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| Sunday, June 14th, 2009 | | 8:25 pm |
| | Sunday, June 7th, 2009 | | 8:36 pm |
Tonight's Playlist
I almost didn't make it on the air tonight! A technical glitch put the station off the air for an hour and a half in the afternoon, but fortunately, we were back on in time for me to do the show. I took requests tonight; track #13 is the result of someone asking for "a song in the Gaelic language with a female singer, just sweet and pure." ( Click to see the list. ) | | Sunday, May 31st, 2009 | | 8:09 pm |
| | Sunday, May 17th, 2009 | | 8:11 pm |
| | Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 | | 8:04 pm |
| | Sunday, April 19th, 2009 | | 8:13 pm |
| | Sunday, April 5th, 2009 | | 8:17 pm |
| | Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 | | 8:15 pm |
| | Sunday, March 1st, 2009 | | 8:25 pm |
| | Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 | | 8:18 pm |
| | Sunday, February 8th, 2009 | | 8:13 pm |
| | Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | | 8:16 pm |
| | Friday, January 23rd, 2009 | | 7:45 pm |
Reading List for 2009
I'm going to keep a list of all the books (excluding manga) that I read this year here, just to see how many it turns out to be. JanuaryP.G. Wodehouse: Pigs Have Wings (started 2008) Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets*
Service with a Smile*Keith Windschuttle: The Killing of History (started 2008) Patricia C. Wrede: The Enchanted Forest, Book 1: Dealing with Dragons*
The Enchanted Forest, Book 2: Searching for Dragons*E.O. Parrott, editor: The Dogsbody PapersFebruaryBarry Hughart: Bridge of BirdsP.G. Wodehouse: Right Ho, Jeeves
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen* ("re-read") Favorite quote from Aunts Aren't Gentlemen: "I doubt if he [Jeeves] would do much more than raise an eyebrow if, when entering his pantry, he found one of those peculiar fauna from the book of Revelations in the sink." Martin Kramer: Ivory Towers on SandMarchP.G. Wodehouse: Uncle Fred in the Springtime*
A Few Quick Ones*
Lord Emsworth and Others*
The Clicking of Cuthbert*Isikoff and Corn: Hubris: The Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq WarAprilP.G. Wodehouse: The Heart of a Goof*Patricia C. Wrede: The Enchanted Forest, Book 3: Calling on Dragons*MayP.G. Wodehouse: Love Among the Chickens (1920 version) (I mostly read manga and stuff from the internet this month!) JuneGoscinny/Sempé: Petit Nicolas (in French) P.G. Wodehouse: Ukridge*Kio Shimoku: The Genshiken Official BookPatricia C. Wrede: Dealing with Dragons* (re-"read") Searching for Dragons* (re-"read") Diana Wynne Jones: Howl's Moving CastleJulyDiana Wynne Jones: Charmed LifeP.G. Wodehouse: Uncle DynamitePatricia C. Wrede: Calling on Dragons* (re-"read") The Enchanted Forest, Book 4: Talking to Dragons**=book on tape | | 7:33 pm |
Reading List for 2008
To the best of my memory, here are the books (excluding manga) which I read in 2008: P.G. Wodehouse: The Inimitable Jeeves
Very Good, Jeeves
Carry On, Jeeves
My Man Jeeves*
The Mating Season*
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
Jeeves in the Offing*
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen*
Something Fresh*
Summer Lightning*
Heavy Weather*
Full Moon*
A Pelican at Blandings*
Galahad at Blandings
Leave it to Psmith
Psmith in the City*
Psmith Journalist*
Pigs Have Wings (started--finished 2009) The Rape of the Masters
Literature Lost
The Killing of History (started--finished 2009) Terry Pratchett: Guards! Guards!* (re-read) Susan Cooper: Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark Is Rising (reread) Twilight
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington*book on tape | | Sunday, January 18th, 2009 | | 12:47 pm |
| | Sunday, January 11th, 2009 | | 8:18 pm |
| | Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | | 7:01 pm |
Back in Town, "Cherry Tree" Follow-up, and Resolutions
