Rainy Day Blog

Its not really raining, but I gots nothing to do today. The highlight was going to be picking up the lens hood I ordered for my camera, but it hasnt come in yet. Luckily I called beforehand, becuase it would be a waste of a drive down to Dublin and pay the €3 in tolls. And thats really it. Supremely boring I know, especially wasteful since I successfully wasted a whole paragrah on this drivel. So let me throw down in point form;

-Listening to Jem lots currently. "Wish I" was THE song of the summer 2005, and in my humble opinion, one of the best beach songs ever. I mean it. EVER. I say that now, because "Circle in the Sand" Belinda Carlyle, was good in its day, when I was, what, 12?, but it just feels dated now. Most people would insist on Double "JJ" J Johnson; whose supremely awesome as well, but he doesnt quite fit into the category because of the lack of Pop; hes more surf (which is totally related but yet different, I say). Jem's whole album is really good, actually, including "They" and "Just a Ride"... Trip-Pop is the trendy new term invented to categorize. It has a nice ring to it, although saying Dido #2 would work just as well. Now Im just waiting for the arch enemy Misfits album to come out, and hoping for a female Tupac/Biggie vibe.

-Fresh off the snap popularity of their soundtrack to the OC lesbian scene, Im trying hard to get tickets to Bell-X1, playing in Dublin in September.

-This maybe in extremely bad taste, and I might be going to hell. Just wanted to warn you. I have been frequenting CNN.com lately to get all the latest video clips on the New Orleans disaster. A simply terrible situation. And unfair. However, Ive run across two things that made me feel guilty for bursting out laughing; #1 The candid outburst by an emotional Kayne West, unscripted, saying live on the MSNBC Charity relief telethon "George Bush doesnt care about Black people". What was really funny was the immediate look of shocked "what the fah?" on Mike Meyers face standing beside him and Chris Tucker's face, who they quickly switched to. They were like "huh?" HAHAHAHAHAHA #2 The aid relief worker at the Houston Astrodome, who ran through a list of items they were seriously low on and pleading for donations. He pleaded for water, food, clothing and underwear. Something like, "If anyone has underwear, please come by and donate because we are in serious shortage and need, especially ones in sizes extra extra large". I told you. If you laughed, youre going to hell, too.

-Shout out to Fred and his wife Coleen, on their new born baby girl, Kiera Lynn Mulleda. Kiera, probably named after the hot Kiera Knightly first exposed in Bend it Like Beckham, one of their first DVDs. And Lynn... I dont know, maybe Lynn Swann the great NFL running back. I would of posted a picture they sent me, but shes still in the newborn wrinkled yoda stages, where all babys look the same.

-Lastly, another baby shout out to Jennifer and Zebedee, on their new born baby girl, Taylor Renee Cagampan. Thats a really good name too. If it was a boy, I already know it would of been Jay Noli Cagampan... but oh well, maybe next time.

-Cant wait to meet them both.