Oooh, shoulder is still a little stiff today, in spite of putting a heating pad on it last night before I went to sleep. Maybe I should use this as an excuse to go get a massage.

Had a weird, extra-long dream last night where I was hanging out with the guy things recently ended with and just talking and talking about all sorts of stuff like we were best friends. Don't know what that means, really. I suppose I miss talking to him and wonder if he's missing talking to me too.

The wine tasting at Krannert last night was fun. S and B went with me, which meant we got to try about twice as many wines as we would have otherwise, because we got different things and swapped glasses for sips of the other's wines. I didn't find anything that I really loved, but there were some good ones that I'd probably buy. And I learned a valuable lesson: when you see a table labeled Wines of Missouri and think, "Wines of Missouri? That can't be good," you'd be right. (My note next to their wines on my note page? ICK! Pretty much says it all, I think.) I also reminded myself that I don't like sherry at all. I gave it another try after hating it last year, because I never want to be one of those people that will reject an entire category of things out of hand after only trying it once. Last year I had a cream sherry, which was super-ick. (Not a fan of the sweet wines unless they're moscato.) This year I tried an amontillado, which was much drier, and so slightly easier to drink, but still... ick. My favorite table was Bonny Doon. They have pretty consistently good wines, and even had the one I took to the recent Dinner Club meeting.

After the wining, we went over to the Bread Company and split some fondue. I also tried the mussel appetizer, which was yummy, but had a few too many bits of sand still left on the mussels to make it entirely pleasant. After the food we were all exhausted and headed home. I think I was in bed by ten or so at the latest. Even Pledged, the book about sororities that I've been reading lately, couldn't keep me awake.

Today while I'm working I'm going to check out some of the bands mentioned in this recent Ask Metafilter thread: What CD are you currently in love with. I'll start with things recommended by other people who love The Mountain Goats. My friend D turned me on to a side project of John Darnielle's called The Extra Glenns, so I have to see if I can find a copy of that too.

Edited to add: Oooh! Just checked Yahoo Music Unlimited and they have the album! Awesome.