The George Washington Bridge Project: Goodbye For Now, Cats of All Sizes

09/24/2009

The George Washington Bridge Project: Goodbye For Now, Cats of All Sizes

Today I woke up and went to work. As sometimes happens when you've just recovered from a cold, I felt strangely productive! Someone asked me for a document and I found it and e-mailed it back to her in less than 2.4 seconds. I presented my boss with an innovative, nuanced solution to a vexing problem that will improve record keeping and improve divisional relationships. The mortgage broker called and I was hardly bothered when he told me that the 'underwriter' needed an official 'VoE' -- Verification of Employment -- even though I had just submitted two years of pay checks. 'No problem,' I said, and effortless dialed an HR representative who supplied me with a fax number that I e-mailed to the mortgage broker. Time passed.

At lunch I went to the gym and ran three miles on the tread mill. My left knee -- which has been bothering me for the better part of a year -- felt almost 100 percent better. I did three sets of twenty push-ups! (Ok, so I did spend a certain amount of time visualizing my funeral, and decided that I almost certainly would want several songs from Bedhead's 'WhatFunLifeWas' LP to be played.)

Tonight I returned home and spent time with Dante and Zephyr and Elektra. Someone threw up on one of the new rugs and Dante coughed a little, because he has asthma. Stephen made his famous Caesar Salad, which we ate while watching one of the Top Chefs make a 'deconstructed' version of the same. I remained mystified by the popularity of 'Penn and Teller,' the celebrity guests.

Tomorrow I'm flying to Pittsburgh, where I will spend time in my parents' garden, which I intend to examine closely, looking for signs of myself -- my past and future -- therein. It will be lonely sleeping there without the cats, both small and large, but I will be back on Sunday, and I am sure they will all remember me.

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This photo series is beautiful.

Posted by: SisterMaryMartha | 09/24/2009 at 11:09 PM

Thanks, SMM -- coming from you, I consider that high praise!

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:09 PM, wrote:

Posted by: Matthew Gallaway | 09/25/2009 at 11:25 AM

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Music: Death Culture at Sea and Saturnine

Listen or download songs and records from my indie-rock past with Saturnine here and Death Culture at Sea here.

Music Video: Remembrance of Things Past

Watch the rock opera Remembrance of Things Past written and performed by Saturnine and Frances Gibson, starring Bennett Madison and Sheila McClear.

Video: The Chaos Detective

The Chaos Detective is a series about a man searching for 'identity' as he completes assignments from a mysterious organization. Watch the first episode (five parts) on YouTube.

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