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vision of 2010
Jan. 1st, 2010 09:55 pmAs grrm has pointed out, we're living in another Arthur C. Clarke novel. Hope it turns out better than the last one. Trying to remember to pronounce this one "Twenty-ten."
Found a less-than-enchanting New Year's present when I got up and went downstairs. Cats should not be encouraged to think outside the box.
Driving up to Oakland this afternoon, I listened to our roguish local classical station playing their invariable favorite symphony, Beethoven's First. (They like it because it's his shortest, leaving the most room for commercials.) Somehow it sounded fresh, a suitable emotion for a New Year. Reminded me of when I first learned it, in a year ending with 0 a while ago, and how maybe I should pull out those old favorites more often.
Arrived prepeared with the answer to another musical question that had been posed to me late - very late - last year. The final episode of The Prisoner is (in)famous for, among other things, a clip from The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love." It's a little startling to remember that this was quite a new song at the time. Question: Exactly how new?
Answer: About seven months. Song first appeared on a broadcast in late June 1967, single released a few weeks later in July. The Prisoner began airing in September; the final episode was filmed about December, and first aired in early February 1968.
Gave long-awaited Hawai'i quarters to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cynthia1960, who in turn let me try out the Kindle application on her iphone. I didn't want to just look at this, but to try actually reading from it for a bit. I like a large view when reading: a large context of words and a wide column; could I tolerate this? After a chapter or so from the middle of what appeared to be a light fantasy novel about a woman who's acquired a genie and is not sure what to do with it, I could say ... hesitantly, if I acquired one of these I might know what I wanted to do with it. No scholarly texts or other serious reading, definitely; but light pleasure reading, especially if it was something that caught my eye or that I already knew well and was re-reading, I could see myself working with this, at least for limited periods.
Found a less-than-enchanting New Year's present when I got up and went downstairs. Cats should not be encouraged to think outside the box.
Driving up to Oakland this afternoon, I listened to our roguish local classical station playing their invariable favorite symphony, Beethoven's First. (They like it because it's his shortest, leaving the most room for commercials.) Somehow it sounded fresh, a suitable emotion for a New Year. Reminded me of when I first learned it, in a year ending with 0 a while ago, and how maybe I should pull out those old favorites more often.
Arrived prepeared with the answer to another musical question that had been posed to me late - very late - last year. The final episode of The Prisoner is (in)famous for, among other things, a clip from The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love." It's a little startling to remember that this was quite a new song at the time. Question: Exactly how new?
Answer: About seven months. Song first appeared on a broadcast in late June 1967, single released a few weeks later in July. The Prisoner began airing in September; the final episode was filmed about December, and first aired in early February 1968.
Gave long-awaited Hawai'i quarters to
cynthia1960, who in turn let me try out the Kindle application on her iphone. I didn't want to just look at this, but to try actually reading from it for a bit. I like a large view when reading: a large context of words and a wide column; could I tolerate this? After a chapter or so from the middle of what appeared to be a light fantasy novel about a woman who's acquired a genie and is not sure what to do with it, I could say ... hesitantly, if I acquired one of these I might know what I wanted to do with it. No scholarly texts or other serious reading, definitely; but light pleasure reading, especially if it was something that caught my eye or that I already knew well and was re-reading, I could see myself working with this, at least for limited periods.
