Not sure where I intend to go with this post. Was feeling moody, melancholic angel pics and found that one. What a solemn and expressive statue! With that filter applied, she almost looks alive, like a young girl in an old photograph, time-faded.
I’ve got a little bit of a headache brewing, and I’m pretty tired. Still kind of want to read at least a little bit before I fall asleep. Picking my way through Lost Souls very slowly, the third time through. Savoring.
I had a fantasy novel from the library that I tried to get around to but finally just returned today. Maybe I will check it out again in the future. It’s on my Goodreads Want to Read list, so I won’t lose track of it.
Picked up a slim volume of poetry at the library, that looked pretty promising. There’s a poetry event coming up at a local indie bookstore here soon. This coming Tuesday maybe? Will have to check. But I had planned to attend. Got the day off by coincidence. Forgot to request it, but it all worked out regardless.
Spotify’s AI Daylist feature made me a bluesy rock classics playlist tonight. A lot of what was on it, I had already saved to other playlists. BUT I grabbed the tracks I hadn’t yet saved (some already familiar to me, others new), and started a separate playlist. None of my existing playlists looked like a good fit for those songs. But I was able to build on what I had, from tonight’s Daylist stuff. Pretty happy with how it turned out. Broadening my horizons.
Daylist also recently suggested Dark Americana Gothic Country. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed some of the songs on there. Had saved it immediately just because the titles and artists intrigued me, then later went back and listened. Good stuff! I’m not typically a country listener (at least, not often, and it’s kind of a guilty pleasure). But this, I like!
I did add some country to my massive playlist of songs about driving. Let me tell you, if you REALLY want a wealth of options along that theme, country is the way to go. SO many songs about dirt roads, and their trucks, and so on.
Here’s the dark Americana gothic country list:
So, I’m unwinding a little, with music in my headphones, debating taking something for my head. I feel a little too fried to add to Mystery Train tonight. Maybe tomorrow, either before or after work.
Spent money I don’t really have on some clothes for my daughter. Sometimes, I shop when I’m sad. Now isn’t really a great time for that tactic, but hey…
When I put my employee discount back on my online account, it kicked out the Doorbuster special pricing on some stuff, at the very end, and I hadn’t noticed. Going to see if I can get the difference refunded once the order processes, or sooner, if possible. Would be about $10. Maybe a little more. Definitely worth pursuing.
I just miss her so much. She called as I was working on the order. Got her a pair of stretch capris, denim shorts, and some cotton shorts, etc. Things for summer. The summer we probably won’t see each other.
When I tweaked that angel pic in Canva, I called it “Angel Resigned to Fate.” I guess that’s kind of how I’m feeling right now, defeatist as that sounds. Coming to terms with what’s out of my control. Still trying in spite of it all, to find reasons to feel grateful.
I hope I eventually get to travel again. Or that somehow, I shake out of my present sense of rut. At least I got out and downtown the other night. There’s that. Every adventure counts.
Well, it’s about that time. Gotta brush my teeth, and fill up the water bottle, and head to bed.
In closing:
Small joys, how Greta Van Fleet’s style feels like getting all new songs from Led Zeppelin. Vocals are remarkably similar.
Here’s to roads as yet untravelled, the shifting circumstances which may one day lead me in their direction, and whatever baby steps I can take now to bring that reality closer.
All the Bright and Sparkly Things 
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