Nerdy Thoughts

I have an audiobook I borrowed from the library that I need to read as it's due back soon but I can't stop listening to the podcast Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds. Like the name says, it's a podcast about feuds between musicians throughout modern history. I was a huge fan of the show Behind the music when I was growing up and this podcast definitely scratches that itch. Always found it fascinating how bands/musician developed, the dynamics, the impact they had on music, and then of course, how it often falls apart.

Another favourite music podcast of mine is Song Vs Song which compares two songs from similar artists/genres/time periods and examines the impact, the quality, and asks the important question: Which song would have the better William Shatner cover?

Podcasts aside, life has been going along well enough. Our COVID numbers are down significantly so we're at a lower alert level though my workplace is still currently in the 'working from home' phase. I've been trying to take advantage of it by getting some stuff done around the house aka sort through paperwork left by my parents. I'm making progress, it will get done but it's been tough. Hopefully, I can power through the rest of it this weekend.

We're still in a blanket of snow so I'm living vicariously through people's spring posts online. Here in Newfoundland winter lasts from December to April/May and we don't really get the lovely spring you see in other places. I still vividly remember one year in my twenties I went to Harlow, England in April and saw how green and sunny everything was. In April! Suddenly all the flowery imagery of Spring made sense because there were actual flowers! I kid, I knew other places had actual Spring though it was still a shock just how nice the weather was April.