I was just listening to U2 and realised that I was singing along. This would be fine except that I forgot there was someone else in the lab. Luckily she doesn't care, but what's worrying is that I just noticed I was singing along, I don't recall where I started singing, or thinking I'd start singing along ( Read more... )

How many of you had a nightmare on Sunday night?
I know at least two people did, but I didn't.

I watched the Tupac doco and live show on SBS last night. The beatification of Tupac makes no sense. The doco director cleverly juxtaposed interviews with Tupac as a teenager and a gangster to show how he changed his opinions. However, the cultural studies professor types were complete idiots, trying to turn Tupac into something he wasn't. Tupac ( Read more... )

Haven't posted in ages.
Here's a funny story from the newspaper:
Bar patrons surprise would-be robbersAnd here's something to get us talking again ( Read more... )

Faker presumed named their band because they thought they weren't fake. This is intended irony.
Now, if they're actually fairly derivative and inauthentic, does their name have double irony?

This is a serious linguistic question. Does double irony exist? Kerryn, help me out.

Two new CDs in the post today:
B&S - Fold Your Hands
MBV - Loveless

I wrote to Prof. Jeremy S. Begbie today, as I really enjoyed his book called "Theology, Music & Time". I wonder if he'll write back.

Research goes on.

Played indoor soccer on Saturday. It was fun, we lost every game, I scored our only goal.

I had a great time with Alison yesterday. I cooked her breakfast (bacon/eggs/toast/hash browns/caramel milk), and then we went to see "Howl's Moving Castle". It was a wonderful movie, very funny and sad and beautiful and happy. I cried three times during it. An excellent date movie, in case you're wondering ( Read more... )

Can you believe I only just realised right now that the first part of the song I'm listening to is in 12/8? And then it switches to 3/4 in the phrasing. I am stupid sometimes.

Whilst I wait for my next participant, let me post about Stump ( Read more... )

SPRING IS HERE.
I still get excited by it. All I want is to sit in a park all day and do nothing. Or on my balcony and sing songs.

Take a break if you can.