`` Liar and a Dreamer''

I remember New Years eve 2000. I had no money. I was at my parents home. I think the biggest thing I did that night, was light a millenium candle. I had left university six month before. I had not been able to find any work. It was one of the most miserable times of my life. Then in 2000 I managed to get work. It was sporadic. I got work. I worked at a nice insurance company. I wore a tie, and I filled in spread sheets all day. With my earnings I went to my friends graduation. It was a surprise. I had a digital camera. It was my families digital camera. There is only picture I remember as having been taken by it. I was quite fat at the time. I would hang out at jonos and eat junk food. Playing the age of empires games, was a highlight of my life. I lead a very solitary existence. Occasional e-mails from my American friends. Oh, not Robyn. We had fallen out at the time. I used to flirt with a saf, girl who ran the internet cafe. I got her sweets on her birthday I saw Chris and Rebec...

The things you see on the penultimate day of the year

A Postcard with the sites and spirit of Slovakia A lovely Christmas card

What would you do if? The President of the United States called you: I would spend 5 minutes trying to answer my phone.  I never understood the dam things, and then he would ring off. I would then sulk   You won the lottery: I'd move to Hawaii   You got invited to be on a reality TV show Depends on what show. A history one, say the 1900 house maybe.   You caught a friend stealing from you: Turn on them  You witnessed a murder: Solve it publicly. One final thing..   A random stranger offered you candy: depends on what candy it is !!!   Myspace and Facebook closed: Use IMVU, Bebo, Twitter, Badduu   A genie granted you one wish: 10 years younger   You lost your favorite possession: cry cry cry. Then replace it.  This happened this time last year, when I destroyed poor Regine.  My last Laptop   You found 10 dollars on the ground: pick it up, asked anyone drop it. If not keep it  ...

Sherlock Holmes I am not a Guy Ritchie fan. The Man made one good film. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Ritchie  than remade it as Snatch.  The British press ran away with it. The man was lauded and went onto marry Madonna http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120735/ I remember the bloody TV series FFS! I could say something about the scar, he sports. I will refrain This film is not bad. Not bad at all. There is some clunky speech. I wondered if it was poor direction. Or was it an actor, making a fuss?  As Jude Law's Watson in one instance, tell Holmes to get his cane out of his face.  In another Adler, announces she is finished. It comes across as too modern. In the same way a Jane Austen Heroine would be out of place saying ``Whatever'' or ``lol'' Jude Law's Watson, is wearing his hat, indoors in one scene. Which would have been repugnant in Victorian eyes There are attempts at Steam Punk. The diabolical machine that is created at the end. The wire...

I malchera, Known to the Glasweigens as the Mad one. Famed for my kindness in the Russias Son of Shane. Sometime resident of Tar heelia. Greatest sword in all france. Finding our most beloved and kind friend; The Grand Dutchess Alexia Cute, and pretty, and most beautiful

A merry Christmas and best wishes to you all.

Russian boxing video My friend Bagira is acting as camera woman on this video. The man interviewing the boxer is her fiancee

Thanks Ines

I am really hungover today Heinken and Yegermeister...

Direct from Paris! Very welcome too

(November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009 Luanne Platter, Alex Latourno, Shellie Wife, Actress, Singer

At work we have a Christmas party every year. I am not a big fan of it. Anyway this year they managed to have an alcohol free party. Excuse was that they hadn't a lot of money. It was BS. It was also great news for me. I have been given a stick to beat my enemies with

My trip to the Fussball continued...

I realized this, in Germany Most things women like, I don't like at all... Take a little thing. The colour pink. I don't wear it. I don't like it. I have a pink pig, that is it. I won't wear a pink shirt. It's the colour of Lord Rosebury and thus unacceptable I like Boobs. I am sexually attracted to women. That said they spend a lot of time annoying me Apple products. I don't like apple. I dunno why. I don't like their EULA's. Oh yes. They are deliberately more expensive then they need to. You pay for a brand. I don't like this. I am skeptical about the Kindle for the same reason. BTW fun fact, the most pirated book is the Karma sutra. (I know its not strictly speaking pirated as its been in the public domain for centuries) Cats. I don't hate cats per se. I guess they have their uses. On the whole I prefer Dogs. Why do I like dogs. They as useful. .. I am totally unsentimental about animals. It is a lie I have to lead every day ...

I spent a lot of time in Dusseldorf sampling the local beir. In Dusseldorf it is an Alt. A dark bitter beer. It is served in .3 litre or .2 litre glasses. Sometimes mixed with coke of sprite. I enjoyed it

On Sunday, I took a trip into the centre of Dusseldorf. I noticed scores of people hanging about the Haupbanhof, in red soccer scarf's and hats. I had intended to visit a museum or some such. So I acted on impulse and I followed the football fans I had thought the bundesliga had broken up for its winter break I took a tram to the Espirit Arena ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esprit_Arena Then I queued for a ticket. For 15 euros, I got a seat on the second tier. There was beer, and mulled wine, on offer. I tried to buy a hat. They were sold out. The Stadium offical's didn't use the roof. Fortuna won 2-0. I remember seeing a banner. ``Your repression cannot stop are passion''. The Banner was in English. I got a pint of Pils, and Bratwurst. I really missed my hat I took the Tram home. A football special! Indeed I had wandered off in the wrong direction, and was afraid I would miss the train home. I drank my pills to the complete indifference of the Polizei The Police, stop...

