I can’t stop listening to the White Stripes song ‘Blue Orchid’ today. No, that’s not an unnecessary shout out, just indicative of my mood. It’s an MP3 recorded earlier this year at Glastonbury. And currently on repeat along with Liz Phair’s ‘Glory,’ Radiohead’s ‘Myxomatosis,’ and a live recording of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs ‘Pin.’ Just those four songs over and over again this evening as if what is reverberating in my head has been coverted into audio.

Today has been one of making lists and then slowing crossing off each task as the day drips along. I even snuck one chore on my ‘to do list’ that I had already done just so I could have the satisfaction of crossing it off. I did manage to finally get my act together regarding the documentary project I’ve been babbling about. There’s a link up above or you can just click here. Now comes the figuring out of the program and neatening of the super rough template. The end result will be more organized. Eventually.

Other than that, today has been comprised of tiny little everyday things like ridiculously practicing how to walk in high heels (in my pyjamas no less, for a cocktail party this weekend. How classy am I?!)

and meeting an old friend for dinner.

Tiny little small things. But things I now get to cross off my list.

Things like brushing your teeth.

Things like these little things that we all do everyday on autopilot not ever really stopping to consider the absurdity and sublimity of modernity.

Sometimes when I’m brushing my teeth I stop mid-brush to wonder how many people on my block are brushing their teeth right now at the very same time and start laughing because it’s all so ridiculous and absurd, these rituals we hold in place like clockwork no matter what.

But then again, what are running errands and daily chores for except for allowing us time to reflect on the modern condition? Or maybe that’s just the Radiohead talking…