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Music Of The Week

Monday, 23. June 2008, 09:49:26

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In 2001, Drowning Pool screamed it's way onto the radar of the Rock community with it's debut single, Bodies, from the album, Sinner. The next single released from this album was one of the main themes in one of the Wrestlemanias - Tear Away. This is how I first found this band.

It was only a month ago that I was able to recollect enough information to track down the song title. I didn't remember any of the lyrics or the score, just that it was shouty and tuneful. Anyway, I found it, and found a love for the entirety of Sinner. It's my entire playlist lately.




Drowning Pool have so far released three albums, each with a different vocalist - Dave Williams, (pictured third left above) the original vocalist, died on the tourbus in 2002 from heart problems, so for their second album, Desensitized, released in 2004, Jason Jones (pictured second left below) was the lead vocalist.




After this, he left to form a new band. Admittedly, I've only heard one song from that album, and I don't know if I'll pursue it or not. It's growing on me.

Something happened in 2005 that was a dream come true for many.




Ryan McCombs (ex-frontman for SOiL, pictured third left above) was to be fit in place for new vocalist. This seems to be a partnership made in heaven - They released the album Full Circle in 2007, and fans of Drowning Pool, SOiL, or just fans of the genre seem to be beside themselves with their affections for this. I decided to grab a song from this album, and I think it's one of the best songs I've ever heard in my entire life. Honestly.

Their sound has changed rather drastically from album to album, but it always seems to work.

I'm out to get Full Circle today, if I can find it. It's not often I'll hear one song and love it so much I'll HAVE to have the album as soon as possible. The name of the song? Enemy. You can see it on YouTube here:
Puteys go here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gLxsQAU2uI

Phonies go here - http://m.youtube.com/details?v=_gLxsQAU2uI&warned=1&v2=1&locale=en_US


My eyes are firmly on these guys and I'll never lose them again.

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To know a feline...

Thursday, 1. May 2008, 21:58:16

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Name: Suki
Nicknames: Sukes, Poopy, Pooki, Pookes
Age: 8 years old
Gender: female
Build: Slim and sleek
Marital status: In long-term relationship with horrible long-haired tom. Pushes out a litter of kids twice a year.
Likes: Soft cheese spread, raw eggs, tuna, dry cat food, all liquid is irrestistable. Cannot resist a chin scratch, as much as she hates that fact about herself. Other cats.
Dislikes: Most things. Very temperamental, hates all children and most men, and will often attack those she loves for no reason too.
Random fact: Suki hisses at and tries to swipe people she usually likes rather randomly. She will take water, no matter what it's form, from anywhere, so drinks are not to be left unguarded. She's a mentally ill cat, and often spooked by what seems to be nothing.


Name: Mojo Jojo
Nicknames: Mouldy, Mojee, Moej, Stupid Cat, Idiot, Pretty Kitty, Dumb
Age: 8 years old, a few months older than Suki
Gender: Female, spayed.
Build: Fatty fat fat fat
Marital status: Single. Considered androgynous.
Likes: Lots of fuss, most people, processed chicken slices, tuna, being scratched along the earline, cuddles and kisses from the people she trusts, hunting.
Dislikes: All other cats, loud noises, being intelligent at all, normalcy.
Random fact: I stole Mojee from someone's garden. I'd heard the owner was just leaving the mother and children outside without caring for them and it was true. I picked her because she was the only kitten that didn't freak out when I picked her up. She had a real bad hernia as a kitten, and she's incredibly stupid.



Name: Whiskey Poirot Magnum
Nicknames: Whisk, The Boy, The Dude, Son, Monster
Age: Around 16 months
Gender: Male, neutered
Build: Giant in all dimensions
Marital status: Whisk is pretty much forever in half-kitten mindset, so he thinks girls are gross.
Likes: All food, particularly tuna with plenty of brine, cuddles with people who wear jumpers, being held like a baby, being petted, especially rubbed on the stomach and chest, and having his chin and head scratched. Hunting
Dislikes: Pretty much everything he likes, at some point. As he is kitten-brained, he's very ambivalent upon everything but food.
Random fact: Whiskey is Suki's brother. He's also a bit off in the head - he has a mental look in his eye most of the time. He likes to jump on the back of chairs when a person walks into a room, and if you lower your face to talk to him, he bumps his side against your face to rub around you with a little hop.

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Facial Cosmetics For Dinguses

Monday, 28. April 2008, 09:50:40

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(I would use "for Dummies" but I'm not gettin my ass sued)

Jodie Marshes of the world, pay attention! (Actually, I gotta give a little kudos to the woman, she quite happily took the piss outta herself for a whole "make up like Jodie Marsh" lesson in a Heat magazine annual, it was actually very good sported of her to do so) .

1. Knowing your skin type.
This is important, because you need to treat it accordingly. Mine is a mix of oily and dry, which can usually be treated by products marked for "combination" skin. Unfortunately, my skin is also sensitive, so I need to be careful about what I use.

