Blurred Line

Haven't been feeling too well today. I had some sort of stomach virus last night and didn't make it to work today, but I've been on the mend over the past couple hours. Anyhow, the mini-vacation on Friday and Saturday was terrific (that's the B&B in the picture), even if we didn't make it there on the first try. I somehow managed to get us turned around at a junction and we ended up driving all the way back to Ottawa. On attempt number two, we got lost further along, but came across our destination entirely by accident, so it worked out pretty well. The concert at the Black Sheep was excellent -- there's no venue quite like it in the city and I can see why it pops up on so many "Best Places to See Live Music in Canada" lists. Basia Bulat did a really nice set, finishing off with a ukulele song sans microphones or amplifiers. I always like those kinds of concerts best, when things are on more of an intimate level. Also, the opener, Leif Vollebekk, was so good that I picked up his album and will be sharing soon.

I also managed to finish up Richard Russo's The Whore's Child. Some absolutely terrific stories here. If you've read any of Russo's stuff before, you'll know that he's a master of the little, seemingly throwaway pieces of dialogue or exposition that really penetrate to the heart of the matter. Most of these stories are about middle aged men, usually writers, which gets a little repetitive, but that's about all I can think of to complain about. When someone works with the subject matter so expertly at Russo, it's hard to begrudge him something like that. Highly recommended.


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