Archives: 2006 December

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys Video on Yahoo! Music - clicking on the image or link should open up a window and load the video, which may be preceded by a commercial.
The track is on the album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, which has been named best album [...]

Oh my! Just checked my email and guess what I found. So the naughty naughties have informed me that I need to provide them personal information, my bank account PIN number no less, to keep a Paypal account from being restricted to me. And if you place your mouse on the highlighted link they provide to restore account access – [...]

 
“Stupid Girls” Music Video on Yahoo! Music – clicking on this link should open up a window and load the music video for you to see.
Really want my daughter to see this video, except for the bulimec episode, but I think she already has. Pink really nailed it, and I don’t just mean the stars [...]

We don’t agree with some of the Pontiff’s opinions, but this one we share, and it’s so good to hear. More and more people are speaking out on behalf of the welfare of children and respecting their rights. It’s becoming a global issue that’s too compelling, too heart-wrenching to ignore.
By Philip Pullella – an excerpt http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/061225/world/international_christmas_pope_dc
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict ushered in Christmas [...]

I want to share the following video with you:

Snowcake (2006) – starring Sigourney Weaver as a high-functioning autistic, Carrie-Anne Moss and Alan Rickman, traumatized after an automobile accident. 
Tagline: Sometimes stopping is the most important part of the journey…
16,6 mb – long trailer

Having surgery soon. I’m just a bit scared. Posting this tarot card for comfort.

You are The Star
Hope, expectation, Bright promises.
The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised
The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and [...]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1952011,00.html
Are you curious about its author’s childhood? Here is an excerpt from an interview with Tim Adams for the Observer, Nov 2006 -
TA: When you look back on childhood now, does it seem like another life?
RP: It was a strange life. You saw my IQ? [170 aged 9] I didn’t [...]