December 31, 2006

A quiet evening, just a bowl of vegetarian chili, a nice glass of rich cabernet, and good company fits the bill perfectly. This year-end is extremely odd, what with James Brown dying on Christmas Day, an ice shelf bigger than Manhattan drifting amok in the Arctic, and disturbing images of an execution in Iraq being flashed around the world.

Strange world we're living in...

Somehow I can't quite wrap my mind around a big flashy celebration of any kind. It's enough to quietly contemplate and be thankful for the little things: being warm, being well-fed, and being alive.

I might throw on my old Phoebe Snow vinyl and Joni's original of River
for a little melancholy auld lang syne.

OK, I believe I mentioned that I was working on reviving some very old demos of some very early songwriting efforts. Check out my new Really Old Songs archive page for a good giggle...stay tuned for more in the coming months as I get the old cassettes converted and cleaned up.

I've also updated the Links page today. Out with the old, in with the new.

CLICK HERE FOR BLOG ARCHIVE

What I've been reading...

City of Quartz / Mike Davis
:: A very wordy but brilliant critique of the dystopia that is modern-day Los Angeles. ::

What I've been eating...
Some of my favourite things this Christmas:

vegetarian shepherd's pie
homemade soda bread with Crofter's organic blueberry compote
Ceres kiwi and cranberry juice with sparkling water, ice and lime
three-greens salad: lettuce, kale and savoy cabbage w/ tomatoes and
Annie's Naturals Goddess dressing
shrimp nachos w/ Lifestyle's organic corn chips, bean dip and guacamole
La Ciboise red wine from France
Green & Black's dark chocolate with sour cherries
profiteroles from Ottavio bakery and deli

Listening to:

CFUV 101.9: Jimmy Twilight's Lonesome Lounge New Year's Eve Special
:: Tons of twang and other oddities to usher in another year... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEB! ::

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