Is this 2007 or 1997? (Saturdays)

Right now, The Smiths are playing "Back To The Old House" on my iTunes. I've spent most of this afternoon listening to music, uploading songs that were lost in the great laptop meltdown of '06, and thinking about how this used to be how I spent most of my Saturdays.

As those who have lived with me can attest, Saturday afternoon in the Winter and Spring would often mean an hour or two of loud music coming from my room. Much of it sung horribly by yours truly.

"but the good life is out there somewhere, so stay on my arm you little charmer"

Today's music included uploading on tunes by The Rapture, P.I.L, Ryan Adams and listening to some new stuff here and there. I took a break to watch a few videos on MTV2 (TV on the Radio, Irving, The Thermals and Beck). But when, as often was the case, I grew tired on listening partial tracks at a time, I put on the one band who I always have and always will ... The Smiths.

I grabbed Louder Than Bombs specifically to listen to "Oscillate Wildly" and "Stretch Out and Wait". Oh, and "Please, Please, Please Let Get What I Want".

All I can think about is the years and years I spent listening to these songs - times when depression and misspent youth weighed heavily on my mind. They were part hope, part hindrance. But all the while, they provided familiar escape. When I couldn't imagine being a, "grown man of 25".

But I'm happy and I'm not sad. I'm just sitting here on a Saturday, with the sun low in the sky, it's rays filtering through high winter clouds like I have many times before.

Except this time, I have no need to quote lyrics from "Unloveable".

Thankfully.