so, i am having a bit of an internet draught. it seems that the connection that i am stealing is having a bit of a lapse. kindly, Daniel has offered for me to drop by and steal his connection so that i can make post here. it is especially kind seeing as how i thumped him at Scrabble two games in a row only yesterday. what a good sport!

the week is almost done and i am only two more sleeps away from a saturday sleep-in. last weekend's highlight was definitely the Hawksley Workman concert. although that's not to say that there weren't some other exciting times, but like Bob Weiss (NBA coach) once said "It's going to be exciting... of course, it was exciting when the Titanic went down." if only every experience could be a positive one.

Hawksley was great... as usual. He is the prototypical entertainer. He's the one man who never disappoints. That said, I was a bit disappointed that he didn't have more stage time - he only played about 6 songs. he did make up for it though by bringing Serena Ryder on stage with him to sing the last 2 songs, including Smoke (which is a personal favorite). the set was primarily Lover/Fighter based, with the exception of Jealous of Your Cigarette and Tarantulove. he said that we will not be seeing him for a while as he is going into the studio to make another album. We will miss you 'til then HW. But we will wait, semi-patiently.

Lastly, a work-mate has invited me to go with him to see Creep tomorrow night as part of the Toronto Film Festival. The film stars Franka Potente (who i often mistake, in name only, for Famke Janssen) which means its worth a viewing in my books.

But i must go, its late as it is and Daniel wants a rematch.

I got an email to my weblog email address recently which queried – what do you do exactly? Your blog has yet to provide me with a substantive answer.

Too true.

Primarily, I don’t think that my job defines me. It is just something I do. Perhaps if I was doing my dream job (which would probably be a travel writer or a Fine Art History (FAH) professor? or maybe a FAH prof. who travels a lot) I would be talking about it all the time. Now, that said, that’s not meant to imply that I am at all embarrassed about it; I actually like going to work each day! With my recent promotion – it provides me with the opportunity to learn lots of new things and spend time with some interesting people. Part of the allure of my job, is the fact that I can leave it at work when I leave each day. My mind is not constantly plagued by follow-up questions or the need to work endless hours to complete tasks.

I choose to write here, instead, about how I am living my life. The things that I choose to do, people I see, things I experience day to day. Which, I think, is far more interesting than just telling you about my work day. Trust me.

I came home from work, checked my email, and then went to bed. Ahhhh. I really love to sleep. I've thought about it before too - since normal people don't probably sleep as much as i do. My job is not that stressful, but i think job stress and little everyday life stresses have taken a lot out of me by the end of the week. And even when i'm not doing anything, my mind is still incredibly active. Thinking. Planning. Always. My idea of relaxing/zoning out is to play Freecell (in numerical order starting from 1) while listening to music and singing along loudly. L-O-S-E-R?! Yeah. Probably. But, hey, whatever works, i say. And for the record I am taking a break from Freecell to write this, while listening to Hawksley Workman's tour cd "Before We Were Security Guards." you'll see why in a sec.

But back to the point that i think i was trying to make... I like coming home and having a nap on a Friday. When i wake up its like whole new period of time - weekend lazy leisure time.

I have two wonderful reasons to look forward to Monday. Firstly, since it's a holiday i don't have to work and can sleep in. But perhaps even more important (yes, even more important than sleep!!) Hawksley Workman is in town!!! Very exciting. It's been 1 month and 22 days since i've seen HW. Too long. He is playing at Beachfest. He plays at 2pm, contrary to what all the schedules are saying. I just got email from him today (via fan club, i'm not THAT cool) setting things straight. He will have with him speacial guest Serena Ryder who I wrote about here before. There are other bands playing too. I look forward to seeing Stabilo live. Other bands that I probably won't stick around for, even for free, include The Calling, Shaye, and especially not ANYTHING Canadian Idol. Shudder.

Of course I will have photos of it all.

