This morning I broke out the tarot cards. I had not done so in a long time for various reasons. I read the cards for myself. It is a special deck of tarot I have though I also have two other tarots- the Rider-Waite and the Sybilla oracle [the latter is not a tarot perse]. [...]
This month I have been reading much stuff about psychoanalysis and listening to lots of different stuff. Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic thought Classical Music: A novel by Joy Cowley — a children’s writer who had at the time of publication of the novel in 1999 written 8 for adults. The Orphan Master’s Son: [...]
On May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington, the world first heard the beauty of a voice. Her name was Judith Marjorie Collins and she would go on to introduce the symphony to popular music and bring such artist as Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell to international acclaim. Collins, in the 60’s had a reputation as [...]
Got an email yesterday saying that the movie is finished. This is great news but more on that later. I have just discovered that Joanne Harris [author of Chocolat etc] has a tumblr. What’s more she has interesting things to say on it. check it out at Interesting news is coming from her corner — was just [...]
I have been very busy with Uni and stuff. Nonetheless always reading. A Monk Swimming — Maliki’s McCourt’s memoir. He’s the brother of Frank [Angela’s Ashes ] who comes out a lot more virtuous. M. just whoers and drinks all the time. catching The Current Jenny Patrick’s prequel to her Denniston novels. Is okay. Perspectives on Personality — had [...]
Too much music to talk about in brief this month but here’s what I have been devouring this month. The Percimon Tree: a novel Bryce Courtney’s last RIP. The Fellowship Not a religious book at all but a bio of Frank Lloyd Wright and his times and all the people associated with him. Our Magnificent [...]
“You’ve got to learn braille but you have to really concentrate.” So four-year-old me was told by a preschool teacher. This moment of idealism was magically caught on video. I still have the videotape [yes, it’s a REAL video!] I want to tell everybody how important Braille is in my life. When I began school [...]
Well, I didn’t come back in a box from America. Had so much fun I didn’t want to come home. But this post is a bout airlines. We all know that they are not very interesting and the food leaves a lot to be desired. Sometimes we don’t think about the fundamentals of life - [...]
A wee while ago Noelle McCarthy, an Irish broadcaster and columnist for the Herald here in New Zealand, published a 200 words of nothingness in the newspaper. So now it’s my turn. Not much is happening right now.. Seven more sleeps before I get to California! I am very much looking forward to my trip [...]
This year I have decided to publish once a month what I am reading and listening to. I will do it about the 1st of every month. Listening to Britten — A Ceremony of Carols/Friday Afternoons, 1995 Naxos Poulenc — Gloria/Stabat mater One of the 1000 classical recordings to hear before you die Jewel — Pieces of You, 1995 Quite nice. [...]