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	Date: Oct. 27, 2019
	Location: Round Table, Before a Display of Cassettes
	Mood: Somewhat Jazzed, I guess?
	Music: Pat Metheny Group - Speaking of Now
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	Things are beginning to come together again. I feel like I've been
able to brush off the usual work/school grind with some spontaneity over the
past week or so. Programming assignments are getting done, including an
assessment from a company I'm trying to land an internship with. I hope to
hear back from them in the near future about a possible interview.

	It's hard to think that the semester is already half over. The idea
that it's already a month from Thanksgiving is kind of scary. Where did the
time go? It makes me feel like I'm getting old, but perhaps I just don't have
as much to remember each day by.

	I've been going to a couple diners and cafes recently with friends
and family. Yesterday I went to a place called "Alexanders Cafe" downtown
with my sister. I'd never been there before, and it was pretty good. A lot
cheaper than some of the other usual spots I like to frequent, too. I really
want to go back sometime and try a panini. They seem to be known for them.

	I've also been expanding my music media collection. A couple days
ago I went to a diner called the "Skylark Diner" with a few friends for
dinner. It was a completely last-minute deal that I was more than happy to
show up to. And afterward, we drove over to the other side of the parkway
and went to a place I had never been to before. An old shop selling all
sorts of media, including vinyl, cassettes, comics, movies, CDs, cards for
various trading card games like Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Pokemon,
figurines, manga, anime, you name it. It was a really interesting place to
just wander around and discover things, but what I really loved was their
selection of cheap used cassettes and records.

	I came away from that trip with cassette copies of "Drama" by Yes and
"Who's Next" by The Who, as well as an original - although pretty beat up -
vinyl pressing of "Going for the One" by Yes, one of my favorites from their
discography. And all of that for only $16! It's like I was in heaven.

	All in all, things are looking up. I hope things are looking up for
you as well, wherever you may be out there in gopherspace.