Otherwise fine....

I'm starting to wonder if our weather has taken a jump a month forward.

May this year definitely had June weather: from memory December '08 was unusually sunny, at least the earlier part of the month. January weather.

Right now it feels like spring outside. August is usually bloody miserable but there's a definite whiff of sap in the air.

No sign yet of Wellington's bastard spring north westerly gusts though. Back when I was regularly cycling I used hate the spring. I lived in Thorndon and used to cycle up Moleworth St the wrong way and cut through Parliamentary grounds, scattering officials and minor party MPs behind me.

But the wind tunnel at the corner of Bowen and Lambton was an evil beast. Still one minute, and then it would up and sweep you to one side.

30 Random songs from the ipod...

...or in my case, iTunes on the old Powerbook. [Hat Tip; MacDoctor who, like me, has his classical tunes skipped by the random play function]

1. One – U2
2. Promises, Promises – Naked Eyes
3. Shine a Light – Rolling Stones
4. Something to Talk About – Bonnie Raitt
5. Pink Orange Red – Cocteau Twins
6. Donca – Headless Chickens
7. Rock a Bye Baby – Fetus Productions
8. Silence of the Sirens – Cake Kitchen
9. Blood and Fire – Indigo Girls
10. Tonight I Fancy Myself – Beautiful South
11. Time – Pink Floyd
12. Don’t Look Away - The Who
13. Soothe Me – Sam and Dave
14. Rolling Moon - the Chills
15. Money-Go-Round – The Kinks
16. Won’t Let You Down - PhD
17. Jigsaw Puzzle – Rolling Stones
18. The Myth of Trust - Billy Bragg
19. Needle and the Damage Done – Neil Young
20. Keep the Faith – Bon Jovi
21. If I could Start Today Again – Paul Kelly
22. I Thank You – Sam and Dave
23. Get Yourself Toigether – the Jam
24. I’d Die To be With You Tonight – Jimmy Barnes
25. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) – REM
26. Hey Negrita - Rolling Stones
27. Conversations – Cold Chisel
28. Bed and Breakfast Man – Madness
29. Talk of the Town – Pretenders
30. Get Ready - The Temptations