Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

We just had a brief thunderstorm roll through. I took advantage of the "well as long as it's already noisy" thought and the dramatic mood it put me in, to play the piano a bit louder (and with more dynamic range) than I usually do. Risking the amplifier if there was a lightning strike on my power line, but none of the parts of the piano I touch are conductive so I figured I was personally safe. It felt nice. Even though I notice the unevenness of my timing more when I can really hear myself.

Now the late afternoon sun is shining brilliantly, and the world is all sparkly. The air between here and downtown looks like it's been scrubbed clean, and there's still a nice continuous backdrop of darkish cloud on the far side of town, so the buildings down by the harbour are brilliantly lit by the sun and have the dark background to throw them into stunning contrast. It's like Baltimore has been not only washed, but waxed and buffed. It's quite pretty.

Now the storm's effects on me have worn off, and so have the drugs I took this morning. I have to decide whether to take more drugs and try to get more accomplished (I've made some progress on my to-do list today) or to go crawl into bed for a spell and hope I can get more done whenever I wake up again.

Yesterday my to-do list grew a bit when UPS rang my doorbell and handed me three boxes. Now I have to clear off the table by the sink in the basement, build a shelf that'll fit in the sink, and block off the basement windows more completely. This is going to be exciting. But first I've got these time-sensitive things on my to-do list that I have to slog through.