Without going into too much detail, often my epiphanies and, er, bodily functions come at the same time.
I don’t know what it is about the bathroom, possibly the soothing white noise of the industrial fan, the sterile surroundings, or maybe it is just the solitude, but often I get caught up in my own thoughts. I tend to use the single handicapped bathroom, as I am somewhat poo shy (a condition which usually happens only in women, according to Jezebel).
A couple of days ago upon my porcelain throne, I was hit with a flash of a song I used to listen to. I couldn’t remember anything about it. I just remembered that the artist had an Asian name, but that he was Canadian. That wasn’t really a lot to go upon, but I googled around until I found it. It turns out that the song was “Kiss the Sky” off of the album Voices and Choices by Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra.
And it turns out to be rather good. I really like songs in this vein; like others by artists like Cee-Lo and TV on the Radio, they incorporate elements of classic soul songs and techniques while looking forward, rather than back. They resemble the oldies in spirit far more than the cold stylings of modern R&B divas that all wanted to be Aretha.
When I started this feature, I thought I would be writing long analyses of the songs. As I become more regular about blogging, I realize that I can just let the songs speak for themselves. Here it is:
Author: Matthew Eilar
Just a dude with a stereo, a computer, and a brain.
Tuesday’s Top Tune – Kiss the Sky
Without going into too much detail, often my epiphanies and, er, bodily functions come at the same time.
I don’t know what it is about the bathroom, possibly the soothing white noise of the industrial fan, the sterile surroundings, or maybe it is just the solitude, but often I get caught up in my own thoughts. I tend to use the single handicapped bathroom, as I am somewhat poo shy (a condition which usually happens only in women, according to Jezebel).
A couple of days ago upon my porcelain throne, I was hit with a flash of a song I used to listen to. I couldn’t remember anything about it. I just remembered that the artist had an Asian name, but that he was Canadian. That wasn’t really a lot to go upon, but I googled around until I found it. It turns out that the song was “Kiss the Sky” off of the album Voices and Choices by Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra.
And it turns out to be rather good. I really like songs in this vein; like others by artists like Cee-Lo and TV on the Radio, they incorporate elements of classic soul songs and techniques while looking forward, rather than back. They resemble the oldies in spirit far more than the cold stylings of modern R&B divas that all wanted to be Aretha.
When I started this feature, I thought I would be writing long analyses of the songs. As I become more regular about blogging, I realize that I can just let the songs speak for themselves. Here it is:
Best Week Ever, or at least a different one
So, for the last couple of weeks I have been without a computer, and therefore constant internet access. Obviously, I cannot do a regular post today, because I don’t really have anything interesting from my two days of browsing, but I thought I would write about what I discovered about myself during a seemingly simple change in routine. It is also my explanation of why I am giving up Twitter. Continue reading “Best Week Ever, or at least a different one”
Back from the Dead!
So, I have my computer back. Actually, a lot happened in the time that my computer was in the shop. Here’s the list:
Movies Watched:
All About My Mother
Volver
Talk to Her Pedro Almodóvar
Gone Baby Gone Ben Affleck
No Country for Old Men Coen Brothers
The opera Salomé Richard Strauss
Listened to:
Welcome to Mali Amadou & Miriam
El Tango Gidon Kremer
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Attended:
The opera La Calisto
Read:
The Road Cormack McCarthy
The Rest is Noise Alex Ross
Cat’s Cradle Kurt Vonnegut
I may write about them later, but probably not.
Famous Last Words
So, apparently the Macintosh gods overseeing the internet hate it when mere mortals promise posts in advance. Right after that last post, my MacBook’s hard drive failed catastrophically. I may be posting infrequently this week, but for the first time since starting the series, I will not be doing a Mehst week ever, because this week has been rather bad.
In other news, I learned the definition of “fatuous,” which is my new favorite word.
hammer & jack 