Tag: music lover

Bon Jovi – keep the faith

Good evening, this is my song of today… Please enjoy…

Be safe…

Johannes Oerding – alles okay

From the album Konturen, 2019

No matter what happens, in the end, everything will be okay because it can’t rain all the time.

The Cure – trust

From the album “Wish” released in 1992.

There’s no-one left in the world
That I can hold onto
There is really no-one left at all
There is only you
And if you leave me now
You leave all that we were
Undone

There is really no-one left
You are the only one
And still the hardest part for you
To put your trust in me
I love you more than I can say
Why won’t you just believe?

Lambert – sweet apocalypse

This piece is from an album with the same name. Sweet Apocalypse, 2017. Lambert is a German composer who is only ever seen wearing a mask.

As I mentioned before, I am writing a lot these days and today, I chose piano music to keep me company. I am listening to a playlist on Spotify called Atmospheric Piano.

I hope you are all well, I am busy busy busy. I am writing on my novel, there is some writing (and thinking) that has to be done for work. I am on leave because of the kids, but I offered my help anyway. And, I was asked to write a review for an album that should be released by the end of the month.

How are you keeping busy?

solstafir – fjara

This Iclandic band released the album Svatir Sandar in 2011 (Season of Mist). Fjara means Beach. I chose this video over the original, because of the translated lyrics. They are quite poetic in places. I remember that I saw this band live around the time this was released. They were drunk before they got on stage, drank more while they were playing a weird set – as if they were playing together for the first time in ages, and then they staggered off stage. They left a lasting impression.

I hope you are well… I am productive these days and was working a lot on my novel. There are only 34 more pages to edit, but I keep adding paragraphs and noticing plotholes. I have some work to do. And after I am done with that, I need to revise the entire document again, because I am quite sure that there are still many spelling mistakes or missing words left.

big hugs

Cathy

Her Name is Calla – meridian arc

This song is taken from an album called Navigator, released in 2014 via Function Records. You can support these artist via bandcamp, although it needs to be said that the band dismembered in 2019. Very well worth your time, and it is not the first (nor the last) time that I will mention them and share their music.

Meridian Arc is the ring tone on my phone.

So, it is Monday and the first day of a general lock down in Luxembourg. Schools and care facilities are closed, as well as bars, restaurants and anything from gyms to saunas, libraries and museums. It feels weird. Tension is palpable all around.

I admit, my anxiety is rising, and this, although I have been on kind of self-isolation and I have been social distancing since the beginning of the month. My shoulder has kept me away from everything, but it felt more like a choice. This feels a bit like being trapped in my walls, even though we are allowed (and encouraged) to take walks and go out – while keeping 2 metres of distance between us and the next person. It all feels surreal.

Last night, I took a walk. It was dark and quiet. Usually, there are many cars around and I am not living far from the Luxembourgish airport, there is always the backdrop noise of a plane. Yesterday, the silence was eerie. Again, it added to my inner tension. Perhaps, I have seen too many movies with a post-apocalyptic scenario. Our government is asking people to show solidarity with everyone. For now, it seems to be working. I am just wondering if it stays the same in a week or two. Money will become an issue for many (us included) and I guess after a while, everyone will be fighting for themselves. We are navigating towards an economical crisis, and I hope that people who are smarter than me will find a way to come out of it with as less damage as possible. Cathy the pessimist?

The weather is good, the sun is shining. Spring is coming. It is as if nature is waking up and society is going to sleep.

How is the situation developing where you are? How does it make you feel? Personally, I don’t know a person who is infected – or tested positive. How about you? Did you buy in bulk? (I didn’t and it is beginning to enhance my anxiety too, although our prime minster stressed yet again, that there will be no shortage of supplies anytime soon.) What are your plans to navigate this? For me, for now, it is to stay put and follow the rules and recommendations as best as I can.

The future is filled with uncertainty. The only thing that I am sure of is, that after Corona, nothing will ever be the same.

Cathy

City and Colour – hope for now

From the album Little Hell (2011). City and Colour is a project of the Canadian musician Dallas Green. Enjoy, and browse his music if you can.

Lots of love,

Cathy

Editors – ocean of night

This song is taken from the album In Dream, released in 2015.

I hope you are all well and are surviving this pandemic in the best way you can. Take care of yourself and your loved ones.

As for me personally, I won’t be at work for at least two weeks. Schools are closed and parents are allowed to stay with their children. The kids are home-schooled during this time, with content and support coming daily via email or WhatsApp groups. I hope we can muster enough discipline to get this done the right way.

For the time being, I am not allowed to visit my mother. She is in a care facility because of her multiple sclerosis. It is a weird feeling. I haven’t visited in a very long time. She is vulnerable and at risk of contracting the virus. If she does, I am almost certain that she will not survive. It’s an unsettling feeling.

But through it all, I also feel quite calm and confident that everything will be okay.

I’ll end this post with links to previous posts. I’d like you to read them. Not because they are important or anything, but because I like them.

Mystery Blogger Award

Friday 13th

If you need someone to talk, to distract you or just to rant and vent, or banter, I am always there.

xx