I’ve come to the conclusion that people ought to not consult horoscopes when considering compatibility with other people. (Which is bunk anyway.) No, it ought to be about the key things that you like. . . Dog people should stay with dog people, Pepsi people should stay with Pepsi people and people who don’t like gifts should be with people who don’t like to give gifts. Not to say that it doesn’t or can’t work. It is possible that someone who loves Noam Chomsky will get along with a follower of George Will. . . it just is a bit of a harder road.

For example, one of my favourite movies is The Iron Giant and I have theory that people that don’t like it, don’t have a soul. You know, no pressure or anything. I made Stuart watch it and he lied and told me he liked it. I might not be living in London if he had told me the truth.

This of course extends out to music. If someone hates your favourite artist, you know that they are evil. Stuart has long mocked my iPod and my varied taste. . . I have fado, blues, jazz, rock, classical, rockabilly. . . Whenever we are out and there is some world music playing, he asks me if it is on my iPod.

Often it is.

When we were in the Istanbul airport last spring, a Noir Désir song (they’re a French Rock Band) was playing over the speakers.

“Thomas? Is this on your iPod?”

“Yes, Stuart.”

“God help us if your iPod is the only remnant that archaeologists have for what people listened to.”

I signed up on Last FM a month or so ago. I’ve known about it for a while, but didn’t bother until Richard invited me. Stuart just discovered the wonders of it and insisted that I make him a friend.

He told me that he is monitoring what I am listening to.

>Sigh<

Personally, I really don’t care what he says. I think my ability to think outside the musical box is to my credit. As good as they are, (and I love them) but I’m sorry, I don’t think man can live on The Beatles, The Stones and Led Zeppelin alone.

Anyway, if you would also like to see what I have been listening to, check out the sidebar.

In my main defence against Stuart’s constant dismissal of my música is Robby Williams. I have never and I will never get Robby Williams –unlike some people that I could name.

So Take That.

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