2007 Rewind: The Year in Reissues - eMusic Spotlight. This list of the best reissues on eMusic this year offer some nuggets of gorgeous gold. I’m enjoying particularly the reggae, soul and afropop choices. The highlight for me? The Cougars’ cover of the Temptations “I Wish It Would Rain” on Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974. Thank Cod.
Wordie: Defenestration: the act of throwing someone or something from a window. What a great word! Some examples of it on Wikipedia:
Historically, the word defenestration was used to refer to an act of political dissent. Notably, the Defenestrations of Prague in 1419 and 1618 helped to trigger prolonged conflict within Bohemia and beyond. It is said that some Catholics ascribed the survival of those defenestrated at Prague Castle in 1618 to divine intervention, while it is said that some Protestants claimed that it was due to their landing in a large pile of manure.
It strikes me that the thousands of blogs like this one will make a fantastic resource for future historians. With the thoughts they contain, and the metadata that accompanies them, statistical analysis of the notions held by many thousands of people will allow a far more accurate social history than is possible for any other age.
The problem will be that, for now at least, it will only offer a statistical analysis of tech-savvy people, predominantly in economically developed countries. All this assumes, of course, that there are future historians, or a habitable planet for them to live on.
Been a bit down lately. Went out with some friends the other night, my ex of 3 years was there. We broke up a month or two ago. She’s seeing someone else, seems very happy. For some reason that makes me feel unhappy; unwanted. It’s just a blow to the ego I suppose.
It makes me feel even worse about myself that I feel so bad about something so trivial, when so many others endure so much worse in the world.
Since I switched to a Mac, I have been really impressed by the quality of the independent apps available; in particular I’ve been using Scrivener, which is perfect for messy, slapdash writers (amongst whose numbers I count myself). I’m trying to write a novel at the moment, and it’s great for planning, research, and ultimately for drafting and redrafting.
I’m collecting a list of interesting architectural terms, to aid in descriptions of a fictional city for a novel which I will probably never write. The list can be found on Wordie, a site for word lovers (it calls itself “like Flickr, but without the photos”). Among my favourites:
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