Has left me retching, wretched on all fours

I'm still pretty blue about the lack of regime change, but it's time to go on, I think, as attractive as further wallowing would be. Maybe this will be the motivation I need to actually get involved at the local level, something I've always wanted to do. My brother-in-law did this last year, and he said it was a very involving and educational experience.

Yesterday was a good day for quieter and sadder music, lots of Elliott Smith, the Decemberists, Tanya Donnelly. One bright spot, Elliott Smith's "From a Basement on the Hill" turned up on EMusic yesterday.