Calm down, Charlie Brown

Today started off with a whimper.

I wanted to be stuck in traffic. I wasn’t feeling that great. But the Universe just had to twist the knife and make today Columbus Day. Kids aren’t in school. People are taking the day off. Families are going to the fair. Thus, no traffic. I was cruising to work at 70+ mph. Sometimes it’s nice to be caught in traffic. I wanted a slow start. Sort of ease into the day, by sitting my car listening to music. It was so bad – when I got to my exit, I was thinking of skipping it and taking the long way. I didn’t.

This week is going to be rough though. I have a project due next week for CSE 5321, Software Testing. Originally, our team started with 5 people. Then a guy dropped early on. Then another guy dropped much later. Here’s a ProTip: If you’re going to drop a class and you’re on a team, don’t wait until someone calls you to find out why you aren’t at the meeting to announce your intentions. It’s just bad form.

Plus my birthday is coming up on Saturday. Who wants to face their own mortality when you’re supposed to be knee-deep in Increment 1?

The sorta good news is that 2 guys offered to join our team. But, they’re in the on-campus section. I’m taking the class online. We aren’t supposed to mix. I emailed the Professor, hopefully he’ll allow it.

And in more sorta good news, I hit a stretch of Supergrass on the way home. The genius that lives inside my iTunes and sets up my smart playlists for my iPod, put a full album on there. Supergrass is one of the great overlooked bands

And in more awesome news, the new Radiohead album is coming out on Wednesday. I ordered the discbox – so I’ll get the actual cd + extras in December, but I’ll get the digital download with everyone else on Wednesday. I think that’ll sort of balance the week out. Normally I’m gorging myself on live recordings before a new Radiohead cd. But this time, I’ll be hitting it fresh. I’m really excited about that. I’m also really excited about a studio version of Nude. Side note: I’ll have to get a record player. I don’t have one.