Friday 11/10/2017:
I've been largely quiet lately on my blog and I have my reasons.
I so love this soundtrack from the movie Goodbye Lenin. I've yet to see the movie but I have been enjoying the soundtrack for months now.
Sunday 10/29/2017:
Today was a marvelous day out walking in the cold and the wind - a temperature of 39F (4C) with a much colder windchill this afternoon. The leaves are getting prettier by the day on the South Peachtree Creek Trail.
Saturday 10/28/2017:
Watching the first episode of Stranger Things season 2 and enjoying knowing that it is filmed here in metro Atlanta. I appreciate seeing some of the natural beauty of the area on the show and knowing some of it is filmed only a few minutes from where I live.
Monday 10/23/2017:
Digging through my old CD collection this evening and I came across this song and I had completely forgotten how wonderful it is.
Thursday 10/12/2017:
In addition to it being gay pride this weekend there's a cool event I am going to attend in Marietta. It is a chalk art event that looks cool. I've not had the opportunity to go in years past.
Friday 10/06/2017:
Under a Tropical Storm Watch here in Atlanta now. Seems the bad weather will start on Sunday. I might get in a hike tomorrow. This will be the third tropical system this year for us here in the city.
Wednesday 10/04/2017:
It appears we may have another hurricane come through Atlanta early next week. This will be the third time this year we have had a tropical system impact us.
Sunday 10/01/2017:
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| The Fernbank Forest. Photo by me, September 2017. |
Wednesday 9/27/2017:
I ordered tickets today for a lecture by artist/photographer Marilyn Minter in October at the Woodruff Arts Center. The lecture is part of a series presented by the photography festival, Atlanta Celebrates Photography. I can't believe September is almost over already.
Thursday 9/21/2017:
I am sitting here constructing a custom map in Google and listening to Philip Glass when out of nowhere I hear the rain falling. It is a nice surprise thunderstorm at night on the last night of astronomical summer. It's the only spot in the city that is raining at the moment.
Wednesday 9/20/2017:
Tomorrow is the last day of astronomical summer. When summer is over I'm typically happy about that because I am tired of the heat and humidity after several months of it.
This song for whatever reason sounds like summer to me, it makes me think of dark green forests and getting lost. Bye summer.
Thursday 9/14/2017:
Yeah this song, Hey Kind Friend.
Wednesday 9/13/2017:
This gay movie, Call Me By Your Name, is getting a lot of buzz in films circles. Some are saying even Oscar worthy. I've not see it yet. It was directed by Luca Guadagnino and it looks pretty, which his films are. I Am Love, another film of his was also pretty; it starred the gorgeous Tilda Swinton. I look forward to seeing this new movie. Here is the trailer for Call Me By Your Name.
Tuesday 9/12/2017:
The electricity went out last night from the hurricane. The cell service died this morning. By afternoon the electricity and cell service were restored. The internet service was down too.
Monday 9/11/2017:
I made it through Hurricane Irma today as it hit Atlanta. Strong wind and sideways rain was fun to observe and get out in. Lots of power outages around the city, but for now I have power. The storm is dying down here it seems.
Sunday 9/10/2017:
These are the first clouds to arrive in Atlanta from Hurricane Irma. These are the exhaust clouds from the northern side of the storm. The storm is still a very long ways away, off the coast of far southwest Florida. The clouds arrived just before noon today.
Saturday 9/09/2017:
The hype and worry over Hurricane Irma in Atlanta and what she will bring early next week is ridiculous. It will rain and there will be wind. It will not be this apocalyptic scene and chaos that many people seem to be fearing and predicting. I shake my head at the foolishness. I've been through several tropical systems in Atlanta and this will just be another to add to the list.
Sunday 9/03/2017:
It definitely feels like fall this morning. The low humidity has it feeling crisp. It is currently 59F (15C) in my neighborhood. It is beautiful weather for the holiday weekend.
Thursday 8/31/2017:
We are finally getting some rain here in Atlanta from the remains of Hurricane Harvey. The rain started yesterday and it is still raining today. We needed the rain as August has mostly been a dry month. I'm glad to see the rain again.
Friday 8/04/2017:
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| Chicago. Photo by me, July 2017. |
I finished out July and began August on the road in Chicago and Louisville. I loved Chicago, it was much friendlier and cleaner than most American cities. It was nice to be back in Louisville too, but the city was dirtier than when I lived there. I miss Louisville, but something felt off about it this time.
Saturday 7/22/2017:
Today on average is the hottest day of the year in Atlanta. It feels like it today with temperatures in the low 90s and high humidity. The heat index is around 100 degrees. Today is the peak of summer and it is all down hill from here. I like summer, but I love fall so I will anxiously be waiting for it in a couple of months.
Monday 7/17/2017:
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| Walking in Grant Park yesterday between the rain showers. Photo by me, July 2017. |
Tuesday 7/4/17:
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| Photo by me, July 2017. |
Walking around downtown Columbus, Georgia yesterday I walked down to the Chattahoochee River and watched the whitewater rafters. These people looked as though they were battling each other instead of the water. I'm surprised no one was injured.
