New Coldplay (Five Thumbs Up) / Olympic Mascot Weirdness

Starting today, and for this week only, you can download the first single off of Coldplay's new album from their site. This is the album that's going to have a Hispanic influence, and at first I was wary about the whole thing but the song sounds awesome. I can totally see it in a soundtrack for a new badass (yet angsty) Western/shoot-'em-up film. It's nice to see artists finally realizing the benefits of viral marketing and offering free music. Coldplay can do no wrong. <3
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God
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I was browsing the 2008 Olympic store and I came upon some freaky mascot badges. I can't think of a 'cutesy' way to show the shooting events, but somebody had to have realized the irony of a panda happily holding a gun. I'm glad Beibei has all the water sports--no controversy there. ;)

The Perfect Song For Summer

= The Maynards commercial song by Canadian band Major Maker. It's light, poppy, fun and cheesy. Enjoi.

Hey girl

I can't say I wish dry-anything upon you for your birthday, but have a great week. Buy yourself a pinnata or something pretty! Lots of love.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBSIDIAN!!!

Ah dearest Obsidian, Mistress Nia of the House of Obscurity,

All the best to you on this, the most joyous of days. The weather maybe sucky and cold and windy and blowy and wintery, but then again, this is the day of your patron goddess, the goddess of Mars, the undead and, all destruction, so that is quite appropriate.....

Drink lots and be merry, for you are in the realm of international legality with.... four of us... and THE REST WILL JOIN US SOON!!!!

I hope you get your driver's license, and I hope you get copious amounts of dry humping by smexy, disease-free brunettes.

Much love from Higherton Shire and me! Duke Rubin, your beloved Facebook husband!

A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU KRIS!!!

Ah mighty Duke Daft,

I was surprised that no one made a post yesterday, considering it was your birthday. In any case, I'm pretty sure I called you to wish a happy birthday.... I vaugely remember doing so admist the wine..... indeed...

A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! You're not old, but do start stocking up on the botox...

Rule and be happy, Duke Daft of Dukeborough!!!!

As for me, my head's really hurting... wine is like a very bad date; it's nice to you the evening of the date, then it turns evil in bed overnight and the morning after --_--.

No one sticking around in Edmonton this year?

Is everyone going to be back for the summer this year?

Or are there going to be one or two taking summer classes again?

Just curious. :) Would like to see you all--break's coming up soon!!

If anyone IS up in Edmonton through May...there'll be a set of ads running in The Edmonton Journal on Saturdays from yours truly and a friend! :D We're developing them now as a freelance commission, and it's pretty much confirmed, they've signed off on the contract, so 2 ads are due before May for them. With 4 Saturdays in the month, they'll just be alternating, probably.

So excited! Actually, I'd prefer if everyone came back--I can always see the newspaper at a...*gag* LIBRARY. I wonder if I can secretly clip it? Or clip it the day after, on Sunday? Because what do libraries do with them anyway after the day is up?

I should ask the library obsessive. I bet she'd give me a complete process on what happens...

Somebody Slap Me

I've never liked Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana or her weird YouTube channel, and I don't particularly like Madonna's new song 4 minutes, but somehow when those things are mixed together, they don't form a hideous, runny pile of puke/crap.



Maybe the accounting has finally gone to my head and I'm delirious, but the choreography/dancing is actually...cool. o_o

Somebody slap me. -_o -Goes back to studying-

ZOMG, IT'S SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR!!!

So because I'm usually a few time zones behind in the music world, I just stumbled upon an artist that I've recently fallen in love with that some of you may already know.

Her name's Sophie Ellis-Bextor and besides the fact that she sings with an English-accent AND has a hypenated last name, she has a very unique face shape... I think there's a name for it, but if she wasn't singing, she wouldn't be out of place on a fashion runway some where for a big name designer. Her music style is pretty cool.... apparently her musical inspiration is electronica, 1980s and disco, and to me, she kinda has a dash of Madonna mixed in with a dash of Kylie Minogue.

Besides that, she features a number of second-cups in her videos :-D.

Here's a sample of some her work:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=k6UpEgx-bms&feature=related
(This is where some of you may have seen/heard of her.... this is where she's running around Venice in a red dress)

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Nsi05HkXw
(Second cup #1.... I'm in love with the guy she's dancing with...... Also her quirkiest song/video, in my opinion.)

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2GEBF1w-ZJ8
(Second cup #2..... Also in love with the guy she's speed dating with... HE HAS SUCH A NICE SMILE!!! Also a sample of how beautiful she looks regardless of hair colour.)

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=sL0ppUq8ch8&feature=related
(This is the one that convinced me that she could be a haute couture fashion model..... I believe the actual song is a remix of one of Cher's songs.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PLSFE6O9YgQ
(I think this is my favourite video thus far.... a lot of energy in this one.)

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=dccuaIN-dtc&feature=related
(Correction.... this one is my favourite video thus far.... very cool, especially the beginning.)

Hope you enjoy! I know I am!!! SOPHIE!!!! *DIES*

You won't believe your eyes

Watch, beginning from 0:16. Hilarious doesn't begin to describe it...