I am not exactly sure what I want from my ‘Now’ page, but this is a start …

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I returned to work a few weeks ago. We have been reviewing the system after the recent upgrade and trying to tie up various loose ends before schools starts. All in all, it has been frustratingly slow as I feel some many things are waiting on others and are out of my control, sadly.

On the home front, other than a few days in San Remo, we stuck to doing various day trips and local activities during the holidays.

Personally, I have been reading quiet a few books on music:

• Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds
• Heartbreak is the National Anthem by Rob Sheffield
• Talking to Girls about Duran Duran by Rob Sheffield
• Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
• How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read by Pierre Bayard
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• Squat by John Safran
• Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield

While in regards to my acquisitions, I added the following to the mix:

• Moments Bend (Architecture in Helsinki)
• Moon Safari (Air)
• Dancing in my Dream (Twinkle Digitz)

With regards to my writing, I wrote the following:

• REVIEW: Kraftwerk – Future Music from Germany (Uwe Schütte)
• Pure Reading? – Reflecting on My Year in Books
• Silly Me, Blogging Again
• Podcasts I’m Listening To In Late 2024
• REVIEW: Rip it Up and Start Again (Simon Reynolds)
• REVIEW: Heartbreak is the National Anthem – How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music (Rob Sheffield)

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