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I've always felt as if I'm missing out on something when it comes to music. I feel like I was late to the game, and I'm still catching up. I'm certain I didn't really know anything at all about music until I was in high school and even though there are songs from before then that will bring back memories - good and bad - I couldn't name them. Even well into high school I don't think my interest in being a music fan had reached tipping point and my music taste certainly hadn't matured to a point where I ... more
The seasons like I've never seen them
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As far as I'm concerned we've got a good two weeks of summer left, but the past week or so1 has seen a decided - and somewhat unwelcome - swing to autumn. The English summer, all four weeks of it, was a glorious experience - but the leaves are now falling.
The long summer days of latitudes above 51° 30' really are something to treasure. It's a new and delightful pleasure - if only it wasn't so fleeting - to get off work at five (or so) and have a full 4 hours of daylight left to play with. Picnics in... more
This is sw'as, the digital home of Simon Elvery - a 26 year old Web Developer with too many extra curricular interests. Usually written from Brisbane, Australia, sw'as has entries dating back to 2004 on subjects including politics, photography, books, music, and many other flights of fancy.
