Oh, Friday

Oh, Friday… Not an eventful day by any means, but nevertheless an odd one, that frequently threatened to spill over into being interesting.

I woke up early, then nodded off, and woke up again with very little time before my morning train. I raced for it, but unlike earlier this week, I didn’t quite make it. Knowing that I wasn’t going to quite make it would have been nice, of course, before I ran a block in the rain, my umbrella blowing out in the wind, only to see the train ride off without me. Luckily it wasn’t raining too badly, so I didn’t get soaked, and I could stand not too uncomfortably and wait 17 minutes for the next train. Of course, that train only stops at Penn Station, so I have to take a different subway than I’m used to in the morning, including the shuttle from Times Square — which, this morning, seemed really over-crowded. There are three tracks to the shuttle; I tried the furthest one and couldn’t squeeze on, then raced back to the first track and couldn’t find room there either. Third time was the charm, at least.

The evening commute is basically just the reverse, and luckily I only had one over-crowded shuttle to contend with.

I’m looking forward to the weekend. Not for any great plans, but that’s kind of why I’m looking forward to it.

Random 10 1-27-12

Last week. This week:

  1. “Breathe” by Melissa Etheridge
    I can’t ask if I could walk through the world in your eyes
  2. “We Will Rock You” by Queen, guessed by Thud
    Pleadin’ with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day
  3. “Support Your Local Emperor” by Blues Traveler
    And with the ears of the bat and the eyes of a hawk
  4. “Santa Ana Wind” by Tom Russell
    Won’t be no saints come marching in, no cowboy stars or clergymen
  5. “Use It” by the New Pornographers
    And two chicks in the parking lot crack wise on the price of fame
  6. “Son of a Son of a Sailor” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Clayton
    And the rum is for all your good vices
  7. “Enemy Within” by Frida Hyvönen
    Stone on the bottom of the ocean says I know this is not a cul-de-sac
  8. “He Got Game” by Public Enemy
    Don’t freestyle much but I write ’em like such
  9. “Wooden Ships” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
    All we can do is echo your anguished cries
  10. “Tentative Decisions” by Talking Heads
    I want to talk as much as I want