Black Ox Orkestar: best musical discovery of the week

Black Ox Orkestar are linked with so-called "New Jewish music", resetting European Jewish folk ballads traditionally sung a cappella, by writing and performing new, political texts in Yiddish. ~Wikipedia

Their members also play in the amazing Godspeed You! Black Emperor Go listen!

I've been making boxes. This one symbolises a carrot.
~ Emma, 2 minutes after arriving at our apartment

Dear Reader,

Please forgive the state of my blog at the moment. After one and a half years with the same template I decided that it was time to change. Instead of sticking within my usual boundaries for design (photoshop draft-->static template-->blogger integration-->browser testing) I have decided to go old school and chip away until I am happy with the design.

Once I'm happy, I'll browser test (so beware, unless you're using Firefox things could get pretty funky.

Yours,
Jonathan.

Mark asked me the following question yesterday, so I thought I'd answer it here...

Q. Can you tell me why you so like the movie Fight Club?

I think it has a lot to do with the theme of loss of identity that seems so current in our culture. There's this sense that there has to be more that holds us together than what we own, our taste in furniture, or the daily grind.

The story has so many layers that I've found myself watching it (too?) many times and seeing new things. The idea of an antihero, whose dual personalities are both his salvation and his downfall, is far more convincing than any character Tom Cruise has ever played.

Father Figure
Father Greg Boyle wants to stop the causes of gang violence, instead of waiting to clean up the results... [read more]
~via Good Magazine

Early this evening I begin my journey back to Sweden. When I get there tomorrow morning I'm moving in with Dave and Christopher.

Assuming climate change hasn't taken it's toll yet, this will be my 3rd cold Autumn/Winter season in Sweden. Sucker for punishment?