Royksopp - What Else Is There?

Sat perusing videos by some of my favourite artists on youtube and this one just blew me away.

Original, haunting and utterly beautiful.

Much respect to my fellow Scandinavians.

Plays best at night, don't you think?

Alan Johnston

Some militants are really thick.

I mean why, oh why, kidnap the only western journalist living and working in Gaza who has widespread support from his Arab peers? Why take a westerner who dares to tell it like it is; who lives amongst Palestinians, empathises with them and struggles to get their voices heard worldwide?

It makes no sense.

Click the following, and please sign the petition.

Guns. Kill. People.

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

- United States Constitution, Second Amendment, 1787

220 years later?

Simply, lethally, unnecessary.

Some sick fuck from the NRA has apparently said that were other students armed then the shooting may have been stopped earlier.

I hope members of the NRA are tucked up in bed tonight, sleeping soundly, as candlelit vigils are held at Virginia Tech.

Media

I was just thinking.

Prince William calls it a day with posh bird.

Hmmmm.

A media story about something the media had a big part in?

Captured sailors sell their stories.

A media story about selling media stories?

Dogs chasing their own tails methinks.

Help The Police

Granted, more Youtube posting makes for lazy blogging, but I saw this on PC Blogg's site and absolutely loved it.

Don't get it?

Google "NWA police lyrics" all in one, or on Youtube.

"Searchin' my car, looking for the biscuits..."

Anyone who knows me, knows that is quite an accurate statement...

Rapping Republicans?

I must credit Moby's rather excellent blog for this link.

Take a quick look, and cringe.

That's bad... Really bad.

He makes Vanilla Ice look like Jay-Z.

As one Youtube comment neatly puts it:

"Meanwhile, in Iraq..."

Fresh

Not to detract from another one of ol' JC's big days, but I thought I'd give this blog a bit of a freshen up.

Hope you like it.

Memento Mori

Inquest

I guess I don't talk about work that much

But thing is, I come back following a shift and am absolutely shattered.

Take this evening for instance, just rolled in after a 11-hours shift (add 35 mins travelling time either side). The only reason I'm typing this is because I'm patiently waiting for the pizza to cook in the oven.

And the other thing is; following such long and often incredibly busy shifts (often sans break, sans refreshment) I'm quite happy to get back home, shut the door and put work clear out of my mind. I'm in awe of officers like PC Bloggs who pretty much live and breathe the job even out of work.

I'm not posting to whinge, just explaining the lack of excited work-related posts these days.

The novelty of this job has finally worn off.