OK, so I can’t really claim that this song represents my blog. It does, however, represent an important period of transition in my life. Like so many people (if I only I had known it), I had spent most of … Continue reading
The Uborkess herself asked me to post a couple of reminders. “Sure!” I said. “I write reminders all the time!” The problem is, mostly I write them to myself, and mostly they don’t work. I have one by my elbow … Continue reading
Bring Bow of burning gold: Bring Arrows of desire: Bring me Spear: O clouds unfold! And though I rest from Mental Fight, And though sword sleeps in hand I will not rest til Jerusalem is built In Englands green and … Continue reading
Ideally the contributed tracks should represent you, or reflect the personality of your weblog [if any], or somehow summarise the last six months of your life. That sort of thing. Given that this was my idea, I’m somewhat embarrassed (and … Continue reading
I cannot think of my song. I have tried, for days upon days, but I cannot think of a song that reflects my blog. It has, I admit, come to me in this time (and I admit, I may have … Continue reading
Choosing a song for the UborMix (UberMix?) has been harder than I thought. It doesn’t help that I slammed Mark for his choice of artiste and in doing so, left myself wide open for criticism of my own preferences. (Hang … Continue reading
I can’t remember a time when The Decemberists weren’t among my favorite bands, even though it was only a few months ago that I first came across their music. “Grace Cathedral Hill,” a ballad (ballad? that seems too cheesy, like … Continue reading
Having used up all of my song-related anecdotes with my 31 Songs misadventure last December, it was natural to turn to the music I’ve collected this year for inspiration. Not that that limits me to newly released CDs; the steady … Continue reading