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Archive for February, 2008
MP3 of the Week: Destroyer – “Foam Hands”
When I first heard of Destroyer I assumed, based on their name, that they were some sort of tongue-in-cheek 80’s hair metal revival act – something like The Darkness. But as I listened to the 2006 record “Destroyer’s Rubies” I quickly realized that I was dealing with a whole different kettle of fish. Destroyer is [...]
Destroyer - "Foam Hands" [3:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Destroyer - "European Oils" [4:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadGodstow Nunnery
The ruins of Godstow Abbey sit alongside the Thames just to the north and west of Oxford. It was built in 1139 for the Benedictine nuns and was in use for four centuries until King Henry VIII, in a fury over his excommunication by the Catholic Church, dissolved the order and hundreds of others in [...]
10 Questions for an Evil Doer
OK, maybe not entirely an accurate title but I’m working on my catchy tabloid-esque headlines. My blogging hero Nichole tipped me off to the The Great Interview Experiment over at Citizen of the Month. The idea, as I interpret is, is to get to know more of my fellow bloggers in a slightly more intimate [...]
The Black Crowes - "She Talks to Angels" (Acoustic non-album version) [6:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWhat’s Swedish for “scapegoat”?
“Blame it on the Tetons.
Yeah, I need a scapegoat now…”
-Modest Mouse – “Blame It On the Tetons”
As you may or may not know, Dr. O’C is not the only expatriate in her family. Her sister lives in Sweden with her husband and two boys. What follows is a recent textual “conversation” with Dr. O’C:
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Science Tuesday: Pale Blue Eyes
“Thought of you as my mountain top,
Thought of you as my peak.
Thought of you as everything,
I’ve had but couldn’t keep.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.”
-The Velvet Underground – “Pale Blue Eyes”
The instant that my blue-eyed son Zach was born – to a green-eyed mother and brown-eyed father – I became interested in the genetics of [...]
Yes, We Can.
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Best Shot Monday: In Bloom
Variety being the spice of life and inspired by Arizaphale’s foray last week I’ve decided to forsake Wordless Wednesday for Best Shot Monday.
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Super Sleeper
Living abroad as an expatriate can be a slightly disorienting experience and one of the ways of keeping one’s equilibrium is to surround oneself with the vestiges of home. Some expats take this to the extreme – making little replicas of their homeland wherever they go (this is why there are so many English pubs [...]
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