If I had a hammer ...

... I'd hammer the damn copy machine to bits. Sitting a mere armslength away from my work station is the only copy machine that is usable on a common basis for the building of 200 plus employees. So, a lot of traffic comes my way. Today was maintenance day on the stupid thing. The copy guy brought in a full vaccuum and must've sucked out 11 pounds of crap from inside the thing. Then decided to bang around on it, pound on a few things, curse a bit, try to talk to me about how to fix it - which I ignored because the less I know, the better sometimes.

Anyway .. April's dad has his heart surgery next week. It can only go uphill from here.

Lots of music to drown out the vaccuum ...
The Decemberists "Five Songs"
The Eels "Beutiful Freak"
June Carter Cash "Wildwood Flower"
The Strokes "Is This It?"
That Dog "Retreat from the Sun"
Tilly and the Wall "Wild Like Children"
The Handsome Family "Milk and Scissors"
The Silver Jews "Tangled Numbers"

Speaking of June Carter Cash, I didn't really care for 'Walk the Line' the Johnny Cash bio-pic. I tried to like it - twice. It was good acting, Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin (sp) Phoenix did a great job singing, but it just seemed too formulaic. Like 'Ray' I really enjoy both musicians. Have seen both Cash and Charles live. Cash only for three or four songs in '95 and Charles with my mom and wife in 2000. It just seemed that 'Walk the Line' was glazed over. For some good Cash stories, pick up 'Cash' by the man himself. It reads as if he's sitting in a rocking chair on the porch telling stories ... take away the rocking chair, add some popcicles and it's just the way my grandpa used to do.