Never Going on a "Cruise to Nowhere"

...you will likely end up in the middle of nowhere with no one to contact and no help available.

Scratch that. I now have a very healthy fear of cruises. So those big ocean liners are taboo for me.

165 people have disappeared from cruise ships since 1995.

So I Stumbled onto This...

Hilarious customer reviews for the Sigma 200mm-500mm lens on Amazon.com

You can find the full complement of reviews here. There are a few genuine reviews, but...yeah. Oh and don't forget the images uploaded by (supposed) users of the blessed thing.

Gee whiz. That thing really looks like a bazooka though. The military green doesn't help!!

Quick Photoshoot Around the House

The smog had cleared up a bit mid-morning, and I spotted the patch of wild pansies along the side of the fence. I say wild 'cos they weren't planted by anyone I know. And pansies 'cos that's what I think they are. Then the brilliance of the red and pink hydrangeas caught my eye, and decided to snap those too. Didn't turn out too badly, if I do say so myself =)

Opinions and the Like

So I've been putting off blogging properly since the week before handing in my damned thesis (no. not happy with it. but if I hang on to it anymore, it will refuse to go anywhere). In between completely chilling out after submitting, buying lots of a few books (finally got 'round to reading The Da Vinci Code), and sorting through the colossal mess that is my room (no..not done yet. but culled 8 pairs of shoes and boots that don't fit my style anymore and other clothes that I was sentimental about during the 1st round of culling), I didn't really have the presence of mind to really give voice to the voices in my head. Give...voice...to the voices... gee whiz. What the hell am I saying. Oh. No idea.

Anyway.

Courtesy of Jeri Ryan's Twitter Feed

The perfect (???) blend of "soooo cuuute!!!" and "WTF?!" Trust the Japanese to come up with something so inane.

Runaway Rabbit

Runaway rabbit in my backyard. Gorgeous colouring, don't you think? So so cute! Photos are untouched. Just resized downwards. Clicking on each will open in a new tab/window weird new-fangled Google-esque slideshow.

RIP Andy Whitfield

I don't really like the violence in Spartacus: Blood and Sand, but Andy Whitfield wrested Spartacus away from the cheesy arms of Kirk Douglas and made the character his own. I'm sure he will be missed greatly by all who knew him. RIP Andy Whitfield.

Jon Schmidt Medley

Think it might have been Da Sista who introduced me to Jon Schmidt via his mash-up of Viva La Vida & Love Story. Still love that arrangement! Pity the frickin' record companies refuse to accord Jon Schmidt commercial rights to the songs. Would love to have a proper MP3 version instead of the ripped one. *blush*

This is his latest arrangement. Adele's Rolling in the Deep. Funny how the cello gives the song a very Celtic feel to it.

Love Story vs Viva La Vida

Man...this gave me chills. Steven Sharp Nelson is spectacular on the cello(s) in this one. And I want that Yamaha baby grand. Gotta love electric versions of instruments. Totally different sound!

I LOVE Rachmaninoff. And totes love what Jon Schmidt did to this.

Jon's son is kinda cute too! *rotfl*

Distraction

So Stephen Fry tweeted this old YouTube vid of him and Hugh Laurie saying "The extraordinary thing is I have simply no memory of doing this song with Hugh. It's like watching a stranger."

When I Grow Up...

...I wanna look like Kate Winslet. So sue me. If I can't look like her, I want her stylist.

More importantly, I want to have the money to buy original Victoria Beckham dresses.

When I grow up....

Worried

Dammit. I'm getting worried. Haven't heard anything from him since Monday! Completely no online presence. The last I'd heard was that he'd made all the necessary preparations and taken precautions. C'mon! Where are you?! Am hoping it's just a case of continued power outage and not something worse. Shit. In his condition, prolonged power outage is gonna irritate him big time.

Hmm...maybe I should spend less time worrying and more time bracing myself for a massive outpouring of frustration when he finally comes back online.

In the meantime...here's something from Jeri Ryan's Twitter Feed... =)

Awwwwww....

I got this from Jeri Ryan (yes. again). But this time it's from her Google+ feed. =)