Love

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

Dazzler

Owls are Awesome

You know I really like owls- this just confirms their awesomeness.

Make Them Get Married

So they can suffer like the rest of us.
Totally awesome video with lots of celebrities!

The Movie Arbiter

Chris has started a new blog, not about his life but strictly for the rating and reviews of movies. You can check it out here:

The Movie Arbiter

He usually reviews recent movies while throwing in some classics to the mix. Enjoy.

Scary

Florence and the Machine

"Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too. So I stayed in the darkness with you." --Florence and the Machine--

I am in love with this song. "Cosmic Love"

Youtube listen here!

She is of course from England which is where my musical tastes have been lately. Hence Marina and the Diamonds! Hello Florence and the Machine! See a trend here?

Enjoy.

Lipton Ice Tea

Did I mention how much I love Japan.

Hugh Jackman is just a bonus to this commercial.

Follow up on Christopher Stone

Youtube link click me

Although he didn't win the show and get to preform for the Royal Family he did make it to the semi-finals. Here he is singing "The Impossible Dream."

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Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.

He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

The questions raised:

*In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

*Do we stop to appreciate it?

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.

How many other things are we missing?

Product [RED]

This is a great video with lots of celebrities! Yay Jane Lynch! Check it out.

Marina and the Diamonds

Awesome song. Artistic video. Pure genius.

Britain's Got Talent

Not quite Susan Boyle in popularity- but this 28 year old accountant sure took a lot of people by surprise when he sang "Maria" on Britain's Got Talent.

Embrace Life

Always wear your seat belt.

Update

Not much new to report...but I feel like I need to post. Life for me is still in transition a little bit. Mostly still trying to look for full time work between all the temping I'm doing. It feels good to have a place all to ourselves again- however I can't wait to reach my dream of living in some kind of green built house. As in eco friendly, surrounded by nature, a very peaceful environment. I know I'll get there someday.

Ladytron "Ghosts"

This is a good song, you should give it a listen to sometime.

I thought this was interesting.

A little outdated... but still relevant. I think the most fascinating part was the optic fiber Japan created that could carry so much information on a single strand. Plus who doesn't love a good matrix tune while reading it.

Apple Muffins and Apple Pie

Ok, not gonna lie the muffins didn't come out as well as I expected...They were fine and then when I took them out the tops fell. They were thoroughly cooked and very moist but something about then was just off. It could be the fact I used some old wiccan recipe for "harvest muffins" It really didn't have too many ingredients.




As for the pie...it was my first Apple Pie with a lattice top. I didn't have any fancy cutter so the pizza cutter worked out great. I don't need all that fanciness anyway since I'm going to tear into it anyway. It turned out pretty good but I will need to look for an apple corer eventually that took way too long to cut and peel all those apples. I totally messed up the sides of the crust so just look past that- and thanks to the pie saver my crust was definitely not burned...nor were my fingers trying to put tin foil on.




Here is Minion playing with a bunch of knock off Army men! She loves to knock them down. No there aren't dolls in that box...it's full of CDs. I took that box from target when I worked there to pack stuff up to move. Don't hate.

100th POST!

Well I couldn't really think of anything spectacular for my 100th Post!

Today I finally started my New Year's Resolution! P90x! Today was day 1 and boy am I sore already...and I only did the stretching! Tomorrow will be rough- but only 89 more days right? Besides I want to start feeling better and looking healthy. Let's hope this works! If it does maybe I'll post some pictures.

Other than that my other resolutions are to cut back on cola...obviously get a job...and hopefully get some gallery representation. We shall see.

Lately...

I've been listening to this song a lot. Nina Hagen has grown up a lot since her punky 80's days...the goth look suits her well. Sure she /is/ a bit scary...I blame that on collagen lips and her hair being pulled way too tight. She can enunciate so well it's amazing. I can hear every gritty word.

Unemployment update

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For those that I sent this to before, here is an updated view of the nation from a year ago...it's not pretty.

Well Well Well...

Apparently people start deleting blogs if you don't update so I better do just that. Thanks a lot MOM! Maybe now I'll just post what people say on Facebook and I will refuse to tell you on the phone! Muwahahahaha Can you see my evil gears cranking?

Anyway Florida has been cold- but luckily it is starting to warm up- heat is off...windows are wide open! Although I'm sure I'll have to close up once the sun goes down...I'll take what I can get.

Minion is adapting quite nicely...although we really need to get her a window perch- she can only look out two of the three windows on her own. Once we get my studio unpacked I'll post some new pictures of our place. Chris suggested I get a workspace all set up and the GORM shelving at IKEA will do quite nicely- durable, super cheap, and very customizable. You can't go wrong!