yes. and no

do you realize,
that you have the most beautiful face?
do you realize,
we're floating in space?
do you realize,
that happiness makes you cry?
do you realize,
that everyone you know someday will die?
and instead of saying all of your goodbyes
let them know you realize that life goes fast
it's hard to make the good things last
you realize the sun dudn't go down
it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
do you realize,
that you have the most beautiful face?
do you realize?

contrariness

andrew chan and myuran sukumaran, alleged ring-leaders of the bali nine. sentenced to death for the crime of heroin importation.

abu bakar bashir, spiritual leader of jammah islamiah. a free man

and another thing...

what is it with this guy?

i just don't get it. i mean, you're grown women.

i'm sorry. did i break your concentration?

but this man,

did not bomb this place:

pride

do you know what your sin is, Mal?

he'd be president

if mel gibson had said, "arabs are responsible for all the wars in the world"

top 5 artists who are best known for a cover version ever

so, today at work they played the bangles hazy shade of winter which gots me to thinking it was time for another definitive list. please feel free to contribute your own suggestions to the paucity on offer in this (very) short list;

bodyjar (hazy shade of winter - the bangles)
joan baez (blowin' in the wind - bob dylan)
the kingsmen (louie, louie - richard berry)
cowboy junkies (sweet jane - velvet underground)
smokey robinson & the miracles (tears of a clown - stevie wonder)
the byrds (mr tambourine man - bob dylan)
the lemonheads (mrs robinson - simon and garfunkel)
faith no more (easy - lionel ritchie)

i look forward to hearing from my lawyer. that is if she, or anyone else, still reads this drivel

is this now worth it?

banana buzz
banana, low fat milk or soy, TD4 vanilla
yoghurt & ice (honey optional)

because i don't have a vitamiser at home

madonna in the presence of greatness

don't let them tell you this stuff doesn't work

“Al Gore endorsing Howard Dean. it's pretty hard to see how Dean can recover from this”

in celebration of the return of the daily show with jon stewart to australian free-to-airwaves, a truism courtesy of correspondent rob corddry. 10:00pm SBS tonight. watch it and weep for australian political satire