I just heard a radio advert for Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. That’s a bunch of words that don’t slip off the tongue easily.

I turned on the micro.blog newsletter service and sent myself a copy to see what it looked like. It’s nice. I haven’t written much here to justify a newsletter but I can see how it would be a great way to keep family members up to date with what I’ve been doing.

Christma Eve dinner at relatives today including a few gin & tonics and this doggy.

Dinner plate with Christmas tree decoration.Black and white lhasa apso dog called Poppy

Trying to get back into the VSCO iOS app but the user interface is still awful. There’s something wrong if I have to keep reminding myself where the camera button is. It’s unfortunate because the app has a lot of nice filters that are worth using. In for another year anyway.

#Music

I never really listened to Terry Hall’s band The Colour Field that much. Which means I’d never heard their gorgeous cover of The Roches’ Hammond Song until today. Hammond Song on YouTube 🎶

🙁 Contemplating the first Christmas without my dad around.

🙁 Contemplating the first Christmas without my dad around.

#Films

Another Round, 2020 - ★★★★

Watched on Friday December 9, 2022.

I don’t like the way rich and powerful men get referred to using their first names eg “Boris”, “Elon”. They’re not our friends.

#Films

Detective Story, 1951 - ★★★½

Watched on Sunday November 6, 2022.

#Films

Ball of Fire, 1941 - ★★★★

Watched on Saturday November 5, 2022.

#Music

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs – ranked! | Steely Dan | The Guardian:

With November marking 50 years since their debut album, we pick the best of the band’s idiosyncratic output, with tales of capitalism, drug dealers and mid-life crises.

Nice list. Deacon Blues is my fave. 🎵