I've been neglecting this blog for a while, but then nothing much interesting has been happening, but suddenly I have some various stuff I feel like saying:
ChristmasThings are set to pick up slightly, because of the christmas rush. I can't wait, I'll see more of my friends, and have a chance to relax properly. The christmas 'spring' cleaning that is about to happen may be stressful, because clean to me is only 20% clean to my dear mummy. Still, there's nothing like a freshly clean house on christmas morn', fully stocked drinks cabinet, and all the rest.
Social LifeThis weekend I'm actually fairly busy too, I'm seeing my friends Mike and Nicola (who I used to work with when we took photos of demon babies) for the last time, like, ever ever before they emigrate to New Zealand. So that will be a fun night, but possibly also a bit emotional. I know how much Nicola could do with a big change like this, so I'm happy for them. In the days of the internet, I don't think there'll be a huge difference in contact anyway as long as they make sure they check their email every once in a while.
And then on sunday I'm seeing my friend Miriam and some internet buds and we're then seeing Jon Stewart. Who isn't a friend, but is famous or something and does the daily show. No idea what it'll be like, Mim just invited me along, I said yes since she owed me for previous tickets or something that I can't remember. I won't complain about that. But I'm looking forward to that too.
MusicThe new
Kate Bush album is interesting. I guess it's cool that she's singing about the washing up and rather trivial housewifey things, because that's not really a subject oft covered in music and there's something very nice about hearing someone so contented with their life. Musically it's quite good too, so I think a big thumbs up. Still it's one of those albums where it doesn't matter a hoots what anyone else thinks of it, if Kate thought it was good then it was a success. Unless she was down to her last million or something and needed sales. But I don't think that's likely. She probably makes a mint on Wuthering Heights Karaoke royalties alone, let alone record sales.
Finally listened
properly to
Late Registration by
Kanye West and it's Really Really Good. Production is sublime, originally recommended to me by OJLim who said that the samples were a little obvious and they are, like the
Curtis Mayfield Move on Up is a little too obvious, I like it when you have to work out where the samples came from. Or like when Kriss Kross used that I want you back sample, but they used such a specific part that it sounded like a different tune even. Still, I actually really love the way
move on up is used, so I don't know what I'm complaining about. I also have a soft spot for Kanye after that New Orleans thingy with Mike Myers where he started saying about how Bush didn't care about black people. Whether he was right or wrong, I appreciated that the guy was really properly moved by this thing, whereas most celebs patting their own backs for whatever benefit thing they did never seem all that genuine.
If you have a chance to see
Anthony and the Johnsons live then you must do. Really blew me away, they are very accomplished musicians, Ant has a nice sense of humour and isn't as suicidal as you might think.
World of WarcraftSo that moonkin boogie there previously is now there as a mark of posterity, because I can't do that anymore. I respecced and am now mostly a healer, but with a few points in feral form. That's what's best about being a druid anyway, the healing stuff and the animal form stuff.
Want to get into more raiding things and try the hardcore stuff, but man so much time and so much pressure being a healer too. You do start to miss what's going on screen as well because you're too busy watching health bars. We'll see though, I've barely scratched the surface.
