Leonard Cohen is gone.

Oh, fuck 2016.

Leonard - RIP. Dang.

I have glasses I won't need after tomorrow - too bad it isn't as easy as just sending them to one of you. I actually really like one of my new pairs. Hmmmm. Maybe I'll see if I can get sunglass lenses put in them.

Between the election results and my SAD, I have not yet managed to go to work today. Even though my workplace is almost all black and Honduran men, who likely supported her, it doesn't feel safe. I'm already really struggling with this work environment and I just don't have the armor right now. But we're behind and I'm broke and and I already took Wednesday off. I don't know what to do.

And I just asked my roommate if he would take Frankie out on occasion (I cleaned up three accidents yesterday) and he declined because he "doesn't want to be responsible for him outside." This is the guy whose dog had to be put to sleep a few weeks ago and who I took out almost every day when I got home, unasked, because she clearly needed to pee and I'd rather take her out than clean up after her.

If I could pick some Buffistas brains for a moment: Ryan's been taking music lessons at school, learning the recorder for the last couple of years. (The instrument of choice for the Second Doctor, so that's nice.) Next year, he'll be moving up to something a bit more complex. We were thinking he'd probably do the clarinet. His music teacher has told us that he might be better suited to the saxophone instead.

Does anyone have experience with either the sax or the clarinet? Any thoughts or suggestions when making the choice for our near-Year Three?

I'm sorry, smonster. I don't know how one comes to terms with all this.

I played alto sax for seven years; my older brother played the clarinet. The embouchure (sp? Mouth position) is similar but I think the sax is a little easier. The clarinet has more opportunities to play high melodies, and the sax is sometimes relegated to accompaniment. I don't know if any of that helps.

So I just told my boss that I'm not coming in today. He was understanding. We struggle with communication but he does give me flexibility with my schedule and I appreciate that.

Now I need to focus on actual self care, getting some healthy food and doing stuff around the house and go do yoga, so I can be ready come Monday.

Total band geek stereotypes. But the clarinet section usually has more girls, and gay boys, while the sax section is more full of somewhat charming but kind of asshole dudes (...Bill clinton plays sax). ...but that's just stereotypes :) Sax is generally going to seem "cooler" than clarinet.

{{{smonster}}} I hope you are able to take good care of you this weekend, and that Monday is easier.