And we crown ourselves again.

I suppose it's time to wish you a Happy New Year... A few days removed from 1/1, but it still counts... Honestly, where has the last week gone? I started to throw some action out there a couple of days ago, but I was slightly distracted by something I saw on TV. It settled in and I was hooked... Then the phone rang and it made little sense to answer because I was super-hooked... The "UNAVAILABLE" caller would just have to leave a message. They didn't... It's funny how the little things can attract one's attention - 100%. It did not let go and I was just fine because letting go of each of other was not really an option.

Fact: Elvis Presley would have turned 75 years old today. I'm not sure if I feel really old or really young today.

Earlier today, this playlist serenaded my ears...

- Pavement, Gold Soundz
- The Clash, Somebody Got Murdered
- Bloc Party, Banquet
- Frank Black, Hang On To Your Ego
- The Connells, '74-'75
- Wilco, Can't Stand It
- Further Seems Forever, Just Until Sundown
- Planes Mistaken For Stars, Standing Still Fast
- U2, Spanish Eyes
- Elbow, Powder Blue
- Black Tie Dynasty, On Your Last Night In Town
- The Smiths, Reel Around The Fountain
- Dinosaur Jr, Water
- Glasvegas, Lonesome Swan
- The Pogues, Lorca's Novena
- Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Spring
- Bob Mould, Next Time That You Leave
- Unrest, Make Out Club
- Duvall, The Moon Looks Like A Tomato
- Cross My Heart, Angels & Gargoyles
- Catherine Wheel, Satellite
- Samiam, Ordinary Life
- The Ocean Blue, Crash
- South, Paint The Silence
- Tripping Daisy, Brown-Eyed Pickle Boy

My grade: "C+"

I hope that you had a good week. It's a new year and I'm on my way... Let's do something BIG in 2010, shall we? Are you ready for this year? Are you ready for the dance? Are you bracing yourself for the beauty of it all? Do you have enough juice? Are the reservations set? Do they know? Have you checked in with your heart lately?

I like my odds.

I'm craving popcorn right now. Lightly salted with a few drops of melted butter...

More later...

Mittens on at the penalty spot,

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