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As we enter this musical season

You haven’t got *good Christmas music if you don’t own Songs for Christmas – Sufjan Stevens. I particularly like how little credit he gives to Jingle Bells. It’s a super cd. Peace: Songs for Christmas, Vol. V (recorded June 2006) is my favourite of the five volumes. It has the the three best songs: Holy, [...]

More Likeable Things

The Art of Liwei This photo, Zooey Deschanel who wears the best clothes and has the most enviable hair ever which sadly my total lack of fashion know how cannot match. The Ipod Touch that I inherited off Geoff because he might’ve gotten himself an Iphone. Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man My new [...]

Closer than you think

You’ve got a vision of some far off day, beautiful and bright A carrot hanging out of reach, but always in your sight There’s an icon in your mind that stands for happiness one day A picture on some wall of a kingdom far away Oh, it’s closer than you think Oh, it’s breathing in [...]

Sometimes it pays to listen again

I call you From the comet’s cradle I found you Trembling by yourself When the night falls Lightly on your right-wing shoulder Wonderful know-it-all Slightly where the night gets colder Oh, conscience, Where will you carry me? I found you Star of terrifying effigies When the night falls I carry myself to the fortress Of [...]

To lighten your day

Curiosity was far greater than our fear It felt so simple, so prodigious at the same time Incredible things are happening in the world Magical things are happening in this world Across the river there are all kinds of magical instruments While we really keep on living like monkeys Incredible things are happening in the [...]