The knock on the door came at that ever-so crucial point in the morning—I’d just poured the milk in to my cereal (choco rice-crispies) and was awaiting that truly wondrous moment when it starts to go all chocolatey–.

On the way to the door my mood darkened considerably; behind the frosted glass I could see bright under-sea colours: bright blue, red, and purple. I couldn’t begin to fathom who or what might be about to accost me, so I steadied my nerves, expecting the worst.

I opened the door and almost dropped my bowl right there and then; standing before me were several break-dancers, behind them the third on his head, spinning to the sound of hip-hop music. Wow! Yeah!

My morning had been saved!

I would never pre-judge anyone who came to my door ever again!

The routine went on through a number of relentless breathtaking combinations of cool; first the white guy with the hat—the one who I’d opened the door to—followed the tall black guy with a killer move, flipping along caterpillar like and then up in to a one-handed hand-stand thing, and then things progressed. Before long I was wanting to put my bowl down and try one of my own special maneuvers–one of those ones at the back of ever man’s mind which has been brewing for just such a special occasion. The move I had in mind was called The Tornado and it involved—

“It is great, isn’t it?” said the third break-dancer dude, the small white guy who’d been silent before, and would make Joseph and his Technicolor dream-coat look somber.

“Yes it is!” I said, unbothered by my ruined choco corn-flakes for the first time in my entire life. “It’s more than great, it’s awesome!”

“The lord thinks so too,” said the lad again. I thought I’d misheard him, so I said, “Sorry? What’s the lord got to do with breakdancing?”

"The lord is great," they chanted in unison…

That was when I saw the small black book out in front of me. Ever since then I steer well clear of break-dancers; the reach of the Jehovah’s witness knows no limits.

Just came across this contest where the prize is chalets val d isere. Everyone should really put your names in, this would be a marvelous way to spend New Years!

It is nice to see that something constructive is being done and that plans for providing us all with an alternative form of power are actually underway. Perhaps I am naive, but I have never been able to understand why so many of the population seem to be opposed to wind turbines being built. There are a lot of people who say that they are ugly and that they spoil the landscape. Others complain that they make a lot of
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I wonder if there are still any new styles of music left to be discovered. We have seen so many different forms of each genre that I now tend to believe everything has been done before.

If you think about it, there are no longer any bands or singers doing anything that is unique. This is not their fault (and I’m not trying to be gloomy about it) but when you write a song in the present day, you can’t really do it in a very original way.

But it isn’t so long ago that new styles were still coming about. Hendrix changed things forever by using distortion rather than avoiding it and Rap music was a pretty fresh way of putting words across. But can anyone else come up with something that is genuinely new?

And this doesn’t just apply to the world of music either. What is there left to do in art? We’ve had Expressionism, Surrealism, Dadaism and Pre-Raphaelite; is there room for anything else? I think that if someone does manage to do something new then he (or she) will become a very wealthy person indeed.

I suppose that you could say there are still some new ideas in film. Well, at least ‘Toy Story’ was new until they went and created a hundred clones of it. And James Cameron’s new; ‘Avatar’ is, apparently, a step in a new direction. ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Sin City’ were both original styles of film but, when you think about it, something is now becoming evident. All of these examples of unique movies are dependent on technology; without it they are nothing special.

So, are art, music and film now only reliant on that? Perhaps so. There really doesn’t seem to be anywhere else for things to go. But this is only my opinion; I may be wrong… and I hope that I am.

As a closing thought, it was recently my birthday (if any of you have forgotten), and my friend Aaliyah gave me a chemical skin peels gift certificate. I was plesently surprised that it was actually quite delightful.

I have always liked the idea of going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and now that I have read through the posts on this blog I want to go even more. It sounds like it is great fun and one of those things that just has to be experienced.

Anyone who is interested in Fringe Theatre will absolutely love this blog. There is loads of information about different things and if you didn’t know that much about it (like me) then you will go away much wiser.

A wonderful blog which tells you all about this huge event; as well as some other ones to boot.

