wishful thinking, indeed.

I talked to the HR manager today about why my federal taxes weren't being taken out of my last five or so paychecks, turns out that I gave myself an exemption for being married...geesh.

too much

That's how I felt this morning with all the Bryan Adams songs in rotation at 4:50 in the morning. Granted, there were only three stations playing said songs, but that is three too many. I will fess up that I own two of his albums, So Far So Good and another one that I bought for one song, a duet he did with Melanie C. (aka "Sporty Spice"), but I'm glad those days are far behind me. And was it just me or did every couple in middle/high school have "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" as "their" song? bleh.

Things are about the same at work, both places. I feel like all I do is work and in turn I have even less of a social life than I did before both jobs, if that's possible. But after this weekend I think it's a good thing I am working as much as I am. I know distractions aren't the answer to problems since they just temporarily suppress whatever you are feeling, etc., but when I'm not doing anything I just sit in silence and analyze everything which I do not need.

On a brighter note, my office crush is back from vacation. Even though I don't do much more than say hi occasionally and pretend that he is not there, it was nice to see him Sunday evening and for a short bit today.

Ferrari wins. again

Pretty close finish, but somehow Kimi Raikkonen pulled it off and won the F1 championship.

Purdue 31, Iowa 6

thank goodness for a win!

longtime sunshine

Posted on pastemagazine.com...

Rivers Cuomo putting out solo work

Writer: Sean Gandert
News, Published online on 17 Oct 2007

As Weezer sticks it out in the studio and prepares for the release of their 6th album for a hopeful early 2008 release, Rivers Cuomo announced on his blog that the he'll also be putting out a series of solo demos.

"I've compiled a CD of my favorite demos from the years 1992 to 2007 and Geffen Records has agreed to put it out this December, on the eleventh. I hope you enjoy it. I may also be able to put out more demo CDs in the near future," wrote Cuomo.

To die-hard Weezer fans this is a blessing, since Cuomo's well-known to have countless tracks worked out that have never seen the light of the day. Hell, I've actually got around 80 Weezer demos on my computer, which is by no means an inclusive list of what's out there. It could also mean some of those long sought "lost" tracks from the unreleased Songs from the Black Hole demo may see the light of day. According to Drowned in Sound the album is called Alone - The Home Recordings of River Cuomo and features a Dec. 11 release date.

Rivers has also commented about his supposed book project. "I am not shopping my 'memoirs,'" he wrote. "I am working on an amazingly cool creative project that is just as much musical in nature as it is literary. It may or may not be released by a book publisher. It is not a 'memoir.' Word to your mother." Word to your mother indeed.

Quittin' Time

This is random, as is most everything else on this blog, but Quittin’ Time by Mary Chapin Carpenter is such a good song. I especially love singing along with it, though I don’t think my neighbor does. He’s probably thinking...here we go again with this song. I don’t recommend listening to it if you are contemplating where you are at in a relationship with someone. It could make things more confusing, but I do think it’s perfectly fine to include in a post break-up mix with the millions of other songs about heartbreak. Which reminds me of the great line from High Fidelity, “What came first? the music or the misery?”

so sitting at work and watching various college football games...makes me miss going to games here at Purdue. especially today when we are playing Ohio State. oy. I remember my freshman year here at Purdue was great for football, the Big Ten Championship and the Rose Bowl (even though we lost).

****I blogged the above earlier at work, like 6-ish****

So now the game is over. boo for losing 23-7. I know Ohio State is a better team, but goodness, the offense was majorly lacking tonight. Defense put up a good fight though. If not for them, Ohio might have scored more. and at least we got one touchdown, even if it was right at the end of the game. I will say that Ross-Ade Stadium looked amazing on ABC. I think I heard them say a sold out crowd of 65, 497, though Purdue's website lists 62,500 as capacity.

on to next week's game up in The Big House. oy.

I am officially going krazy...