It's almost Friday but my mind is already weeks ahead. I'm wondering if Brenda will mind feeding Mulder when i'm on holiday. I'm thinking about what i want to photograph in Paris that i missed last time around. I’m contemplating meetings with people that i haven't quite met yet.

I can’t wait to sleep in on Saturday. It’s my favorite part of the week. I will try to finish reading my Jack Kerouac book. I requested Leonard Cohen’s My Favorite Game from the library (on Chris’ recommendation) and here it sits on the table. It is due back September 16th, which should give me enough time.

i’m going to see Garden State on Saturday with ER. Originally i wasn’t very excited about it because i don’t really like Scrubs (particularly the lead guy’s character on Scrubs), but the trailer said “It’s the Lost in Translation of the summer.” Turns out that’s enough of an incentive for me. I'm a marketer’s dream!

I guess my hair’s dry enough to go to bed now. i don’t want to have to watch the 11 o’clock news. Even with my channel’s fuzzy snow, it’s far too depressing.

i leave you with my favorite poem (so far) of Spencer's. sweet dreams.

It had been my intention to get back to you today, but... that didn't happen so much. Today was an important day for a very good friend of mine. She just found out that she got accepted into the nursing program she been hoping for and managed to get the much needed funding. So celebration was in order. Congrats ER!

I will definitely be posting a poem of yours here. Maybe tomorrow. Right now it is tired and i am late. Definitely not awake enough to type out There Is Nothing to Not Be Amazed At. All in due time. Unless you prefer another?!

And you were right about Franka, of course. I do tend to have Famke Janssen on the mind by times -- mostly due to her role in Made (a follow-up to Swingers, which is my favorite movie of all time).

Baseball fan, eh? Hmmm. Let me know next time you are in town and are up for a Jays game. Regardless of how early (or late?) into the season it is, I think they are at the point of giving tickets away. Maybe while you are here you could even sign my book! But for now, I must to bed. Nite nite.

- melda

I grabbed a book of poetry that my Dad had given me to take with me to the doctor's office today. I was so impressed! I had to ask the secretary for a piece of blank paper so i could make some notes of lines i desperately wish i'd written myself.

So, I thought I'd share with you today one of my favorite poems.

Thanks again Dad!

Laundry night. I always have a window of perfect opportunity to post while everything is in the dryer. So here i sit to try and catch up. Sloan's Underwhelmed is on repeat:

She said you are funny
I said you are funny.
She said thank you -
and I said nevermind.

Simple and great!

I always think about just throwing everything down in point form here, just to make sure i don't miss stuff, but i feel like that's a bit of a cop-out. So, full sentences to come.

I have a new fish! Yep yep. I have never had my own fish before. But now i sure do. He is a Betta/Asian Fighting Fish. He is blue/purple. His name is Mulder. Of course.

What else? Last week I finished Man Ray's Montparnasse. A great book all the way through. It follows Man Ray and his Dada/Surrealist/Existentialist cohorts around Montparnasse (in Paris) and around other parts of France. I love to read about artist's lives and all the other artists and writers that they come into contact with. Man Ray was, and i think wanted mostly to be known for being, a painter. He is probably most famous though, due to his photography (perhaps his rayographs as well).

I just yesterday finished Ethan Hawke's second novel (from 2002) Ash Wednesday. A good book that i couldn't put down, and at the end i didn't want it to be over. I found the to be a bit too abrupt. Maybe another chapter or two wouldn've left me more contented. But his character Jimmy Heartsock was great. I loved how Hawke constantly gave him license to ramble. I still think that Hawke's first, The Hottest State, was better but either way I think I'd rather read Ethan Hawke than watch his movies... except for maybe when he did Hamlet (or was that just because Bill Murray was in it?!).

Just started reading Girl with a Pearl Earring today. Have been wanting to read this one for a while now. For sure want to read it before i see the movie -- which I will definitely see because Scarlett Johanson is in it.

That's about enough for now. 17 minutes before the dryer is done. I'll make some tea and read a couple of chapters before bed.