Is this really me??
Current mood: Puzzled

So, I took this at www.colorquiz.com - hmmm.

Your Existing Situation

Authoritative or in a position of authority, but liable to feel that further progress is rendered problematical by existing difficulties. Perseveres despite opposition.

Your Stress Sources

Has an unsatisfied need to ally herself with others whose standards are as high as her own, and to stand out from the herd. This desire for preeminence isolates her and inhibits her readiness to give herself freely. While she wants to surrender and let herself go, she regards this as a weakness which must be resisted. This self-restraint, she feels, will lift her above the rank and file and ensure recognition as a unique and distinctive personality.

Your Restrained Characteristics

Egocentric and therefore quick to take offense.

Insists that her goals and realistic and sticks obstinately to them, even though circumstances are forcing her to compromise. Very exacting in the standards she applies to her choice of a partner.

Your Desired Objective

Desires a tranquil, peaceful state of harmony offering quiet contentment and a sense of belonging.

Your Actual Problem

Currently listening : Brain Thrust Mastery By We Are Scientists Release date: 2008-05-13

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Inspiring
Category: Art and Photography

http://www.dayswithmyfather.com


I found this with StumbleUpon...(damn you Jessica Lynne)

I think it's beautiful ....

Currently listening : Version By Mark Ronson Release date: 2007-06-12

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The Who
Category: Music

Anyone who knows me at all, knows that I worship at the altar of The Who.
For more than a million reasons, they were the most influential band in my formative years. As a product of the 80's, I'm sure you'd expect that answer to be Duran Duran or Cyndi Lauper. Don't get me wrong, I was into that too, as well as Blondie, The Ramones, Sex Pistols and many others. But, for me, The Who is home. Listening to Roger Daltrey for me is always the right fit. No matter the mood, no matter what is happening, there is a song to fit.  In a happy mood? Try "I'm a Boy" or "Pictures of Lily" on for size.  In the mood to kick ass? Well, I have just the ticket, squeeze into "Long Live Rock" , "Won't Get Fooled Again" or "I Can See For Miles".  A calm mood? "Amazing Journey", "Love Reign O'er Me" or "Blue, Red and Grey".   No matter the era of their career, whether it's "Can't Explain" or "My Generation" of the 60's, "Baba O'Riley" or "Slip Kid" of the 70's or even "Athena" or "You Better You Bet" of the 80's - this band has it all.

Recently, VH1 had "Rock Honors - The Who".  With me being over in Europe, I didn't get a chance to see it until today.  I have to say- I was mesmerized though the entire show.  The number and caliber of people who were there to pay homage was great. The opening montage is various people explaining how they feel about the band. From Sting, Noel Gallagher, Tenacious D, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder and Conan O'Brien, Joan Jett, Harry Shearer, Slash and Wayne Coyne.   The opening number was The Foo Fighters, doing "Young Man's Blues" which totally sent chills up my arms it was great. They bring out Gaz Coombes and whip out "Bargain". Gaz... was... brilliant.   
Incubus roll on out and tear up "Can't Explain" and "I Can See For Miles" and do both songs in their style but totally worthy.
The Flaming Lips were next, Wayne comes out in his usual ball and walks around on people and then they do a Tommy medley. Which was good but I'm no Lips fan but they were intro'd by Rainn Wilson dressed exactly as Elton John's Pinball Wizard.  
Tenacious D stroll out and do acoustic "Squeeze Box" and got more applause than the Lips.
The next band to sing their praises was Pearl Jam who has always been very upfront about their love for The Who and they came back full force into my good graces by doing a perfect rendition of "Love Reign O'er Me". Pure poetry- "On the dry and dusty road, the nights we spent apart alone. I need to get back home to cool cool rain.  I can't sleep and I lay and I think. The night is hot and black as ink. Oooh, God I need a drink , of cool cool rain".  Eddie Vedder belted that shit out as if his life depended on it, it was a sight to see. Pearl Jam could have done that one song and ruled my world but they followed it up with another piece of heaven in "The Real Me".
After Pearl Jam left the stage and left everyone breathless, Adam Sandler comes out and does his little song in the tune of "Magic Bus" a nice little tribute ditty. Nice little way to bring The Who out because when he started singing "Do you want The Who" they walked out and the ditty abruptly stopped, the green lasers started and the opening keyboard riff of "Baba O'Riley" started.  Rog started twirling that mic like it was 1975 and I was in love all over again. Hard to believe he's 64 years old, that's just.. unbelievable. He puts that nasty ass Mick Jagger to shame. That harmonica came out of his pocket and he was going to town. I will admit to horribly missing John Entwistle though. 8 songs in total did they play but only 4 were televised, damn it! "Who Are You", "Behind Blue Eyes" ,"My Generation" and they closed with just Pete and Rog doing "Tea and Theatre". I could watch this all day, in fact I think I will. I think after this, I'm going to watch Quadrophenia, The Kids are Alright, Tommy and Amazing Journey. 

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15 Years

I'm doing a swap (Thanks, V) and it's 15 years of music.  Any 15 consecutive years....Honestly, I love my swap. 

