. . . the reason I wondered, the reason I even questioned it, was because I love the quote. It absolutely defines what I want my life to be: Simple. "No Alarms and No Surprises, Please".

| goldfrapp : lovely head

| fila brazillia : simple man

ciao

| gone gone beyond & the human experience : by the sea

| jarryd james : this time

Piazza Navona / Campo di Fiori, August 2023

. . . and then we remembered the last time and it wasn't all that fun.

So we scooted.

| A Man Called Adam : Estelle (feat. Eddie Parker) [Cafe Del Mar Mix]

| Herb Alpert : Rise (1979)

Sun Bowl, August 2023

Newsun. I'm excited about the new year.

You go on get your Beavis and Butthead on. Call me when you through.

| The Youngbloods : Get Together

| Analemma (3-year time-lapse)

Comet in a Cereal Bowl, August 2023

cf: Tempest in a teapot. 

Links: Talking Heads' "The Great Curve" live in Rome, 1980. Adrien Belew on guitar.

| Talking Heads : The Great Curve

| Buffy Sainte-Marie : Little Wheel Spin and Spin

Rome, near Piazza Navona, September 2023

"I get it, already. Really. Message received. Long ago.

"What's your point?"

| Bent : Tired of the Show

| Dry Cleaning : Scratchcard Lanyard

Rome, Centro, August 2023

Samo was the tag name of Jean-Michel Basquiat. That's all I got tonight.

A name and a link.

| The Future Sound of London : Papua New Guinea (Translation 1 - 12" Original)

| Fever Ray : If I Had A Heart

Rome, Trastevere, July 2023

Strange how the smallest things can spark joy. I installed a metal shelf for dishes today.

Click. Thank you Marie Kondo.

| De-Phazz : Plastic Love Memory (No.Nine)

| Chanel presents : Last Year at Marienbad

Rome, Monti, June 2023

Cleaned my bike chain, washed my dishes, cut my hair and trimmed my beard this weekend.

Ready.

| Simon & Garfunkel : Scarborough Fair / Canticle

| PJ Harvey : Is This Desire? @live Sessions at West 54th 1999