There is a growing belief conserving energy is necessary in order to save the earth from global warming. I myself am a firm believer in this as well. But no matter where anyone stands on this issue (myself included), conserving energy can help save money. This is especially important in light of the current economic situation that the country is currently facing. Here are some ways that I have learned on how to save energy and money.

I’ve stopped wasting
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There is a growing belief conserving energy is necessary in order to save the earth from global warming. I myself am a firm believer in this as well. But no matter where anyone stands on this issue (myself included), conserving energy can help save money. This is especially important in light of the current economic situation that the country is currently facing. Here are some ways that I have learned on how to save energy and money.

I’ve stopped wasting
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It may be a site that has been going for years now, but YouTube still takes a lot of beating. There are just so many different types of videos to watch. You can look up music, comedy or even find out how to do things. There are step by step videos on game walkthroughs, computer modding and mobile phone repair.

Saying all this, I still only go onto YouTube when I want to look at a music video. I’ve always been a sucker for arty-farty videos for songs and it is often these that I hunt for. The other day I was on there watching stuff when I remembered how good the video is for ‘Wonderful Life’ by Black. Lo and behold; after typing it into the search bar, I found it. Not only that, but it is a very good quality version as well!

After I had watched (and thoroughly enjoyed) it I racked my brains for any other ones to look for. Radiohead had, I knew, released some clever videos so I decided to look them up. And that is when I found ‘A Wolf at The Door’…

The video uses the highly stylised pictures of artist, Gaston Vinas. They go absolutely perfectly with Radiohead’s song and the overall effect of it is amazing. This is one of the best music videos that I have come across for a very long time!

And that is why I love YouTube so much. Even though it is now an old site and even your grandma has heard of it, there are all kinds of little gems that are just waiting to be discovered.

I was a complete insomniac last night and decided to go searching round the web for something to keep me preoccupied, turns out the House Forum is not only a superior way to waste time but also fairly diverting

When I read posts like ‘Stay at Home Mummy – Work at Home Mummy’ it makes me realise just how hard it is to look after children. The woman who wrote this has got three kids that are all different ages and she must have the patience of a saint!

We forget all the hard work that is involved with being a parent. If a couple have got two or three children then the one who stays at
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I wonder why it is that touch is so important to us?

The first thing that we do when we meet someone is shake their hand. If it is a women that we are greeting we often kiss their cheek. And everyone enjoys hugs!

Right from being born we are in need of touch. Children cling to their mothers and when they get older and hurt themselves a cuddle is often the very best of medicines. Kids will often have a favourite toy that they love to hold because it makes them feel safe.

But it does not stop when we grow up. Holding hands, kissing and cuddling are what just about every teenagers want when they go out with someone they like. Sex is all based on touch; not just the obvious mechanics of it but the experience as a whole and the best type of lovemaking is when personalities touch as well.

When we are upset we respond to touch and when others are upset we feel the need to touch. We even touch when we get angry. Grabbing hold of someone and shouting at them is a common way to vent our rage. Touching is not just one of our five senses. It is something more fundamental than that; it is tied up with instinct and emotion.

Many couples would say that the most important part of their relationship is to do with touch. Cuddling up on the sofa to watch a film together, making love, holding hands in the street and kissing when meeting up or parting.

If you took physical contact away from human life then there would be an awful lot of miserable people. The world would be cold, emotionless and lonely. We all need our cuddles and we should never forget just how important they are.

By the way, while we are talking about lovely things. I was talking to my cousin the other day and she told me that she has just gotten this dream career at a brand new Fashion PR firm. I was really surprised to hear that she was interested in all that stuff!

Now, if we are honest then a lot of us have got hippy dippy tendencies… It might be a little hard for some of us to admit to, but we all like the idea of peace and love.

Whether you are a blatant hippy or secret tree-hugger, this is the blog for you! Hippy Girl has not only got posts on environmental issues but also has other interesting little bits that are worth a read.

It is nice to find
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