Laurie Anderson Lyrics

I would like to say something deep or meaningful. but I'm out of inspiration. So here are some of my favourite lines from songs by Laurie Anderson.

1. Sun's coming up. Like a big bald head.
   Poking up over the grocery store.
   
   From Sharkey's Day
   

2. You know that little clock, the one on your VCR the one that`s always blinking
   twelve noon because you never figured out how to get in there and change it? So
   it`s always the same time just the way it came from the factory.
   
   From Same Time Tomorrow

3. He says: You know, I can see two tiny pictures of myself
   And there's one in each of you eyes. And they're doin' everything I do.
   
   From Sharkey's Night

4. OK!  OK!  Hold it!
   I just want to say something.
   You know, for every dollar a man makes
   a woman makes 63 cents.
   Now, fifty years ago that was 62 cents.
   So, with that kind of luck, it'll be the year 3,888
   before we make a buck.  But hey, girls?
   
   From Beautiful Red Dress

5. And if this is the work of an angry god
   I want to look into his angry face.
   
   From Love Among The Sailors

6. It was one of those black cat night
   The moon had gone out and the air was thin
   It was the kind of night the cat would drag in.
   
   From Poison

7.  got so excited I ran into my place and i said:
   HEY!  Is anybody home?
   Nobody answered but I guess that's not too weird
   Since I live alone.
   
   From Beautiful Red Dress
   

A New Light

How fast does a light turn on?

I was sat on the train a few weeks ago, and around a bend I could see the light for a level crossing. I noticed that the lights were snapping on and off, obviously LED based. I remember the old slow fade on/fade off of incandescents. The old lights were mellow and soothing, the new ones curt and abrupt.

When I turn on my lights at home there is a lag, a second or two while I have to wait to see if I just turned it on, or the "bulb" has worn out. All the lights in my house are now compact fluorescents.

For the last couple of years I've been noticing how certain cars, predominantly from Lexus, have strobing tail lights. The regular red rear lights are LED based, and driven quite bright. To preserve the LED's, protect them from overheating, they are strobed. Where's the problem? Well, when I scan from looking forward to looking in my rear view mirror the after image of the LED taillight manifests itself as a series of discrete red dots. It's quite distracting.

As wax, oil and tallow gave way to gas, and gas gave way to arc lights and incandescents. Incandescents and strip lights are yielding to LEDS, EL panels and compact fluorescents. I wish I was smart enough to perceive what will be next.

Sloughing off on blogging

I've come to the realization that I can blog when I have nothing to do. Trouble is, for the last few weeks I've very much had something to do, so I haven't blogged.

In all fairness, I have been blogging, but over at iVillage. I've also been stealing space and notoriety on other peoples blogs. Anyway, I guess I should show more commitment and keep up my blogs.

Why am I polyblogging? I'm trying to find a home. Since I've been an iVillage member for 8 years I've managed to keep that one the busiest. I'll give this upstart Google thing a try, they might have lasting power too ;-)