Hey, Wake Up; Your Eyes Weren’t Open Wide

Monday. Man, I am bored today. I just don't get it. Last week I was totally slammed. Today I am scrounging for things to keep me busy. I mean, there are always things to do, but I prefer working towards a means to an end, not just keeping myself busy just for the sake of keeping myself busy. There's only so much filing that a guy can take before the eventual nervous breakdown from the monotony takes over. And even then, that's only a good 15-20 minutes of unbridled insanity to enjoy, and then I'm left with a whole rest of the day as a letdown. Oh well. I guess I should just continue on researching these discrepancies.

I'm also supposed to be putting together a presentation that I have to give on Thursday when I visit corporate HQ. I feel uninspired. I think I will continue to put this off until the last minute in which I freak out and scramble to get it done. That's how I tend to produce my best work.

Today's music selection is A.M. by Wilco. Somebody who didn't think that today's music scene had enough sub-genres has decided to designate Wilco as "alt-country" whatever that means. Apparently, that means you can have an acoustic, folksy-sound without having to sing in the twangy accent required for most major country and western releases. I have been cognizant up until this point that there is a pretty decent Wilco following out there. However, I never really gave them a listen. No reason why. I just didn't. However, in my never-ending search for new tunes, I decided that perhaps now was the time to give them a shot. So, I decided to start in the beginning with their first release, A.M. This album is ok. The songs were catchy, and it was an enjoyable listen, but it didn't really blow my mind out or anything. I read some other reviews after the fact and some said that I should listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot instead. Maybe I'll try that one out tomorrow. Until then, I'm a little hesitant on a glowing recommendation. A.M. certainly wasn't bad, but I don't know if it was strong enough for me to give it full-fledged accolades. How 'bout "check it out if you are curious or into the whole alt-country thing."