Above the City in the Rain Cloud

I can't believe I am already neglecting this thing after having it for about a month. It's not like I have that much to do right now. I'm just working a lot. But anytime I'm sitting around and think, "I should write a new post," I think of something else to do, or I just choose not to. I'll try to keep up a little better from now on.

I think I am finally getting over my allergies. The last five weeks have been absolutely miserable as far as my health goes. I was using at least 5 different kinds of medication daily, and nothing seemed to help. The only thing that finally made it a little better was when we got some rain to knock the pollen down a bit. Anyway, I can finally breathe through my nose again. Up until two days ago, the only thing I had really smelled in five weeks was what I think was a natural gas leak at the maintenance building at Reid. So that was nice.

No matter where I look, I can't seem to find copy of the studio version of "The Lime Tree" by Trevor Hall to download. Every single instance I can find of it on the internet is hosted as a Windows Media Playlist, rather than an actual MP3 file. I suppose I shouldn't be complaining, since I'm essentially just trying to steal it. Anyway, the only version I have is live, which is alright, but it doesn't have any of the bongos, chimes, background lead guitar parts, or background vocals. Without those things, the song is still pretty good, but with them? Its fucking unbelievable! The song stays mellow throughout, but still manages to throw a number of different musical lines at you at once. Most importantly, it has one of the best vocal jam sessions I have ever heard outside of a Dave Matthews Band song. Hall has a very unique voice, but it sounds fantastic when he jumps the octave in this song.

Tomorrow I get to go to this sweet event up at Lambeau Field. Apparently almost all the UW athletic coaches gather for a big "meet & greet," and you can just go right up and talk to them, get their autographs, pictures, the works. Its not like a panel thing, where they just sit up in front of a crowd. They just wander around in the Lambeau Field Atrium. Anyways, I'm pretty pumped for that. I think I'm gonna take a UW pennant or something for all of them to sign.

My weekend schedule for week didn't work out the way I originally planned, so I don't think I'm gonna be able to go up north with the rest of my friends from Madison when they go up in two weeks. It's the weekend of the city tournament, and I doubt my boss wants me to ask off over that weekend, since it would only leave the newbies to do everything by themselves, which is just asking for trouble when you're dealing with a bunch of arrogant golfers who want to act like its the damn PGA Tour.

The nice thing about my weekend schedule work out this way, though, is that I think I am off over the 4th of July weekend, so I can actually go to my cottage and celebrate that this year. I am a little upset I have been home for about three weeks and still have not gone up north once. Freakin' golf course.

Anyway, I gotta go make a lunch for tomorrow before I go to bed. That's right, I go to bed at 9 o'clock most nights. You would too if you woke up at quarter after 5 to go to work in the burning sun lifting heavy objects all day. I just want to make it to this weekend so I can go down to New Glarus for a summer 'Hatters gig. I don't want to go the entire summer without getting together with the group.

Peace.