It's spooky season! I took a bunch of thrifted artwork/frames and painted ghosts in the landscape, and my sister-in-law painted the ghost cradling the fox. Phoebe's In the Alps completes the ghost wall pretty well. 👻
(Don't mind the odd wall arrangement. I'm using nails already in place from other artwork and didn't want to make more holes.)
I was reading Richard Scarry's "First 100 Words" to my kid and pointing out all the objects and characters for them. Then I noticed a disturbing connection on the Eating Breakfast page 😳 🐷 🥓 😸
I was visiting Fort Ontario in Oswego, NY, and I stumbled upon the New York State Black Beaver flag flying on a private residence nearby.
I wish there was more info and evidence of this flag.
My kid usuallys picks "Hawaii's Greatest Hits" or Dolly Parton's 9 to 5. Today was Ólafsson's Debussy Rameau! A welcomed change of pace.
(Please excuse the turntable set up and decor. It's currently a work in progress.)
Edit: corrected accent
The official Ursula K. Le Guin Instagram account is holding a little giveaway with three objects related to Tales of Earthsea, the film and not the book.
I'm not a big fan of the movie but these would be neat to own as a fan of Studio Ghibli.
Here are screenshots of the IG post. You have until August 6th, 12pm PDT, to enter!
Edit: For US residents only!
I've been thinking about how Protest The Hero is one of my all time favourite prog metal bands, and in my opinion one of the all time greats of the genre, yet they do not have a single song over 10 minutes (Caravan being the longest at 8:39).
While there are many great bands in this genre where it seems at least half of their songs are at least 10 minutes (such as BTBAM), I find it nearly as impressive to be able to pack the complexity of prog metal into a short 4-5 minute song, such as what Protest The Hero has been doing for 20+ years.
Any other examples? I know for most genres 8:39 would be considered a long song, but for prog metal I feel like anything under 10 minutes is relatively short.
I fell for it and watched my Spotify All-Time slideshow and learned that Joe Hisaishi is my all-time most streamed artist since 2016, with 6,119 minutes (101 hours!).
Summer on the Dream Songs album is my most played song by him, followed by Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea on Dream Songs, Kiki's Delivery Service with the London Symphony Orchestra and Merry-Go-Round of Life from the Free Piano Stories 4 album.
Anyone else get Joe as their top artist? What are his top songs for you?
Edit: added the album titles
I'm a show watcher only and have watched each season as it becomes available on Netflix or Starz. I plan on reading the final and tenth book when it releases because I need to know how Claire and Jamie's story truly ends and how the rest of the Outlander world wraps up. I have not read any of the books and really don't have the time nor feel like reading them (they are thick books with tiny print!).
Do I need to read the previous nine books to properly enjoy the last book? Should I read Bees at the very least?
EDIT: I've been following this subreddit for quite some time and I'm aware there are minor and major differences between the show and books.
What are The Great Plains
The contestants didn't know the answer, but the Hip prepared me for this one.