With summer having arrived I am on break from teaching and have a goodly amount of time to spend in my studio working on my own artistic endeavors (painting). Perhaps it is that feeling of freedom linked with a bit of remembered youthful rebellion that we all felt when the school year wound to a close... but for whatever reason, I have been spending a lot of time recently listening more to rock, jazz, gospel, blues and even bluegrass. Among my recent purchases are the following: ...
Recently I spent some time skimming through some of my Saint Mystery magazines reading various short stories. I read some of Leslie Charteris' Saint stories to see how they hold up NOW. When I was a pre-teen they couldn't be beat until I discovered Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm (and the Nick Carter Killmaster series but that's a whole other better left unposted story). Young adult to the mid-40s found me looking somewhat with disdain at them as mystery and adventure stories but mellowness has set ...
Updated 06-24-2010 at 09:57 PM by mtpspur (typos and missed a title to Christie)
The Fall of La Belle Dame Sans Merci You have me lashed down upon your altar of sacrifice naked flesh torn and twisted laid down beneath the chains you bind me to. My wings severed there is no room left for escape as I stare into the hopeless sky above and cry my tears in pools of moonlight. You've ensnared me in your midnight eyes caught my reflection before the ...
So this week has been pretty chill. My older brother came down for a few days. He's leaving today, but i'm glad for the time we got to spend with each other. Also today i'll be seeing a vocal therapist. she will hopefully teach me some techniques that help me speak better which in the end will help my vocal cords heal faster and keep them from getting "ruined" again. Gah, until that time i must stick with the medicine. As i posted saterday, i went and saw Toy Story ...