From Ezra:
CAN OBAMA KICK IT?
Yes, he can. From The Guardian
:
The candidate said he thought rap music was also helping to break down barriers within the music world. Indeed it was reported last month that Obama will make a cameo performance on the rap singer Q-Tip’s next album.
There are things in this world that are true. [...]

An update on my Sourdough bread:
It’s looking good.  I started it on Sunday.  The organic spelt flour I needed cost a small fortune ($8 for 1kg ).  I mixed it all together, then left it outside for an hour.  The recipe said to put it in a warm place, so I left it in [...]

I started my current exercise-kick on April 19th. That’s just a tick over two months ago. I can’t believe the difference even in that time. Yesterday, I hit the 10kg mark. As in, I’ve lost ten kilos. Which, considering I only changed my diet about four weeks ago, and the [...]

I’ve linked this before, but going back through the archives, the sheer genius of it never ceases to amaze me.  On screen is Krista, a dear friend who lives in the US, and her off-screen interviewer is my darling Megan.
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Damien Rice, Metro theatre, October 2004.
As bad as was the second Damien Rice gig I went to, the first was the polar opposite. I got the ticket in rather serendipitous circumstances. I’d had his album for a little while and liked- rather than loved- it. Switchfoot were playing a gig at the [...]