Bookvember

(September 30, 2014)

I’ve been watching too many movies lately (14 last weekend), but I want a break.  What better way than reading a whole bunch of books? I’m aiming for one book a day.  Since I, like, have to work, I probably have about five hours, effectively, every day to read.  So anything longer than 200 pages … Continue reading Bookvember

Conspicuous Consumption

(September 29, 2014)

Oink

(September 29, 2014)

Unambiguous

(September 29, 2014)

It’s not ambiguous, but I think it’s wrong. These rails look like a pretty permanent installation.  They won’t be removed any time soon.

Cab Action

(September 24, 2014)

I’m in London to see Kate Bush’s show again.  I had a suitcase with me this time, so I took a cab from Paddington to my hotel in Whitehall. We encountered some very blocked-up traffic, and my cabbie said “Hm!”  Then he switched on the radio and it said that black cabs were blocking traffic … Continue reading Cab Action

Kate Bush at Hammersmith Odeon

(September 13, 2014)

I’ve never loved any stage thing as much as I loved what took place tonight. KT is still a genius. And I’m seeing it again in two weeks.  Yay!

The Saddest Thing In A Hotel Room

(September 12, 2014)

From The Annals Of Trivial Programming Errors

(September 6, 2014)

It was pointed out to me that the alphabetical list of groups on my web site was very short.  It seemed to only list a tenth of the groups I probably had albums from. Here’s the snippet that constructs an array by reading the directory that contains all the group names: while ($group = readdir($dir)) … Continue reading From The Annals Of Trivial Programming Errors

I Am The Product Chooser

(September 6, 2014)

I was too poor at the time (1993, I think?)  to buy the limited-edition version of This Rimy River by Vaughan Oliver, but reading the 4AD biography reminded me that I had to buy it. The regular version is very pretty, and has an overview of Oliver’s design career.  The limited edition is weirder. The … Continue reading I Am The Product Chooser