why don't ya make like a tree...

Today the weather was great. Very warm, even this morning at 6:30. Light sprinkles and brief rains peppered the day, but the breeze was like a dryer-fresh blanket against one's face, comforting. The leaf change is in full tilt in the city proper, and I love it! I love not only the wide variety of colors, but the fact that after excitedly transforming on the end of it's branch, each leaf then leaps off into the great unknown. The streets are littered with the brave and brazen, the hardy and the foolhardy; the orange, yellow, crimson, magenta, and even burnt umber adventurers pile up in drifts or are pulled and pushed into more organized mounds, where they conspire and gossip and tell stories of branch life. Eventually the landscaping ninjas corral them all into... actually I don't know where all those leaves go. All of the ones I capture in my yard stay in my yard, used as mulch or maybe slowly composted. Anyway, tangential to that, I'm listening to Glitch Mob right now. Drink The Sea on headphones. :)
New band name - Indigo Depths. Debut album - technition

Quick Pic Post

Here is my jack of lantern. Menacing, no? The pumpkin carving party was great fun, good times and great friends. Jokes by the campfire, hummus in the house, and smiles all around. :)

Blog cuz I can

First being first, and what comes after must follow. So now I have a blog, and it does not have to make sense. I do not have to spellcheck or edit my posts, although I am generally a stickler for proper punctuation and spelling. It is merely a digital record of my having existed. Not the most unique reason for placing my tiny mark on the vast internet, but an easier way to pass on one's accumulated wisdom than having kids and then trying in vain to explain the many, varied, and unusual facets of life to their small, bewildered faces. Also I think it might stretch my brain to write, since I don't do too much of that as of late. Although I kinda doubt ranting about personal grudges on an online journal leads to an increase in brain power. Anyway, I'll wrap up this paragraph with a quote from a friend of mine - "consistency is the hobgoblin of a small mind."
On to the personal: today is my day off from work, and I am doing some yardwork. Then I shall go to a friend's house and participate in a communal pumpkin carving ritual. This will be awesome, and shall involve a small bonfire, shared laughter, and perhaps some libations. Good times!
Okay, I've only done this a couple times ( and it was on MySpace, please don't tell anyone) so I'm still a little nervous. But I need to wrap it up, cut yells the director, and the lights go down. Peace love and ☆ - Thaddeus