scott in brief » advent 2011

Happy Orthodox Christmas everybody

Scott P — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:20:40 +0000

Cyril 1, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is the main reason i celebrate Orthodox christmas.

not just to get 2 christmases, oh no. he is the religious leader who looks most like Sant, therefore if he gives up his christmas and gives presents to all the children of the world, then i can take a day and celebrate christmas with him.

Thanks Santa, i mean Cyril.

the best albums of 2011 – top 3

Scott P — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:00:46 +0000

so the top 3 albums i heard this year were

3

life Fantastic – Man Man – http://manmanbandband.com/
‘Catchy songs with an off kilter edge musically’

2

Ask Me This – Alcoholic Faith Mission – http://alcoholicfaithmission.com/
‘gorgous music, with a fragility and power to it’

1

Circuital – My Morning Jacket – http://www.mymorningjacket.com/
‘great album, rock music as it should be’

nice

Waiting

Scott P — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:53:53 +0000

Advent is a period of waiting for me.
I don’t know where or when this waiting will end. (dec24th is a good guess)

I spent most of today waiting

Waiting for buses to arrive
Waiting in rooms
Waiting for children to sleep

As I waited snow fell.
The known world was made new.
My book was talking about the difference between utopia then and utopia now.
How society had changed.

Where is the place of waiting.

I drove home in a large queue of slow moving traffic, as the snow forced us to patiently travel together, at a pace, slowly.

And now
I wait.