But you few, you fearless readers of Living the Liminal should fear not! I will be keeping this space for non-PhD related topics and will never forsake you. Never ever ever!

So if following two blogs isn’t a chore, or if you are genuinely interested in following me as I go from getting into a program of my choice to completing my dissertation and getting my doctorate, I hope you will drop by and check out the new digs at http://thisthus.com.

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So . . . in honor of five years, the always inimitable David Bowie:

Let me know what you’d like to see more of (and you can vote for more than one category).

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Radio Paradise, here’s a recent set list to show just how inclusive and wide-ranging the music is:

3:00 pm – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Let the Bells Ring
2:56 pm – Toad The Wet Sprocket – Dam Would Break
2:51 pm – The Old Ceremony – Poison Pen
2:46 pm – David Gilmour – There’s No Way Out Of Here
2:42 pm – Poe – Terrible Thought
2:38 pm – Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be
2:32 pm – God is an Astronaut – Remaining Light
2:28 pm – Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris – Beachcombing
2:24 pm – Spirit of the West – And If Venice is Sinking
2:21 pm – Counting Crows – Angels of the Silences
2:16 pm – Nick Drake – Hazey Jane
2:12 pm – Neil Halstead – Two Stones In My Pocket
2:08 pm – Gomez – Lost Track
2:02 pm – Pearl Jam – Alive
1:59 pm – The Who – My Generation
1:54 pm – Big Audio Dynamite – Rush 1:51 pm – Propellerheads – History Repeating (w/ Shirley Bassey)
1:38 pm – Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes (live in Athens 1988)
1:34 pm – Joni Mitchell – Jericho
1:29 pm – Jeff Beck – Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers
1:26 pm – Sigur Rós – Við spilum endalaust
1:22 pm – Doves – The Outsiders
1:19 pm – Cowboy Junkies – I Saw Your Shoes
1:16 pm – Cracker – Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
1:10 pm – Nina Simone – Baltimore
1:06 pm – Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
1:03 pm – Marvin Gaye – Trouble Man
12:54 pm – David Bowie – TVC 15
12:51 pm – Sister Flo – Departure
12:47 pm – The Wailin’ Jennys – Take it Down
12:42 pm – Muddy Waters – I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
12:37 pm – Sam Bush – Stingray
12:31 pm – Gotye – Heart’s A Mess
12:27 pm – Paul Simon – Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean
12:24 pm – Taj Mahal – When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
12:21 pm – Harry Manx – Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed
12:19 pm – Eels – Packing Blankets
12:15 pm – Crosby Stills & Nash – Southern Cross

Seriously, when is the last time you heard this kind of musical cross-section on terrestrial radio? Additionally, Bill & Rebecca just seem like such decent and good people, and it’s inspiring to see someone living their dream. So, boo to the RI General Assembly, but yay to Radio Paradise and I am glad to send them what few dollars are generated by my links.

Thanks,
The Mgt.

On a side note, can you believe we are almost through a full 1/4 of 2009? Someone needs to slow this shit down, yo!

Sorry, a bit punchy from spending most of my day in front of the computer.

Other brief bits and baubles:

“The Road” (Cormac McCarthy): compelling, dark, and really depressing . . . but I totally recommend it. Though you may want to find time when you can devote some quality hours, because it’s an intensely difficult book to put down.

Kings is a rather good new series. I was a bit skeptical, but the pilot was absorbing, well acted, and quite fascinating. You can watch it for free on Hulu, or well, there are all manner of ways to watch it. I haven’t seen past the pilot episode, but when I get time I look forward to seeing where they take the show.

Last night, I watched “Walker – Criterion Collection” (Alex Cox) and recommend it if you enjoy Alex Cox movies like Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, or The Revengers Tragedy. His website offers an interesting look at filmmaking on the fringes of fame and was what got me interested in getting this particular film.

Enough of that – time to do dishes and read The Road and try to get to bed at a decent hour.

Oh, one last thing:

I have settled on Slickr Gallery and am fairly pleased with how it incorporates into my site. The upshot of all this, however, is that I’m beginning to take my Flickr account more seriously. While I will continue to post the occasional picture directly to Facebook or even in individual posts here, Flickr will become the place where I host the majority of pictures that I take and want to share with others. I’m even considering upgrading to the “Pro” version, which, at $25/year is not a bad price for unlimited uploads and storing.

Check out my “Pictures” page and let me know what you think of my current solution.

Favorites it is . . .

Why We Need a Progressive Party Not More Fuzzy Liberalism.

Doctor Who

Seeing Death on the N Train

Geneva Conventions: The Drinking Game

Lars von Trier, Part 1