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Thank you, Eleni at RPG Called Life for the Blog on Fire Award. I'd also like to thank the academy, my fans, and God because with out him, all this would not have been possible. Oh wait, this isn't the Oscar, oh yeah, and I never acted a day in my life. Oh well, Thanks Eleni!!!

For this award I'm to share seven things about myself, so here we go,

1. I was originally 5' 7 1/2" and last year I discovered I lost an inch, I'm now 5' 6 1/2". Yes people, I'm shrinking.
2. I'm slowly becoming a foodie, I'm starting to enjoy the savouring of food as opposed to just eating for nourishment.
3. Here is something quite obvious if you follow my blog, I love movies. I think a good movie will leave you feeling good, energized and feeling your time was well spent, while a bad movie is completely opposite.
4. I have an older brother and a younger sister.
5. I want to travel to Antarctica, as well as see the northern lights.
6. My favourite bird is the duck.
7. I was told that my face hasn't change from when I was in primary school, that is, give or take, two decades ago.

Below are a few blogs I am passing on the award to.

Eleni of RPG Called Life
Rafaela of My Daily Inspirations
Oneika of Oneika the Traveller
K of Shoes Never Worn
Lioness of Theories of Anything

About the Talk

In this visually dazzling talk, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants -- over a quarter million species -- have evolved to attract insects to spread their pollen: growing 'landing-strips' to guide the insects in, shining in ultraviolet, building elaborate traps, and even mimicking other insects in heat.

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I heard these and I had to add this to my feel good playlist

When I first heard about this, they referred to as a female (Jason) Bourne, so I was hyped to see it because I lurve (notice the stylizing of the word love) the Bourne films. Unfortunately, the trailer has left me lackluster, first the female chosen appears to be acting very manly. Yes, she's supposed to be bad ass and everything, but it seems like overkill. Yes, the list of actors are pretty impressive but I still feel like they are playing the role instead of becoming the role. Perhaps I'm wrong comparing it to the Bourne films but a woman can be bad ass without becoming so much that you feel like she's over doing it. But what the hey, that's my opinion and I think I'll watch this on free pay per view or online.


I think I was little harsh up there, oh well. This next trailer had me laughing through out, it might be giving it away but I want to see it. Warning it is gruesome, just a disclaimer. And I'm in shock, another new concept coming out of Hollywood, WOW!!

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Although the trailer gave away the plot, I still want to watch it.


OMG!!! I think Hollywood made an original film. I think I'm in shock.

I feel kinda bad that I haven't added anything to my feel good playlist, but I was going through music on Amazon and I came across this and I had to add it.


For my whole playlist, click play on the mixpod on the side.

This is something I want to try, I just have to figure it out.

About the Talk

Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but just ... haven't? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.

The Talk

When I was still living in NYC, I had taken a flight to Miami for the day and on the way back to NYC I came across this guy who had been traveling from either New Zealand or Australia. He spent most of the flight sleeping and the thing that drew me to him was the tattoo on his leg. It was a tribal tattoo and it was done by the indigenous people of the country he was coming from. It didn't hurt that he was a bit on the scruffy side and he had a great pair of legs. This brings me to what I appreciate on men - tattoos on a great pair of legs.

I think my dad spoiled me because he has pretty cool legs although he says they have a deformity. Now a great leg to me is not about over developed muscles but well defined muscles. Don't give me huge thigh and calf muscles but those muscles that show that you are active to some degree. A great leg adds to the whole physique of a man and when you put a tattoo on it, I'm loving it.

But don't get it twisted, the tattoo should compliment the leg, enhance it even. It should not take away or distract the view from the shape and form of the leg. Of course the tattoo should have meaning beyond "I got it because it looked cool." If you can't tell, I take tattoos very seriously. Plus it is pretty cool when you know someone to be straight laced and then you see them in shorts and there would be an awesome tattoo.

So, to the men with tattoos on legs, I appreciate you.

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Fun/Informative - Fun/Informative

So you've gone on a couple dates, talked on the phone excessively and you pretty much have a decent understanding of the person you are dating, you know their likes and dislikes, a couple of their quirks and still you want to know more. This date is an opportunity to see your date at their best, when they are doing something they love.

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Instead of suggesting another movie date or dinner date, suggest you do what they love to do. It could be playing their latest game on Xbox, learning the Foxtrot or riding a horse or roller coasters. For one, by suggesting it, it shows that you are paying attention to them and it will make them feel special. It will also be a shock to them, especially if you don't seem like the kind of person that would be into that particular activity. In the end they will be that more interested in you and will be looking forward to the date.

Now, I can understand that you would be a bit nervous, especially if it is something outside of your comfort zone, but this actually adds to your appeal. It shows that you are not perfect and it presents your date an opportunity to teach you about the activity they love. Imagine them talking you through killing some Zombies on PSP, explaining what Impressionist art, how to taste wine or how to hold a pool stick properly. Let's just being in close proximity to each other is a given. Plus teaching someone about something is a great boost to one's self-esteem and people love to be around people who make them feel good.

Another bonus is the experience of seeing someone come alive. When someone is doing something they love they become (I can't believe I can't find a word for it). Anyway, it's awesome because it chips away the mask we all wear to impress others and it shows us for who we are. To a degree, it can be very intimate where as you get to see something your date doesn't show the world. And like the last date, you see them when they are truly happy and at ease.

You may like the experience or you might hate it, but at least you tried it and it didn't kill you. It is important to be honest with your date, if you liked it let them know and hint that you would want to do it again. If you hated it, let them know but don't be rude about it, by doing this you won't be obligated to do it again. Your date will also appreciate your honesty and hopefully they will return the sentiment and suggest doing what you love to do.


Oh and one more thing, remember to have fun.

Visual Lab

Back in April, I posted this pic in a post called I Want to Get Dressed and I had planned on checking out the band's music but I never got around to it, then I forgot. Then a couple days ago, I saw them on one of the blogs I follow and listened to the music and I think I can get into it. It's different and it's pulling me back to World Music after I jumped head first into American pop music. You can say Freshlyground is my musical Life Guard. Check out the music below.










I will say I'm ever so slow, because they were even in this which is one of my favourite songs.


That's it, I'm getting their music.

My friend sent me this the other day, too funny, too funny!!!

I'll be honest, I was not going to continue with the people I admire because the people I already have are pretty awesome and who else could I possibly tap into when I need inspiration? Then on Wednesday when I was about to put the quote of the week on one of the FaceBook pages I maintain, one person came to mind - The Dalai Lama. So I went searching for his quotes and I must say a few of them hit the spot.

The people I already have are strong and inspiring people, but the Dalai Lama deals with the spiritual, not the religious, but spiritual. That part that gets neglected in the pursue of material gains that we label as happiness. No, that flat screen TV will not make me feel better, nor will the smart phone with apps I will never use. To strip away all that and accept that I have to find peace within myself and to love others, seeing that conflicts are opportunities to grow and be stronger in spirit and character. To me the Dalai Lama has a quiet strength that is supported by love and compassion for others. Just my thoughts.

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A friend on FaceBook posted this on her wall and it was powerful and something I needed to hear. You see, over the last couple years I've allowed myself the label of poet, before I saw myself as a person who wrote poetry. Anyway, there are these moments when I would get a poem, it would start small and then it would just grow. The strange thing is it would feel like it was outside of me. Sometimes the piece would be so perfect, making me cry, making me feel complete and I have the strong urge to say thank you, be it to myself or something outside of me or the universe. After watching this clip, I have no problems adopting the concept that the "genius" is outside of me and when we create something profound I will celebrate it.

About the talk

"Eat, Pray, Love" Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

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