2. Facial Hygiene.

a) It is important to wash your face regularly, but I'd stay away from normal soaps and shower gels. Use a proper facewash, or if you'd rather not, just use water. And don't overdo it or you'll dry out your skin. Once or twice a day is fine.
b) Whatever product you are using for your face - to start, just splashing the face with warm water is enough. It should open up your pores a bit. Then apply the product sparingly and gently, and rinse off with splashes of warm water. When you're done, splash with cool water as this will help close those pores. Pat your face dry, don't bloody rub it!
c) It is important to exfoliate but only use exfoliating products designed for the face! Anything else will likely do damage to the skin. And don't rub too hard! A gentle massaging action is just right. And exfoliating 3 times a week is plenty.
d) Toner after washing is a good thing, as it helps to clean your pores also. There are many types of toner, it doesn't really matter what you use, as long as it suits your skin. It should be applied to a cotton wool pad, and then the pad can be gently swept over your skin.
e) Don't ever go to bed with makeup on. It'll wreck your skin. Either get yourself a makeup remover solution, or use baby wipes to take it off. I use both, and still end up with mascara remnants under my eyes in the morning... And don't scrub at it! Gentle, sweeping motions are the key.

3. Moisturizer.
Whatever your skin type, it's a good thing. If it's oily, I'd say once a day is fine. If it's dry, 2-3 times a day. It's really relative to the individual. The best all-rounder I've found is by Biore. Their Pore Perfect range is pretty good, and affordable.

4. Plucking.

a) Eyebrows. Now, you really gotta be careful here. Too many people overpluck their brows until they're pencil thin. BAD! So many people I've seen completely brow-free, with a fake eyebrow pencilled on. BAD! If you've got hair growing in the middle, by all means do pluck it out, and if you want to shrink or reshape brows, you have three options - get it done professionally, buy an eyebrow stencil, or just do it by hand. Don't make them too short or too thin. Personally, I just pluck the middle bit if it needs it and then leave them alone - I prefer natural brows. When plucking remember to ice down the skin to minimize pain, and use sterilized tweezers.
b) Odd dark hairs around the mouth and chin. Sometimes people get them. Some do, some don't. Some are unfortunate enough to have a moustache. I don't suffer with these, personally. Either pluck them out or you can bleach them or use a removal cream. If you're using a removal cream or bleach, make sure it has specifically been designed for facial use. Hell, you could even get it removed with lasers these days if you have the cash.

5. Spots.

We've all had them at one time or another, it's just life. Stop touching them. Your fingers have germs on them, and also natural oils that will not help your face. By touching your face a lot, you will stimulate the oils in your facial skin, too, so just stop it! There's many ways to go about spots and unfortunately different things work for different people.
a) Tea tree. Tea tree oil is effective in that it dries out the skin you apply it to. It can sting something shocking, but it's a pretty effective treatment of shrinking spots.
b) Clearasil and other brands of spot treatment. Again, whatever works for you. It depends on your skin type, it depends on the nature of your spots. You gotta try things out.
c) Toothpaste. It's become rather a common thing to blitz spots with a direct dab of toothpaste before bed. Personally I don't like it - it is hell to remove in the morning and it dries out my skin so much it leaves a huge scab. But it does seem to kill the root of the thing.
d) If you gotta pick, for heaven's sake, don't be stupid. Use sterile tweezers, and if it starts to bleed, stop. It doesn't matter whether or not you got it, because if you carry on you'll scab and scar. That's just stupid. Leave it alone, it'll go away. Okay?

6. Foundation and concealer.

Some people use it, others don't. A lot of people who use it don't actually need to. A lot of people apply too much.

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Quote of the week

Friday, 18. April 2008, 18:54:56

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Again, a bit different from my usual quote bit. This time we shall take a look at the evidence, and bring the quoted to Kimmie Jury. Read on. It won't take you very long to realize who the person under my investigation is, that's for sure. Probably the most moronic person on the planet, I'll wager. Read on. You'll laugh. You'll slap your forehead in cringeworthy shame. If you're like me - one who does not suffer fools gladly - your blood will boil. Well, don't say I didn't warn you...

"Do you have blacks, too?" - said to Fernando Cardoso (Brazilian President) in 2001

"If the terriers and bariffs are torn down this economy will grow."

"I understand small business growth. I was one."

"I think war is a dangerous place."

"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances."

"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." - Speaking at the President's Economic Forum in 2002.

"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right."

"I know how hard it is to put food on your family."

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."

"Home is important. It's important to have a home."

"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it."

"Let me make it clear that poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill."

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

"I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well."

"They misunderestimated me."

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"

"Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech." - to Pope Benedict, three days ago.

"I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it."

"All of us in America want there to be fairness when it comes to justice."

"The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th."

"Information is moving - you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the Blogosphere and through the Internets."

And finally:

"I heard somebody say, "Where's Mandela?" Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all of the Mandelas." - speaking of Nelson Mandela last September.

Believe me, there are ten times this many idiotic quotes on the guy, I just can't handle reading and typing any more...

VERDICT - George Bush, you are STUPID! It is said that your IQ is 125 - I think they forgot the decimal point when writing that down, mate. You are five bob short of a ten-queer note, you are the turd in the hamper, you are THICK! You are the Hole In The Ring, goodbye!

