A Very Low Key Day

I did my best to simply disconnect today. It was what I needed, just a simple day of wandering and doing nothing and trying not to think to much. I slept late (about 7:00 AM) for me, the sun waking me as it flooded the bedroom.  A shower, a muffin, a cup of coffee and I blinked my way awake.

I met Tony for breakfast over at Goodies II on Bascom.  After breakfast, I drifted over to the car wash and ran the car through. Then, I stopped at Target to pick up some odds and ends. John D. Morgan park was next on my list.

After a nice, long, wandering walk I met Bob for lunch at Kirk's (again, oddly enough, on Bascom).  From there, I wandered over to Best Buy and picked up a copy of "Snow White and the Huntsman" on Blu-Ray. Then, back to Westgate, for a stop at Starbucks and then just pointless wandering, during which I picked up a couple of shirts on sale and Melissa Etheridge's latest album "4th Street Feeling".

Dinner was a stop at Sushi Boat, then home, feet up, watching a classic movie (this has really been the summer of classic movies for me).  "Paths of Glory" with a young Kirk Douglas.  I wrote a few email and then simply settled in for the evening with my feet propped up.  I think, in about fifteen minutes, I am going to slip into the bedroom and read myself to sleep.  Tomorrow should be as low key as well.

The Breath of Life and Suzie Lightning

I think I would share with you a link to the two songs I just listened to as I settle into the evening.

The first was "Breath of Life" by Florence and the Machine (from Snow White and the Huntsmen).

Breath of Life by Florence and the Machine

The second is a classic, what I consider to be a truly great love song by Warren Zevon - Suzie Lightning.

Suzie Lightning by Warren Zevon

I've been a fan of Zevon for a very long time, since the early eighties and "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School".  T.R. pointed me toward Florence and the Machine with their first album and I count myself a huge fan there as well.  Florence Welch has the most astounding voice.

It was a nice day, quiet, easy going, reflective.  Work was a little meeting heavy, but they went smoothly enough and I eased into the evening. Had Italian with Tony at Mama Mia's, then home where I watched Selma Blair on Craig Ferguson.  That takes me to this very minute, where I am going to spend a quiet evening straightening the spare bedroom.  Life is good.