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Big week
It's been/will be a pretty big week for me here. Observe:
1) Today's my last day at the Superior Court of Justice. Best job of my life so far. The work was mind-blowingly fascinating, the judges were a pleasure to work for, and I can't possibly imagine a funnier, friendlier, smarter or more supportive group of co-workers. Best. Job. Ever.
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Calling all book lovers
Question for book-loving friends (themusesbitch and pipesdreams, I'm looking at you here): I'm leaving next week for a month in East Africa, and as Sarah Harmer once sang, "holidays are made for reading." I've got the new Michael Chabon novel, some C.S. Lewis (who may be the greatest Christian writer since, oh, the apostle Paul), a David Sedaris collection, and (just ( Read more... ) -
Perfect summer music
It's now legally summer. This means it's time for summer albums. Here, in no particular order, are the summer records you should really be playing while you're sipping mojitos in the park:*
- Acid - Ray Barretto
- Reveal - R.E.M.
- Out of Time - R.E.M. (yeah, I know. That's two R.E.M. records. But they're both awesome. You're lucky I don't put Monster on ( Read more... )
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...and speaking of new music
Another great musical discovery from the weekend: We Can Work It Out: Covers & Cookies of Lennon, McCartney and The BeatlesThere's not much particularly interesting about your average Beatles covers album-hell, who hasn't covered The Beatles? Even if you're not a musician, you've still probably recorded and released a Beatles cover or two. But this ( Read more... ) -
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So I was eating at Ethiopian House a couple of years ago (and by the way, if you haven't been to Ethiopian House, go go go! Even if you think you don't like Ethiopian food. I thought I hated it; it turns out I just hadn't been to the right place. Sooo tasty). During the meal, there was some seriously bewitching music playing. It had obviously been ( Read more... ) -
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Does anybody have a Windows Vista Home Premium disc they can lend me? My new laptop came with Vista pre-installed, but they thoughtfully did not include a Windows installation disc with the computer. I'd like to reinstall Vista from scratch, but as I don't have the disc, that's going to prove challenging ( Read more... ) -
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Will someone explain to me why I didn't join Toronto Kickball years ago? So, so much fun.
Strangely, I managed to design their web site without ever attending a game-until tonight, when I showed up with the lovely pipesdreams and themusesbitch on my arm. (And yes, we were wearing matching tracksuits.) I'm hooked ( Read more... ) -
If you haven't already done so...
...go do these things:
1) Download/buy/shoplift the new Feist album, "The Reminder." (Or at least get track 4, "The Park.")
2) Check out this clip of Neil Patrick Harris (yes, that Neil Patrick Harris) and Jason Segel of the awesome sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" duelling on Les Miserables.
3) Pick up Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventurs of ( Read more... ) -
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Everyone!
Go to christinefellows.com and listen.
I tend to hear a lot lot LOT of music, but it occurred to me recently that while much of it sounds good, only a little bit actually moves me. I just heard Winnipeg's own Christine Fellows on the Ceeb this afternoon, and am happy to report that they're still making the latter kind of music. Her ( Read more... )