What I'm Doing 15
What I'm listening to :Alice's Champagne Palace from Ellis Paul's Album AMERICAN JUKE BOX FABLES. This is one of my favourite end-of-day albums because I find the man has a very soothing voice.
What I last watched:CLOSER. Excellent film. I loved just about everything about it - the acting, the story, and, most importantly, the music.
What I'm reading: The GENIZAH at the HOUSE OF SHEPHER by Tamar Yellin. I've had this on my bookshelf for a long time. Tamar Yellin is a scholar of Hebrew and Greek and I am learning a lot about Jewish history and culture which I am finding quite fascinating. The book, so far, is set in Jerusalem. It has a very attractive mythic quality which reminds me a lot of Edward Whittemore's masterpiece, SINAI TAPESTRY. A good read.What I'm wearing: ankle length bright red cord skirt, boots, turquoise jumper and blue coat. Hodmandod Senior bought me the coat as a surprise about six birthdays ago and I still love it very much. The long skirt is, of course, not very practical, and I have had some close shaves going down stairs and I don't know what I like wearing such things, but I do.
What I'm lusting after: a Macbook Air (saw one in the Apple shop today. It was gorgeous and I want one.)
Style Tip:
Do not break sentences in two. That is do not use periods (full-stops) for commas.
e.g. NOT...Today I saw a Macbook Air. Brought out like a piece of black market merchandise from the back of the Apple shop (it is not due for release until 18th February).
New Word (from Bloomsbury)
machicolation = An opening at the top of a castle wall through which boiling oil or missiles could be cast down upon a besieging force. The act of so doing.
Obviously a somewhat specialised term - but I can imagine it has some good metaphorical possibilities.
posted by Clare Dudman at 8:42 pm
5 Comments:
For at least two years, I've had Apple devotees strike out their "superior" thoughts to me. OK, make it at least four years: I'd written the others off.
But now? Can we have a party at long last? I do hope so.
Oh, Ellis Paul is marvelous -- it's so much fun for me to see him being appreciated by somebody in the U.K., because for me he's a connection to somewhere near home (he's from the Boston area), and I've seen him perform not only in Boston, but also, quite a few years ago now, at the little school where I used to work. Do you know the music of his pal Vance Gilbert? Gilbert is one of the most entertaining live performers I've seen, though I don't see a ton of live performances. But still...
CFR: I did fall out of love with apple for a short while - when I lost several thousand words on their appleworks software. However, since I have resorted to Word things ar much better. So maybe that is a party of sorts!
Hi Matthew - so nice to hear from you. And thanks for the tip on Vance Gilbert. I was looking for something new last night, and think this might be it!
I love these chances to be nose into your everyday life! I like the soundtrack to 'Closer' but recall disliking the characters a lot. But a reaction, even if a bad one, is better than none at all.
I think impractical clothes are great sometimes. They allow one to think differently about the body and the way it moves and interacts with the world around it.
Yes, I agree - Jem. I definitely prefer a rant to something insipid and bland. I agree about the clothes too!
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