Beer on a Kayak

I went down to the lake for a couple of hours to kayak, draw, read, and listen to music.

I paddled around in the kayak for a half hour or so, took some pictures, drank a beer (Magic Hat #9), and then read some of "Hostile Shores" , before it got too dark to continue. I never did get around to drawing, though. A nice outdoor interlude nevertheless!

Mt. Wachusett

 

Minor Tasks Conquered

From late afternoon on I was quite productive. I accomplished the following:

• Cleared off my art table.
• Rearranged/added to/removed various wall decorations.
• Raced out to the comic shop before it closed (mostly for "Legion of Super-Heroes" #19).
• Did dishes.
• Did laundry.
• Cleared off my desk.
• Worked out (for the first time since my back injury)!

I am quite pleased with myself...

Massachusetts Mayhem

Today (monday the 15th) two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon around 2:50 pm. To date, 3 people have been killed and there are over 150 people injured.

Alos, on the drive home from work around 10:00 pm I had just gotten onto 495 southbound (from Route 3 North), when I drove by a car that was completely engulfed in flames. It was surreal.

I took a few quick photos, but there was no way to clearly capture the fire at 70 mph with my primitive phone camera:

Through my front passenger window.
The streak is the flames as I passed by.

Taken over my shoulder through the rear window as I sped past.

New Music, Lately

Last night I snagged some new music from the following bands:

• 28 Degrees Taurus - "Vast Majestic" EP
• Gospel Gossip - "Atlantic Blue" 7" and "Drift" EP

The "Atlantic Blue" EP is also winging its way to me as a vinyl 45 as well!

Aging

Not to get too introspective, but the one thing that always lets me know that I am no longer the spring chicken I am inside of my own head, is the occasional back muscle strain I experience lately.

I was doing Spring Cleaning all day yesterday, and the strain must have happened when I had my upright vacuum over my head, in order to use the hose to clean out the cobwebs from my high bathroom ceiling's corners.

I had a hard time getting comfortable falling asleep last night, and I woke up many times. Thankfully, Nick was also working today, so I scrambled to find replacements. Sitting in a chair is difficult, and the pain is so present that the television is more annoyance than distraction. I'll probably read all day...

I guess 44 is not the new 24 after all (haha)...

WPMF IV - Update

The Rafters just signed back on. Now there are three, and I hope to get an electronic act for after dark...