Have just got home from work, and have to get ready to go out and attend my Geology class this evening. The weather is still cold and wet, and my back is still beyond the "achy breaky" feeling. Been taking Robaxacet pretty much all day at 6-hour intervals to keep the pain at bay. It may be helping somewhat, but doesn't feel like it ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to Thea Gilmore!! A wonderful musician with a style and feel to her music that is both interesting, fresh, and lyrically gorgeous.

Since I am a huge fan of Thea Gilmore's music, I find it interesting that a lot of folks haven't heard of her on this side of the pond. Thus, I figured I would let folks check out her music through a pair of videos both taken in this glorious year of 2008.

The first track is Thea's performance of "Old Soul" (off her latest CD, Liejacker):

This ( Read more... )

While taking a look at some of the posts on my friends and acquaintances' journals, I saw this one from cadhla, and it got me to thinking. About caf and decaf coffees and tea ( Read more... )

Had a pretty good day today, despite the fact that my shoulder has been bothering me somewhat. The temperature hit about 230C and was quite dry for Ottawa, making for a comfortable day ( Read more... )