David's Journal

In about forty five minutes I am getting picked up to go to the airport to fly for thirty hours to a land bathed in ice and darkness. For those who don’t know, the company I work for was bought by a Norwegian company, and some of us are heading over there for training, meetings and other important things. Such as drinking and snowboarding. I am just starting to feel the excitement now although I seem to have misplaced my sunglasses among other things. Note to self: pack the night before. I’ll try and post updates if I get a chance, which seems unlikely as the schedule is very busy. There will definitely be stories when I get back though.

Reading:

Cats Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse 5, Kurt Vonnegut

Today we played a ten minute japanese drumming gig at Founders Theatre. It was surreal - going from a normal sunday life, waking up, having breakfast, mucking about - then walking in the back of a building and being in front of hundreds of people who proceeded to give us rapturous applause. Then back out of the building and back into life. I’m not complaining, the juxtaposition is great but - surreal.

The events of the previous post have resolved themselves somewhat, and I am pretty happy - or at least content - with the outcome. Hmm - I smell burning, I really hope it isn’t my computer (the hard drives have been running a little hot…). If you’re reading this, chances are it isn’t.

movies:

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong (the original)
King Kong (Peter Jackson’s remake)
House on Haunted Hill (the original)

reading:

The Giant Book of Fantastic SF
The Best of John Wyndham
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne