Today I’m reflecting on You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love by Olivia Rodrigo. (This is part of my Top 10 albums listening project, rooted in a snapshot of September 2026’s chart. Catch up with #1 and #2) I really expected to hate this, based on a quick listen to the intros… Continue reading #3 Album
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#2 Album
Today I’m listening to Dandelion by Ella Langley. (If you missed it, yesterday was Don’t Look Down by Rod Wave) First up: it’s country! I’m not really a huge country fan but I’m open. I was on alert for ‘this is so not for me’ vibes when I saw the notes on the album saying… Continue reading #2 Album
#1 Album
I’m regularly tempted by YouTube videos on the theme of “First Time Hearing…” where someone listens to a classic song for the first time and goes wide-eyed at the fact that, I don’t know, Dolly Parton on Phil Collins or The Beastie Boys had some skills. Yesterday I watched two: My amazement that these people… Continue reading #1 Album
Thinking about Death
Yesterday was the anniversary of the day my Dad left us. This week, my dear friend Marta’s father joined him in the great whatever. A week or so ago, a friend my age finally stopped being able to outrun the chronic illness that should have prevented him doing the many remarkable things he did with… Continue reading Thinking about Death