portrait of a fanboy, in shadow

[adelaidesean]

While on honeymoon last year, I bought a superb pair of Bose QuietComfort 2 noise reducing headphones. (Thanks to Scott Westerfeld for the recommendation.) I've used them nearly every day since, while working, walking or just needing to crank something up without disturbing the rest of the house.

I also love them because when the light hits my head the right way, I look like a Cyberman.



(The hieroglyphic cracks in the pavement have a certain appeal too. What could they mean? Are the ants trying to tell us something?)

Meanwhile, today's featured track from the musical dungeon is: "To Sail the Sea of Molten Lard, subtitled "the Voyages of the Laardvark". A solo work for piano, in case you couldn't tell.

Comments

[frogworth.livejournal.com]

If you have any solo works for cello in there, I'd be interested ;)

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

If I thorow gold dust at you, will you stop breathing?

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

It's true! I will. But only for a second. :-)

Speaking of Cybermen, I had this really weird dream the other night:
http://community.livejournal.com/dailydream/77677.html

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Alas! I was never that good a composer.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Mine are incredible. When next we meet, try mine and see what you think. They're expensive but worth every cent. Traffic noise just melts away...

[frogworth.livejournal.com]

Whaaaaaat?
I resemble that remark.

Ah well, maybe *solo* cello is a bit of a challenge, I'll admit...

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

The cello is such an awesome instrument, with so many subtleties and strengths, that I don't think anyone should write for it who can't already play it. I've never even held one!

Some of my best friends are cellists, though. :-)

[sithmagician.livejournal.com]

Hah, awesome. Are the headphones also a mobile phone interface device? You may have started something!

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

If they were, they'd go very nicely with an iPhone.

(Seguing nicely back to the "EarPods" of "Rise of the Cybermen".)

[chrisbarnes.livejournal.com]

Interesting pavement cracks. They look like trails left by slugs. Slugs from the Elemental Plane of Fire, that is.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

So that's what's been eating the roses!

(And the brick path. And the car. Hmm.)

[millisynth.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic photo! I just love this shot; the squigley lines on the pavement are just fascinating.

Btw, Jay and I have just finished watching Series 2 of "Spaced", so unsurprisingly, your shadow is reminding me of a cross between Tim Bisley and Tyres O'Flaherty... Heh! :-)

[millisynth.livejournal.com]

Btw... I have to giggle at this:

"I also love them because when the light hits my head the right way, I look like a Cyberman."

Soooo... this really has nothing to do with your shadow, and youre saying that your head is shiny?

;-)

[damienw]

asphalt dreaming...

[shadowsandice.livejournal.com]

I bought a pair of noise-reducing ears for my long train trips. They are the awesome. Can't use buds unless I'm at home in bed now.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

That's true. I do sometimes I wish I had buds on long flights, because sleeping with the cans on be difficult.

(Just read "noise-reducing" as "nose-reducing". It had to happen eventually.)

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

"Rogue element detected! Delete! Delete!"

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

There's a title in that...and probably a message too, if only we could read it.

[sithmagician.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I had in mind :)

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Ah, sorry. I wasn't sure. The Cybersignal is interfering with my ability to comprehend human communications.

[strangedave.livejournal.com]

was To Sail the Sea of Molten Lard a reference to Primus's Sailing the Seas of Cheese?

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

I wrote the piece in 1983, predating Primus by 8 years.