Comments on: Star-crossed lovers II

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:34:26 +0000

As the gangster Timmy the Finn said with a sniffle just before he whacked some mook, “That was fuckin’ beautiful”. I wish I had smelled more things in life, especially when my senses were more fresh and full of life. I remember the scent of my neighbors thrice handed down clothes as they were passed down to me. I do like the smell of moisture in the air before a rain storm, and each year I look forward to the smell of the honey-suckles when they first bloom. Of course the best was the smell of a certain girl on my shirt from the night before. One interesting sensation was when another girl talked me into hugging a tree, touch is another sense that doesn’t get its due. I rely on my eyes too much…

By: Bubbachups

Bubbachups — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:50:29 +0000

So I picked it up just now and did a quick scan and it looks very promising, this will be perfect for reading on the train (which I happen to be doing tomorrow for 6+ hours), so thanks for the tip! And please forgive me for using your wonderful post for my silly slow-chat. ;)

By: Bubbachups

Bubbachups — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:35:24 +0000

Thanks, will pick up ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ later today then, sounds like a good introduction. :)

By: Moka

Moka — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:40:52 +0000

Thanks fk and Neil!

Bubba: My favorite of his is ‘chronicle of the wind-up bird’ but there are still many books of him I haven’t read that I can’t really recommend you something in particular. He makes strongs connection to music (mainly jazz) so I think that as a music lover you’ll find his books enjoyable.

I don’t know if I’d suggest you to start with that one, though, as it has around 900 pages. I still haven’t read ‘blind willow sleeping woman’ but I’ve been told it makes a good read and it is easily enjoyable. It is a collection of short stories written by Murakami between 1980 and 2005 so maybe that’s a good starting point for you considering your literary a.d.d. ;)

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:33:37 +0000

One of the mp3 blogs I return to most often… in the absence of the mighty BBC radio disc jockey, John Peel (r.i.p.), I find a lot of synchronicities with my own musical tastes here, like Arvo Part, as well as some great new discoveries.

The quote-image-soundscape bricolage is a very agreeable format.

Keep up the good work.

By: fk

fk — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:53:22 +0000

now THIS is a bedroom playlist, my favourite kind of playlists on MdM

music is timeless as this lists proves, mixing songs from here and there creating ear candy

By: Bubbachups

Bubbachups — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:57:57 +0000

No, I’ve been meaning to for a long time now but strangely enough I still haven’t. I’m not much of a reader anyway, I always get distracted halfway through a book and move on to something else without ever finishing it, but I really do intend to give him a try as I like what I’ve heard about him. Which of his books do you think would suit me the best? Just pick one and I’ll go from there.

And I promise to finish it! ;)

By: Moka

Moka — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:55:20 +0000

Thank you Giu, very glad you enjoyed this.

Bubba: Yes I know what you mean, though it is very common to smell sunwarmed skin in here so I don’t have any specifical memory attached to that smell. Um… just a quick question out of my mind, have you read any Murakami books by chance? For some strange reason, the way you write about your experiences reminds me of him.