SYMBOLICALLY SARAH

Freud and Jung together could not have come up with such appropriate symbolism as this.  God bless you Sarah.

THE MADNESS CONTINUES

Seriously?  I wonder how soon it will be before I am asked to bring out my own calendar?

LIGHT UP

I must have been a bit hormonal at the weekend, as Leona Lewis' performance on the X Factor had me blubbing like a little girl.  I know it's not trendy to like Leona but I think she has one of the most amazing voices and performs with such natural elegance.  She made the rest of the 'talent' look like Jordan & Peter at a karaoke night.  None of the X Factorians this week really blew me away, even 'Princess' Diana did a bit of a honking version of Coldplay's "Yellow".  Laryngitis or not, it did nothing for me.  How anyone on the X Factor will ever manage to get out of Leona's shadow is anyones' guess, but hey ho it's entertainment on an otherwise dull Saturday evening.  For those who missed it, here she is again.  *sniff*

SQUEAL

So after a heart stopping hour of crashed ticket websites, I finally managed to get great seats for Girls Aloud at the o2 on May 24th next year.  Feels like a long way away!  Very excited.

KILL YOUR BLOG!

As you know, loyal readers, I'm a bit ambivalent about my blog at the moment.  Other things seem to be taking a higher priority in my life, such as Flickr, Facebook and Twitter.  So, Imagine my HORROR and surprise when I picked up a copy of Wired Magazing (Vogue for Nerds) and their cover story screamed KILL YOUR BLOG!  The highlights are:

"Thinking about launching your own blog? Here's some friendly advice: Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug.  Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It's almost impossible to get noticed, except by hecklers. And why bother? The time it takes to craft sharp, witty blog prose is better spent expressing yourself on Flickr, Facebook, or Twitter."

Interesting.  I am wondering what to do with my blog, and I have to say I enjoy the social interaction of Flickr, Facebook and Twitter much more.  Writing blog posts sometimes feels like yodeling into a canyon.

So... should the blog be nurtured into a thriving forest of words, or do I take the Scorched Earth approach?  

LETTER TO AMERICA

Dear America,

Please don't balls it up again this time.  You've had 2 chances already and look what happened.  Do the right thing and vote for Mr Obama.  He's a good guy with nice ideas.  We could do with a bit  of that for a change.  Oh and if you're really shallow, he's quite good looking too.  

Anyway, just wanted to say hi, hope you're doing ok.  Do the right thing today.

Love,

The World