Friday, 16 December 2005
@ 3.53 pm
What a difference headphones make
Interestng and well-researched, but probably not overly useful, factoid of the day: there are 63 Members of the European Parliament who have last names starting with the letter B. Knowing is good, right? In this case, probably not so much... truly a Suck Thing (tm).
Seriously though, headphones really do make a difference when listening to music. I've been trying unsuccessfully for a few months, on and off, to get into Death Cab For Cutie (as recommended by Libby) and failing miserably. Today I "borrowed" some headphones from off an MA student's desk and gave it one last shot. The difference is quite stunning, and while I'm yet to rave about them (have I ever played you any Damien Rice? No really, I really should. No?) I am now officially warming to them.
Good to know, I hear you say, but what is the point of this post? Well, apart from being proof that I post more often than once every three months, this is about as official an invitation as is going to be issued for this year's annual Boxing Day picnic. We'll all be down at Mona Vale from midday-ish, eating and drinking and possibly even being merry. Definitely playing flag football though, and cricket, and no doubt jumping in the river to retrieve a ball or two. Adam won't be down though, so the ducks are safe. And afterwards everyone is invited back to my place for a bbq and further socialising. Huzzah!
And also, a big happy birthday to Mr Tremewan for today.
