Month: July 2011

Random 10 7-29-11

Last week. This week:

  1. “Harder Than the Fall” by Ruthie Foster
    How did we throw us away so carelessly?
  2. “A Summer Song” by Chad & Jeremy, guessed by Occupant
    Showing off their silver leaves
  3. “The Man I Keep Hid” by Joe Henry
    Somebody used my mouth and laughed out loud
  4. “Tomorrow Is a Long Time” by Bob Dylan
    I can’t speak the sounds to show no pain
  5. “Torn” by Ednaswap
    He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
  6. “I Wanna Be Your Love” by Prince
    I wanna be the only one that makes you come running
  7. “Wooden Ships” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, guessed by Clayton
    Say, can I have some of your purple berries
  8. “Nature Boy” by David Bowie (also Nat King Cole), guessed by Occupant
    They say he wandered very far, very far
  9. “Killer Queen” by Queen, guessed by Clayton
    Then again incidentally, if you’re that way inclined
  10. “Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows, guessed by Heather
    I felt so symbolic yesterday

You know how this works, right? Good luck!

So much for Wednesday

I stayed home today, thanks largely to a bad neck crick that became real pain in the middle of night and kept me from getting back to sleep. It started on Monday, and I’m sure I just slept badly on it, but last night around four or five in the morning I must have really twisted my neck. It hurt a lot, and was still well past uncomfortable when I woke up (late). I took a shower and got dressed, thinking I’d swallow a Motrin and hope for the best, but it was already well past eight when I got anywhere near the door. I was going to both miss my train — meaning I’d have to walk or take the train from Penn Station, getting in even later — and I’d still barely be able to move my head from side to side.

So I stayed home. It’s not something I like doing, but lying in bed and applying heat to the back of my neck seemed like the better course of action. I checked my work e-mail periodically throughout the day, and I seem to have gotten back to the simply uncomfortableness I had Tuesday night before bed. I’m going to get a good night’s sleep and get to work tomorrow.

In the meantime, though, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that the latest issue of Kaleidotrope is now available. It’s a little different than usual, though no shorter in length. This issue, which I’m calling the “Summer 2011” issue, features a fantasy novella, a long-form poem, and what I hope is a really nice cover. Check it out, won’t you?