Lotusblog

I am supposed to be working, but I can’t stop watching the Chromeo “Needy Girl” video. Here’s a screenshot. You can extrapolate what watching a 4 minute video would be like; it’s this picture with a lens flare ™ factor of ten.

The new black?

Plaster of Paris is the new black.

Louis and Oscar have finished, now Barry White’s Love’s Theme has started playing. I had forgotten how musically perfect this is. Guitars. Strings. Trumpets. Funky basslines. What more could you want in a four minute package?

With Typhoon Number 16 here at the moment, it has understandably been pretty windy. Funny thing was, today was another scorcher, so walking around Umeda was like walking around a sauna containing a high-powered fan. Quite a strange experience.

I am at home now, listening to Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson and pretending to do work. Problem is I keep having to get up to look outside to see if anything has happened- the wind is now absolutely incredible. I don’t recall it ever being this windy before- maybe it’s because I live by the sea. I just hope it has all gone by tomorrow and cycling days are here again.

It’s just after midday, and I am about to leave home (for the usual; ride to the gym, swim, go to work, go to Dieci, hang out with friends, go to graf, go to the opening of a new restaurant, hang out and talk loudly with brash Osakans, and then ride home at 2am).
Anyway, I was compelled to blog this immediately since I was so moved. On my internet radio station of choice (what, you think I am going to tell you?) I just heard the most delightful song. “Blown” by the band Ephemera.

I know nothing about them. I have heard this song before, but I have no idea what their other works are like.

It’s a beautiful summer song.