the weather has broken a little bit.
it’s been really hot and annoying the past week,
but tonight there’s a lovely breeze, a ton of stars and of course the fireflies.
sittin’ alone drinkin’ a beer, just me, the fireflies, and the night.
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ok, so maybe it’s just a hundred or so, but after the past three days of draggin’ myself to work and sittin’ in traffic both morning and evening (I estimate approx. 10-15 hours a week alone just sitting in my
car in traffic) to and from my job where I sit all day waiting for something to do (yes, I basically have a government office job). the same routine each day and night…
luckily, I have a new-ish housemate, Holly, who’s a smoker and spends a lot of time on our screened-in back porch, smoking and drinking wine. She calls us out there tonight to get
a view of the fireflies….
it’s amazing…it’s like a stadium when all the camera flashes are going off. if I could find a way to show y’all in a picture, I would. go get yourself a copy of the kid’s book, “A Very Lonely Firefly” and imagine
the last page of it at least 50 times that. in the meantime, you’ll just have to come over and
see for yourself. I could sit here for hours watching them.
I’m listening to Superchunk’s version of “100,000 Fireflies” since I don’t have the Magnetic Fields
original version.
by the way, do you know how happy I am that the damn cicadas are gone? I’ll take 100,000 fireflies over the 1,000 or so cicadas we had in our yard ANY DAY!
the only way to describe my entire day.
at least I get to go home now, just wish I had some ‘Mats in the car to listen to!
just got in a bit ago from seeing the second of three Carroway shows of this week.
last night at Jammin Java was good to see the full band plus keys.
tonight just Scott and Mike. I had second thoughts about going, but I’ve never been to the grog and tankard so I figure it’s easier to go some place alone when you know you will at least know one or two people who will talk to you for a little while at least.
my nights of insomnia have been getting to me. when I do sleep, I have recurring dreams that are mildly disturbing.
a beautiful full moon is shining tonight in a crystal clear sky full of a million stars…
I drove a longer way home to enjoy the night air a while more.
back home in jersey, I used to take long drives on nights like this, just listening to music and thinking.
I don’t really feel at home here, so I’ll probably lie awake again tonight thinking.
A little bit of home visited me here in DC tonight. My great friends, The Bigger Lovers played an amazing set at DC 9 tonight and it felt so good to have some Philly love. I am really beginning to realize what I left behind in Atlantic City and Philly.
also, I got a nice letter from Michael from Hello from Waveland, a Seattle band I got to see at Galaxy Hut last year. I’m submitting their music to a production company who may use it for a new program they’re creating for Discovery Channel.