March 21, 2007

It's been way too long since the last update... Today it's finally beginning to feel spring-ish. Sun's out, wind is blowing nice and crisp and clean. Got all the windows open to air out the winter fug and renovation dust, making plans for the next trip to Nashville at the end of May, tinkering with a couple of new song ideas that will hopefully translate well in the recording studio.

In other news, I'm gainfully employed (at last!) at my old school, with enough part time hours to live happily and continue with other projects like songs and finishing my BA in History (finally!). I wish I could have been in Ireland this spring, but that was simply not to be. Maybe next year. Fingers crossed.

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What I've been reading...

The law of dreams : a novel / Peter Behrens.
:: A gut-wrenching account of the famine years -- Irish fiction at its finest. ::

Breach of faith : Hurricane Katrina and the near death of a great American city / Jed Horne
:: Behind the scenes in New Orleans. This is really well-written. ::

Simple social graces : the lost art of gracious Victorian living / Linda S. Lichter
:: A fascinating case study of life in the modern world and where we went wrong. ::

The ice palace that melted away : restoring civility and other lost virtues to everyday life / Bill Stumpf.
:: Nuggets of wisdom from a modern-day philosopher. ::

Listening to:

Village 900 AM: Victoria global roots radio
KZOK: Seattle classic rock (not so moldy oldies)

Also enjoying: the sounds of silence

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Some All-Time Favourite Music:

It's Just the Night :: Del McCoury Band
Nickel Creek :: Nickel Creek
Brainwashed :: George Harrison
The Oak and Laurel :: Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum
The Band :: The Band
Charity of the Night ::  Bruce Cockburn
Hejira :: Joni Mitchell
Gypsy Song Man :: Jerry Jeff Walker
Who Knows Where The Time Goes :: Judy Collins
Let It Bleed :: Rolling Stones
Rickie Lee Jones :: Rickie Lee Jones
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings :: John Prine
The (Lost) Liberty Tapes :: Paul Brady
Play Bach (series) :: Jacques Loussier Trio
Motown and Atlantic soul music of any description
Anything by Randy Newman, Oscar Peterson or the Beatles
Vintage Rod Stewart, Cream, Leon Russell,
Vintage funk, Lydia Pense and the one and only Billie Holiday

Some Favourite Books:
I Am Charlotte Simmons :: Tom Wolfe
Oryx & Crake :: Margaret Atwood
Green Shadow and
The Last Voyage of the Loch Ryan :: Andrew Struthers
Pattern Recognition :: William Gibson

Some Favourite TV:
Prime Suspect :: Helen Mirren rules
Silent Witness :: The original British forensic pathology drama
Life on Mars :: Brit cop time/travel dramedy
McLeod's Daughters :: terrific Aussie cowgrl drama, lots of good-looking people and horses
Six Feet Under :: amazing cast, I love the credits and the great music
Rescue Me :: Sopranos with fire trucks. Denis Leary is just plain brilliant...
Anything on The Food Channel

Trash TV (come on, admit it, we all love a little bit of it from time to time):
America's Next Top Model has to take the cake for being utterly vapid and quite fascinating

Current Day Job:
Working in post-secondary education as a program assistant and loving it.

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