Awake and alive

[illusionofjoy]

About an hour ago I managed to drag myself out of bed and take a shower. My hair is clean, I no longer smell of yesterday and I am dressed. All that is left to be done for me is to shave.

I'm not particularly hungry at the moment. I did drink a bottle of orange juice, which seems to have been satisfactory for the time-being. missjoi left earlier this morning, while I was still sleeping. It was one of those moments when my mind straddled the line between the consciousness and otherwise, aware of what was happening, but not being inclined to animate my body to do anything about it. She's back now, more awake than I, obviously.

This month I have officially begun saving up for my new computer. The way I have it calculated is that, one of my paycheques effectively covers my expenses for the month (rent, phone and bus pass), while the other (I get paid every other week) can be put towards savings. At this rate, I should be able to purchase a new system by mid-June, at the latest. At that point, I would begin working on a new album.

Strange as it may seem, even though Division has only been out for a few weeks, I already want to record again. While it was fun recording at masochistmonkey's place, I think that finally having my own home studio set-up will lead to greater productivity on my part. I'll be able to work on my music whenever I want to, not having to worry about the schedules of others. If I have a song idea at 2:00AM, it won't get lost to the ether - I'll actually be able to take it down, and hold on to it for later examination. I'll also have time to more greatly refine my tracks, which should lead to better albums. Hopefully my obsessive-compulsive tendencies won't take over when I have access to my work all the time.

Of course, it's not like I will have access to my work all the time anyway, as I still have to consider my employment. The "rock star lifestyle" is not so tempting to me that I wish to quit what is finally a source of stable income. The job is really not so bad. In this time and place in the world, I think that if you can find a job that you don't dread going to every morning, you're doing pretty well. When I wake up in the morning, I don't say, "Damn, I don't want to go to work today." I usually say something like, "I wish I could sleep in more." Then, I end up dragging my carcass to the shower and sleeping until past noon on the weekends.

Like I said, the job isn't so bad, but as with any situation where human interaction is required I've come across one or two people who make the necessity of dealing with others a little less pleasant. At the moment, I suspect that there is only one person who is out to "get me," so to speak, and in this particular case, I think it is more because of the individual's self-centred dullardness than actual malice. Still, I feel that a stringent policy of watching my back is prudent in this circumstance.

Moving back to my apartment, I've decided that I really need to rearrange the furniture, once I get my new computer. Whenever I walk into the room, I keep thinking, "this isn't quite right." Currently my computer desk is against a wall which lies in between the doorway to the bathroom and the entryway for the kitchenette. I would really love to move it against the wall perpendicular to the wall on the other side of the kitchenette entryway (the wall that keeps the stove and the fridge from being protrusions into the room), so that side of the room contains my computer desk and my bed/sofa. With that change, my nightstand could stay where it's at - next to the bed - and my stereo could go next to that, with my chest of drawers next to the stereo cabinet. My keyboard would go on the wall opposite of the stereo and chest of drawers (on top of which, I would put my stereo speakers, making for better sound quality than having them in the windowsill next to my bed does), allowing for easy relocation whenever I want to record something. Meanwhile, I can get rid of this horrible book cabinet that my mother made me drag from Potsdam (which barely survived the trip and is now awaiting it's final reward), and replace it with a proper bookshelf which can go in the nook next to my entryway where the chest of drawers used to reside.

I also need to buy a new CD rack, since the number of CDs I've purchased has overrun my ability to store them. I am currently being driven mad by unalphabetised music!

That's what is in my head at the moment. Of course, I have no idea what I'm going to do with the rest of today. I may go out somewhere tonight...if there's somewhere worth going out to...

Comments

(from your musical selection)

[meiow.livejournal.com]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination from Allen Parsons Project
and
Closed on Account of Rabies

Yes, I realize you were listening to the musical artist Poe, which is no reference to Edgar Allen Poe, but it brought these albums to mind. :)

Re: (from your musical selection)

[illusion-of-joy.livejournal.com]

I love the Allen Parsons Project, but I haven't heard that album. I, Robot, Vulture Culture, Turn of a Friendly Card and Eye In The Sky. Everyone knows the title cut from the last one, therefore I delighted in playing songs like "Let's Talk About Me" and "Breakdown" on my radio show.

I miss that radio show.

Re: (from your musical selection)

[meiow.livejournal.com]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination was their first album, and their best (IMO) - definately worth checking out. It's one of my favorite albums of all time, actually.