Blind and Stupid and Greedy

Ok. Here's a test. Can you tell the difference between these two images?
Would you be confused if you saw them together (er, like now) as to which was which? I though not. So here's another test. Is music production the same as music retailing? No? Good for you. Two points. That's more than Apple Corps gets and I love the Beatles. It's like watching Dad yell at Mom.

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Vote for Me!

so 20th century

Wow! I didn't know having clean teeth was so much fun! And so entertaining. Nice intro but ...
1. The free music downloads are only available if I "upgrade" to I.E. 5.5 or higher and have Windows.
2. To print a free coupon I have to sign in again.
3. I can ony get the coupon if I have I.E. 5.5 on a machine running Windows.

Where have these people been? Good thing I don't need another way to download music since I have the most advanced music software there is and the most advanced computer.

the bottom of the page

Who actually reads that far? I do. That's where the best stuff is. For example, the bottom of the Perceval Press home page contains a final quote in French, which translated by freetranslation.com comes to "The one of the keys of a relation in love is to respect the disease that the other carries in him." There is no accreditation. So who wrote it? The quote is just above the final paragraph; a call to protect wild horses. I like to think the quote is from Viggo. Especially since it is uncredited and follows a comment that is attributed to him. See what I mean? The end of a page is the best. There is no Viggo home page, so this is as close as a person can get to finding the real Viggo. Unless you're doing an interview or working with him. I guess that goes unsaid.

Back to the French quote ... "One of the keys of a loving relationship is to respect the disease that the other carries in him." I've tried that. I respected my ex-husband's disease so much I divorced him. Some diseases I can't live with. His was one of them. Unfortunately, I also carry a disease and my lover of 12 years finally decided he couldn't live with the one I have. Funny, isn't it, how some diseases don't manifest right away or are less virulent in the beginning. I thought that love heals all. I was wrong. Love is not enough.

An artist once said to his design students that cooking is like life. It's about getting it all together. It's also about making things work with the right proportion of correct ingredients.

My mom says it's a miracle anyone finds someone and that it works.

It's a miracle that anyone finds something they can do for a living that makes them happy and wealthy. Good luck, VM.

btw: about 35 thousand do read the bottom of the page. After all, they got here somehow.

Current Fads
Listening. Carbon Leaf Echo Echo; Enya Only Time: The Collection
Watching. All of Me (1984); Monk (Season 1 - 2002)
Activity. writing
Gadget. Samsung PM-A840 phone
News Source. BBC News - Americas
Reading. The Song of the Homana –Jennifer Roberson; Fortune; Paste; Coastal Living; Writing for Quick Cash –Loriann Hoff Oberlin; Reel Fulfillment –Maria Grace (Yes, I really am reading them all right now—I'm a reading addict. What can I say?)

My Personal Academy Awards.

Well, I have to say that the only movies I would consider are the ones I actually saw this year. Any movie that can get me into a theater is really something these days.

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is the first one that comes to mind. I also saw "The Wedding Crashers" and "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith." So those are my three winners. I thought about seeing "A History of Violence" just to see what Viggo is up to these days but it never happened. I'm still stuck on his "Lord of the Rings" performance.

For best female performance, I choose Renee Zellweger in "Cinderella Man." Wow! Can she act! I mean really. She doesn't just ponce around with a look on her face and a disguise so thin all you see is Renee. That woman has talent!

For best male performance, I choose Hayden Christensen in "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith." Lucas says if you don't like him you don't like the character because Hayden played him perfectly. Totally terrific story and a great ending, even if I do have to play Episode VI after watching Episode III.

For best director, I choose Joel Schumacher for "Phantom of the Opera." It's wonderful and, yes, I did see the stage show. I love the movie. It's totally great and those who played the parts are wonderful. I prefer Emmy to Charlotte. Gerard Butler is the perfect Phantom. Go see it!

There may have been more movies worth an astronomically-priced ticket but they weren't marketed properly to my age group. I'm not 20 anymore, okay?

So, that's it for me. I haven't watched the Academy Awards in about 10 years. And I won't tonight. So have fun. See ya!