I'm in Boston visiting the rest of my family (and the Roomies). We drove out here--18 hours--straight--not tons of fun. The hours were whiled away however by playing my new PSP and listening to my Ipod through the car radio station (its been an electronic Christmas!). Even though I've gotten lots of new gadgets and I've been watching lots of movies, etc., I haven't been tied to my computer and cell phone like I normally am. Its been rather freeing, not being connected with anything I don't physically interact with. Sorry, however, to those of you whose voice messages I haven't gotten, blogs I haven't read, etc.
When we get back home, I'll have to return to a somewhat more normal life, write my syllabus, answer emails to students complaining about their grades-blah. That will cut into my narrative time (books: On Beauty, The Italian Secretary, a couple trashy paperbacks; movies: Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Evil (with the guy who plays Darcy in the new P&P), Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys, Meet the Fockers, Serenity (shiny, Eden, shiny!), Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy and Clive Owen), Mercy, Don't Look Now, Amnityville Horror; televison: Veronica Mars, The Tick, Home Movies)
Musically, I'm thinking about new groups, does anyone have an opinion on: The Dandy Warhols or James Blunt? How about Madonna's or the All-American Rejects' new albums?
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I like James Blunt's single 'You're beautiful", but that's it. THat's all I know. I'm so out of the loop.
But I have Johnny Cash now. yay!
Dandy Warhols are pretty hilarious. James Blunt seems cool -- I want his CD. I liked him on SNL. I was annoyed by his inability to look anywhere but the camera, but I definitely enjoyed his sound.
Thanks for the tips. I used to think the song "You're Beautiful" was lyrically repulsive (taunting angels, 'love' based just on seeing a girl) though musically lovely--then I saw James on MTV and he said he wrote it about a seeing an ex-girlfriend on the subway, redeeming himself from the 'objectifier of women' category in my mind.
I hope the rest of his music is just as good as that one song.
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