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Bo Burnham's "Inside" is a masterpiece.

Once the sun set, it was a lovely evening, especially with a nice breeze. I teared up twice. The first time was when it started. Just a pure emotional release of this being the first “normal” thing I’ve done since March of 2020. The second time was seeing Jeff tear up. I really feel for him and other artists who haven’t been able to perform for audiences in over a year.

This is one of those things I'll never be able to do due to my job. The lineup is so good.

It's 19 years, isn't it? I was also at this show! It was my 14th birthday present from my parents.

She was a grade lower than me and Wilco wasn't especially popular with high school students in the early to mid 2000s (shocker, I know). I think it was one of those things where someone said something along the lines of, "You know that one band you like? There's someone else here who actually likes them too."

It's really funny to me that Sima asked Jeff to show how to play Chinese Apple when she showed me how to play the riff back in high school.

The what now?

Finished my album yesterday!

Listening and making music is literally the only thing that has seemed relatively normal during the pandemic. Making music at the very least gives me something to focus on besides the pandemic. I've lost interest in a lot of other things that I love like reading, cooking, gaming with my friends, and puzzling/playing cards with my wife. My job can be pretty punishing with the sheer amount of time in front of a screen (I'm a teacher and my district has no interest in improving remote learning conditions for their teachers and students) and I get constant migraines due to it.

Opaline Tuned down a whole step- DGCFAD [Verse 1] G Bm I hear the police outside my window Am G C I can hear them talking on their radios G Bm Well, I keep my head underneath my pillow Am G C Pray that they're gonna leave me alone [Chorus] Em G C Opaline D G Make belie

A Robin on a Wren Capo 5 [Intro] C D G G At the last, last call D7 When it's time for us all To say goodbye C D7 I know I'm gonna cry G Know I'm gonna cry G Because all in all D7 I'm just having a ball Being alive C D7 And I don't want to die G I don't wanna die C D7 At the end of the end D G C D7 Of this beautiful dream we're in C D7 I'll wake up again G

Why aren't you picking up?

Attached is my tree, with Deadpool sliding down a branch. I'm listening to a lot of Gorillaz right now. They did a live concert last week in support of their latest album which was fantastic. When it comes to the holiday music, I have a playlist which of bunch of random holiday songs, . If you haven't already, check out the album "Socks" by JD McPherson. Really good, original holiday album.

1. Ohmme - Fantasize Your Ghost 2. Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez 3. Jeff Tweedy - Love is the King 4. clipping - Visions of Bodies Being Burned 5. Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA 6. Nnamdi - BRAT 7. Charli XCX - How I’m Feeling Now 8. My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall II 9. Childish Gambino - 3.15.20 10. Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)

I will have some time when I have 5 days off next week for Thanksgiving break, then I’ll tackle some more over winter break.