Dear Catastrophe Waitress — Belle & Sebastian
Have they been taking happy pills? This is a pretty upbeat set, with their usual great melodies and naive vocals. So far I have enjoyed it immensely. It may not scale the quiet heights of “If You’re Feeling Sinister”, but … Continue reading
Fuji Rock Festival 2003 — day 3
Sunday was a beautiful day. Blue skies made it a bit easier to get up this morning, As usual, difficult to get out of bed in time for breakfast, but again it was well worth it, even if the omelette … Continue reading
A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane — Barry Yourgrau
A fantastic collection of dreams. Most of these short pieces are less than a page long, but they perfectly convey that weird logic peculiar to dreams. It’s amazing how much he packs into such a short form. I bought this … Continue reading
Fuji Rock Festival 2003 — day 2
Dragged ourselves out of bed unenthusiastically for what we expected to be an unappetizing breakfast – it was included in the price of our room. Turned out to be delicious! Fried spring rolls, salad, grilled fish, pickles, and of course … Continue reading
Fuji Rock Festival 2003 — day 1
Crowd-surfing in the blazing sunshine, vodka-fuelled midnight revelry, and majestic views of Mount Fuji. That’s what any reasonable person would expect from the Fuji Rock Festival. Actually, for us it involved none of these things, but I still had such … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter books are always published just before my birthday, which is handy. This book is more of the same, with the emphasis on the more – a bit too close to 1000 pages for my liking. This time around, … Continue reading
All Music Guide
An amazingly huge collection of music reviews and information. Search for an album, read about it, fins out what else the artist has done, who else has recorded the same song, the histiry of the genre, the album producer’s favourite … Continue reading
The Matrix: Reloaded
Filled with many profound and powerful scenes, aided by superlatively heartfelt performances, and wrapped up beautifully in an understated yet resoundingly expressive score, this film is an unparalleled achievement in insightful, emotionally intricate cinema. Oh wait a minute, that’s The … Continue reading
Junk food
I fondly remember the Potato and Bacon Pies from when I went to McDonald’s in Tokyo in 1992. I’m happy to see that they still have lots of unusual items available. The Korean barbecue beef burger was probably the best, … Continue reading
Rock Paper Scissors
There’s a lot more to this game than meets the eye. Or so it says here. Link to website Continue reading