Friday 6/30/17:
I haven't written one of these in a long time! I haven't been on Facebook since the middle of May and won't be back on there until September as I take my summer break. That break kinda had me stopping all these status update type things.
Anyway, I have beachy thoughts on my mind. Ever seen the movie Against All Odds? I like that movie even though it isn't a great film by any means. I mostly like the setting where it was filmed. Also, Jeff Bridges sure was pretty in the early to mid 1980s. The title song from the movie is good too.
Sunday 4/16/17:
Sunday 4/10/2017:
Those damn sentimental Japanese movies always get me. I watched If Cats Disappeared From The World tonight and I fell for it.
Wednesday 4/05/2017:
I cannot wait for it to be released.
Tuesday 4/04/2017:
A little after nine at night and I'm sitting here with my coffee. Just thinking.
Thursday 3/30/2017:
Today was the first day of wearing shorts for the season. It was so nice to be able to go out and walk in the warm humid weather this evening. It was like an early summer preview.
Saturday 3/25/2017:
Feeling this song today.
Maybe it is the weather but I feel great today.
Tuesday 3/21/2017:
Over the past few months I've been on a serious spell of listening to Natalie Merchant and her earlier band 10,000 Maniacs. I had forgotten how much her/their music meant to me back in the late 80s and into the 90s. Oh...What's The Matter Here? That point Natalie goes off at 2:55 is one of my favorite moments in a song ever.
Saturday 3/18/2017:
The spring birds are singing and the rain is falling on this Saturday morning. The perfect song for the morning coffee on a day where I don't thankfully have a damn thing planned.
Wednesday 3/15/2017:
I see that Little Tybee is playing the Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park this May. I hope I get to see them. I particularly like this song and this one and this one too.
Tuesday 3/07/2017:
I nearly fainted from excitement when I found out that Fleet Foxes had released their first new song this morning in six years and that a new album is coming out in June. They have been my favorite band of the 2000's.
Here is the new song and video via direct link.
Friday 3/03/2017:
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| Photo by me, March 2017. |
I burned incense today which is something I haven't done in years. I missed that smell.
Wednesday 2/22/2017:
Whatever Happened to the Avant-garde? Fascinating program from BBC Radio 3 though I don't agree with the bit about technology at the end. I think the future of avant-garde will be the anti-tech.
Sunday 2/19/2017:
The peace of a Sunday morning is the sunshine and listening to the singing birds of spring even though it is still winter.
Saturday 2/18/2017:
Having finished Zoo Station it is time to start a new book. This time a gay love story set in Athens, Greece.
"We all have wings but some of us don't know why," INXS Never Tear Us Apart.
Oh my allergies are awful this week as the trees are beginning to pollinate waaaay too early this year.
Tuesday 2/14/2017:
I'm indulging my fascination with 1980s Berlin and I've started reading Zoo Station about that period.
It mentioned a song I had heard as a kid in the 80s and I completely had forgotten to time. I found it on YouTube and instantly smiled.
Monday 2/13/2017:
This Pablo Neruda poem gets me every time in that scene from Patch Adams.
While Dave Gahan has the time of his life performing in the new Depeche Mode video his band mates look like the two most bored old guys on the planet. I like the song though.
Sunday 2/12/2017:
Saw him in Interview magazine and he's beautiful. He's worthy of this song.
Saturday 2/11/2017: It might be old now but this video from 1997 by the Dandy Warhols is still the funniest music video.
Friday 2/10/2017: Fashion labels are always co-opting what's on the street. Now at Fashion Week they have co-opted the the Black Bloc/Anarchist/Antifa look to sell clothes. Protest fashion has now gone mainstream.
Thursday 2/9/2017: Thread by k.d. lang is as smooth as my coffee.
Wednesday 2/8/2017:
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| James Baldwin in Paris. |
Music this morning.
Friday 2/03/2017: I've been looking for Blank Generation and I can't find it anywhere.
Sunday 1/29/2017: The weather has gotten cold again and it feels like winter should, which makes me happy. I've been watching German films from the 1980s this weekend.
Saturday 1/28/2017: Radiohead's Hail To The Thief is relevant again. Song for the day.
Sunday 1/15/17: I watched Arrival. I had heard it was good. It was predictable and I figured out the plot half way through.
Tuesday 1/10/17: Every so often I have to listen to Vienna Teng's Dreaming Through The Noise album. This album is perfect for cold evenings. I wish I could remember how I found this rather obscure album but I can't. It is so gorgeous sounding. Nothing Without You. That album reminds me of some of Tori Amos' work, Winter or the devastatingly sad Hey Jupiter.
Saturday 1/07/17:
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| Photo by me, January 2017. |
Sunday 1/01/17:
Dark political times here we come in 2017. During the fireworks last night at Underground some people had fun projecting onto the side of a building.
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