"if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills / well the landslide brought me down"

[larryhammer]

Department of Life Imitates Art: An anonymous 18th century senryu*:

ko o motte kinjo no inu no na o oboe

—Yanagidaru shûi, vol 9

(Now) that (I) have a child
(I'm) learning (all) the names
of the neighborhood dogs

Oh, yes, indeed.

Not to mention all the nearby pigeon roosts.


Department of Signs of Middle Age: I put all the albums of U2 on shuffle, and found myself wanting to skip every song from after Achtung Baby.

I mean, it's not as if the last 20 years of music are a complete wash. And yet -- and yet.


Department of Small Joys: When TBD demands that I bring the moon, I say, "I can't get that for you -- I'm only a Daddy. You'll have to go there yourself."

I hope TBD makes it one day.

* Which can be loosely defined as a form of comic haiku. Not very accurately, mind, but accurate enough for these purposes.

---L.

Subject quote from "Landslide," Fleetwood Mac.

Comments

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Department of Small Joys: When TBD demands that I give her the moon, I say, "I can't get that for you -- I'm only a Daddy. You'll have to go there yourself."

{sniff} {smile}

Oh, how lovely!

Nine

[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

:D
Achtung Baby is where I leave U2 in particular, too, though I do like other things past 1991.

[larryhammer]

I do like "Beautiful Day" and "Walk On" - just not as much as, say, everything on the first side of War. But very little else post-Achtung.

[galeni.livejournal.com]

She looks relaxed and trusting and happy in the latest photos. I'm so happy for you all.

[larryhammer]

Well, they were cherry-picked for that. But, yes, the last couple weeks she's really been settling in and growing into herself.

---L.