2019
It would have been be easy to talk about how murky social media has become but instead I’m going to raise a glass to Murky, the young murloc, that appears in World of Warcraft. /mbnov
Currently reading: These Are My Rivers: New and Selected Poems 1955-1993 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 📚
Two big issues have so distorted all of politics in the UK, and specifically Scotland, that I rarely stick my neck out and make any comment. There is no room for nuance or doubt anymore. Defend people that need defending and vote accordingly is all I feel I can do.
I’m not able to stand for long periods of time in one place anymore so it’s really nice to see a favourite band in a nice theatre with nice comfy seats. The Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow is one of my favourite venues to go and hear live music.
Fantastic Marillion show in Glasgow tonight. Seasons End, their climate change song written in 1989, was spine-tingling with the addition of live strings and brass.
🎵 The Blue Nile - Stay. Yes, I’m resorting to a song for today’s Microblogvember prompt but it is The Blue Nile after all.
Someone mentioned the nancy comic strip a while back and I became a big fan. It’s nice to have this new collection of them.
Species of Space and Other Pieces by Georges Perec is one of my favourite books. The main essay is about the different kinds of space humans use and he goes out from the empty page to the solar system. It’s all very playful and the other pieces are just as fun and interesting.
There’s a ten percent chance of snow according to the weather channel. It has been quite cold for a few days but the temperature hasn’t really dropped below zero yet. We don’t often get snow at this time of the year so I’m not expecting any.
Alice Cooper said on the radio that people in rock bands don’t make the effort to be stars anymore. I think he’s right. Most modern bands look like they just walked off the street and don’t project any bigger than life image. The idea of the “star” is exclusive to pop music now.
I think it’s frightening how quickly the days and months of this year have passed. It’s supposed to be a normal thing as you get older but I think it’s also a symptom of being stuck in a rut. I recognise that in myself and will need to somehow shake things up a bit in 2020.