Well, I got back from Minnesota this afternoon. Tomorrow, I'll have to go to work and find out just how badly we were clobbered during the last week of December, but for now I feel fairly relaxed. While I was visiting, the Robert Shaw CDs I had ordered came in, and I was thrilled to find that they were my favorite albums after all! All this time, I had been searching for the albums on CD by their titles-- Christmas Hymns and Carols, volumes 1 and 2--when they were combined with a Benjamin Britten album and released in a set as Christmas with the Robert Shaw Chorale. The CDs were remastered from the original tapes. It's such a thrill to hear these recordings clearly at long last!! (If anyone wants to compare, I uploaded the CD version of "The Cherry Tree Carol," here.) Two pieces of trivia I learned: first, the list of names on the album cover for volume 2 only lists the soloists; there are actually about 30 people in the chorale. (Still only one contralto soloist, though.) Second, volume 1 was actually recorded five years after volume 2, in 1957 and 1952 respectively. This is because volume 1 is a stereo re-release of an earlier mono recording. *** I don't usually make formal resolutions, but I have some for this year: 1. Watch and return all the videos I've promised to watch, especially those people have physically lent me. 2. Keep up on LJ more, including reading my flist. (I did especially badly on keeping up with the flist in 2008, so I apologize if I missed momentous events on anybody's part.) 3. Make more time for myself to read, write, and think. 4. Reduce the amount of clutter in my apartment; in particular, reduce the number of extraneous books I own (duplicates, stuff I bought just because it was cheap, etc.). Current Mood:  calm | | Thursday, January 1st, 2009 | | 8:55 am |
Happy New Year! And Answer to the Christmas Brain-Teaser
Happy new year to all on my flist! In 2009, one of my resolutions is to keep up with Livejournal better. Let's hope that works. Thanks to all who participated in the Christmas Music Genderbending Brain-Teaser. After years of speculation, I think I've finally figured out the answer, and I think the soloist is very probably ( ...drum roll please... ) Current Mood: relaxedCurrent Music: Robert Shaw Chorale, "The Cherry Tree Carol" | | Monday, December 22nd, 2008 | | 9:21 pm |
Christmas Music Genderbending Brain-Teaser
Two of the most beloved Christmas albums in my family are Christmas Hymns and Carols, volumes 1 and 2, from the Robert Shaw Chorale. They're what we play on Christmas Day when we're sitting around the tree--the albums, as many families have, without which it Just Isn't Properly Christmas. And we've always had to play them on LP or, later, cassette tape recorded from the LPs; Robert Shaw recorded these carol arrangements three or four times over the course of his long career, but sadly, this particular iteration has never been released on CD. Believe me, I've checked! So when I got myself a USB turntable, the very first albums that I digitized were those two. ( ETA: I may have found a source for it on CD!! Will post when I get the CD I ordered.) Now, one of the big mysteries to me has always been the identity of the soloist on "The Cherry Tree Carol," on volume 2. This has got to be the most androgynous voice I've ever heard; I swear that every time I listen to it, I think at the exact same moments, "Oh, I guess it is a woman after all" and "No wait, that sounds like a man." Well, through careful inspection of the album notes, I think I've worked out the answer to this question at last, but before revealing the answer, I thought it might be fun to see what my flist thinks! The MP3 file is available for the next seven days here. Download it and tell me your guess! I've already had one guess of "female" from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) coeli and "male" from lilan1214. Also, HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all on my flist! :-D ETA2: Posted the results of my research here. Current Mood:  mischievous | | Sunday, December 21st, 2008 | | 8:50 pm |
Requiem for a Coffeeshop
My favorite coffeeshop in town closed this weekend. I asked the barista why, and he said it was for "a lot of little reasons." It's a real blow to me; that coffeeshop was just perfect for, well, a lot of little reasons. It was conveniently located just across the street from a bus stop, so when I was ready to leave, I could just stuff my things in my bag and nip over to catch the bus. This also meant that if I happened to miss a bus on a cold day, I could easily nip over to the coffeeshop and get a chai to pass the time until the next bus came along. Their chai was, in my humble opinion, the best on campus. In summer, they also offered homemade gelati. The mango flavor was a particular favorite of mine. And they offered free wireless. I spent many happy evenings there, editing, chatting, or playing computer games. I even managed to write there sometimes. Goodbye, Green Street Coffeeshop/Bar Giuliani. I'll miss you. ( Photos, since some people asked. ) Current Mood:  nostalgic |
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