"Shoop" is playing on my iTunes, the Lakers just advanced, and I consumed a few grams of chocolate. It's been a stressful but fun week - seems like, I don't know, well-balanced with a few weird dreams splashed in during the nights. I think I love this balmy weather, though I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's heat, nor do I want to especially test 23 5th graders in this heat next Tuesday. But anyway, tonight was interesting. Intriguing, if you will. I was supposed to go see the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow players tonight, a greatly entertaining band who find slides and write songs with subliminally political messages weaved throughout them. I saw them open for Kate Nash a few days ago, another amazingly talented artist that I really enjoyed seeing. She is going to go far, man.
Anyhoo, I stayed at home, watched the Lakers, chatted with my friends and niece online, and even went grocery shopping. I mean, how great is that? I just took care of myself, and was satisfied just doing that. Though I did have an interesting run-in with a guy at the Trader Joe's. He was really overreacting to me being in his way, but I was the bigger person and just ignored him, and wished him a good night. Funny how a month or two ago, I would have been rude right back, but I saw that he's just struggling and it has nothing to do with me. Moments later, almost in the exact same spot, a woman who saw I was juggling apples and volunteered to help me by opening a plastic bag so I could put them in. Amazing. I made it back safely to my house, watched the Lakers really kick some ass, and then get cocky and almost lose, but they held on.
Totally satisfying night, if you ask me. I used to think I had to be out and about and socializing, but now I kinda realize I don't have to do anything. I can just be and still have plenty of fun. I am just being, and not really caring who thinks what about it. That's why I love this Kate Nash song...it's called "Mouthwash", and I think she's basically saying, hey, this is who I am and if you don't like it, that sucks for you but I'm not caring. I like to change the lyrics at the end, which say, "And I'm singing uh-oh on a Friday night and I hope everything's gonna be alright" to "I'm singing ohoh on a Friday night and I know everything's gonna be alright." It's happier that way, and it rounds out the song better, IMO. So with that being said, here's the cute and random video. Like I said, I saw her this week and absolutely recommend her to everyone.
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