I now have the entire Two Towers soundtrack on my computer, at the expense of some country music, metal and other random clips. (A major improvement, as far as I'm concerned.... better Howard Shore than Willie Nelson ;) I didn't realize it was out until yesterday. I was coming back to my room, and heard a song from Sam's room that literally raised the hair on the back of my neck with its eerie sadness - reminded me of the keening, sobbing sound you associate with grief and despair. Of course, it was Gollum's Song - and I've now listened to it roughly 20 times since I downloaded the soundtrack late last night. It's a good thing Andrea S. isn't my roommate anymore, or she would've shot me for playing it over and over again by now. ;) It's a fantastic song - you should listen to it. The vocalist, Emiliana Torrini, is amazing... her voice really captures the sadness in Gollum's situation, with its slides, dynamics and frailty. After you get over the edge in her voice and the oddness of the melody, once the eerieness becomes more familiar, you find yourself really pitying this poor creature, wretched as he is. Interesting.

Ok, enough writing for fun. Back to work...
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5:50 PM
Wow, that was the first time I've written poetry in months... not that it'll win anything, but it's nice to have the Totem contest to get the creative juices jump-started again. I don't know why I haven't written any poetry for so long... it's just fun to express oneself. Just like it's fun to ride or play flute, but it requires (usually) far less time.
Then again, maybe it's because I'm keeping this blog. Hm. At least I'm keeping the writing skills from rusting over..