♫ “Scientific Love” by Midnight Star
“If Einstein were around today / He would teach us how to love a scientific way”
♫ “Investigation”
♫ “Investigation” by Carl Sherlock Holmes Investigation
“Everything I do shall be funky / from now on”
♫ “Poolside Polka”
♫ “Poolside Polka” by Rotondi
“Love is in your eyes, and the streets are / awash with new chlorine”
I drew a Before Sleep strip of the chorus:
♫ “Moon Child”
♫ “Moon Child” by Scott Cunningham Band (on a compilation released today: TRIP TO THE MOON — 13 supergroovy R&B, Soul, Garage Rock & Funk songs about the Moon by Various Artists)
Having stomach trouble today
Having stomach trouble today. It’s not major like the one I had 3 years ago, but suddenly it’s just bumming me out. Actually, what’s probably dragging my mood down is not having eaten enough because of it. Anyway: :(
A pale cloud at night
A pale cloud at night stood like a strange hill behind the roofs and treetops of Keene recently.
Things you don’t see anymore
Things you don’t see anymore: curses inscribed in books to discourage their theft. “[W]idely employed … during the medieval period[,] [t]he use of book curses dates back … to pre-Christian times, when the wrath of gods was invoked to protect books and scrolls.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_curse
In weird contrast to the sunny scene
♫ “Moskow Diskow”
♫ “Moskow Diskow” by Telex
Excellent ’80s synth riff and catchy bassline with mock-serious vocals.
♫ “Friday” by Capone
♫ “Friday” by Capone
Simple but classic drum & bass.
♫ “Running With The Wolves” by Korpiklaani
♫ “Running With The Wolves” by Korpiklaani
Rousing metal + accordion instrumental from Finland.
As I grow older
As I grow older,
I gain ever more power
behind my sneezes.
♫ “Happy Song”
♫ “Happy Song” by Baby’s Gang
“We can dance there, dance and eat an ice cream”
I hope it’s working for him
I hope it’s working for him, whoever he is.
If a comics adaptation of a Civil War diary appeals to you
If a comics adaptation of a Civil War diary appeals to you, then gaze upon my friend Marek Bennett‘s Kickstarter for The Civil War Diary Of Freeman Colby, Volume 2 (you can get Volume 1 bundled in at some levels). It ends this week.