been a good week since last i posted. last week at work i felt like i really nailed a few meetings and the like, almost as if i really know what i’m doing here, and it felt good. it’s kind of interesting when i step back and see myself growing up in different but complementary ways; like having to manage my finances and not being as skinny on one hand (not fun), but on the other being wiser and more professional when the situation demands it, which is pretty satisfying.

then, of course, the thing i’m most looking forward to right now is guitar hero 2 coming out three weeks from today. so i know i don’t have to worry about growing up too much too fast and being a boring old guy for a while yet — although i do look forward to earning the right some day to be ‘ornery’.

for now though, seriously, guitar hero 2 is ruling my thoughts. going against traditional logic that might say i need to polish up on my skills with the original, i’ve instead declared a moratorium on all guitar hero playing until the new one arrives in my hands. it’s gonna be as sweet as the first beer after a full day of road-tripping, and if my fingers could salivate, they would.

jessica pointed out to me last night, as we were going to play some raquetball, that yesterday was our sixth night in a row hanging out, including spending almost the entire weekend together save a few hours of errand running. i thought about that and realized she was right, but also that my mind hadn’t found it worth noticing, because it all happened so naturally and without any ‘god, i need time alone’ even entering my mind. so i think i concluded it must be because she’s the best girlfriend ever, and somehow i ended up getting her. don’t know how i pulled that one off, but hey, good deal.

oh and in the way of a pay day song, i’m really liking this new silversun pickups track well above the rest of the album it comes from, carnavas. probably because it does more of what i wish every other song would do, which is spread out the rock over the whole song. it seems like a lot of their tracks they spend the whole time building up to on very brief, excellent crescendo moment, but it only lasts 20 seconds out of a four minute song. anyway, well thought out twinkles is the worst-named best song i’m listening to repeatedly this week, so have at it friends.

review of departed tomorrow i hope. sneak peak: go see it.