Barely Awake.

It's 7am and I'm up earlier than I'd like to be. Usually I just put '8am' on these posts, but the reality is writing something anywhere between 1am and 4am, just before I go to bed. I'm waiting for a friend to stop by, so I can ride with her to work and then return her car home. After that exciting errand, I'll then wait there while painters do some work in her home. I'm hoping that while I watch actual professionals do their work, I'll be inspired to continue the painting I have to do at my parents' house, although I doubt it. I see sleeping on the couch being a comfortable alternative to any sort of monitoring of work. Probably for the best, as I have a second coat to put in one room or another and I don't want to be tired when I do it.

I haven't been to a concert in about 4 months, but that drought may end this Friday when I see a band called Elliott Brood. Apparently the band describes its music as 'Death Country'. Am I concerned? In a word, yes. I don't expect to take any pictures, as let's face it... There won't be (m)any faces like mine and I don't see the need to draw any excess attention to myself. 'Indie' concerts are bad enough as it is.

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