Halcyon Repose

So the rain is finally over (for now), unfortunately it looks like it will return in full effect next week. Hopefully this weather will rain itself out by the time my parents are able to come and visit.

It was nice and sunny though, and for some reason my mood was pretty bleak. Now that Daylight Savings time is upon us, I actually get out of work while the sun is still shining (yay!). I was looking forward to a taking a nice long drive, probably south on the PCH towards Laguna and maybe a bit beyond. My plans were foiled by Jess when she called to see if I wanted to do dinner.

We had originally made plans, but when she asked if I wanted to hang out with her and some of her friends at a Karaoke bar, I declined. I was more in a pensive mood, and hanging out with a bunch of peeps that I hardly know… wasn’t really something I was looking forward to. Apparently dinner with her was still on though, and while big group outing was not looking like fun, one on one time was definitely doable. No matter how bad of a mood I am in, hanging with Jess helps me forget for awhile… at least until I drop her off and things come crashing down on me again.

So we hit up Shin-Sen-Gumi’s, where she rarely gets to visit since she is normally working during the evenings, and pigged out on ramen and gyoza. I then dropped her off at the Karaoke bar, but seeing as how no one else was there at the time, I stayed so that she would be unable to spend any time drawing and instead had to spend her time being social.. mwuhaha.

So on the way home, I didn’t go for a long drive like I wanted, but I did get to turn up some thumping rap music and drive really fast. It scares me sometimes how fast I will be going in the new car. I’ll pick up speed, barely hit the gas and when I look down I am going way over the speed limit. Scary… but strangely exhilarating in that masculine sort of way…

Music: Prozzak – Cruel Cruel World

Why my music choice this evening? Prozzak is who we have to thank for the likes of Gorillaz. Prozzak was the first animated band, and the two animated band members, Simon and Milo, became a big success on the internet scene. I can remember downloading their videos back in the day, and when I found their first album ‘Hot Show’ in a discount bin in a CD store in Atlanta, I had to grab it. It has been an album that I always manage to come back to, and tonight, Simon’s quest to find love (the overriding theme of all of their albums) along with the name of the band seemed to fit my mood.