Sometimes I wonder

Today I thought about song writing. The variety of quality in song writing, like those songs that get "produced" by somebody else for a tween queen, who has no time to actually grow into a teenager, and have organic first loves, first curfew breaks, and whatever it is that materializes into deep-seated emotional development eventually and allows us to feel the makings of beautiful song lyrics. Then there are lyrics that are completely artistic, that don't naturally follow a verse-chorus-verse layout. Lyrics that must be put to music, that are, for better or worse (I'd say better), someone's publicized poetry. Of course, without lyrics, emotions can be conveyed too, and how that process works, from a human head to another, with emotional interpretation built in through sound somewhere in between, really beats me.

Today, Belle had heatstroke for hamsters, otherwise known as "The Sleeping Disease." She got catatonic, which we of course, after Bridget's pronouncement of Wednesday's 'dogatonic' behavior, call 'hamstertonic,' and she was lifeless from the neck down, and wouldn't eat or drink, even with water and food put right under her nose. Once we figured out what it was (thank goodness for online hamster vets), we got to give Belle a bath, splashing her with ice cold water from a dish, which I think she found very undignified, as she curled up on a corner of the bed afterward, like she just needed a moment to herself. She did look, as Steve said, like a wet rat. After the wake up call, Belle went to the sleeping corner of her cage and proceeded to groom herself, becoming lovely and fluffy again in no time. Now, she is in her exercise ball, crashing into walls all over the apartment, and being otherwise joyful.

I am pretty excited for tomorrow, because we are planning to go on a hike, albeit a short one, at a nearby state park. I am a busybody, and whenever we make plans to do some specific activity over the weekend instead of just playing it by ear, I am pleased. It is surprising, because as fidgety as I am, it would be such a good idea for me to actually have a routine, other than that which is imposed on me by work hours. I can imagine an amazing weekend routine, for instance, that goes like this for Saturdays: 8AM - Get up, take a shower, throw on some extremely comfortable, clean cotton clothes, and have some fruit 9AM - Go to the Farmer's Market, people browse, pick up some fresh flowers and healthy munchies for lunch, 10AM - Tidy the apartment, read a little bit, catch up on all the news I hadn't followed up on during the week, 12PM - Hop on the shuttle and go to Red Emma's, get a bagel and a large iced coffee or chai that I eat over browsing their selection of books, 1PM - buy a book, walk around Mt. Vernon and read on the benches, 2PM - ride back on the shuttle, swing on the Wyman Park swings, 3PM - Sudoku, Cards, Word Whomp, 4pm - TV and snuggling, 5PM - Church, 6PM - Cooking dinner together, eating and talking, 7PM - mindless reality TV, 8PM - Gym, 9PM - Cold shower, 10PM - More reading, especially magazines, 11PM - Comedy/News with Jon Stewart and Stephen T. Colbert, 12AM - Daydreaming followed by night dreaming..

While I honestly wouldn't do this every week, I would like some more structure, like going to the Farmer's Market and Red Emma's every Saturday, and waking up before noon (baby steps). I could substitute the reading with some music, though since Record and Tape Traders closed down (to be replaced by - Nothing!), I am not sure where I would find new stuff. Or rather, where I would find old stuff I think has potential to impress me. Nevertheless, we have planned to go hiking, and I can't wait.

Oh, also, before I leave, since I need to, since I am rambling beyond all measure, I am going to start religiously watching The Wire. I am not sure whether the plot will interest me much, other than the threads which I've heard about being related to the corruption and poor choices of our former mayor, but I can't not see this show, and despite this, I have not. I think what will appeal to me most, given my penchant for reality TV and because I live where they've taped, is seeing the back drops and settings of The Wire and trying to identify all those places that are shot on site. I think in that regard, I might become obsessed. But yes, I am checking out the first season from Video Americain as soon as Steve leaves, and I hope to be done with the first 4 seasons by the time he comes back in mid-August. I know this will take discipline. I will do what it takes. I will get the job done.

There's much more to discuss, but no cogent way to discuss it. I had a weird dream last night - red pleather pants were involved. We'll see how tonight goes.