1975- Blue, Red and Grey - The Who
1976- American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
1977- Neat Neat Neat - The Damned
1978- One Way Or Another - Blondie
1979- She's Lost Control - Joy Division
1980- Mirror in the Bathroom - The English Beat
1981- The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love) - Journey
1982- Black Coffee in Bed - Squeeze
1983- Too Young To Fall in Love - Motley Crue
1984- Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
1985- Big Neon Glitter - The Cult
1986- New Dress - Depeche Mode
1987- Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
1988 - Where Is My Mind? - Pixies
1989- I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses
1990 - Another Rainy Night (Without You) - Queensryche

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For real?

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SuperLamBanana
Current mood: adventurous

Here, well, actually in Liverpool, which isn't THAT far...  they have something called SuperLamBanana.

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(pictures don't seem to be working... so, click here....)

It's a sculpture that has been in the city center for the last 10 years.  Created from the mind of a Japanese artist...
Now...  they have something quite familiar to my loving Jax readers.  The cats, just with SuperLamBanana's. 
I think since I did the Cat trip and documented those, I might have to go and snap the SuperLamBananas all over Liverpool. 

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Commissioned by the Liverpool Culture Company for European Capital of Culture 2008. Liverpool is set to stage a world-class art participation event from late June to early September.  Go Superlambananas will celebrate Liverpool's communities and see the streets, parks, neighbourhoods and open spaces of Liverpool transformed into an open air, free to view, mass public appeal art event.

Up to one hundred, 180cm tall Superlambananas, one of Liverpool's most iconic and best loved pieces of public art – originally, created by Taro Chiezo for Arts Transpennine in 1998 - will be painted, decorated and adorned by local and regional artists, community groups and celebrities. The Go Superlambanana sculpture has been specially designed to act as a 3d canvas to showcase the creativity of Liverpool – its heritage; architecture; regeneration and its world renowned arts scene.

Through sponsorship and working with the creative sector, Go Superlambananas will bring together the business and creative sectors to celebrate the spirit of fun which is at the very heart of Liverpool. Over the ten week period, Go Superlambananas is expected to attract thousands of visitors as well as encourage residents to become 'tourists in their own city'.

After the event many of the Superlambananas will be sold at a charity auction with a significant percentage of the proceeds going to local charities.

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Here's the first one.....It was done from a local hospital.  It's supposed to be covered in bacteria.. !!   This is going to be gooooooooooddddd.     Apparently, Manchester has done the same thing with cows...   Must make my way there too.

Currently listening : Colour It In By The Maccabees Release date: 22 May, 2007

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Charlie

Dog. In my house.
I know, I know....  don't everyone drop dead at once.

He's kinda cute...for a little pee factory.

Yellow Lab/Golden Retriever mix...
A proper little British dog...
We'll have to get him a passport when we bring him home.

Currently listening : Subhuman By Recoil Release date: 14 August, 2007

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Ruff and Birthday

Charlie...  yeah, he lives here. In MY house..if you can believe it.







Kenna was truly the princess at her party.



Her minions.



Mook in the trashcan.....

Currently listening : Humming By Duncan Sheik Release date: 06 October, 1998

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Swap CD
Category: Music

So, thanks to a certain V, I have become addicted to Swap-bot. But Swap-bot is the devil. 
I just did a swap of music.... there were 25 categories and you had to pick your choices, burn them and then send them to your partners.  Damn it was so fun. I need a community of just music swaps/scavenger hunts and the like. 

1. A song from the year you were born
    Blackbird- The Beatles   
2. A song with a one word title
    Teardrop - Massive Attack  and Teardrop covered by Newton Faulkner
3. A song with a number in the title
    2:45am - Elliott Smith and Situation 9 - Switchblade Symphony
4. A silly song
    Over the Rainbow - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
5. A song that makes you cry
    Billy Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (showing my age on that one!)
6. A song that makes you laugh
    Rudebox - Robbie Williams
7. A song that makes you want to dance
    Dominion/Mother Russia - Sisters of Mercy
8. A song that describes one of your philosophies of life
    Walking In My Shoes - Depeche Mode   
9. A good wake-up song
    The Conductor - The Faint
10. A song sung by or about children
    God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday
11. A song you relate to someone you love
    Set Fire to the Third Bar - Snow Patrol w/Martha Wainwright
12. A holiday song. Any holiday.
    New Year's Prayer - Jeff Buckley
13. A song from a movie or play
    I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera - Peter Murphy (Pump Up The    Volume) and Eyes of a Stranger - Payolas (Valley Girl)
14. An instrumental
    Volcano (Instrumental) - Damien Rice
15. A song about a season
    Wintergardens - Killing Joke and Winter - Josh Radin
16. A naughty song (interpret as you will)
    Super Massive Black Hole - Muse
17. A song about a place far away from you
    Rock of Gibraltar - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd. - Ryan Adams
18. A song from another culture
    Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club and Sikadim - Tarkan
19. A song about an animal or other creature besides people
    Worms - The Presets
20. A song that makes you wonder why it was ever recorded
No such thing!
21. A song that commonly gets stuck in your head
    Me and My Imagination - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
22. A song that gets you feeling romantic. Define romantic as you will.
    Strangelove - Depeche Mode
23. A song that gets you worked up about something
    Eternal Life - Jeff Buckley
24. A song that gets you daydreaming
    Night Birds - Ryan Adams
25. A song about a place
   Philadelphia - Magazine and Amsterdam- Scott Walker

Currently listening : Church Mouth By Portugal. The Man Release date: 24 July, 2007

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I gotta see this.

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