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Gnomicons Update 29 July 2006

Published on 29 July 2006 in Journal. 6 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .
It seems that the way to get me to make icons again is to post some lovely photos from David Cleary. These icons are all from his photos and include stills from the new independent film "Once" by John Carney and assorted photos of The Frames from over the years. Enjoy! 01. The Frames by David Cleary 02. The Frames by David Cleary 03. The Frames by David Cleary 04. The Frames by David Cleary 05. The Frames by David Cleary 06. The Frames by David Cleary 07. The Frames by David Cleary 08. The Frames by David Cleary 09. Once Stills by David Cleary 10. Once Stills by David Cleary 11. Once Stills by David Cleary 12. Once Stills by David Cleary 13. Once Stills by David Cleary 14. Once Stills by David Cleary 15. Once Stills by David Cleary 16. Once Stills by David Cleary 17. Once Stills by David Cleary 18. Once Stills by David Cleary
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Congratulations All Around!

Published on 26 April 2006 in Journal. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .
Today is a day to congratulate my friends. B and Lindsey finished their final exams for med school today, and Mark received word from Google that they'd like to give him a phone interview. As if that were not enough cause for hearty celebration on both sides of the pond, it's also B's birthday. So: happy birthday to B and many, many happy congratulations to all three of you! And now I, having successfully completed my presentation for senior project, am going to enjoy my copy of The Swell Season, which arrived today before going to work.

Odds and Ends

Published on 17 April 2006 in Journal. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .
This will not be me in graduate school. I hope. On that note, I've heard from one of the guys I visited Cornell with. He's decided to go there as well, so that'll be one person I know starting there with me. ** I can't stop listening to Josh Ritter's The Animal Years and the tracks from The Swell Season that Glen Hansard posted. One tends toward upbeat and catchy; the other is melancholy and heart-achingly haunting. "The Swell Season," in particular, has stolen my heart. I feel like I should write some kind of review for The Animal Years before going to the concert on Wednesday, and, since I'm not allowed to listen to any Ritter in the 24 hours preceding the concert, that means I should be writing that now. But whether I'm in the condition for it is another question entirely. A few notes though:
  • "Girl in the War" gets my award for the lyrics I can't help singing. Something about a conversation between St. Peter and St. Paul is just... catching. Starting the album with this was a brilliant decision.
  • "Wolves" and "Idaho" are somehow completely entwined for me. I can still remember Josh playing the latter last time at the concert. Both end up reminding me of my suitemate from Idaho.
  • Aside from "Thin Blue Flame," which I've loved from the first time I heard it, I think that "Lillian Egypt" is my favorite song on the album. I never would have imagined a love song cast into a silent film would be so much fun: He made her the star of the silent movies / But all she did was mouth the words / all she did was mouth the words, "Oh no!" / And he cast me as the villain as the sheriff's worst enemy. The keyboard solo ranks up there with the intro to "Baba O'Reilly" in terms of awesome. I've got my fingers crossed on this one getting played Wednesday. I suspect that it will be one of those songs that's as fun to witness and sing along to live as "Snow Is Gone" is.
  • In terms of similarities to past songs, "In the Dark" is now tied to "Kathleen" for me. I'm not sure entirely why, except perhaps in that they're both easy to start singing to without realizing it.
** I got an e-mail from Glen today after sending him a question about how he got introduced to Werner Herzog films (i.e. Fitzcarraldo). His approachability never ceases to astound or impress me. ** In two weeks, my team has to present our design for an orbiter to visit Titan. In two days, I'll be presenting my research poster at the symposium. Yes, the end is near, and it both saddens and frightens me.