I love the feeling of finishing a book; the better the book, the fuzzier I'm feeling.

                          

Here's a shoutout to Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell.

This year for Thanksgiving my dad and I are going to Barcelona!

Three wonderful days amidst the Spanish city life! I feel guilty for not preparing myself enough both historically and culturally to fully experience all that cities like Jerusalem and Milan had to offer; I want to remember more than just the feel of the city - I want to learn of the culture, I want to learn its history and the history of its buildings and population.

                  

 

As I wrote that, Homage to Catalonia has won much needed interest-points.

Homage to Catalonia, my life right now. Although, it's hard to concentrate on the Spanish Civil War when my brain puts on repeat images of the following




Despite the few cultural and life lessons I was taught the hard way, I miss Israel, in its amazingness, in its diversity, life and culture; the people that call it home, the life and soul it holds. It is truly a unique country and I long to go back and learn about people, about conflict and about life.

I love Pandora! I know that it's been around for a while so I'm not quite sure how necessary my little shout out might be; perhaps it already is or has been the "hottest trend" and I, in my little hole, have not come to know it.

Nevertheless, I think it is amazingly wonderful in pairing music, better than iTunes genius or anything like that. You know when you feel to listening to that bluesy jazz or a kind of Yeah Yeah Yeahs-like rock but don't have the energy or creativity of dj-abilities to create the perfect playlist? No more, my dear reader. 

Today, flipping through my Oedipus Rex required reading, sipping on Mountain Berry tea from Say Tea (Bloor Street West in Toronto - ggrreatt little granny's-home decor and feel with all the tea you could ever want - I could start a whole separate blog post... which I think I will ddooo), listening to my You Me and the Bourgeoisie radio, Pandora put on L.E.S. Artistes by Santigold (which used to be called Santogold). It's been a while since I heard a freshly great song since my remote sailing trip all over Mazury. I love its (at least according to my dainty ears) otherworldliness, quirkiness - Santi White's voice is so unique that I can't stop listening. It's still playing in my head, even as Pandora keeps on moving down the playlist.

Take a listen, tell me what you think, and seriously check out Pandora. It'll become your new best-friend-that-always-knows-to-play-the-best-song-at-that-perfect-moment.

Oh the influence of Christian radio.