More Exciting Than Sleep

Laura Scarborough is one of my favorite local artists and muses. I hadn't seen her play an in-town musical gig in along time, largely because she's been doing more MC and theater work recently. I got a chance to hear her play at Barcelona downtown Monday night. About half way through the gig, I decided it would be a good choice to take the inspiration home while I still had some time and try some digital synesthesia myself. I've long had many sweet components waiting to assembled into a Digital Funk Engine of Doom, but I've rarely spent the time necessary to actually, say, *make music* or anything fancy like that.

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More Vermin!

Found another (very similar) small dead possum under the kitchen table today when I got home. The mouth that blood-splatteringly crushed the life out of it is licking my arm as I'm typing, which makes me relieved I'll be taking a shower soon. Judging from some of the reactions I got from people today, I may not be the only one grateful. Hopefully the third flea of the year I found on Louie, who I treated with Advantage yesterday, came from this disreputable source.

Did the Farmer's Market, Wheatsville Co-op, Permaculture Winter Series presentation circuit again today. One of the pears got a little beaten, and the organic corn flakes I got sprung a hole, but overall a successful scooter trip. The Winter Series presentation was on intentional communities, co-housing, and co-ops.

The side-to-side waggling on the scooter has been rearing it's head again recently. It's not something loose like it was earlier, more like something mis-aligned or bent.