REM got me through the weekend. Both REM the music group, and also the sleep cycle. This weekend I was pretty much out of commission because of depression.

It was a three-day weekend and I should have taken advantage of all the extra time, but I didn't. I spent most of the three days lying in my bed, sleeping and/or staring at the wall. When I wasn't there, I was in my car blasting REM, singing along to the theme songs of my life.

Mercifully, I am feeling much better now. I hardly remember what the depression felt like. However, I do feel the residue of depression hovering near, waiting to take over again if I let it. I'm not completely cured yet.

Anyway, this entry's main purpose is to let you know that my birthday is tomorrow, and you only have a few hours left to buy me a gift. I'm all about music right now, so I dreamed up some sample gift ideas I would be thrilled to receive. Here they are, in descending order of desirability:

Gillian Welch: Hell Among The Yearlings
Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Session
Nick Drake: any or all of his albums
Indigo Girls: Rites of Passage
Nickel Creek: their latest
Loreena McKennit: The Book of Secrets
Nanci Griffith: Blue Roses From The Moon
Counting Crows: August and Everything After
Sinead O'Conner: any album--I don't have any of them
LoTR: FoTR soundtrack

Run to your nearest music store right now. There's still time to get it to me. For those of you who think I'm kidding about buying me a present, don't forget to send me an e-card.

Ciao!

Song on my life soundtrack: Everybody Hurts, REM

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