January 2010
frothyparadise: smalltowngayblog: gauntlet:
However, what matters in all this age chat is not so much how old one is as how one looks. So long as one’s health holds out, the only problem with getting old is looking old; otherwise one’s birth date would be of little interest. If it weren’t for our mirrors, most of us would be unable to believe how old we have mysteriously become. And what we...
Saying the US and Europe “have no moral authority” to control the aid going to...
– Somali Pirates Will Donate Booty to Haiti « Repeating Islands (via curate) (via buffleheadcabin)
I ordered a shiny new microphone this morning.
But I want it to be here NOW!
Chavez Writes Off Haiti’s Oil Debt to Venezuela →
crowth: fyeahsocialism:
“Haiti has no debt with Venezuela, just the opposite: Venezuela has a historical debt with that nation, with that people for whom we feel not pity but rather admiration, and we share their faith, their hope,” Chavez said after the extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, or ALBA. He also announced that ALBA has decided on a...
Tesco bans shopping for bananas in pyjamas ... or... →
shadowfirebird:
‘Customers at a Welsh branch of Tesco have been banned from shopping in their pyjamas or bare feet.’
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Oh & I'm sort of back too
Wisdom teeth were extracted. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, although I was smacked out of my face. Apparently I tried to make the dentist & two nurses all sing a song together although I have no recollection of this. Anyway, I’m a bit sore & bruised but seem to be healing ok, although I am sick of soft foods now. Yes, even I can tire of puddings. Whoever thought...
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Even if you win the rat race, you’re still a rat.
– Howard Zinn (via nevver)
RIP
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Disclaimer
I’m having my wisdom teeth out tomorrow, so will be out of action for a day or two. Or I’ll be posting all kinds of gobbledeegook whilst still off my face, for which I accept no responsibility. I’m really not looking forward to it - I hate the dentist at the best of times, but making a singer sign a consent form saying she won’t sue you if she loses sensation in her mouth...
Uke Covers - progress...
I’m trying to finish off the first song in my uke covers project. It might be a bit rough around the edges…
Which music genres should be recognised as... →
Remember, we did not yet have the frustrating separation of sound definition...
– Interview with Laurie Spiegel | tokafi.com (via jomc)