Today I got excited by the thought of listening to Sky Blue Sky after work. It's been a while since I thought about an album that way - as a certain source of pleasure, like ice cream or cool water I still enjoy music very much, but my iPod has changed my relationship to it. I crave songs now, but rarely albums. This has become a cliche, and I lament my own participation in the fragmentation of individual and collective life, but I still love my iPod :) In any case, Sky Blue Sky managed to slip past my fragmented attention span and insinuate itself in my unconscious life. Perhaps because I fell asleep listening to it last night...

Following a link to Janis Joplin singing Summertime, I found another link, to Peter Gabriel's version. Also very satisfying, though not nearly as raw as Janis. (Has anyone ever been that raw?)

The daily thunderstorm has passed us by without delivering. For a while, we were getting an intense burst of thunder, lightning, and heavy rain every afternoon. It would roll in quickly, last about 20 minutes, then clear up, leaving the air an iota less humid. I miss it!