move over Enya

The cd cover on the right is one that i've seen hundreds of times. Im not sure who actually owns it, but its the kind of CD that pops up all the time when people are running things like group reflections/meditations and at devotional gatherings and what not.

Well, while getting some other music off someone for a quiz - she kindly copied over a bunch of other stuff, that happened to include this album.

And so it sat on my iTunes playlist for about a week - where I subconsciously judged most of it (except "Dante's prayer") as "boring" worthy of an automatic next... but since then Ive been listening to all the songs a bit more.

And you know what - I dont care that she's almost 50 (I had to google that, I thought she was a lot younger) - but im loving this voice. (sorry - cant think of a better place to link than Amazon.com where all the "sample" are mostly instrumental - but Im sure half of you own the cd).

Seriously - it is just so relaxing, and promoting of reflection (??? cant think of what actual word to use)... me fail english - thats unpossible.

I think im gonna buy this next time I see it for sale.

more random photos

As I was posting that previous post, I was checking out some of the other random photos on my phone. (note: Phone - so thats why they are crappy quality, and also note that the people at O2 are complete jackasses, coz they chuck in a 2.0 megapixel camera, but dont give it the 'insulation'? required to cancel out the phones radiowaves (or something like that which a techno-buff told me recently... I have no desire to know these things)).
(I dont know whats so special about American Cheese, or why someone would advertise it on their remote control storage device, but I thought it was cool).

bring on the early morning starts

Look, I know giant beer mugs have been around for ages.
And I know giant novelty coffee mugs have too - but I finally got my first giant mug - a Starbucks "London" one (from my Uncle in Atlanta - go figure).

First thing to acknowledge before you look at that photo is that I do not have a small head. In fact, I dont know many people with a head bigger than mine - So i just reckon the mug is massive.

Finally I can start drinking the 600mL of real coffee that I probably need each morning. (not that Im addicted to the stuff, I went cold turkey for a few months this year - great way to clear the system).

Which one are you?

There are two types of people in the world:
Those that prefer Snatch, and
Those that prefer Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.
Which one are you?


For the record - I prefer Lock Stock (watched it again tonight).
Its not as funny, and doesnt quite have the same level of interesting characters - but it is just so much more clever, that I enjoy watching it more.
(and I have to admit that maybe its the whole "low budget" non-hollywood feel as well).

Socks & Clocks & aah shocks

Time for a multi-blog.

First up - I made my showbiz debut last night at musarts (a range of musical performances held at the Baha'i Center of Learning in Myaree)... playing a sock. Ok, i was just helping Sam in his "ventroliquism" as the MC. Kind of a shame that most people recognised my voice, but it was still a bit of fun.

Daylight Savings - I officially hate it.
All you easterners may have other ideas - but i have never seen a point to it. Why should the clock dictate your life? (Outside of work). We've never had any issues in not having daylight savings - why introduce it now?
Seriously - all it does it make me spend half an hour trying to change all the clocks in our house - and now I still have to do all the cars. And Im sure that a bunch of people would have turned them the wrong way - so whats the bet that for the next few weeks people are using Daylight Savings as their excuse for being 2 hours late.

And finally - shocks. (well, not really - but i couldnt think of another word that rhymes)
Its funny how med. gives you a different view on things.
Today I saw a license plate: "CIN 2" (sorry, i couldnt take a photo).
Surely it just meant "Cindy" or something - but to every med student out there - it means something completely different. (unless of course if she really was publicising the results of her most recent Pap Smear)