Birgit's 'net » Musikk http://www.birgits.net ... elsewhere right now Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:11:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Gratulerer med dagen, Paul! http://www.birgits.net/gratulerer-med-dagen-paul/ http://www.birgits.net/gratulerer-med-dagen-paul/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:19:11 +0000 Birgit http://www.birgits.net/?p=417 Nettavisens Pål Nisja-Wilhelmsen markerer Paul McCartneys bursdag med å peke nese til John Lennons fans – og jeg er spesielt happy for at to av tre sanger som trekkes frem som Pauls beste begge er fra den plata jeg synes er best; Pipes of Peace. Kritikere ga denne plata en heller lunken mottagelse – kanskje fordi forventningene etter Tug of War var rimelig høye – men for meg er denne plata tvers gjennom nydelig. Brukernavnet mitt når jeg vil være litt mer anonym er fra denne sangen, nyt – og ta en skål for the lad from Liverpool i kveld!

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Mum still has the reign, though. Listen to “Waters of March” (Águas de Março) and be convinced.

Other than that, today has been a day of serious shopping. My partner splurged out on a Nikon D40 for himself, now we are really becoming a family of photographers! Upon returning home from work, I found that my new DS game, “My Word Coach”, had arrived. Finally, I took the kids for the usual Friday afternoon routine of getting a small toy/figure (they’ve traded their weekend sweets for toys, not that I mind..!).

The camera is awesome, btw! They say it’s a beginners’ camera, but I found it really good, with intuitive menus and – most importantly, of course – great photos coming from it. I can’t wait to start photowalking, the whole family out looking like tourists..! ;)

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