I woke up and fell back asleep... which produced a weird dream.

I was practicing outside Interfaith for a meditation song and there was a solo part I had and really killed it. Which surprised everyone, including myself. I felt ready. We went in for mass, but time came for the meditation song, and Mel told me to stand near the piano, but for some reason, the floor by the piano was a lot lower than whatever the other singers were standing on. It made me feel really small. Then I waited for the music kick in and stared at the sheet music in front of me and for whatever reason, couldn't hear the song in my head at all. I was completely lost. No music yet. I tried to follow the notes and go over the words separately, but to no avail. No music still. Then Beej stepped in and everyone started doing the peace-be-with-you thing. So there was no meditation song after all.

Then I woke up.

I went to noon mass today, and the previous night or so, something had been stolen from the Jewish office of Interfaith. They had a police officer come down to investigate and take a statement, and it turned out to the be that cop. Oh yea, that cop. Which is ironic, because as it turns out, he's a good friend of Father Pat, who performed his wedding ceremony.

Show me your hands (gun pointed in my direction)

*holds arms out, palms down

I guess it's a good thing that I didn't know exactly what to do. Or maybe I'm sheltered. But it was funny nonetheless.

I'm still feeling a little bit off today. I slept alright, but woke up with a stiff neck and a sore shoulder. Then I was sleepy all morning. Add my customary winter allergy sneeze fits... well, it wasn't pretty.

Progress is still progress. Being sick can be a strange blessing.

Walking through Target's kitchen section today reminded me of what it was like walking through Staples or Office Depot during the back to school sales. Maybe I subconsciously need to cook more often. After last night, I think I'm finally up to it again.

Sign seen on a sod (grass) truck on the 71 freeway: "Instant Grassification." My mom laughed at that. She surprises me like that. And we spent half an hour looking for salad spinners.

These are the times...

discombobulated

There was a study where scientists put special mirror glasses on a guy to make everything appear upside down. He had a little trouble getting used to it, but within a week, his brain reversed the image so the inverted effect of the glasses was negated. I think I need something like that.

A meal for 20 people in half an hour? I don't believe it myself. Chicken quesadillas all around.

I need a plan. As much as I don't like planning, I need one.

Amid all the noise and chaos in the world, I stopped to listen for the silence...

It's harder than it should be, but something's always making noise in my head. It definitely wouldn't hurt to put everything out of my mind for a little while.

I'm trying to get back to being healthy again. That means nutrition and exercise and all that. I've been getting really lazy lately, so it'll be a challenge. Even despite my relaxed work schedule, I still can't get myself to make time for some things. Not yet at least.

Which reminds me... I need a priority check.

Winding down. 11:30 pm and everyone's going to sleep or is sleeping already. I'm bout to crash myself.

The winds are still for the moment.

I took a nap after my morning work shift... it featured eye-gouging and a garage sale with a crazy rebate offer printed on a baseball hat. Crazy.