Senses working overtime #548

1 Cruisey work week

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2 Watched: Hunted season 7 (I think) TV on Demand

3 Listened to: Ringo Starr albums

Up to Starr in the Goo Goo G'Joob countdown. Try this live album - Live at Soundstage - on for size.

4 Still reading: Our Mutual Friend and Never (Rick Astley)

5 Listening: WTWMC - Tragically unhip

Overtime: Paulo Coelho

"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it."

Senses working overtime #547

1 Attending: Senior Prizegiving

2 Watched: A House of Dynamite

3 Listening: Bruce Springsteen - Chapter and Verse

4 Reading: Rick Astley - Never

5 Listening: WTWMC - Tragically unhip

60 guilty pleasures so far.

Overtime: 

Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.

Charles Swindell

Senses working overtime #546

1 The feeling this week

2 Reading: Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens

I'm picking up the pace a bit more this week - page 150 (of nearly 1,000)

3 Listening: Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen

It's been a Boss-a-thon this weekend as I'm up to Springsteen in my collection countdown for Goo Goo G'Joob. He packs a lot of soul and emotion into a popular song - exhibit A - Walk Like a Man.

4 Reading: Mojo magazine #380

5 Listening: WTWMC - Tragically unhip playlist

Our best yet?

Overtime: Doug Horton

The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.

Senses working overtime #545

1 This week:

2 Reading: Unreel: A Life in Review - Diana Wichtel

Clever idea - writing a personal memoir and combining that with her television viewing history.  Great reviews too!

3 Listening: WTWMC - Tragically unhip

The amigos treat Spotify listeners to a playlist of their guilty pleasures.

4 Watching: You Don't Know Me

5 Visiting: Bluesleep in from Melbourne

Great to have Adam at Maple Grove for a few days while he visits to meet Ivy. You can listen to his latest Bluesleep album - Ghost Chatter, here.

Overtime: Anatole France

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Senses working overtime #544

1 Term 4, week 1:  

2 R.I.P. John Lodge

Remember me (My Friend) - on Blue Jays (Justin Hayward and John Lodge) is my obvious choice to remember him by.

3 Reading: Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens

4 Listening: Frog City - Southern Comfort

Try - Get Back Home

5 Listening: Diana Wichtel and Ali Mau

Jacky and I attended a Readers & Writers event as part of this year's Hawke's Bay Arts Festival. Both authors read from their recent work - Unreel (Diana), No Words For This (Ali). 

It was great to see an old friend (Diana) and hear them both talk about their creative process. I had previously bought both of Di's books, but I also bought Ali's about her family history.

Overtime: Robert Orben

Time Flies. It's up to you to be a navigator.

Senses working overtime #543

1 The second week of the study break:

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2 Reading: Suzanne Lynch - Yesterday When I Was Young

3 Listening: Wozza - Yesterday When I Was Young

I'm compiling this playlist as I read through Suzanne Lynch's wonderful autobiography. So many great photos and I can hear Suzanne's voice as I read.

4 Reading: Mojo Magazine #374

5 Listening: Wozza - Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!

I finished reading Dennis Dunaway's book - the very enjoyable Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! It focuses on his days in Alice Cooper (the band). The playlist was a lot of fun to compile.

Overtime: Gillian Anderson

"I believe people are in our lives for a reason. We're here to learn from each other"

Senses working overtime #542

1 First week of the study break:

2 Reading: True Grit - Charles Portis

I read this about 40 yours ago. Re-reading it now and enjoying its clipped prose style a lot!

BTW - John Wayne makes a better Rooster Cogburn than Jeff Bridges IMHO.

3 Watched: La Palma

This is a four-episode mini-series on Netflix. Jacky's choice!

4 Reading: Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! - Dennis Dunaway

The bassist in Alice Cooper writes his autobiography (with some help from Chris Hodenfield)

5 Listening: Feel the Noize - Slade

I've been listening to all my Slade albums this week. Feel the Noize is a singles compilation and hard to beat. One of my first ever records - Tak Me Bak 'Ome

Overtime: Erica Jong

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.