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house painting music

alice — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:32:52 +0000

About mid-morning, the crew brought out the boombox. I didn’t want to listen to it, so I cranked up my Blank & Jones collection, which can get me through most of the day in a productive haze. At some point, the painters turned down their stuff. After lunch maybe. Then they went to work on the beams, which meant they were close to where I was working. They got kinda quiet, although occasionally one would do the falsetto again, a melodic ballad that was nice.

They finished the whole house in a day. Very proud, they walked me around so I could see. As I was writing out the check, the lead guy said, ‘Nice music.’

sounds of a house being painted

alice — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:06:41 +0000

Actually, the prep work is today. The pressure washing is done (forgot and left a bathroom window open, major mess), the windows all covered over. The workers have been singing, frequently in falsetto, and whistling. The boombox appeared, which is fine with me, my neighbor in back deserves a couple of days of noise favors returned.

The light inside is amazing, but kinda hard to concentrate on photos with all the outside activity. Tomorrow promises more of the same distraction, but at the end of the day, the house will look better than it has for two decades. Here I was thinking the prep would only take a couple of hours.

nearing the top of the charts: Cistercian monks

alice — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:51:22 +0000

A small, secluded monastery comes close to topping the UK pop charts. Can one really be isolated if there is internet access? The story of the monks is here, and a video is here.

Are they able to handle the fame and subsequent fortune? Well, the abbot has an MBA, and a CD deal with Universal Music has been signed. Their PR person is on the cell constantly, when he is not dealing with the day-to-day of monastery life. There is perspective.

trench foot: side effect of rainy festivals

alice — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:41:20 +0000

A journalist recounts his experience with a condition associated with world wars.

His advice: Don’t stand around in wet socks, don’t wrap plastic bags around wet socks, don’t sleep in wet socks. If not treated right, amputation is necessary.

so what’s on Obama’s playlist?

alice — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:17:59 +0000

Almost everyone, it seems, except musicians that the heartland holds dear.

cat power

alice — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:02:27 +0000

I only found out about her this week, and also learned there is a genre of music called sadcore, which is related to shoegazing. Here’s Where is My Love.

another cat musician

alice — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:49:05 +0000

When Chris, a blogger who infrequently contributes here, left to seek his fortune up north, he left behind some cacti. I came across this

and it’s definitely Chris.

Nora, the musically gifted cat

alice — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:22:48 +0000

I swore I’d never ever get another cat. But Nora here, kinda makes me want to get one someday. Far, far in the future.

listening to Joss Stone

alice — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:04:33 +0000

Trudging toward the long weekend, overloaded with work, unable to blog much, need lively tunes. Just Walk on By.

listening to Blank & Jones

alice — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:09:37 +0000

Feel the Sunshine from their Relax: Edition 2 album.