Music: “Pressure Point” by the Zutons
"I can't get this pressure point out of my head,
I can't get this pressure point out of my head.
I feel it in work, you know, I feel it in bed.
I can't get this pressure point out of my head.
I've paid all my bills and I've acted so well.
Ain't been cheating; there's nothing to tell.
So why all this pressure - I don't understand.
I call on my neighbors, and lend them a hand."
I've had this song running through my head this morning. I like the lyrics that speak of a person who is feeling a bit off even though there's no serious reason for it. I also like the fact the band incorporates a saxophone into the rock beat. There's a fun music video that goes with the song, but I'll leave that for others to Google.
For those who have been keeping track, I'm officially ending the consecutive posting record I started back on October 23. If you didn’t get the hint from the title of the post, I had 79 posts in a row. This blew my old record of two weeks out of the water.
I blame the broken streak on the Days Inn. If their internet had remained accessible as promised, I could have kept things going. I worked to type things up, but I lacked the spare time to get things posted elsewhere. Also, the hotel staff figured out I was using their computer for word processing and started posting multiple signs that the computer was for “Guest internet use only” – and they added the underline, not me.
There was no line for the internet computer – which had no connection to the internet – and yet they still didn’t want me working on it. I still did some typing on the computer, though I kept saving my documents with titles like “Summer 2006 Rates – Tier 2” and “Shift C (Chad)” so the file log wouldn’t raise any red flags.
While I’ve done some flashback posting during this streak, I’ve tried not to let gaps stand more than three days tops. It’s a drag on the reader to suddenly be overwhelmed by a wave of words (in addition to the amount I normally type) and there’s a good chance the entry will be lost in the lurch.
I can always work on a series of throw-away posts, but I hate throwing out underdeveloped ideas. And in this case, I have a series of posts I’ve been polishing since I got here. I do think most of them are worth reading if only to try to convey the awe and shock of starting out in a new, exciting place.
Besides, if one’s going to sound the death knoll of a streak, what better day to do so than Friday the 13th? And it may be macabre and twisted, but I also know there are always sequels associated with Friday the 13th. I hope to have longer streaks in the future.
I still will have to do some stretching to get posts from notebooks to computers, but I’m hoping today marks the beginning of another record run.
Time will tell.
As for the promised “Welcome to Wyoming posts,” we’ll try to get to those again next week.
In the meantime, let’s try for consecutive writing streak #314.
Go!
Hannah said...
Just so you know, in case you were planning some crazy stalking of my voicemail until I answered again: yes, I've received both messages and will try and call you at some point this week. I don't know when, but it'll probably strike after rehearsal (ends 10:30ish) rather than earlier.
Caleb Michael said...
Hey sis, you were the one who was asking people to call you on the new cell phone. I was trying to ablige. Enjoy your last undergraduate semester at college.