Music
One of the musicians whose music The Good Show introduced me to is the late Nick Drake. It's good rainy day music: quiet, mellow, reflective. His song "One of These Things First" is a work of sonic beauty. Drake appears to be popular in Portland: I
TV / Film / Radio
My radio is always tuned to KBOO, but on Sunday evenings I use the Internet to listen to a station far away across the mountains: KTCU in Fort Worth. From 5pm to 7pm (Portland time) is a show called the Rock Menagerie. Host Dale Gleitz picks a theme each week,
Life
I went to library school in Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas is 2200 miles from Portland. I was at my neighborhood library yesterday afternoon, where I ran into...one of my library school professors, who is here visiting family. What are the chances? It was great to see her. It brought
Miscellany
From Mark Hasty: "The North Dakota State Forest is an eight-foot dowel."
Music
I just saw a Fidelity mutual funds commercial in which the background music was "Der Kommissar". I'd love to see Fidelity center an ad campaign around a lyric from that song. "Fidelity: Because the more you live, the faster you will die."
Me
Found via Jessamyn West: Assistant Librarian You scored 72% on knowledge of librarianship. You seem to be a librarian, but you are not as knowledgeable as your more devoted colleagues in some of the library lore, trivia, technical details and social knowledge that can give depth and perspective to ones
Music
I'd rather be with you asleep Than anywhere awake From "Marlon Brando's Laundromat" by Pony Up!
Miscellany
I am not interesting. Neither are you. What we do and can do — that can be interesting. What we know — that can be interesting. What we have seen and read — that can be interesting. What we like and don't like and why — that can be interesting. Our experiences
Life
Nothing wakes a person up in the morning quite like the smoke alarm.
Life
Today is your typical Portland winter day -- temps around 50, overcast, drizzling. Late this afternoon, I walked to the Deadhead Fred to pick up some flour, butter, and chocolate for baking. When I got home, I found my favorite neighborhood kitty hanging out on my front porch. He's
Music
After a stressful week, there's nothing that relaxes me quite like listening to well-executed Beatlesque pop.
TV / Film / Radio
The funniest thing I have seen on Saturday Night Live recently is available for viewing on the Web, and is was a free download at the iTunes store.