Yesterday was my 34th birthday – so happy birthday to me, eh? Got a load of great stuff from The Missus, including a heap of music books she bought from work and CDs – I already got a Fender 12-string as a present in January (we shared the cost) so it was a good birthday bundle. Only got the three birthday cards this year. This is good – the number is going down and I’ll be happy when I get none. 🙂
Went out for a shop. Had a good time moaning about how expensive CDs are in the shops and how I can get everything cheaper online. Blah, blah, blah! Then I managed to purchase three XTC CDs for £4.99 – so keep yer big trap shut Darren.
While wandering around we got caught in a blizzard. That was fun.
Contemplating over my frothy coffee, I figured out that my year actually started on my birthday and that all our internal clocks are set from birth. Most of us consider 1 January as the beginning of the year, the time to make resolutions and start again – but we’ve been getting it wrong. We should be using our birthdays to do this. Our birthday eve should be used to mourn the passing of the year and our birthdays for looking forward to the coming year and being optimistic. Of course, I am probably talking a load of pseudo-psychobabble. 🙂
Got a lot of music to listen to (including birthday presents and stuff won on eBay):
Caravan – For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
Genesis – The Platinum Collection (the remixes of the older stuff are fantastic)
XTC – Black Seas
XTC – English Settlement
XTC – Skylarking
Daryl Hall – Sacred Songs (Jap papersleeve edition)
Kevin Ayers – Wasn’t Lonely Till I Thought of You
Hatfield & The North – The Rotter’s Club
Various Artists – The Charisma Box (excellent compilation boxset)
Pic of the day:
