March: Out like a lunatic

Sent to my favorite e-mail list yesterday:

"Remember how I said a few days ago that after our long winter, the temperature was up to 80 degrees? We've had some lovely warm weather lately. Now the daffodils and forsythia are adding cheery yellow to the landscape, some early pink rosebushes [edit: well, they look like roses from the street, anyway] are in bloom, trees in shades of pink and white are blooming while other trees like the one outside my window have tender green leaves delicately unfurling...

"And they're all getting snowed on right now! Hahahahaha!

"I love March."

unwilly responded with: "CB you are delightfully macabre." Heh. Thanks, Un.

The snow changed back to rain later yesterday, then stopped altogether for a time. I went for a short walk among the green and growing things and was surprised by some big sloppy snowflake kisses. I'll say it again without irony or sarcasm: I love March.

Not been feeling up to either writing or interacting with people much, mostly because I'm feeling like something's sucking out all my energy again. The fact that my computer periodically decides to stop working with my mouse at all probably has an effect as well. I've been reading a little, listening to Launchcast, and generally trying not to stress out about my life.

Breakfast so far: Chicken with stewed tomatoes (from a can) and pepper jack cheese all washed down with some English breakfast tea. Am now trying to decide whether to eat some green leafy things or munch on the chocolate chip cookies I made yesterday. Mmm... cookies.

::blink::

Was going to go to the library to return some books, but decided I wanted to listen to some music first. So I got out the CD of Icehouse's Berlin Tapes bought in New York City a few years ago, thirteen cover versions of songs ranging from the Frank Sinatra classic "All the Way" to PiL's "Disappointed" (that cover makes me laugh every time, but that's beside the point).

Anyway, I was putting the CD into the CD changer when I dropped the case on the floor and saw the case come apart and the CD land on the floor. Drat! Wait, I thought I put that CD in the changer already--how could it be on the floor?

When the case came apart, it revealed an 8-track bonus disc I never knew I had.

Nice to get good surprises sometimes.