"I'm high as a kite"

But not at work! 

Wow... Blogger changed it's layouts for posting since my last update. It's definitely looking clean and fresh, kind of old school feel to it. I like it but it's terrifying as well. All new things are terrifying when you're not used to it. 

I've got some pictures to post that I took on my fruit phone over the last week and a half. 

Part of the things I've been doing at work has been delivering groceries to people instead of my normal set up work. So roaming around the world within this city, I've had the opportunity to take some pictures. I wish I had my Canon DSLR with me, but I don't want to get it ruined or lost at work. That's the last thing I need... *rolls eyes*

So..

The only editing I did was taking out the job name on one of the flags in a couple photos plus add my name to each picture. Everything else: WYSIWYG.

Hence the title name!

Posting the pictures was a bit of a pain... trying to format them into the post. Totally need to figure this new format out. 

My friend Rach was here numerous years ago and she left some books with me because she didn't want to take them back to England (because she had bought way too much stuff while visiting). I've started reading Her: A Novel by Harriet Lane. I'm about halfway through the book and am finding it a little weird to follow. 

The synopsis via Amazon:

You don't remember her -- but she remembers you.

Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina is sophisticated and assured, a successful artist who seems to have it all under control. And yet, when the two women meet, they are irresistibly drawn to each other. As the friendship develops, as Emma gratefully invites Nina into her life, it emerges that someone is playing games-and the stakes could not be higher.

What, exactly, does Nina see in Emma? What does she want? And how far will she go in pursuit of it?

A gripping novel about friendship and identity, about the wild hopes and worst fears of parenthood, about the small and easily forgotten moments that come to define a life, Her is unputdownable-compelling and hauntingly discomfiting.

What I'm finding hard is that every chapter is almost a repeat of the last, but it's from the side of one of the women. So one chapter is Emma and how she is feeling and perceived the interaction with Nina, while the next chapter is Nina's side. It's like, either character has to tell their side and you almost feel like you have to choose your own adventure and root for the good guy girl (or baddie). 

I'm really on the fence about it. It's interesting for sure, even as a concept book for writing each side's version, but I don't know if I'd be so quick to be like "dude, best book read in the past 25 years!!!". Perhaps I need to finish the book before I totally write it off?

Been listening to more podcasts these days at work, but dumped others. Sorry, Brady, but I'm done with Jake's shows. The podcast about musicians behaving badly has become stupid. I agree with some of the 1 star reviews - Jake's trying too hard and it's not interesting. He's putting too much of his own opinion in each episode. Any one can Google the information and make their own mind up about the artist. 

I actually was on a forum the other day that asked for podcast recommendations. The original post was from 2011 and someone recently bumped the thread up, so I added my listenings.

What I had written on the site (and the Disgraceland is repeated from the above mention):

Listening to:

• Broken Record and learned some interesting things about James Taylor and the Beatles during JT's interview.
• Lore which is kind of bumbly to get through but he explains a lot of different folklore through the ages.
• Akimbo more on the business end of podcasts, but has very interesting tidbits thrown in.

Listened to:

• Blackout was surprisingly good if you like radio thrillers.
• Greater Boston started out great but somehow went to shit, quickly. Based in Boston, Massachusetts and I only liked listening to it, to hear them name check all the random places in the area. I would actually talk to myself about this - found myself saying "I remember that place" a little too frequently while at work.
• The Monster Hunters are so fecking cheesy, you have to laugh at it.
• Disgraceland gets a bit boring after a while and I do agree with some of the Apple Podcast reviews on needing to take this podcast with a grain of salt - the guy seems to be embellishing a lot. He also over dramatizes bits of it, to make the whole episode unbelievable. I only listened to it because I know one of the people involved in the parent company (Double Elvis) but 4 seasons of hearing various musicians' "true crime", it's became old news. Anyone "can Google" the musicians named and do their own research.
• S-Town had it's "what the hell..?" moments.
• Crimetown was interesting about a Rhode Island mayor but when season 1 ended and the parent company went to Spotify for season 2, I didn't follow.
• Slow Burn: Season 1 (Watergate) and Slow Burn: Season 2 (Clinton) were good. I wasn't alive for Watergate but learned a little more about the Clinton trials and how screwed up that was.

There are so many others I've tried and gave up on. Some I can't even remember. Others I don't want to remember.

And then there's still Rach's Hidden Wings and Bloodlust that I keep referring to in other posts. 

I've had other podcasts in my queue but I've deleted them when I was done with them. That's why I don't remember them all. I get bored with them quickly and delete them just as fast if they don't catch my fancy. I've been through a lot of different series and seasons and feel that they have to keep me occupied while I'm by myself at work. If I am not learning anything from it or laughing along with them, I toss the audio out and try something new. I'd rather listen once and keep listening, rather then listen once and not get through the first episode. 

Honestly - I really do learn a few new things from what I've been listening to, and continue to listen to. Some of the interview podcasts are pretty good and the cooking ones are better watched than heard because you want to see what they're doing. I've listened to the PBS / NPR related cooking podcasts and it's not the same. Sure - they're interviewing chefs and cooks and everything else, but when they get down to explaining how to make the food product of the day, telling me it's 1 cup of X or a tablespoon of Y isn't as yummy sounding as being able to eat with my eyes as it is put together. 

I dunno... I'm weird. But not a creep. 

I guess that's it for now... until later! 

Be well and safe...

Cheers;

See Also (aka song lyric title):

• Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun
• This is a month older than me? Jeepers!