In what will surely become a recurring theme in this blog, here’s my very first List of Things I’ll Change in the next version of me. I retain the right to modify this list very frequently.

1. I’ll eliminate Mondays entirely. The day will no longer exist in my vocabulary and will be stricken from all calendars, printed and electronic. Sunday will go from 00:00:01 on Sunday until 00:00:00 on Tuesday, making it a 48-hour day.
2. I’ll become the hardest-working guy in any room from Tuesday to Friday inclusively.
3. I’ll appreciate the small things in life more: a meal with the family, a great bottle of wine, a laugh with a friend, a walk with Jack, a flight with no delays.
4. I’ll frequently tell the important people around me how much I appreciate them.
5. I’ll go to many more live music shows (and I already go to so many shows that many bands recognize me and think I’m an old, weird groupie).

– Brian Jonestown Massacre – Corona Theatre – Montreal

– Quiet run in the woods with the hound

– Gojira / Mastodon double-bill with my son