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[featherynscale]

You know you've moved into the realm of overgeek when you can't answer a simple question simply and accurately.

This morning, the nurse at the office says to me, "What kind of music do you like?". I'm completely without an answer. I flounder a bit, and settle on, "Anything with complex instrumentation, bonus points for the use of non-traditional instruments for the genre. Less vocals, more clever music." So I'm thinking, that covers almost everything, except for the thing about the Rickenbacker guitars, which you just can't explain to a sane person. Surely this would be easy to understand. I smile brightly.

She blinks a bit, and then says, "So, you like the oldies, then?".

No, not exactly. Oh well. Really thought I had it there, for a moment.

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[diermuid.livejournal.com]

I like anything with a wide range and a lot of 16th notes, bonus if it's a classical piece done on a wildly distorted electric guitar.

Granted, my nerves have been so frazzled that Clannad was too harsh for me on Monday.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Honey, you need either a serious meditation practice or a new job.

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

New Job? Like that's the biggest stressor in my life or something? 8-)

I haven't been able to do much Yoga since the back injury, so much of it relies on stretching the core, and that's the one area I can't do anything with. ::sigh:: Someone was recently pointing to yoga practice that is specificly tailored for back injuries, so it's on my longer-term to-do list.

A big part of my large to-do list I've been working on is hashing out a backlog of things that need to be done so that my life is more organized and I can relax. I also need to find a consistant restful spot in my life, a 'sanctuary' of sorts where I can recharge. Or even a set time to recharge. Right now my vacation time is all spent being just as productive, if not more productive, than I have to be at work. Granted, being a parent is temporary, and I only have to work real hard at it for another 7-11 years before they are autonomous. I work harder now though, so that they ARE autonomous in 7-11 years, and not a lifetime of baggage.

A lot of my goals in life have been set by talking with elders and figuring out what really matters. That has made me far happier (and more productive) than any short-term indulgence. 8-)

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

New Job? Like that's the biggest stressor in my life or something? 8-)

It's the one you bitch most about, I think. Not that you don't have good reason.

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

I think it's the thing that sets itself back the most in the name of progress, which frustrates me. On the otherhand, it gives me a lot of insight into why other services end up so f-cked up.

It's also one of the things I can complain about safely.