More than Just 420

So I’ll say goodbye
I really, really, oh, I really did try
God knows you’ve hurt me inside
Tonight there’s a feeling that I cannot hide
...
Waiting for the light
I’m so tired, I’ve gotta keep on
Driving through the night
To find a home, a peaceful place to call my own
My heart has had enough of fighting
With the one I love
I’m so tired of fighting
I don’t know if I love you anymore
Anymore, no, I don’t know if I love you anymore
- Goodbye, Matt Goss

This past week at work was rough. From case decisions to even more general stuff, it feels like times are going to be more challenging than I had anticipated. Hopefully the storm is over and the sun will soon some out. I really enjoy my job, but sometimes you wish that less fights were uphill battles, especially those that you have worked so hard on.

I had to work on Saturday. That is a good thing about my job, I rarely have to put in overtime and work on weekends. This is a very different experience than I would get at a big firm, but one I wouldn't trade in. If only I could sell my 4 day a week super productivity plan, I'd have the perfect set up, or maybe just some more vacation days for weekend trips. So, I came in to work be a closing agent in a real estate closing. It wasn't the first closing I've attending, but it was my first time playing the role of the closing agent. I think I did a good job and it all went smoothly, thanks to preparation. I was strangely stressed about it, but mainly because I didn't know what to expect. I felt like I didn't have all the contingencies planned for. What if this would happen, or that would happen? I do think too much. I'm glad it went well and hopefully there will be many more in my future. Once I got home, my weekend really started.

So my do it yourself guitar lessons are going somewhat slow, but are progressing. I have half of Ode to Joy down. I wish I had a background in music so that I could at least know the notes and not have to learn everything from scratch. I figure if I do a little bit each day I'll get better slowly but surely. I don't know if I should be trying to learn to play without looking or with looking. Maybe I'll use my free time to study music in general. Basic 6th grade stuff like EGBDF and FACE I'm trying to memorize as well as the guitar open notes of ...humm I think EADGBE. Don't give up Marty, it is so easy to give up. I don't think having perfectly soft fingers helps out much.

I missed the entire 8th Season of Smallville this year. Maybe it was because I deleted CW from my list of channels and thus never noticed it was on. I spent the weekend catching up on the season and I have two episodes left to be current. For a show I once said I was only giving a chance, I must be a real fan considering I'm so far in. Speaking of TV, I noticed that I lost track of the new show Kings. I was intrigued with the show when it came out and saw the 1st 3 episodes (2 of them being the premiere). Now I'm trying to catch up on the ones I missed. It doesn't help that NBC moved it to Saturdays and will probably cancel the series once they air all the episodes they paid so much for.

Dog Bites Man! - not a big story. But, Man Bites Dog! - a huge story. So what about Man Bites PYTHON!


What 420 Means: The True Story Behind Stoners' Favorite Number
It wasn't until I ran into this story that I remembered that today was 4/20. I'm sure I would of figured it out as the day progressed. It is probably a good day for the administration to review their drug policies and a create a more intelligent policy that does more than just put otherwise law abiding people in prison for a drug whose health affects are no worse than alcohol, but which creates a criminally organized distribution network that isn't good for our country. Or maybe prohibition does work, the abstinence of drugs.

it means the same thing