strange radiation: the pool of radiance archive

Adventures with an unreliable narrator.

Dec 5 05: in media res

I wish I could say that I haven’t posted because my life is so damn glamorous, but it’s just been busy. The job, she is bonkers. The night before Thanksgiving I was at work until 10:30, just so I could go away for the weekend and not have to think about the office.

Actually, no. There has been some glamour. Just this evening, for instance, we saw electric guitar legend Les Paul at the Iridium. The man is 90 years old and still swings a mean axe. I found myself wondering what it is that makes Les Paul Les Paul, though. Why is he a legend? I mean, sure, he basically invented the electric guitar. But there’s something in his sound, and I wondered what it was. Not being a guitar player myself, alas, I couldn’t tell you whether it’s in his technique or it’s somehow inherent in the chemistry of his instrument and the specific way his equipment digests the signals from the pickups. I dunno.

So yeah, there was that. There have been movies. The new Harry Potter is dark and fun; Syriana is good, I think, but be warned that it will do nothing to improve your outlook on US involvement in the affairs of the Middle East. Pride and Prejudice is delicious and should be seen straightaway, and I don’t just say that because I’m a sucker for a happy ending. We also saw my friend Mano in the fabulous new production of Sweeney Todd, which lacks a happy ending but is nonetheless equally must-see.

I have almost finished knitting a teddy bear. I just have to sew the arms on and he’ll be finished. He wears a red sweater and has a rough-hewn charm about him. Don’t tell my niece, though, because he’s a surprise.

Our deeee-lightful friends from Oxford get here on Thursday to spend a long weekend, which will be great; and the weekend after that, friends from Ithaca will be here; and the weekend after that is Christmas and I get to spend it with my sister and her family.

I may barely have thirty seconds to grab naps in a corner, but I am happy.

Commentary

Me likey Henry.

posted by Grendel, Dec 7 05 6:13 AM

Wait till you see his sweater. Oh, I am such a geek.

posted by Andrew, Dec 7 05 10:42 AM

Yes you are, but we love you anyway. Maybe because of it as well.

posted by Heather, Dec 12 05 1:19 AM