changes, chi-chi-chi-changes..

I'm feeling quite fedup these days, due to one thing or another, but lots of changes on the horizon, so just trying to hang in there for them..

Been offered (and accepted) a new job over at Last.fm which i'm exceptionally stoked about. I should be starting in about a months time.

Moving out from this current house which is a mixed feeling. I need to move on from here, as its slowly killing me, tho i sorta wish it wasnt so. Sometimes you dont got a choice. Excited about the new place i'm going to, which is actually my old house, from before i moved in here. Excellent big house with lovely garden and perfect for the summertime.

Got a gig coming up this saturday also, playing as part of Fisk Industries, at Bleepfest

Music and bookwise are sorta related for a change: just read my first Haruki Murakami book, and for some reason i chose Norwegian Wood. It was absolutely stunning i thought, and when i asked Mike from Smallfish where i should go from there (as he is a Murakami fan and had previously told me how good he was), he asked if i was reading that because of RF's 'Views Of Distant Towns' which he said was based on Norwegian Wood. I wanted to find out a bit more about the inspiration and after some googling i found a site that verified the inspiration, however on looking in the CD liner notes, it says the CD is based on another Murakami book 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle', which i havent read yet. Looking at the track titles they could almost be based on Norwegian Wood anyhow! ( More info here ) Other google searches turned up lots of info about Norwegian Wood which left me wanting to read more. Evidently Norwegian Wood was the writers first take on a more normal romantic novel, a heartachingly tragic romance, but none-the-less absolutely beautiful. But yeah, from what i read, Norwegian Wood was the most straight out of anything he had written and the rest of his material is quite far out there. Well i finished Norwegian Wood on friday morning (bought on monday afternoon), and immediately went back to the bookstore for another one. 'Kafka On The Shore' stood out, probably as it was the next largest novel - i like to get my moneys worth! - and I'm about 175 pages in so far.. Even more absolute genius!! Strange mass hypnosis, people who can converse with cats, 15 year old runaways livings in libraries, its all amazing so far! Highly recommended.