New World Me
Lisa's been sick with strep throat for a while now. But after several days of antibiotics, she's finally on the mend. Which is good, because this child wrangling is tiring, yo. Don't think Ian or I caught it, but we'll know for sure by the end of the week.
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Saturday, whilst rolling through the aisles of our local B&N with the boy, passing the time and getting out of the house, I ended up buying a copy of Rush's Signals. I owned all of Rush's albums, once upon a time, but when we (by which I mean, most of the Western World) converted from tape to cd, I never got around to buying them again on disc. Now I didn't have the tapes anymore, and I suddenly felt that this wasn't right. In fact, it was quite wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
$11.99 plus tax later, and I am once again a New World Man.
Reading: John Scalzi's The Last Colony, the finale of the Old Man's War trilogy. If you've read the other books, go get this one right now. If you haven't read the others, you are a sad, sad person and I feel nothing but pity for you.
Comments
Wishing good health to your entire household, you restless young romantic who wants to run the big machine, you.
Posted by: Greg van Eekhout | April 30, 2007 10:34 PM
Thanks, man. We've got a problem with our poisons, but I know we'll find a cure.
Posted by: Jon | May 1, 2007 07:47 PM
The local Vons supermarket was playing "New World Man" while I was shopping. It was really bizarre, and I'm sure someone with taste must have hijacked their muzak.
Hope Ian stays healthy.
Posted by: Rachel | May 1, 2007 09:27 PM
Clearly, Vons is a wonderful store to shop. Ain't got 'em out here, tho'. Ah, well.
Posted by: Jon | May 2, 2007 10:37 AM
So, Jon, what's your favorite Rush album? The one you really wish you had now (other than Signals, of course). Or are you more of a greatest hits guy? If so, what would some of those greatest hits be?
Posted by: Greg van Eekhout | May 2, 2007 11:02 AM
The first Rush album I ever got was Grace Under Pressure, which I got with a walkman for Christmas, 1984. I listened to that thing for quite a bit. I had heard some albums before (a lot of my friends were into Rush) and liked them, but Grace Under Pressure holds a special place in my heart. A close second would be Exit...Stage Left, which has kind of a greatest hits kind of feel to it, and actually has most of my favorite songs on it.
So, how's the new album? Are you a happy boy?
Posted by: Jon | May 2, 2007 11:24 AM