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Word of the week

Friday, 18. April 2008, 09:03:03

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A little different this time, because there is actually some personal history attached to this word.

You see, over fifty years ago, my paternal grandparents set sail for the Australian outback. There, they made a life, and raised four beautiful children. These children grew, and after a few years, my grandparents took their offspring and returned home to England, and had another child.

Since seven of my family members had Australian conditioning (the youngest child having picked up mannerisms from his siblings and parents) little things worked their way into the next generation (me, my siblings and cousins).

My conditioning was most influenced because I lived with my grandparents and their youngest child from when I was two years old, and had the most contact with other family members. Such Australian phrases and words have been passed down from children to their children, and so I present one of my favourite derogatory words to you now -
Drongo !
As in,
"Oi, drongo! What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? I didn't raise that prize winning family of remote controls for fifteen years for you to just USE them on the telly! Go make yourself useful and slap a Barbie on the barbie, eh?"

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Alas! Tagged!

Monday, 24. March 2008, 22:46:27

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I was tagged by Kitty .

The rules.
Link to who tagged you.
Post the rules.
Name 5 people, alive or dead, with whom you would like a dinner party with.
Name your favourite artist or sculptor.
List 2 things you'd like to change about yourself.
List 2 things you like about yourself.
List 2 things you're looking forward to in the future.
Tag 3 people to do the same.


My dinner party invites.
Mark Twain .
Cliff Burton .
Genghis Khan .
Dennis Haysbert .
And finally, because Tilla got to pick someone fictional,
Thor .

Favourite artist.
This is a really tough one because I like a few... But mainly I like Dali , and Monet . But one of my favourite paintings has to be The Starry Night , by Van Gogh.

Things I would like to change about myself.
I would like to like myself a whole lot more. People that care for me wouldn't suffer so much if I did.
I would also like to be a little more strong and defend myself, state my opinions, say no.

Things I like about myself.
If there's one good thing about me, it's my morals. Even if I don't make them known much, they're there and I have a good sense of what's right and wrong.
The other thing is that I'm a very quick learner.

What I'm looking forward to.
Duh, MOVING AWAY! From this stupid house, stupid town, stupid people.
Secondly, Fable 2 and Resident Evil 5. They're looking gooooood!

The victims.
Clint , because he LOVES to be tagged,
Mik , for the same reason
And...
Kerst , because I said so.
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Jekyll

Friday, 14. March 2008, 23:18:08

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I'm sure most people have heard of a novella called Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde . It was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. Basically it is about a mild-mannered gentleman scientist who takes a potion that turns him into something evil.

It has become a very popular tale all over the world - over twenty different movies have been made based on this, many of them rather inaccurate to the story. You see, the majority of these movies have Dr Jekyll transform into some sort of beast, usually a very dramatic transformation. Mr Hyde is supposed to be very much like Dr Jekyll in appearance, with minor, subtle little changes that differ from the Doctor.

The first movie was made in 1912, and it was very short indeed, under ten minutes.

The first "proper movie" appeared in 1920.


Now, this - is why I made this post.

This BBC drama/black comedy interested me as soon as I saw the adverts on TV last year, but I never got the chance to see it. It is called
Jekyll .

This one is a little different. It is set in modern times, and the main character is called Dr Jackman. He is played by
James Nesbitt . I have always liked him as an actor, and in this series he is outstanding.

I would so love to give you more details but it would totally spoil the plot of it - suffice to say it is greatly different from any other adaptation I have seen, with many little original plot twists along the way. We picked this up dirt cheap from Woolworths - £5 for the series - and I would gladly have paid quadruple that. I've just finished it and I thoroughly enjoyed it - gripping weird little plot and plenty of pitch black humour. Although it gets rather strange and more far-fetched.... A definate must-see.

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Yee-haw!

Sunday, 9. March 2008, 18:52:49

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Music sure can be funny, right? Well there's none more funny, on the whole, than good ol' country. Here are a few of the weirder/funnier song titles:

I Flushed You From The Toilets Of My Heart

I Gave Her My Heart And A Diamond And She Clubbed Me With A Spade

I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones

I Wanna Whip Your Cow

I Want A Beer As Cold As My Ex-Wife's Heart

I'd Rather Hear A Fat Girl Fart Than A Pretty Boy Sing

If She Puts Lipstick On My Dipstick I'll Fall In Love

Legendary Chicken Fairy

Mama Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head)

Am I Double Parked By The Curbstone Of Your Heart?

Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus?

Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life)

I Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except For Mine

Her Teeth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure

I Been Roped And Thrown By Jesus In The Holy Ghost Corral

I Don't Know What Came Over Me (When I Came All Over You)

Poultry Promenade

Queen Of My Double-Wide Trailer

She Broke My Heart, I Broke Her Jaw

Would Jesus Wear A Rolex On His Television Show?

Your Negligee Has Turned To Flannel Nightgowns

And my personal favourite:

Cow Cow Boogie (Moo Moo My Love)


I think I speak for everyone when I say, "WTFing F?!"
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