vovat | The next time you say "forever," I'll punch you in the face

Let's see here. I slept pretty much all morning, except for when I was taking

bethje to work. I had some weird dreams, but I can't remember most of the details. Trying to return home after some event was a major recurring theme, though. It was at least the second time I was trying to get multiple cars back home from somewhere, which really doesn't make too much sense unless I'm actually buying cars at faraway locations. There was another dream that involved wandering around a mall, which happens in a lot of them, and I can't say I really know why. Malls and schools are constantly recurring dream settings for me. The dream I remember the most involved some festival (I think it was supposed to be Mardi Gras, although none of the events really had anything to do with it), and there was a show by artists including Corn Mo and Frank Black. Frank was singing one of his songs that I don't know so well (I think it might have been "I Need Peace") and trying to get everyone to sing along, but few people knew the lyrics.

On the subject of music, the new Neko Case album, Middle Cyclone, is quite good. I haven't picked a favorite song yet, but the one that get lodged in my head the most often are "This Tornado Loves You" and "People Got a Lotta Nerve." I'm not sure why she chose to end the album with "Marais La Nuit," a thirty-minute recording of crickets chirping, but I guess I can safely skip it from now on. Still, I don't really like to skip anything when I listen to an entire album, which is also a problem with records like John Linnell's State Songs and the 6ths' Hyacinths and Thistles.

The other day, I picked up the fourth issue of Marvel's Wonderful Wizard of Oz adaptation. I haven't read the whole thing yet (not that it will take me long when I do), but I have to say that the Wizard's beast form and Jellia Jamb's retro-futuristic wave hairstyle are standouts for me as far as the art is concerned.