* It's been a pleasantly warm week-end, which has to be good news when your central heating system is suffering from a malfunctioning timer, and hence is not allowing the boiler to fire up when the thermostat or the hot water say they want some hot water. The gasman will cometh on his next working day, Wednesday. It's at times like this that I'd sacrifice one of the May bank holidays in favour of ones in February, June/July, and October.
* I see that the world snooker championship will probably be won by Dott, making it the first major sporting title to be won by a cartoon character since the 1984 French Cricket championships, where Shaggy and Scooby medalled.
Back on Saturday night, when I probably still had a functional boiler, it was a concert by My Latest Novel. They're great on record, but the live set really brings out the wide, expansive nature of their sound. And there's a certain Gaelic sensibility running through their work, which I suppose inhabits the space between Arcade Fire, Runrig, and the Raveonettes.
posted 01 May 2006, 16.23 +0100
Introspective