Posts Categorized: music, the internet, and life

Offline for a few days

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Hi all of my huge readership,  I’m out of town and mostly offline for a few more days, visiting my mom, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. We’re just puttering around with yard work, walks, bookstore shopping, lunch out, that sort of thing. Saw a well-done preview of a play based on Snow Falling on Cedars, done… Read more »

No evil ice cream cone for you, nephew

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My eleven-year-old nephew (I’ll call him L) found the designer toy store! I didn’t know it existed. It’s called Cardboard Spaceship. It is full of all things simultaneously cute and warped. He wanted everything in the store, I suspect, but strategically chose this relatively inexpensive item to ask for: an evil ice cream cone. We… Read more »

Annie Hayden for a blustery day

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So I was trying to help people with their Internet problems today and, well, despite everyone’s best efforts, some of us just got on each others’ nerves a bit. I got a bit of a headache. Riding my bike home, this dry wind was blowing dry bits of leaves around and behind my glasses and… Read more »

Trippy music video: Eugene Francis Jnr

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I adore music videos that tell a story. Bonus points for fairytale elements. And super bonus points for exhortations to love our fellow humans. Looks like Eugene Francis Jnr is a winner! Video below the fold, and here’s an mp3 Eugene has made available: Eugene Francis Jnr: Kites Eugene Francis Jnr on MySpace