reading maverick

Here is a selection of the songs that have powered my suburban along the congested lanes of mopac this year. “Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?” by Of Montreal was the album that became our favourite record of the year. Whilst you may be dissuaded from listening to this wonderful rich and life-affirming music because of its popularity in the critics’ polls of the year, it merits a listen. The same could be said for all of the following songs… I will leave the procurement to you (googling the titles often reveals a tasteful homage on youtube).

As we approach the end of 2007, I find myself contemplating a year of changes. Raquel and I left our flat in Squatney and [e]migrated to Austin, Texas. We dance, live, and breathe a different culture, although the language has largely stayed the same.

Since we settled into our suburban existence here there have been many reminders of the people we left behind. My grandmother died this year. Her departure marked a moment in the demise of a once-cohesive family. I mourn her and the distance between us… all of us.

So why are we here? Here on this page, another eruption of silently-mouthed revelations…

This is the word according to me, circa 2007. And rather than fight for your attention amongst the blingin’ banner-ads, and fiendish consumer-trend-tracking cookies of certain social networks, I present you with a single unmediated advertisement for myself.

In the future I hope that you will reach out to me here. This is a place for nostalgia and future-schemes. I think of you often… just ask my wife.

m.