I got the E Nomine album "Das Testament" today. This was their first, and it's full of Biblical themes, stories, and actual verses. In a lot of ways, it's less gritty and more upbeat than the other two albums. It starts off with Genesis 1:1 as an interlude, which I was able to understand from my admittedly rusty and limited German vocabulary. The ( Read more... )

Yes, we're actually going on vacation. For a week. To MI, where the in-laws live. Everyone is supposed to be there; my SIL from Hong Kong just arrived today. Big family get-together planned for Sunday afternoon, so we're planning on driving straight through. The Niece is housesitting so we don't have to put Lacey in a kennel and someone will be ( Read more... )