I know this blog doesn't receive that much traffic, but I logged in today, first time in ages, and actually had *gasp* a comment. I really should log here more because I do link to this from The Other Site. Here are some updates!
I have completely dwindled off on reading Atlas Shrugged. I feel awful about it. There were changes at my job and recreational reading went to shit, along with much spare time. I can barely keep my eyes open when I'm off, to read and comprehend. Work/Life balance is off. Maybe when I take vacation I will pick it back up. I remember where I left off. Well, or maybe I lost interest. I'm not sure. Because I did make time to create this:
I have been staying up to snuff on The Creeping Tyranny (aka corporatocracy). I am at a point where I must have a sense of humor about it. I have to laugh in order to not cry. Well, not really, it won't make me cry. The latest media circus/legislative debacle of guns and gun control and "gun culture" is making me roll my eyes so hard I'm getting dizzy. The whole Alex Jones/Piers Morgan showdown was epic, and I thoroughly relished every moment of it. I just find it odd that the conversation is about Liberals who want only authorities to have guns and Conservatives who want to put armed guards everywhere, including schools. Either way, police state tyranny wins. But we don't have this conversation in America, do we?
Anyway, my latest musical obsession is still Emperor & Ihsahn. I can listen to Emerita all day. The Eagle and the Snake, when you listen to it, undulates like a snake. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997) is a trip down nostalgia with tons of creative wonder. Much of the beauty in this album comes out in the instrumentals. The nuances in The Loss and Curse of Reverence, and The Wanderer create a certain feel and atmosphere. Ihsahn, in Emperor and now, has a certain talent for the use of deliberate discord to create a very unique sound, and it is clear why he is revered in the black metal community. Once again, you have to have a taste for the music to begin with.
I leave you now with another lovely musical tidbit. This music sounds like the winter outside. It is bitterly cold, for NY. 20 degrees. I am enjoying it, and the cold hasn't bothered me terribly yet. In fact, I hope we have a big fluffy snow, and the ground freezes solid. It will be good for all the bacteria, since we have not had a real winter since the 2010-2011 winter season. We have also had Irene and Sandy, dampness and flooding. There are some stretches of roadway in New Jersey (I95) that smell of decaying fish carcass. I am sure it has something to do with sewage and the Hudson river. It is a truly vile olfactory experience. If I keep smelling it, I may end up with a nose like this, the odor is so bad it is facially disfiguring. hehe. The ground needs to freeze, it will be better for everyone's health.
Nothing says Escapism like Nordic Metal. <3 I love where my brain goes with this stuff.
