Virtual Vacation

On the edge of town on a hillside I found the burnt-out shell of a small chapel, which was disused but only recently destroyed in the serious fire that denuded many of the hills around Nodar only a few years ago. Like almost every structure in town the chapel was constructed with irregular blocks and fins of local slate; in this recording I walk through the building's interor on stone from the fallen roof and partially collapsed walls, and try to give voice to it. Again recorded with Sennheiser MKH-800 mics in Blumlein to a Sound Devices 722. [Aaron] Comments are off for this post

[Unscrewing The Inscrutable - .] Humu Kon Tiki has a brilliant post up about a satire on the Jack Chick religious tracts, titled "TIKI: A PLAGUE UPON THIS LAND". Complete with photo set. Enjoy! (Via BoingBoing.) Jim Downey Comments are off for this post

[Boing Boing] Xeni Jardin: Here's a snip from a column filed today by Mike Penner of the Los Angeles Times, who will soon return from a vacation with a new identify: Christine Penner. I am a transsexual sportswriter. It has taken more than 40 years, a million tears and hundreds of hours of soul-wrenching therapy for me to work up the courage to type those words. I realize many readers and colleagues and friends will be shocked to read them. That's OK. I understand that I am not the only one in transition as I move from Mike to Christine. Everyone who knows me and my work will be transitioning as well. ... Comments are off for this post

[Gridskipper] With a name like Tokyo Fun Party, you gotta figure that you're in for a good time, and that's just what Takashi Otagiri -- he also DJs under the name SoccerBoy -- has been doing for a few years now with his series of events. Going one step further, he's just launched a music label component to TFP, with their first two releases, Digiki's Beat Vacation and Chimidoro's Minna no Uta, now available online and off. The celebrations continue this coming Sunday (April 29) with an all-night bash at Hijouguchi in Shinjuku. ... Comments are off for this post

[LAist] Veteran LA Times sports writer Mike Penner today explained why he will be away for the next couple of weeks. Here's how it starts: During my 23 years with The Times' sports department, I have held a wide variety of roles and titles. Tennis writer. Angels beat reporter. Olympics writer. Essayist. Sports media critic. NFL columnist. Recent keeper of the Morning Briefing flame. Today I leave for a few weeks' vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation. As Christine. I am a transsexual sportswriter. ... Comments are off for this post

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[CBC | Top Stories News] A Labrador couple is still reeling from a harrowing ordeal during a vacation this month in the Dominican Republic, which included an interrogation in what they assumed was a jail. Comments are off for this post

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[A Socialite's Life] In an interview with the ladies on "The View," Alec Baldwin stated that he had plans to quit television and leave the country for an unspecified amount of time. "He is leaving the country," O'Donnell told a stunned audience, says a source. [It was not clear if it was for vacation or an extended period of time.] She said she advised Baldwin against doing the interview. During the session, to air Friday, Baldwin apologized for his tirade against his daughter. ... Comments are off for this post

[Mini Ture_MacJournal] iPod:Mac mini:iRoam to iHome 1 Back Home again! 'Subtropical again'Mid Australia a warm to hot September of interesting events. iHOME Mac Thoughts [...] Comments are off for this post