Today, if you’re keeping score, Gustavo Santaolalla’s score for The Motorcycle Diaries, which will be followed by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra doing Mozart’s Serenade K.361, Gran Partita, then a little Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (how can you not love that name?) conducted by Sir Neville Marriner doing Mozart symphonies 33, 34 and 35.  After that, who knows.  Maybe we’ll get wild and spin a little Roy Hargrove.

Music while writing.  When I’m moving along, a lot of classical music, sometimes Gregorian chants or Buddhist chants.  But I’m working on the outline right now, and so there is eclecticism in the air. 

Yesterday the odd choices were Hayden String Quartets, Faure’s Requiem and (what?) Moby.  Today we’re odder, late Garbage (not swell like the earlier stuff), late Tom Waits (up and down, but mostly up) and early Goldfrapp (just to mix it up).  Now we’re moving into Neil Young and early Thomas Dolby.  Should be an interesting book, eh, what? 

Ah, finally.  Roll up the sleeves, you will now have days on end laid out in front of you, so that you can get on a roll and pile up the pages.  I have been looking forward to this time and am champing at the bit.  Have to get my car in for its 6 month (warranty required) check-up.  Wonder when that will happen.  Sneak in a yoga class here and there.  Work work work work work.  I can’t wait. 

Happy New Year to all.