It has been interesting, the ways to occupy oneself in the midst of this terrible and unending winter. My recent preoccupations include NPR. It can be a comforting tool to me, maybe because my mom used to listen to it to it has a comforting familiarity. Also, it has the power to may me laugh and cry which is helpful when you start to feel numb or as if everything has frozen, including heart and soul. Here are two interviews of musical artists that have inspired me this winter, Cat Power and BellX1