Monday, 10 March 2008

Not Waving But Drowning

After a very tedious week last week, culminating in the Friday interview (which went very well, thanks for asking), a trip to London to see my 'work' colleagues...

... only to find them all 'working from home'.

On the way, some '80s music, bringin back all kinds of memories from my formative years. I have most of these on 7"vinyl:

I`ll Find My Way Home - Jon & Vangelis,
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes,
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads,
King Of Birds - R.E.M.,
Handsome Devil - The Smiths,
Close (To The Edit) - The Art Of Noise,
Madame Butterfly - Malcolm Maclaren,
Drowning in Berlin - The Mobiles,
19 - Paul Hardcastle,
Hide And Seek - Howard Jones,
Painted Bird - Siouxsie And The Banshees,

Then, on the walk from the station through Chelsea, the latest Nine Inch Nails album, from here. Available for free (Vol 1) or various prices for other versions (full I - IV sets). Very good - all kinds of moods, sounding like slowed down King Crimson (tCoL), Sigur Ros and Brian Eno, but also doing its own thing. Recommended.

5 Ghosts I,
4 Ghosts I,
6 Ghosts I,
1 Ghosts I.

T - 4; M - 3.5; D - 1. A real low point. A fidgeting coughing woman sat next to me intent on treading on my foot, and just general dreariness, impoliteness and tedium. A 45 minute drive to Slough might be a very Good Thing if the job comes off.

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