this is my blog

there is a lot going in life right now. typically my crunch in life at this point on the calendar would be that classes are starting. anyone working in academia is feeling the balls out sprint to get everything ready for the invasion of students coming to town. this week has been my hardest week in some time. i pulled an 11 hour shift monday, a 13 hour shift tuesday, and about 10 hours wednesday-friday. the sad part of it is when you work those hours and there is still so many more tasks to complete. i should be pulling 13 hour shifts this weekend to get everything complete. i’m still thinking of going in on sunday but we will see how i feel when it’s time to walk out of the door on sunday.

the event in my life right now that should be bringing me to my knees isn’t. actually, it seems to be happening all too casually which, of course, is very telling. this is the type of event that changes your life and is a catalyst for defining what you really want out of life and also what you need to be content on a daily basis. i sense i don’t actually want or need a lot but there are specific things in each category.

i listen to music a lot. all day at work, frequently i listen to my ipod on the way to and from work, and i listen to my ipod most saturday mornings as i’m cleaning house before jeff wakes up. so that is roughly 50 hours a week. this blog is titled ‘windfall’ because it’s a song i find comfort in these days. the song is by the band ’son volt’ and the album is ‘trace’. it’s more accurate to say that most of the album is comforting to me these days. son volt transmits a fair amount of ache in their music. the ‘ache’ comes through vocals, muted guitar chords and just enough steel guitar to turn your thoughts inward.