Waves Broken

Well, the limited edition hand-made-packaging version of the new Stray Light record is now available. Pre-orders have already been sent out, so get in quick to order your copy - they won't last forever! Only £6, including delivery from Doubtful Sound Records.

I'm feeling a bit behind with 2009 already - partly because I was ill between Christmas and the new year - but there's lots going on, and I'll try to be a bit more active on the blog this year.

At least one interesting thing did happen while I was ill. There were 4 or 5 days when I didn't eat anything (which as a foodie / glutton was kind of unusual in itself...), and I had absolutely no appetite, and yet I found myself reading several food books. Freed of the elements of hunger or greed, this seemed like a very pure aesthetic experience somehow... I was able to disinterestedly appreciate the culture of food and the whole mix of sensations that make up the practice of good cooking and eating. It helped that I had Fuchsia Dunlop's books to hand though - her guides to Hunanese and Sichuanese cooking, and her memoir Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper are fantastic, and highly recommeded.