Lila: An Inquiry into Morals
Just finished the book Lila: An Inquiry into Morals. A definite must read. If you've read Pirsig's first book, you will know what to expect, but I liked this one even more. It's somehow more practical and provides a fresh view on the big questions in life.
But it is difficult to read. Well, I suppose it's not a simple subject, and his meticulous exploration of every detail is necessary. And that is partly what I like about his books as well. It's not just some easy to read feel good book, that provides you with feel good catch phrases on a plate. You reason with the author, exploring and following his train of thought from beginning to end.
Unfortunately this is why many people will not read this book. Even though it provides much more than just a rehash of new age values (like the recent The Secret) it is not as accessible. You have to dig a little.
Snow in Joburg
It recently snowed in Johannesburg for the first time in 26 years. I was 4 years old the last time it snowed there.
I have a lot of memories from early childhood but that one stands out as one of the more detailed ones. I can remember the snowman we built, my mother being pregnant and a woman that was stuck in our yard with her volksie. But I never realized that I was only 4 years old when it happened until now -- for some reason I felt older when thinking back to that day. Maybe because I'm thinking now with an older brain, an older sense of myself.
I wonder how old I'll be in my memories the next time it snows in Joburg...
Regina Spektor – On the Radio
>This is how it works
>You're young until you're not
>You love until you don't
>You try until you can't
>You laugh until you cry
>You cry until you laugh
>And everyone must breathe
>Until their dying breath
Tripping Daisy – Same Dress New Day Lyrics
>You can't rely on a stranger to love you
>You can't rely on a friend who's dead
>You can't deny all the people who love you
>You can't deny when their love is dead
>You know that you will love you still
>You can't deny the love that you must feel
Eskimo
Eskimo, from the album O by Damien Rice.
Beautiful lyrics... even better song.
>Tiredness fuels empty thoughts
>I find myself disposed
>Brightness fills empty space
>In search of inspiration
>Harder now with higher speed
>Washing in on top of me
>So I look to my eskimo friend
>I look to my eskimo friend
>I look to my eskimo friend
>When I'm down, down, down.
>Rain it wets muddy roads
>I find myself exposed
>Tapping doors, but irritate
>In search of destination
>Harder now with higher speed
>Washing in on top of me
>So I look to my eskimo friend
>I look to my eskimo friend
>I look to my eskimo friend
>When I'm down, down, down.
>kosketa minua (Touch me)
>älä käsilläsi (Not with your hands)
>vaan niin että tunnen sinut (But the way I can feel you)
>kosketa minua (Touch me)
>älä käsilläsi (Not with your hands)
>mutta sielussasi (But within your soul)
>minä kaipaan eskimo-ystävääni (I look to my eskimo friend)
>When I'm down, down, down.
>When I'm down, down, down.
>When I'm down, down, down.
Spiderman 3 Soundtrack
Been listening to the soundtrack for the new Spiderman movie this weekend. With so many of my favourite bands on there, I had to ;)
Flaming Lips, YYYs, Snow Patrol *and* The Killers. What's the chance? The songs aren't that bad, but the ones I enjoy most are from Wolfmother, Black Mountain, The Oohlas and The Walkmen (which I never heard of before). So all in all, a good album.