Eleesha had her 22nd, and we celebrated with a game of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the how-to-host-a-murder style RPG). It was a whole lotta fun playing in character and trying to keep a straight face while we made snide comments at each other. I recommend this game for anyone who isn’t too proud to hide behind a bush to avoid being bitten by people with plastic teeth. Lu, I might add, is very good at it.

Here is a grab from the latest Cat Empire song (I think it’s called Chariot):
We never yielded to conformity
but stood like kings
in a chariot that’s riding on a record.

What annoys me so much is that the Cat Empire think they haven’t yielded to conformity. It’s obvious enough that they have because they play music, wear clothes, obey laws et cetera just like everyone else. In fact, you can’t live without yielding to conformity in some way. It’s being aware of what you’re doing that makes the difference.

The Cat Empire proclaim themselves clean (pure and true - ideologically intacto virginis), and erase the history of their interactions with determining forces through that gesture. But their history was the most interesting part of all - it would have told us who they are. After all, who could believe they were perfect?