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16981. Macnas - 10/12/2005 5:40:27 PM Cue the Pythons:
spam spam spam spam... 16982. ScottLoar - 10/12/2005 6:05:41 PM What's the meaning of the title "The Blower's Daughter" by the Irish singer Damien Rice? 16983. Macnas - 10/12/2005 6:17:05 PM Someone said to me that it was a ref. to someone he used to date. There is no particular Irish meaning to it.
Nice tune though. 16984. ScottLoar - 10/12/2005 6:25:11 PM I had to ask, because I was curious as how to translate the meaning into Chinese. Could it not refer to "the glass blower's daughter"? 16985. Macnas - 10/12/2005 6:35:21 PM Don't think so, but it sounds more romantic/prosaic that way I suppose. Something about the daughter of a teacher of his or something, that's what I recall. 16986. Ms. No - 10/12/2005 11:33:41 PM If he was anything like some of my college professors, perhaps it's a more poetic way of saying "the blow-hard's daughter". ;->
But yes, it's a beautiful song. I think they used it in the film "Closer". 16987. arkymalarky - 10/12/2005 11:36:17 PM I can imagine your situation must be awkward, Alistair. I've experienced that feeling to a (much) lesser degree trying to stop working on the extra stuff I've been doing the last couple of years. I keep saying I'm done and people keep ignoring me. The problem is that I keep ignoring me too, and it's made for a few stressful meetings and some unpleasant feelings, at least on my part, with people I actually like. I'm beginning to look forward not to retirement, but just to the luxury of my job being my only professional obligation. 16988. Macnas - 10/13/2005 12:31:27 PM Scott
You might want to try listening to Declan O'Rourke, his song "Galileo" is very nice.
16989. PelleNilsson - 10/13/2005 3:38:40 PM Which reminds me that I have two books by your Booker prize winner: Copernicus and Kepler. 16990. Macnas - 10/13/2005 3:53:26 PM What do you think? 16991. PelleNilsson - 10/13/2005 5:00:38 PM I had never heard of Banville when I bought the books. I thought they were popular biographies. But of course they are literary "biographies" with a lot of poetic licence. Powerful, though, and his language is evocative. 16992. Macnas - 10/13/2005 5:21:32 PM Yes, that is his strength. His novels are fine examples of how to use the language. 16993. Magoseph - 10/13/2005 7:14:26 PM Well, Mac must be home now and I missed him.
Hello, Moties! 16994. Ms. No - 10/13/2005 8:59:28 PM Hi Magos!
16995. Magoseph - 10/13/2005 9:01:25 PM I was waiting as you can see for someone to say hello to me.
How very nice of you to do so! 16996. Magoseph - 10/13/2005 9:03:17 PM I'm watching the market--I'm nervous. 16997. Jenerator - 10/13/2005 10:06:38 PM Does anyone 16998. Jenerator - 10/13/2005 10:06:45 PM want to 16999. Jenerator - 10/13/2005 10:06:52 PM make a 17000. Jenerator - 10/13/2005 10:07:00 PM run for it??
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