deppth and more...

i should mention that i can't take any credit for the play on words in this subject heading. i intended to report on the latest article on johnny depp in rolling stone magazine, however it's probably best that you just read it yourself because i wouldn't do it justice. i followed depp as a young actor for his charismatic and often calculated ability to take on just about any role. i don't know that i get into this latest pirate series but he does have some brilliant parts regardless. one of my favorite's is edward scissorhands because i used to feel the way his character did many years ago, lost and bewildered, cold and confused. thankfully that's no longer the case very often but it still has a place in history. read the new article in RS if time permits and you happen to know someone with a subscription, or just time to pass in/near a bookstore.

radiohead's thom yorke has a new album coming out next tuesday called the eraser. i've heard a few songs off the internet and must admit it's not feeling right with me at this point. radiohead seems to reinvent themselves with every album, something that's much more difficult than it would seem. i don't know that they necessarily have a re-birth in sound as much as a creative spin on it as each album unfolds, with the exception of the bends to ok computer's transition because that was easily from rock to space/math rock. i'm a bigger fan of older radiohead. the newer albums circa kid a and amnesiac, not to mention all that followed has brought about a very loyal following and i would probably be executed if i said out loud how i feel about these albums collectively, at least in certain social circles. sadly (for me), yorke's solo efforts seem to fit right in line with the synthesized tracks on later radiohead albums... not my favorite.

i learned via an overdue letter from MetLife that my return to some form of normalcy should take place on/around the 17th. i'll have to take it real slow (if possible b/c they push hard at work) so i don't have a complete relapse. so far this time away has really only resulted in the ability to heal my body internally, with the rare exception of getting out of the house when my friends have time, or there was a scheduled event that i knew about. i hope to catch up on some laundry this week since i'm able to tackle stairs now. that will actually be a great change b/c my room is hard to find at the moment from all the clothes i've worn these past few weeks. i've really only worn variations of the same few things so it shouldn't be that bad, except for some reason my floor is buried.
the basement is still an absolute wreck. maybe i can begin to sift through all the stuff that was thrown around and misplaced so my housemate could move in as quickly as he did. i think my feline friends have enjoyed making an obstacle course of all the boxes, bags, etc.

i just really need to not focus on the work ahead of me. if these stones/infection were in fact due to stress i could easily find myself in this situation again real soon if i'm not careful.