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yesterday was my first half day at the new job. i am only supposed to work 3.5 days a week. i have to tell you - as soon as i left work i felt like i was playing hooky. seriously. like i was getting away with something good. like i was full of the devil. and it felt great. plus when i woke up in the morning, i was excited to go to work. like feeling excited about the projects in front of me. plus beyonce's single ladies came out of the radio to wake us up and starting the morning with rooster and i doing the little dance from the video was really sort of hilarious.

so back to the half day thing. i leave the office, full of the devil and head on over to my accordion lesson. which was grand and i have new work and new exercises to do and sadly cesca is a little small for my hands but i am hoping with practice i'll work it out. and then tried to reconnect with one pal who was out of town :( but plans were made to connect once we're back in the same area code. then ran home and got a little yay time with rooster in between all of our stuff before heading to oakland to steal away

smallstages for some much needed and long overdue time to just sit and be with each other and let whatever words needed to be said about pretty much anything. i see that girl and my heart just opens up with yay.

then it was over to practice with punk. the upright bass arrives later this week so we just rubbed our nefarious hands together about an upcoming THING that i can't talk about yet - squee - and worked on the songs. ate the best homemade tandoori / broiled chicken and curried lentils and some seriously good red wine. a small logistical panic had me texting some folks who are like family for a favor and 30 seconds later, M came through and now not only are the critters taken care of this weekend - they get someone who adores them and has been a petsitter and dogwalker professionally. my heart got even fuller at that point. and i was just so damn happy. left full of hugs and leftover cigarette smoke and feeling lucky. it was raining heavy and gorgeous so i had to tell

red_eyed_soul because something in it reminded me of her. after a couple of texts i was all - hold on if you're awake let's be talkin! - so i called her in the cold ass eastern time zone and we share the stories and words of where our lives are running at the moment. i love that the drive home from oakland took longer in the rain. more time for talking. more time to hear that voice that sounds so like a sister to me.

home was talking with rooster about her new screenplay while scrubbing the smokey dusts offa me. had a plot breakthrough while talking and then fell asleep on soft campfire pillows. this morning the kitchen has been cleaned, the bathroom floor mopped, breakfast had and soon clothes will be on to go and have coffee with the wonderful

postmaudlin before i go back in to work for 1/2 a day. and the weird part - i can't wait for all of it.