i'm guided by the beauty of our weapons

today, while reading the globe and mail, and more star trek(the next generation #38 - rogue saucer)
my own homemade 60's sunshine pop collection, again
k.d. lang, hymns of the 49th parallel (2004)
steely dan, gaucho (1981)
phoenix, alphabetical (2004)
damon and naomi, the earth is blue (2005)
low, trust (2002)

what i bought on vinyl at audiopile on friday.
the 5th dimension, stoned soul picnic (1967?)
bruce cockburn, the further adventures of... (1977)
swing out sister, it's better to travel (1987)
swing out sister, kaleidoscope world (1989)

i'm not sure if i can emphasize enough how much i enjoyed the bike tour with amanda this morning. i really appreciated the city, too, not just in a physical sense, but for how decent successive councils have been to prioritize the development of cycling paths across the city.

i'm going to sell my sparklehorse record, because i don't really enjoy it. i only ever listen to it out of a misguided sense of obligation, which is a bad, bad habit. i should listen to what i want to hear, nothing more, nothing less. i plan to sell my dandy warhol records too; talk about a passing fancy.

i'm still trying to articulate my thoughts on the bird flu phenomenon. 'avian influenza', as a term, is unexciting, but 'bird flu' captures my imagination. bird flu. i like the words, the vague threat. bird flu is in russia now, and european nations are mobilizing soldiers in response.