Under the Miseltoe!
For those who intend to be kissing under the miseltoe this year, please read the below link to be aware of the health risks asociated with it!!
From the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7772902.stm
A young Chinese woman was left partially deaf following a passionate kiss from her boyfriend.
The 20-something from Zhuhai in Guangdong province arrived at hospital having completely lost the hearing in her left ear, said local reports.
The incident prompted a series of articles in the local media warning of the dangers of excessive kissing.
“While kissing is normally very safe, doctors advise people to proceed with caution,” wrote the China Daily.
The doctor who treated the girl in hospital was quoted in the paper explaining what had happened.
“The kiss reduced the pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear.”
The chorus of warnings was echoed by the Shanghai Daily, which wrote: “A strong kiss may cause an imbalance in the air pressure between two inner ears and lead to a broken ear drum.”
The young woman is expected to regain her full hearing within about two months.
Christmas Lights!
This video has been around for quiet a while but every year it buts my effort of Christmas Lights to shame.
If you are looking for festive cheer…this might help!
My Soundtrack!
What else do you do at 2am when you can’t sleep, blog or create random lists… guess what I did?
Opening Credits:
Everything I Said – The Cranberries
Waking Up:
Come Together – The beatles
First Day At School:
My Last Girlfriend – Snow Patrol
Falling in Love:
You Can’t Stop Me – Basement Jaxx
Breaking Up:
On The Run – Mark Ronson
Prom:
Walking On The Moon – The Police
Life’s Okay:
I Want You – Kings Of Leon
Mental Breakdown:
Hallelujah – U2
Driving:
Rockstar – N.E.R.D.
Flashback:
Run – Snow Patrol
Getting Back Together:
I Can’t Help Myself – The Four Tops
Wedding:
Moment Of Clarity – Jay-Z
Birth of a Child:
The Cure – Dirty Epics
Final Battle:
Breakeven – The Script
Death Scene:
Dig For Fire – The Pixies
Funeral Song:
Private Dance – David Kitt
End Credits:
The Collector – Cathy Davey
SATC!
Whether SATC stands for Sex and the City or School and the City, it doesn’t look like Carrie will be leaving our lives as quick as we thought.Candace Bushell the author of Sex in the City and said that she always wanted to explore Carrie’s adolescence and will be doing this through a two book deal that does just that.
For more on this check out; http://www.usmagazine.com/news/sex-and-the-city-author-to-write-carrie-bradshaws-teen-years
Also, for SATC lovers the film is now out on DVD!! So we can relove or hate the moments from the film over and over again!
Oxegen Day 3
With the sun splitting the stones , mix of wellies and suncream made this day spectacular. With most of the day planned out, but who to end the night on was still to be decided.
We began with the Blizzards, who did a great cover of Sam Sparro Black and Gold. Kate Nash very much rocked the O2 Stage with an unusual stage set. The Fratellis played their hits on the main stage and an MGMT fan caused havoc in Pet Sounds by climbing up one of the supports which resulted in the tent been emptied for 10 minutes. Tom Baxter had a small crowd in the Green Room but it was really enjoyable. The Kaiser Chiefs were next, the performance began with the lead singer crowd surfing and climbing up the stage supports. They really had the crowd in their hands with an energetic and electric set. The night ended with the Chemical Brothers and a quick stop in at the Swell Season.
In all I will definitely going to Oxegen 2009, it was a weekend of sun cream, wellies, the best of the music industry , fun , friends and photos.
Oxegen Day 2
The biggest question that was to be answered was, with such a line up for Saturday of Oxegen would it be possible to see everyone on the hit list?
Well, with some major dashing from tents to stages we got to see everyone we wanted. The day began with Scouting for Girls and as they got the crowd going the heavens opened, however after a quick shake off everyone was back bopping.
The main stage had the best line for the afternoon, with Newton Faulkner, Counting Crows and Amy Winehouse and REM, dashes were made to the Ting Tings in the Green Room which was far too small for the popularity of the Ting Tings. Hot chip in the Pet sounds was another pit stop as were Alphabeat and Codes. The night ended with the Zutons and The Prodigy on the O2 stage.
It was a great day, Amy Winhouse was excellent contrary to maybe sceptics in the crowd. Alphabeat even impressed non pop lovers with their tunes, unfortunately the sound at the Prodigy wasn’t great which was a pity.
For me Amy Winehouse made Saturday at Oxegen, she was excellent.
Oxegen Day 1
Well, day 1 of the Oxygen experience has me wanting to go back for more so that’s a good sign.With only one shower of rain it was pretty much sunny all day, which to be honest was a tad unexpected.
The bands we saw today were Amy Mc Donald, Dirty Epics,Paddy Casey,Future Kings of Spain Sugababes, Saw Doctors, Editors, Munday, Kings of Leon and Groove Armada. The best for me was Munday without a doubt especially when Sharon Shannon came on stage for Galway Girl. Editors aren’t a band I would know very well but their live performance was amazing. The only band I was slightly disappointed with was the Kings of Leon, not sure exactly what it was but lost interest after a few songs.
As for everything else Oxygen, the portaloos were ok, food is good and the fun is to be had.
