Well worth it

Definitely splurge. That's my advice. I know that I'm the only one that actually pays attention to the prices, and the only one that actually buys them, but the fact remains that the real, non-generic brand is well worth the extra dollars.

When I remember that I've got it at a certain point, I will expose you to the joy that it can bring you. It is pure bliss in that moment and I regard it as my duty to magnify the experience. In that one moment, it creates heaven. The noises and lights of your surroundings will drop away and nothing else will exist. The world is perfect; there is nothing that can detract from that fullness.

I do not know, nor really understand, the intricacies that make the generic so different from the real thing, but in the long run, I don't need to know. What I do know is this: I am willing to pay the somewhat questionable pricetag in exchange for the enjoyment I, and the people around me, get.

My Infinite Playlist - Vol 2

A Perfect Circle - Imagine

Led Zeppelin - When the Levy Breaks

The Doors - Riders On the Storm

The Church - Under the Milky Way

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Gary Jules - Mad World

Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright - Set the Fire to the Third Bar

Muse - Unintended

Pearl Jam - Daughter

Bush - Glycerine

Chevelle - The Red

Incubus - Clean

Counting Crows - Raining in Baltimore

New Order - Blue Monday

Alice in Chains - The Rooster

Pink Floyd - Time

Pearl Jam - Black

Incubus - Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Lovesong)

The Brazilian Girls - All About Us

Snow Patrol - Spitting Games

These are fun to do because it reminds me of old music. Old in the sense that it's been around for a long time, and old in the sense that I used to listen to it, but it's been so long that I have almost forgotten how much I love it. My "Currently listening..." is a different type of list.

The other thing about the "Infinite Playlist" posts is that they can be, in fact, infinite. So whenever I have a list compiled, expect to see it.

My Infinite Playlist - Vol 1

Counting Crows - Round Here

Zero 7 - Destiny

Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence

REM - Everybody Hurts

Counting Crows - Anna Begins

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

A Perfect Circle - Three Libras

Muse - Newborn

Counting Crows - Goodnight Elisabeth

Hot Chip - (Just Like We) Breakdown

Sia - The Girl You Lost to Cocaine

Depeche Mode - Somebody

Counting Crows - A Murder of One

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For the Devil

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Sia - Breathe Me

Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box

Credence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Ben Folds - The Luckiest

Soundgarden - Spoonman

Did that seriously just happen?

Imagine that you are at a red light behind a couple of cars. As you wait, the following situation transpires:

The passenger's door of the sedan directly in front of you opens and a small styrofoam cup and plastic spoon are dropped onto the ground and the door closes. Seconds later the driver's door of the F-350 that is next to the sedan opens and the driver hops down, picks up the cup and spoon and tosses them into the back of his truck. He climbs back in and as you watch, the truck inches forward and you can see the driver's head craning forward, apparently trying (and perhaps succeeding) to read the license plate number of the sedan.

Now, maybe I should be a little more environmentally conscious but for someone to feel such an inflated sense of self-righteousness to go as far as to pick up a piece of garbage and call the police about it has me far more troubled than the person who actually littered.

Two things

First of all, the Mexico thing is a long-term business plan so while parts of it are underway, it realistically is not going to happen on the schedule that I had originally planned. S___ and I are going to fly down on the 15th (since we already have the tickets) and scope things out to see where the most fruitful place would be, BUT, we will be coming back on the 19th, indefinitely.

And B:

My date was fun. I highly doubt I will ever see him again but hey, at least I got to date a millionaire for one night...

Revision

So it appears that there is one more HUGE reason to be looking forward to October 15. That, my friends, is the day we are moving to Mexico to sell tacos on the beach. I booked the flight yesterday (courtesy of my sugar daddy) and the family is on our way! Our taco cart was ordered on Monday so it's in the works and will be shipped directly to Mexico from Portland. Their slogan is "If you dream it, we can build it," so we submitted our specs and more quickly than we had planned, our Mexico adventure is becoming reality.

The Top 10 Reasons Why I Am Looking Forward to Oct 15...

10. I will not receive wake-up calls from my boss at 6:22 am. EVER. No one should even be awake at that hour, let alone receiving phone calls from their employer.

9. I will (or may) not have to be at work by 7:30 am. Again, it is far too early to expect functionality let alone productivity from me.

8. I could get a job with health benefits.

7. While I'm sure I will still work with some idiots, at least it will be a change of idio-scenery.

6. Even though I might not be working, I will still be getting paid until November.

5. I won't be plagued by nonsensical issues as I'm trying to walk out the door to catch my train which I inevitably miss and then subsequently curse the person responsible.

4. If I am attending Gay Pride in Reno, I will not have to field phone calls and put out nonexistent fires or listen to bullshit that will still be there on Mon...well, Tuesday.

3. I can collect unemployment!

2. I will have already seen ATB, which I've been looking forward to for months.

And the number one reason I'm looking forward to October 15:

1. I will no longer receive lectures on how if my phone was where it was supposed to be, I would not have left it at home (or in someone's car that lives in Pleasant Grove), regardless of the fact that I don't actually NEED my phone while at work since I have a phone on every surface that I might possibly be within reach of, AND I have enough numbers memorized to be able to function without my phone for a few hours.