It's decided. I've picked Per Norgard's opera Gilgamesh for my paper. More developments to follow. Music is the only constant in my life. Well...that, and my love of ice cream cones.

It's time to go for a nice walk outside this evening.

There's a show on channel 118 about different examples from history of mass genocide. It's not exactly a bright and happy kind of show - it's quite sad. People continue to demonstrate the fact that they are monstrous idiots. Stalin was responsible for approximately 14.5 million Ukrainians dying around 1931, when he starved them all to death. I ( Read more... )

Kleeeeeeeeeee! Keeee! Kleekeekeetftubbaeeeeeeee ( Read more... )

Work was so slow tonight. It was like watching a multitude of snails race around an old drabby straw hat ( Read more... )

Hooray, they caught the giant squid on film off the coast of Japan somewhere. I guess if they wanted to raise one in captivity (if they could find some baby ones) they might have to build a tank with depth pressure as strong as the normal giant squid habitat (which I gather is pretty deep). I guess that's not very cost friendly ( Read more... )

My friend jacob has been kind enough to add my own weekly column of writing to his webpage.  The contents of my column are somewhat ludicrous, but that is, of course, all intentional.  I'll probably write a serious column sometime.  Tune in next week for another majestic tromp through life.  Here's the link for this week's column of Rummaging in ( Read more... )

I don't have much to talk about as of this moment. I'm wishing I could go back to sleep. I found the dover edition of 6 secular (non-sacred) cantatas by Bach at the J-town vendors mall the other day when I was out and about with Mike and Dave. I purchased it for 5 bucks, which is approximately 13 dollars cheaper than the new price. It ( Read more... )

Today was fun. But I'm tired. Goodnight all.

Work was long and boring, but not terrible. I'll take that ( Read more... )

LJ Interests meme results

1. aulis sallinen:
   This is a living composer from Finland that I like. I would like to hear his 6th symphony performed. It is entitled "The Dreams of Gandalf."
2. charles ives:
   This is the first "originally American" composer, in my opinion. He sometimes wrote in a very accessible style, but also wrote some very experimental ( Read more... )