This is gold…

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. [...]

My sourdough…

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 [...]

Some thoughts on food…

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 want to live my life in his box…

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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All-time five best gigs: Number Three

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 [...]