking for trouble, that's what I am
Playing a game we both understand"

Annie
"Take You Home"

"I should have nailed you down
Now you're on that cloud
If we're gonna do this
We gotta do it now
While we're young

There you go again
On that horse of yours
If we're gonna do this
We gotta do it now
While we're young"

Department of Eagles
"While We're Young"

"This is a ballad for the good times
So put a battery in your leg
Put a rock beat over anything
Get it stuck there in your head
You can be with me

I got nothing to rely on
I've broken every bone
Everybody's stop believing
But you know you're not alone
You can be with me"

Blur
"Battery In Your Leg"

"Only of the night
and it's darkness am I calling

Only of the night
My relief in it's falling

Breathe on me
eclipse my mind
It's in some kind of disarray

Killing time,
I cradle fire

Chameleon days
Chameleon day"

Talk Talk
"Chameleon Day"

Appealing Things

Getting new computers at work!
Angry Birds
Department of Eagles
Smoking Loon wine
Puttanesca sauce
A cooling breeze before a summer storm

Annoying Things

La Roux postponing their show in Atlanta
Atlanta drivers