Dealing.

We've been living in Williamsburg for a little over two months and I can really say that things are going according to plan because we (or I), don't have a plan. Before the move my friend at work told me that moving was 3rd most stressful life change. According to some list online. I'm not sure how it stacks up to other people's experiences but, it was pretty high on my list. Quitting my job, renting our house out, packing, actually moving shit. Our families were a big help. It makes me want to be there a little more next time my friends need help with something like this.

Getting used to a completely different job and hours is harder then I thought. A shift like 10-7 is kinda hard because it doesn't give a lot of time before work or after work to do much. I'll have a weekday off most weeks and I've been riding then. Today I didn't work. I rode for about an hour and a half by myself this afternoon. Not what I'm used to, I'd much rather ride with anybody. Work hours make it tough to make it to group rides or find people to ride with.



I violated one of my own pet peeves...riding trails with an iPod. I felt bad while I was making the playlist but, things were seeming to come together despite my tiredness. Usually I make a playlist thats inspiring, uplifting, rocking, even times I build it so it starts slow and the pace and feel build over each song, today was a bit different. I went with my tired, "I can feel the winter depression coming soon" mood... Spaceman 3, Heartless Bastards, Feist, Likke Li. Some photos earlier in the day had me thinking about my Dad and I put in some songs that remind me of him, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Costello, (early) Foo Fighters.

Foo Fighters? A lot of early grunge/alternative reminds my of Dad. I figure it's because the when I started to explore music for myself and start going to shows it was before I had a drivers license. Dad's a great dad, he did most of the taxiing and driving in those days. Which (weather we realized it or not) lead to bonding over music. Me finding the new rock stations and bringing in CDs and he making the comparisons to music that was in his vocabulary.

We'll see if the iPod catches on as a solo ride companion, and hope the guilt and danger of riding with headphones doesn't follow.

Todays playlist:

✓ Less Than Zero- Elvis Costello
✓ I Feel It All - Feist
✓ This Is a Call - Foo Fighters
✓ The Mountain - Heartless Bastards
✓ Stop - Jane's Addiction
✓ Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
✓ Possibility - Lykke Li
✓ The World At Large - Modest Mouse
✓ Sun, Moon, Stars - Mos Def
✓ Just To See You Smile [Instrumental] - Spacemen 3
✓ Timorous Me - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
✓ Misunderstood - Wilco
✓ Tom Courtenay - Yo La Tengo
✓ Good Night - Al Be Back, Kanye West & Mos Def