Good Morning

What'sup ?

Me,chilling out all day !

Birthday Greetings

Happy birthday to thr follwing people - demonicsymphony , llamavsunicornand pallid_regina. May you all  have great day.

Saturday Relaxing

I had a couple of reports to do from my visit to Canterbury yesterday. which i have just fished, they did not take long and now it is time to relax again.

This morning, after having coffee, i listened to some music,esp the two soundtrack albums purchased recently by Scott Walker (Childhood Of A Leader) and Ben Frost (Fortitude) as well as music by David Bowie (Black Star), and Joe Zawinul.

I also did some reading ,esp of a book i have read before and some more of the Georges Perec book.

For lunch i had a steak pie with mashed potato, cauliflower,broccoli and carrots.

And now? Relaxing in the pub.

Book 20 - Georges Simenon "Félicie (Inspector Maigret)"

Georges Simenon "Félicie (Inspector Maigret) (Penguin)





Jules Lapie, nicknamed Houtebeen, is assassinated in a suburb of Paris. Partly with and partly without the cooperation of Lapies housekeeper, Felicie, Maigret finds out who committed the murder; a tough guy of Pigalle.

THis is a typical Simenon Book.The protagonist is a woman who complements her pretty one-sided life of hard work with a dream world have built on using all kinds of cheap novels and the schmaltz contained within them. It is a less than straightforward investigation by Maigret, and the author has created an atmosphere of geniality, good food and pleasant scents.

Simenon paints with a small palette of selected colours and hits the target time and time again.So fat,this has turned out to be one of my favourites as Simenon draws out Felicie's character and Maigret's interaction with her. The exasperation is well done.

A short novel which can be read easily in a couple of days and also an enjoyable book.

Current Reads

Update on what i am reading -

Georges Perec - Life,A User Manual
James Watson - The Double Helix
Walter Benjamin - Illuminations
Andrew Motion - Philip Larkin, A Writer's Life
Sun-Mi Hwang - The Dog Who Dared To Dream
Umberto Eco - The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel
Julian Barnes - The Levels Of Life
Edward Dusinberre - Beethoven For A Later Age


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Saturday Music Selection

More bifurcations from the norms of music -


Wardruna - Wunjo

( More Music here )

Enjoy.

Just Wondering

Has there been a time when you were pleased you have been sacked from something? If so, what and why?

What's your favourite way to wind down at the end of a stressful day (or even just a regular day)? Why is this activity relaxing for you?

Good Night

Borrowed from ghost_light.



Good night book lovers.