Hi everyone & Happy New Year! I just got back from the Christmas holidays where I tried (mostly in vain) to stay offline as much as possible. Damn all those vacation rentals and their easy Wi-fi 🙂 But it was good to get away - we drove down the California coast, saw some nature and... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: MJB = My Favorite Things
I wasn't looking for this; in fact I didn't even know I needed it. But, oh, it is very, very necessary: Mary J. Blige channeling Julie Andrews in a cover of 'My Favorite Things'. I know, right? It's perfect. In her interpretation, 'schnitzel' and 'strudel' are no longer tasty dishes, but Mary's own bittersweet memories... Continue Reading →
And then there was that moment…
When you heard it. Was it on the radio? Or in the middle of a mix tape? An album? A CD? Did you buy it yourself or borrow it from a friend? After you heard it, did you go out and get yourself a guitar or eyeliner or a preacher’s hat? Did you stick a... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: Emmylou!
Here's the everlasting and awesome Emmylou Harris singing 'Luxury Liner'. This comes courtesy of a band called White Denim who curated a video music set on the Gorilla vs Bear website last week. If you don't know any of these guys, you should. White Denim are an Austin-based rock band, hard but groovy with psychedelic... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: Never Can Say Goodbye
But when you're an expat, you do say goodbye. A lot. Sometimes your friends leave in bunches, and it feels as dispiriting as flood gates you just can't close. Sometimes you reach a nice equilibrium where everyone you enjoy hanging with renews their contracts and leases and decides to stay. But this is Hong Kong,... Continue Reading →
My Madonna is Better Than Your Madonna
I got a little worked up about things and then I had to stop. I had to watch ‘Vogue’ on YouTube and then I had to ask myself: why am I getting so worked up about this? What a colossal waste of my time and energy. By this I mean Miley Cyrus and all her... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: Das Fluff
There's music for the country, music for the city, music for driving the open road and music for riding the subway, music for day and music for night. If you're in the mood for some cool urban, night time tunes, look no further than Das Fluff. They're a British group and they're not easy to... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: Miranda Lambert
Highway 12 heading west out of San Marcos, driving in and out of rain. High school football stadiums and farm to market roads. Sheep chewing on grass by the fence posts and country on the radio. Lightning forking through the horizon sky. Almost all of me is back in Hong Kong. The rest, a small... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Dazz Band!
For the Pitch Perfect generation, from your roller-skating parents: Play video Move hips & booty slap & booty slap & booty slap Rinse, Repeat
What We Sing About When We Sing About Motherhood
This was my Mother’s Day gift to myself - spending (wasting?) hours researching and putting together a playlist of songs about being a Mom. It’s my 60TH blog post – whoa & thanks everyone for reading! And my first playlist on Spotify, which has only recently appeared in Hong Kong. I hope that makes it... Continue Reading →
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