bigstripeydave
- Name: David Hyland
- Age: 36
- Gender: Male
- Location: Geelong AU
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Recent reading
I read on the train on the way to and from work everyday. The problem with this is that first thing in the morning I'm still struggling to
wake up, and at the end of the day I'm drifting off to sleep. Depending on how the book's set out, I try to get through a chapter each way. Typically a
book with 24 chapters in it should take me around 12 business days to read. Theoretically. Anyway, that was just to paint the picture for you. I'm not a
particularly quick reader, but I do tend to lose myself in the world the writer's describing. Unless it's being described horribly in which case I may
give up on it.
Here's a sampling of what I've read so far this year (and enjoyed).
Here's a sampling of what I've read so far this year (and enjoyed).
- The Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper. This is something I read when I was a kid, and revisited recently. Actually it was probably late last year rather than this year.
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I'd heard about this author before, and never really tried anything until this year. I lapped this book up. The story of a town who knew one of its citizens was going to be murdered, but chose to do nothing.
- A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. Four strangers meet on a roof one New Year's Eve, with the common goal of ending it all. This is their story. A very warm, sometimes funny book.
- On The Road by Jack Kerouac. A classic from the mid 20th century. It's supposed to be one of those life-changing stories, and I'm sure in its time it was, but I must admit, I didn't really warm to it. There are moments in the book though where Jack's enthusiasm is catchy - particularly those passages where he describes nights on the town listening to live jazz. This book inspired many people including Bob Dylan, so it gets respect for that.
- Company of Liars by Karen Maitland. This was a really interesting book set in the mid 14th century while England was in the grip of the Black Death. It follows the journey of a fistful of fugitives as they try to outrun the plague. There are murders and mysteries and twists aplenty, all combining for one pretty creepy (but rewarding) read.
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I'm reading this one right now and loving it. Death narrates the tale of a young girl in Nazi Germany during World War II. Just prior to the war she loses her mother and her brother, and discovers the joy of reading after stealing The Gravediggers' Handbook from next to her brother's grave.
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Excellent vids as picked by dave
Long Long Long by The Beatles. One of my favourite songs ever.
Hello Earth by Kate Bush. Brilliant stuff. Fills me up with the shivers and quivers!
Venus in Furs by the Velvet Underground. I have no idea what this song is about, but man...
Outta my friends heads
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Deb1B
06/16/08
Hiya Dave.�
It was John Connolly who introduced me to this band via a compilation album included with one of his novels a couple of years back. Nice sound! If you ever liked Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (and I've been listening to Deja vu since I was fifteen), this one might just be for you. Have to say Roscoe is the track from JC's disc and is also my favourite from the Van Occupanther album� But that's OK. It's all good!
Still enjoying The Slip, even the bits with Reznor's vocal. Couldn't save the video for Gobbledigook, but downloaded the music and got lots of screen captures. (Well you never know when they might be useful!)
Probably evening for you at present, so you know how this day ends. I hope it's been a good one. OK. I'll just check for all the double spaces, but you may still find an unwanted question mark (square in IE) or two.
Have a good night!
Hugs.
Deb. xx
Deb1B
05/22/08
Ah Dave that's just gorgeous! Something totally new to me, but I got it immediately. And the answer to all those questions? Yes, of course I do.
Here's one that has been rocking my world this morning courtesy of a recent article in The Sunday Times I finally decided to check out on-line. It would seem Johnny Flynn is being proposed as poster boy to Laura Marling's (see above)poster girl in what is being described as a nu-folk scene. First time I saw this was 20 minutes ago but I'm hooked and tempted to view more videos on You Tube. Had intended to share something quite different initially but I'll save the earlier idea for another day.
Lego Sweeney Todd is groovy, isn't he! Perhaps not as good as the real thing, but cuter. I just adore those Sondheim songs. For me however, Depp's best acting was probably as The Libertine. Sometimes you want a demon barber, others you need a pervy poet.
Hope you're having / have had a good day, fella. Thank you for all the music and for brightening my page.
Hugs!
Deb. xx
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dove671
05/20/08
Deb1B
05/20/08
NOW! I HAVE IT! The film is here, it's in my hands! I have 'em. Johnny Depp, nom nom nom. Helena Bonham Carter, nom nom nom. Alan Rickman, nom nom nom! I can watch at last! And I'm full of JOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYY!! Mainly cos it means I won't have to keep tuning in to this one!
Sorry Dave, couldn't resist! Hope your week's going well.
Hugs!
Deb. xx
Deb1B
05/18/08
Altogether now. Little fish, big fish swimming in the water . . . . .
Enjoy your week, Dave.
Hugs,
Deb. xx�
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Deb1B
05/17/08
Ooh, telling me stories: they are always welcome. I'm a relatively recent convert to PJ and the track above is new to me, but all the more appreciated for that. Will be returning to this one again and again.
Gives me an excuse to bring another back to my page - and yours - even though the embed HTML has been removed. Lou Rhodes did a fantastic version of Down by the Water at a recent Daughters of Albion show. It encouraged me to seek out the original. I was not disappointed. Love this video.
Little fish, big fish swimmin' in the water, come back here man gimme my daughter. . . .
Hope you like it.
Hugs,
Deb. xx
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