Today’s the day: We’re leaving for our one-week trip to the Normandy. There’s not a whole lot more to say than that I’m extremely excited to go on this trip with my girlfriend.
Be sure to check back in a week or so, in order to marvel at the hundreds of photos I undoubtedly will have shot by then.
Have a good week, and don’t let the heat get to you.
I stumbled upon this in the preface to Kurt Vonnegut’s collection of short stories named “Bagombo Snuff Box”. I think they’re fantastic:
# Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
# Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
# Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
# Every sentence must do one of two things - reveal character or advance the action.
# Start as close to the end as possible.
# Be a sadist.No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them - in order that the rader may see what they are made of.
# Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
# Give your readers as much information as possible, as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.
Today was exceptionally sunny, unfortunately I missed half of that exception by sleeping well into the afternoon. That’s the sacrifice for depriving my body of sleep during most of the week.
I took a few pictures of my parents’ sunshine induced garden. Click here to see proof that I do in fact appreciate life out here in the provinces of our great little empire.
Well, thank the valleygods, the second (and last one for me) care package is here.
It’s again filled with a whole lot of nice things, not least a t-shirt I suspect will fit this time.
Since a little geographical problem prevented me from opening that bag of wonders, my wonderful girlfriend (who still keeps up with my ridiculous geekdom), opened the package for me, took great pictures and then let me use them.
So, here the are.
PS: I also uploaded them to Picasaweb, Google’s own photosharing service. Tell me if you like it.
Muse finally have a new album out. The first song on it is named “Take a bow”. If any one of you who were around when people still listened to Madonna’s musical output are still alive, you’ll surely remember that she in fact had a song by that name. It may be a coincidence, but I don’t think so. So I’m obviously thinking that it was indeed their wish for people to see this connection, post about it on their blogs and then actually compare both them and Madonna by reviewing both their work and lives in not more than 1000 words. Their wish shall be granted!
Style
Muse: British guitar rock, interlaced with loads of synthesizers and catchy tunes.
Madonna: Well, just about every style out there. Some people call it “reinventing”, I call it “jumping a bandwagon”.Albums
Muse
Four albums, each new one a tad better than the other. A feat almost impossible to pull off, they have.
Madonna
20 albums in 23 years. And all of them sucked. Except for that one of course, you know, the one that made all those alternative radio stations hail Madonna for being such a pop-chamaeleon. Well, the album still sucked.Personal
Muse
Prototypical rock band. Charismatic singer, destroy stages, drinking and stuff. And the inability to form coherent sentences, just like me. Ok, that was made up.
Madonna
Total Diva. Is into a derivation of the Kabbalah. Destroyed Guy Ritchie’s career by marrying him and forcing him to cast her for his movies, even though she wouldn’t know acting if it jumped in her face and bit off her nose.
Now, as you can see from my unbiased review of both artists, Madonna truly does suck.
Muse, on the other hand, is quite possibly one of the best bands to ever walk this earth. Thus, I won’t feel bad by telling you that you must buy their new album, otherwise you’ll rot in hell. And you can guess what hell will sound like.
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