On hearing, seeing, and smelling
I praise the internet at times like these. I was driving home from work today and I was listening to All Things Considered. They were going through a short list of non-holiday music that still fits this season. I wasn't really listening to the people talk, but I tuned into the clips of music when they played. They played one clip that really got my attention. And of course, after the clip, no one mentioned the title or artist. Thanks to the internet, I found it. It's a song called "Olsen Olsen" by an Icelandic band called Sigur Ros. If you're familiar with the bands Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, or Explosions in the Sky, you may enjoy this band. It's a little less "apocalyptic rock" but it is still really nice music. It's for the most part all instrumental and I suppose any vocals you would hear are more instrumental than lyrical. I looked them up on YouTube because that's a cheap way to hear a song without any strange downloading process. Don't mind the video (a fan-made video), but here's the song I heard.
Today, I purchased Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point. He is also the author of Blink and the now bestselling Outliers. I'm interested enough to read his books and am wondering if anyone had any thoughts about his work. It seems really interesting. So, I'm going to start reading that and reading The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood. I've also been really into Sudoku puzzles. Especially the "killer" ones.
I finally cleaned out my office again. But it still feels too cold and sterile. Literally cold because there isn't any source of heat down there. Which is too bad because I think that with a little bit of heat, books give off a very wonderful smell.
Today, I purchased Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point. He is also the author of Blink and the now bestselling Outliers. I'm interested enough to read his books and am wondering if anyone had any thoughts about his work. It seems really interesting. So, I'm going to start reading that and reading The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood. I've also been really into Sudoku puzzles. Especially the "killer" ones.
I finally cleaned out my office again. But it still feels too cold and sterile. Literally cold because there isn't any source of heat down there. Which is too bad because I think that with a little bit of heat, books give off a very wonderful smell.