It’s funny how one word can make an entire song run though my head, willingly or not:

We scooted down Broadway on Thursday night, and there was a sign above my head marking the power line. Right on cue, Jem starts up in my head and doesn’t go away for several hours. This morning in the lab, I am having power issues – as in, I have none and I can’t find our desktop person and/or want to crawl around on my knees to jury-rig a solution. Oh look – she’s got the power, power, she’s got the power, power power, she’s got the power ..

I just figured I should share the love, is all.

My weekend was a sandwich – a slice of fun between two pieces of utter suck. Thanks to a brutal headache, I spent Friday night wallowing on the couch and feeling sorry for myself. The assortment of drugs I took (and the promise of a Mexican Scramble from Deacon’s Corner with extra salsa) made things all better, and I was up bright and early on Saturday so I could head over to Railtown to make buttons with Reilly and Shan. We crafted for several hours, then it was home for a quick nap before I both re- and undressed for the evening: a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity at Dulcinea Chocolate Cafe on Denman, where My Friend Lisa (aka Shan and Reilly and sometimes Darren) was playing their first live show. It was a great evening with music from both MFL and Freddie of The Autumn Portrait, who led us all in a singalong and on whom I now harbour a secret crush (the tweet about knee pads? yeah, I was totally trying for creepy). Also, Dulcinea does some amazing things with chocolate – we’ll be back for sure.

It was past 11 and food was required, so we packed things up and headed out into the night. To my dismay, Vera’s was closed so most of the gang went to a random Mediterranean place featuring meat on kebabs. I wasn’t really feeling the place though, so I made Ed take me to Donair Dude on Davie before heading home for some late night meat and well-earned indigestion.

I meant to do a thousand things on Sunday, but oh hey look at this awesome headache. Another day spent on the couch and a to-do list a mile long, and it’s Monday again – how does this happen? Ed’s off to Alberta this week for Important Insurance Business, so I have the house to myself and a bunch of fun plans – here’s hoping my stupid headache does not get in the way of anything, or I will be pissed.

Reminder to myself and also for other people who are nerds: the Pac-Man Moleskine series launches tomorrow, and The Autumn Project‘s new album drops which you should check out.