I Believe the Word is Mizzle

So I'm about to get real honest and talk about how lame I'm being tonight. I had one - that's uno, a, lone, solo, Celine Dion "All By Myself"-style ticket to a show at some little bar in Cambridge to see a band called Here We Go Magic tonight and I am totally bailing. What am I doing instead? Why, I am sitting in bed with the laptop I've only been using all day at work, blogging about what I'm not doing.

Here's my list of excuses. First, Boston wears me out. I think it's the walking. I walk a mile to work. That's two miles a day. Except I've started taking the bus one way recently to not arrive at work sticky and sweaty. I've also been going to the gym after a short hiatus, so that's even more physical labor. I know, I used to run several miles a day, and I had to walk in Dallas, though usually only from the front door to the car. Not sure what the problem is here. Maybe it's the two flights of stairs I climb to my apartment, carrying a computer bag. And often a jug of water on my head and two children on my back. Or the fact I wake up at 4:30 every damn morning because that's when it gets light here. Seriously, the latest I have slept in four weeks has been 6:40, including weekends. Someone put me out of my misery.

Aside from just being beat down by the end of the day (at 6, when I get home from my hard job of sitting at a desk tweeting for not-real people), tonight I made the poor choice of eating leftover turkey burrito fixings, drinking two beers, and sitting on the couch with a warm laptop across my legs that only helped the Pacifico and tryptophan circulate through my bloodstream.

It's not too late. I could walk to the T, take the green line, transfer to the red, go to Cambridge, hang out with the 21 year old college kids, watch two local opening bands, see HWGM at 11:45, and take a cab back because the T stops running after 12:30ish. Also, can we talk about that, Boston? Midnight? I'm going out on a limb here but I think even the DART in Dallas runs past that and people don't use that train.

I really did want to report on the cool kids in Cambridge. But alas. I'm old. Also, the ticket was $14, and that was after taxes and fees. Even I can take that hit.

I watched a couple of their videos on YouTube. They aren't that impressive live.

Finally, the weather is doing what is called a mizzle. If you've ever played Balderdash you know what I'm talking about. Perfect weather to stay in bed and get some sleep. 4:30 will be here before I know it.