TODAY IN MY BRAIN...

ITEM ONE
Believe it or not, I've spent way more time actually filling this blog thingy in than I originally envisioned. I'm now wondering if I should actually, somehow, someway start trolling for some sort of audience beyond the two to three people who actually read this. That, or just shut it down. Decisions, decisions.

ITEM TWO

I wonder if I should cop Adult Swim's new format. Do you think Williams Street would actually mind? Could I actually go white print over a black background? Maybe I should try something original.

But, as Fran Lebowitz once said,

Original thought is like original sin. Both happened a long time ago to people you could not possibly have met.

Or, maybe I could go all Space: 1999 with the Century Gothic font?

Nah.

ITEM THREE
A few entries back, I posted a snippet of the song My Thanksgiving by Don Henley. I finally ripped it from a friend's CD. I've grown attached to this lyric:

And I don't mind saying that I still love it all
I wallowed in the springtime
Now I'm welcoming the fall
For every moment of joy
Every hour of fear
For every winding road that brought me here
For every breath, for every day of living
This is my Thanksgiving

Really, this has become one of those songs where you can directly relate to at least 90% of the lyrics. In order that I avoid breaking copyright laws any further, I'll provide a link to the lyrics of the song in its entirety -- let Henley's lawyers go knocking on their door.

ITEM FOUR
Incidentally, that song has made it onto my .mp3 playlist of songs whose lyrics I can relate to. They're mostly songs about self-examination and the process of searching. They reflect my search for the hows, whys and wherefores of where my life's been, where it's going, and where I want it to go.

I have no idea why I think this might be of interest to anybody, but I'll list them anyway. If nothing else, it's all good music. The list isn't complete and the order constantly changes. But as of today, these songs are...

How Great Is Your Love - Promise Keepers Live/PK2002
Man In Me - Peter Cetera
Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed Again - Robert Lamm
Same Old Song - Bill Champlin
Desperado - The Eagles
Overkill - Men At Work
The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
They're Only Words - Beckley-Lamm-Wilson
Watching the Time - Robert Lamm
A Moment To Myself - Macy Gray
Skinny Boy - Chicago
The Love You Call Your Own - Robert Lamm
Life in Motion - Beckley-Lamm-Wilson
Today - Beckley-Lamm-Wilson
Plaid - Chicago
My Thanksgiving - Don Henley
Peace of Mind - Boston
Right Here, Right Now - Cassandra Wilson
Cry For The Lost - Chicago
When Will The World Be Like Lovers - Chicago
In the Stone - Earth, Wind & Fire

I may add...

Sacrifice - The Roots
Almost There - Mercy Me

Buy the CDs, download the .mp3s -- find the lyrics and pore over them with a yellow highlighter like the Zapruder film, or just enjoy the tunes.