April was not a good month for me but summer is on the horizon. Cookouts and sweaty nights on porches. Not even bothering to shower because you know you're just gonna need another one when you get home. I'm not one to really quote song lyrics but I've been loving the new Hold Steady record lately. There's a couple of great, inspirational, love-your-friends songs on there.

Me and my friends are like double-whiskey-coke-no-ice. We drink along in double time; I drink too much, but we feel fine. We’re gonna build something, this summer. Gonna build something, this summer.

This summer, grant us all the power to drink on top of water towers, with love, and trust, and shows, all summer. (Get hammered!) Let this be my annual reminder that we can all be something bigger.

and...

We're falling into bed with our television sets.
We're watching movies that we've already seen.

Guys, it's like we're not even trying.
...

We gotta try a little harder.
We gotta be a little better.
We gotta pull it back together.