Initial thoughts on Transformers

AWESOME.

It's really an "All-American" movie. Well, kinda.

I can just imagine Americans gathering in the cinemas and cheering Optimus Prime and gang on.

The movie starts with a troop of soldiers talking. This guy starts yakking in Spanish but at the end of it they all can relate to an American way of life; watching sports (baseball) on a weekend, family and friends.

But really, I think when a group of guys get together, that's what they really talk about...sports.

There's this showcase of Third Generation SAF type of technology as well. Having troops with lasing devices providing targetting for the airboys to drop the package. Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to provide RSTA (recon, surveillance and target acquisition) and collectively managing the battlefield. But of course, the US have been using this since....

And yes, Barricade, Scorponok and Starscream's not dead. In fact, stay for another 2 minutes when the credits starts rolling, you get to see Starscream flying up into space. F22 Raptor. Not a F15 Eagle. Yeah...so Megatron is not a P38 but a...just what the hell is he? Bumblebee is just wrong though. Not a VW but a Chevy? But I'd pay to get a car that can play the right song at the right time though.

Oh oh, not only is there Linkin' Park at the end, more importantly, there is Smashing Pumpkins in the end with a new song. Doomsday Clock from their coming album Zeitgeist.

I'll be back....

how to title this?

Colin had been callously used to promote a war she wished had never happened, They needed him to do it . . . because they knew people would believe him.

Alma Powell

It is no secret that a large number of Americans and many others around the world have had their views swayed by Colin Powell when he asked for the Guantanamo facility be closed. Immediately. That very afternoon he was speaking.

He calls the Iraq War a civil war that the US should pull out as soon as possible without further de-stablising the current situation.

Had he ran for Presidency in 2004, he would most probably have suffered the same fate as John Kerry.

It is a fine balance to be resolute and non-wavering in the face of adversity while remaining open to the ever changing information and knowledge that comes in drips and drabs from a complex situation that counts cultural, social, economics, politics, religion and ideological differences, each as an important factor.

Statistics

This is the price of cocaine in the world as of 2005.

You can get the latest report from UNDOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). If you're a crackhead on welfare, move to Colombia now. New Zealand, being so isolated pays shitloads of money just to get some. The image behind the graph shows you how to snort it.

If you're a drug-peddler, useful site to refer to for price-setting. Remain competitive and keepin' it straight up you know?

If you're a drug-user, don't be over-charged! Respect your local dealer.

Lace

I saw this off Kingdom Of Style and immediately checked out Rockett St George.

Lace tapes each going at £7.50 for 50 yards. That's about $22 dollars for 45.7 metres. Which is about $2.10 per metre. The more intricate ribbons sold at Prints are going for $2.50 upwards per metre.

Not bad for "value". I wonder what the lace is made of and if it sticks well.

Go Or Go Ahead - why lyrics shouldn't be dumb

It is not necessary to be obtuse and pedantry in order to be highly regarded. But many things are just too simplistic. I agree that entertainment should be simple. An example: if I were to watch a movie, heck, who cares about the subtleties and references? I just want to be entertained.

But imagine if you could just take a bit of time to think about the meaning behind the choice of words in a song or the imagery conjured up by the movie director. Wouldn't it serve to create an altogether more personal and meaningful experience?

Go Or Go Ahead

Thank you for this
Bitter knowledge
Guardian angels who
Left me stranded
It was worth it
Feeling abandoned
Makes one hardened but
What has happened to love?

Got me writing
Lyrics on postcards
Then in the evenings
Looking at stars
But the brightest of the planets
Is Mars
What has happened to love?

So I will opt for the
Big white limo
Vanity fairgrounds and
Rebel angels
Can't be trusted with
Feathers so hollow
Heaven's invention
Steel-eyed vampires of love
You see over me
I'll never know
What you've shown
To other eyes

Go or go ahead
And surprise me
Say you've lead the
Way to a mirage
Go or go ahead
And just try me

Nowhere's now here
Smelling of junipers
Fell off the hay bales
I'm over the rainbows
But oh Medusa kiss me
And crucify
This unholy notion of the
Mythic powers of love
Look in her eyes
Look in her eyes
Forget about the ones
That are crying
Look in her eyes
Look in her eyes
Forget about the ones
That are crying

Go or go ahead
And surprise me
Go or go ahead
And just try me



Rufus Wainwright