Good luck to my friend Tan, who is recovering from eye surgery

I am 30 minutes from the Christmas Market I paid 6 Euro's for a packet of crisps and a pint There are 3 Irish pubs I take the 706 tram into Town Fortuna Dusseldorf won 2-0 I am in room 302 I eat bratwurst. They cost about 2-4 euro's Germans put Mayonaise on them There are 4 types of free candy at the hotel. I help myself embarassingly so

Happy Birthday to the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill GO TAR HEELS

I am not sure if I slept, last night. I woke up arround 6am. I felt in fuge I could'nt work out how to fix the printer at work. The damn thing haunts me after all these days I had a touch of heartburn at work. There was no scanning and I had to I did my laundry. I worked on the book! I watched some TV. I did my laundry and tidied up a bit. I feel better. I will run down the clock on the week. On saturday I go to Germany again

My first Christmas card this year From my friend the blogger Miss Misery and her Husband. They are the geniuses behind Stars and Tartan A christmas card from my good friend Miss Misery and her busband!

A postcard from the red lake

Its gone 4am. I still have not been able to sleep. I know why. Its kind of pathetic I have a co worker I have hated, for ages. The last time, we had interviews for supervisor post. Everyone in my department was passed over. This guy was a temp. For some reason got the position. I think its because management wanted someone to give a fixed term contract. He will be gone after christmas and thank god. I hated him. I hate him. I think he is lazy. I think he is full of it. I know he is friends with little girl. Now there quite close. She knew I hated him. So I guess I see it as a betrayal. ( I really didn't want to post about her again, but its 4.30 am. I should be asleep. Here I am )I feel frustrated she won't talk to me. She Talks to him, and indeed anyone else. I guess she is moving on with her life. Which is good. I wish it would leave me cold, but here I am. Unable to sleep. Trapped by mind. Oh, I can't wait for saturday

I received some lovely sweets from my friend The Grand Dutchess Alexya   As well as a lovely post card They brightened a grey December day. My friend Lexy-lu has been quite patient with me. I have been miserable, moody, sometimes odd with her. She has been a bright spot in this year

Are you currently texting anyone?  No Do you think anyone has feelings for you? Hmmm   How late did you stay up last night and why? 1 am. I watched American Dad and went bed ] What do you currently hear right now? Nothing but my PC's fan  When was the last time you talked to one of your best friends? Friday night.   Who was the first person you talked to today? Dad   What are you looking forward to in the next month? That C--t at work having his contract end.  Thank god for gangster capitalism   Are you wearing jeans right now? Yes I am Are you a patient person? God no  Do you ever use words like stoked, souped or sick? sick, I may used the word stoked if I am describing a furnace   Closest green object to you? wristband   Where is your default picture taken? On an Airplane   What is your current mood? Reasonably amicable   If you could go back in time and change something, would you? m...

The Coen brothers tell the story of Job The film starts with a short. 100 years ago at least. Somewhere under the Tsar. A Man returns to his wife. The man had been at the Market. Coming home, when his cart had overturned. Someone had helped him on his way. The man knew the stranger to be a friend of his wife. So he invited him to his home. Where his wife recognises him. Their guest had died of typhus three years ago. The wife acts. The film is a period piece. The Doctor offers his patients a cigarette. There are thick plastic telephones. The son listens to a portable transistor radio. Its a look at Jewish Americana. The Yellow school bus going to Hebrew school. One of the characters brings a bottle of wine, to Larry and notes that it is not their normal fare, ( Which had a Hebrew name) Their are mixers mentioned at the Rabbi Hillei house Or protangonist Larry is a phsyics Teacher. Schrondegingers cat is mentioned. Which is mentioned by Larry to his class. The cat like Job and our fr...

Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron had some fun at FIFA's expense during a trial run for Friday's World Cup draw when she 'drew' Ireland.  The South African (pictured), whose long-term boyfriend is Irish actor Stuart Townsend, made the tongue-in-cheek gesture just one day after FIFA rejected Ireland's appeal to be added to the competition as a 33rd team. The Irish made the request after France's Thierry Henry was clearly seen handling the ball before setting up William Gallas for the winning goal in the play-off between the two sides. Theron will co-host Friday's draw with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke, and Valcke confirmed that Theron pulled Ireland instead of France out of the bowl during rehearsal.  "Yes, she did, but it was only a joke ," he said.  The 90-minute show will be televised live to an estimated global audience of more than 200 million people in 200 countries. She will help place the 32 finalists into eight groups of four te...

Most of what I write is political.  I generally keep it off here.   When Governor Palin came on the scene in 2008. I found her interesting. She reminds me of my mother. She has had a large brood one of her children is handicapped. As the case is with my family. Oh and she was married to a fisherman. This is what my family did traditionally. There is still a cousin of mine working on the boats I believe. I watched her at the debate with Joe Biden, and I thought she reminded me of my friend Meike She is Bossy. I like that So I picked up the book at the Airport. It took my mind off the turbulence below I read it from cover to cover, flying back from Washington DC. ( An irony there perhaps) It took me a while to get used the prose. Ms. Palin is no great writer. Once she settled in, it was interesting enough biography. An account of a childhood in Alaska. A part of the world, I know very little about. Stories of cleaning fish and hunting. The beginnings of her religious l...

I nibbled on bounty bars, and snickers bars, from a pack of mini celebrations. I helped myself to the galaxy truffle The coffee machine was not working so I had a Pepsi Then one of my co workers is leaving. I had wotsits. I love wotsits. Oh and shrimp, and bombay mix I had two rounds of this Then pizza and rings... I am bloated. My own fault though

I am so proud of my friend the Grand Dutchess Alexia, Good luck with her application.