Working For the Weekend

It's Friday at 4:45 p.m. and I am at work counting down what seems like eternity to finally come. I woke up at 5 a.m. to a sky that looked similar to what I went to bed at, at 11:30 p.m. -- DARK. I was really psyched for the day ahead-- I was going to check out one of my favorite bands at the Today Show in Rockefeller Center. I grabbed some coffee and made my way to the studio situated on the corner of the all too familiar Plaza and to my surprise (dismay) 100s if not 1000s of people were already cramming themselves up against baracades to see Fall Out Boy play live. I caught the last few seconds of "Sugar Goin' Down Swingin" but didn't stand a chance of actually catching the guys rock out. There was tooo many people...an interesting crowd too. A mixture of what seemed like 13-year-old pop punkers and 50 something-year-old Meredith Viera fans. I can't help that I like the same music as middle schoolers!

Because of the unGodly hour that I woke up to catch the event-- or rather stand and wish I could see. I grabbed a Starbucks coffee. Of particular interest with this particular cup was

"The Way I See It # 267" quote hidden underneath the cardboard sleeve.

"Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears-- it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more-- it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity."

- Oliver Sacks

Was music my remedy for sleep deprivation? Did I really sacrifice two hours of precious sleep to stand behind a baracade 50 feet away from the back of the stage only to hear them play two songs in the 2 hours that I stood there from 6:40 to 8:30 a.m. before I finally had to head in to work for a full day?

YOU BET YOUR ASS I DID... while the outting was a sure fire BUST-- it was an experience none-the-less. I can say I tried and came up short, but that's far better than wishing I had at least given it shot. And my day hasn't been any longer than usual. Mainly because I'm still hyped up off the caffeine.

Considering how awkward this week has been- how overly tired I am (I met up with some friends for a few pints of Snakebites last night) - and how I have yet to actually relax in my new apartment. I could use some R & R...I'm thinking Long Island and a trip to the beach with TL.

Bring on the weekend...