Tuesday, June 24
Walkies!
I love it how going out for a walk with my dog can clear my mind and relax me completely. I put my CD player on, put his lead on him and just switch off from the world for a while. Except when crossing roads, obviously. The little village / estate I live in is cool for this. I live on the outskirts of a town, with one direction being fields as far as the eye can see. The estate itself is quite open, and most of the streets are tree-lined on both sides. This evening was a really pleasant evening too, one of those cloudless summer evenings that just makes everybody feel totally relaxed.
More good stuff was the new Radiohead album on my CD player. "Hail To The Thief" is a work of genius, a truly brilliant album. One slight criticism is that a couple of tunes are really similar to a few earlier Radiohead tracks. I reckon that 'The Gloaming' sounds a hell of a lot like 'Idioteque' from Kid A. It's the muffled beats accompanied by random clicking-type noises that makes me think that. One of the early tracks, I can't remember which, also reminds me of 'National Anthem,' also from Kid A. These are but minor problems, the album as a whole is fantastic.
