“Love Letter to Japan,” The Bird And The Bee

“Blow Away,” A Fine Frenzy

“Santa Cruz,” Erin McKeown

Update: Jill Sobule and Erin McKeown will be at the Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago), November 8.

“And it actually was heavy, dark, obtuse, and plodding, but in a good way.”

(wil at middleager reviews Synecdoche New York).

Also, wil’s review includes the last stanza of the Rilke poem “Autumn Day,” which is read during the opening scene of the film.

Whoever has no house now, will never have one.
Whoever is alone will stay alone,
will sit, read, write long letters through the evening,
and wander along the boulevards, up and down,
restlessly, while the dry leaves are blowing.

“Just Play Music!” Big Audio Dynamite

Update: Wow. That song takes me back.

“First Train Home,” Imogen Heap

New healthcare post

by me, at chicagoboyz.

“You and I” Wilco with Feist (Letterman Show)

“Oscar Wilde,” Company of Thieves

Porcelain teacups decorate
Tables and the conversation
Beauty pageants, all the time
It’s running out, the time is running out

So, um…..

This has not been the best day at work, ever. Which is fine. Anyway, read poetry:

The flowers withered,
Their color faded away,
While meaninglessly
I spent my days in the world
And the long rains were falling.

And listen to music. It helps, doesn’t it?