‘Freedom!’ is the fatuous jingle of our civilization, but only those deprived of it have the barest inkling of what the stuff actually is. – David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
Perhaps a little Morphine will refresh my memory – Homer J. Simpson
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I’ve just found out that all duty managers of the cinema need to be identified by the council as part of our license to show films in the city. They are requesting two passport sized photographs including one that has been notarised by an upstanding member of the public as being a true likeness.
Now I cannot get a straight answer from anyone why this is necessary because it seems that no one truly knows. It’s just yet another pointless bureaucratic load of bollocks.
Tags: identity
Some quicklinks to stuff I would like to write about in greater detail but lack the time to do so at the moment.
IFTF: What’s your personal video gaming history? A project that I’d be interested in contributing to, but as I barely have enough time to write this blog I doubt if I’ll get around to doing it.
Wikipedia to be released in CD-ROM/DVD format and to be hosted on Yahoo’s servers. With both these pieces of news I think that the Wikipedia has secured it’s future. It will continue in it’s present form as a website but also as a stable DVD format to compete with the likes of those offered by Encarta and Britannica.
The effects of celery on loose elastic. An intriguing gallery of some of the artwork of Art Frahm.
Pamela Anderson stars in a comedy series that proves you can’t judge a bookstore by it’s cover girl. The name of this new show…
Stacked It must have taken some kind of inspired genius to come up with that title. The best bit about the show is that it will star Christopher Lloyd as an eccentric professor, although probably a bit less crazy than he was as Doc. Brown in Back to the Future.
Oddly Fox Television have decided to promote the show by creating a friendster profile for it, with blogs by the cast and crew.
The most interesting thing about all this is discovering the list of Pamela Anderson’s favourite books at her Friendster blog, aside from the expected self promotion with her novel Star topping the list there is also Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller, Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, and Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
I think I’ll have to go and pick up an attractive bookstore clerk the next time I’m browsing the shelves.
Tags: books
Get yourself represented.
BBC News: Blair sets 5 May as election date
The general election will be held on 5 May, Tony Blair has formally announced.
Speaking after asking the Queen to dissolve Parliament next week, Mr Blair said Labour had a “driving mission” for a third term in office.
The Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders pre-empted the announcement by starting nationwide tours of key seats.
Michael Howard accused Mr Blair’s government of “losing the plot” while Charles Kennedy said he would focus on people’s hopes, not their fears.
I’m really torn this election as I am a Labour supporter from way back but can no longer support them given the way this government has acted on crucial issues in the last few years.
At least I can consider my vote a tactical one in order to oust the Conservative incumbant as Labour are the third party in the area and have very little chance of winning the seat.
If we had a sensible system like Proportional Representation I would be more torn I think.
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Star Wars merchandising has hit unbelievable proportions with the limited edition M&M wrappers.
There are a total of 72 different packs. You can even get a handy checklist to tick them off.
Shit, to collect that many you’re gonna have to eat a hell of a lot of chocolate or pay a fortune on eBay to Star Wars-hating chocoholics. It’s a hard life being a Star Wars obsessive.
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