This is our Friday Five

1. Homecoming. Mike Downey and The Firebird Band at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday September 6, 2006. I am so jazzed about this I can't even explain. More details on all of the positive vibes surrounding this night as the date nears.

2. Working. I'm back in the stock footage business via a paid internship. I'm calling it a foot in the door with a very cool company. I'm nervous every time I send a work-related email that I've written in Swedish, even if I've spellchecked it and read it through 10x. This will change.

3. Listening. I didn't crap myself over albums like Kid A and The Bends like some others did. I just didn't. But, thanks to a tip from Justin, Thom Yorke's 'The Eraser' is doing it for me in all of the right ways. Highly recommended. I really dig the artwork as well.

4. Drunk riding. If it turns out that Floyd Landis didn't take steroids but only had irregularly high testosterone, the guy really does deserve a high five, or a yellow jersey (I guess that's important in the spandex circle). Not only is he in the wings for a hip replacement, but he had the guts to slug down Jack Daniels the night before the final stage of Tour De France. (Read it) I really hope further tests come back and clear him of the allegations. Then, the glories that are alcohol and bicycles can finally live in accepted harmony.

5. Timekeeping. Today I walked into a watch store for the first time in a really long time and decided that I was going to start wearing a watch again.