There are days when I think our country is spinning out of control. There are days when I can’t bear to sit in front of a monitor any longer. There are even days when the idea of simply wearing socks makes me want to crawl back into bed.
But not today. Why, you ask? Because it’s another riveting installment of Five Things I Love for Friday! Gather ‘round the water cooler and mumble something about the weather kids.
- PaxilBack [via] - A creative video parody of Justin Timberlake’s SexyBack. Not only are the lyrics way above average, the video isn’t half bad either. And the concept of anti-depressants as a play on being sexy is just hilarious to me. “The platinum bottle with the childproof cap…”
- Sweater weather - Seeing as how it was a mere 36 ticks on the ol’ mercury this morning, I’d saw sweater weather is finally here. What’s also here, coincidentally, is “oh-f**k-my-steering-wheel-is-freezing” weather. Not cool.
- Whale Song - Commercial on YouTube (again, sorry) for Holiday Inn’s workspaces. There’s eight in total (all are sufficiently awkward), but this one has to be the funniest. I’m picturing some co-workers doing this right now…
- The Decemberists’ The Crane Wife album - Never been a Decemberists fan before. Not even sure what it is about this album. But their “major label debut” (I loathe that term) truly is stunning. A concept album of sorts, about an 18th century murder (I think? Haven’t worked it out yet.) in a folkish tone. Beautiful songwriting. I imagine this one will make many a best-of list come years end.
- Local orchards/farms - Last Sunday we went on our annual pilgrimage to a huge farm in Indiana to pick pumpkins. We also indulged in some country shopping (hooray hot pumpkin donuts!) where I snagged a gallon jug of raspberry cider and some homemade pumpkin bread. A good part of me still (perhaps naively) longs for a more agrocentric society.
It’s Friday. Have a pumpkin beer. Support your local brewery. Go to a highschool football game or start a (legal) bonfire. Fall in the Midwest is assuredly here.
