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out of it

25 Monday Feb 2013

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So that’s the awards season over (right? or have I missed some?). I don’t know about you but I feel increasingly out of it when I either watch or read about these awards shows these days. Especially MTV – have no idea who most of those people are, other than the ones receiving lifetime acheivement awards. And although I’ve got used to not knowing what half the films up for awards are about on Oscar night I was shocked this time to realise I didn’t even recognise a lot of the actors on the red carpet. I can’t blame all of this on living in Spain and mostly seeing tv series and films after they come out on DVD. I suspect it has some connection to the fact that so many world leaders are now younger than me – what do you think?

sunday song – on the road again

17 Sunday Feb 2013

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This song has been in my head since writing yesterday’s post about my northern Spain adventure, remembering that gawd-awful food & travel series of the same name, which also used this as its theme song. The series wouldn’t have been so unbearable if it hadn’t featured La Paltrow as one of the four travelling companions. I mean, why bring some scrawny cranky vegan actress along? Why bring anyone along on a food journey across Spain who DOESN’T EAT JAMÓN???

So I probably won’t be adopting this as my theme song when I do my own travel & food adventure next summer, and anyhow it won’t be a “road trip” as I’ll be taking public transit. But I do love Willie’s braids, don’t you?

sunday song – blackbird

03 Sunday Feb 2013

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Early this morning I heard my first blackbird of the year! I remember years ago calling them “wonky birds” because of their all-over-the-place song that was never the same twice. Later I found out they were blackbirds. And well, I’d never heard them before I moved to Sevilla and I started looking forward to their annual arrival. So this morning I lay in bed with that sudden feeling of joy listening to my first blackbird as best I could (it’s times like these the double-glazed windows are not so appreciated). And about half an hour ago a blackbird landed on the living room balcony railing right in front of me and perched there for awhile. All I could think was it was a good thing the doors were closed or Luna would have gone over the top…

Anyhow, this is actually one of my favourite White Album songs. Enjoy.