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Monday Madness

I always struggle with monday posts as it seems like such a long day at work. So I have found a monday meme that with hopefully absolve me from writing too much on mondays.

So here is the first set of questions for this monday:

1. Name a song you know most (or all) of the words to.
             Blessed be your name, You are Holy, Awesome God
2. Name a movie that you have watched more than once and would watch again.
             Wargames
3. Have you ever read a book more than once? Please share.
              Not that I can remember, I would read Jurassic Park again
4. Share an inspirational quote with us.
             “If sinners be dammed, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies.
             If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees.
             Let no one GO there UNWARNED and UNPRAYED for.”
                     - Charles Spurgeon
5. What day of the week does (or did) your birthday fall on this year?
              Friday
6. Have you ever bought a book or cd or movie more than once because you forgot you bought it already?
               Nope but I have bought two books at the same time to give away one

l8r, JMR

Church Swap

Today we had a pulpit swap with another church. For those who don’t know what this is, it means that two different pastors preach at the other pastors church. This swap though involved the worship team, so we all went across to another church while the their team went to our church.
I was fairly nervous and made huge mistakes in my playing but no-one seems to notice it when I skip beats or struggle with something.

After church I went with a friend to Wonder Caves in the Rhino and Lion park. Man are those things great. My photos are mostly very blurred due to the lack of light in the cave.I will try and remember to post some photos during the week but now I need to get some sleep.

l8r, JMR

Saturday Photo Hunt - Steps

Theme: Steps

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This weeks theme is Steps. I don’t have steps per say but here is one step. taken in the UK, my first experience walking in the snow.

Next Weeks Theme: Rare

fuelmyblog

It’s competition day today over at fuelmyblog.com. I have entered the following photo:

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I took the photo when at Sterkfontein caves in South Africa , we were looking at the fossil room when I saw my friends son reflecting in the window and I just had to take a photo. Anyway guys pop on over to the Fuel my blog website and check out the other entries.

I read today that the US had the Patriot act ready for 20 years before implimenting it as a result of the 9-11 incident. Does this mean that had they implimented it before, would they ahve been able to prevent the whole disaster? I don’t want to speculate on that, but the whole point of the article I was reading was that they now have a law which will allow them to control the internet. They are just waiting for some cataclysmic event so they can rush in with this law. Imagine having to have a blogging license, or having blog inspectors visiting your site every couple of weeks. I personally think that they will never be able to police the internet like that, it is way too large and multi-national for that. The link to the article is here.

 l8r, JMR

The new cymbals

Well here they are as promised earlier in the week. I have snapped some pics of my new cymbals. As I mentioned they sound pretty cool. Anyway here are the pics, as always click on the thumbnails if you would like bigger pics.

The Ride Cymbal        The Hats

The Crash                      The Kit

Well there you go, anyone who is interested can now see my new toy

Today’s useless question is “Why does paper cut” and the answer can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_cut. As always a very interesting answer from wikipedia.

I phoned Vodacom today to finally cancel my mom’s cellphone contract. She has only been away for like 4 months and I only get around to cancelling her contract now. The interesting thing is though, the guy tells me that due to a 30 day notice period I will receive 1 more bill in may. Then he tells me but there is a loophole. If I convert the number to pre-paid, which happens immediately, there will be no more bills from them.
Thanks to the kind soul at Vodacom who saved me a couple hundred bucks.

A friend sent me this awesome website tonight, it’s called keepvid.com and allows you to download videos from the most common video sites like You Tube, Google Video and sites like that. I wonder if it works on our local video site www.myvideo.co.za? I will try it and see if it does, that would be interesting. If you are interested in a really hilarious video, you can see it at http://keepvid.com/watch/2 

l8r, JMR

Tiring Tuesday

I have been so busy today at work, but still felt like I didn’t acheive any significant landmarks. Oh well maybe tomorrow I will be less busy but acheive more.

I watched Blade Runner this evening. It’s the kind of movie that hold your attention enough to keep you watching, but not enough for you to think that the movie is fairly slow and kinda boring. It’s about this guy that hunts these robots for no particular reason than it’s his job. (Except he is retired or quit or something like that but they call him in) A funny quote though from the movie is when Harrison Ford’s character asks the chief of police why they don’t send another blade runner in to do the job, and the chief replies “I did, he can breath fine as long as they don’t switch off the machines”

I have decided to once a week give a “what is in my favourites” link. I don’t use favourites in my browser but I do have a few weeks of them. Then maybe I will change it to “whats on my mind”.
So today’s favourite is left over from my renovation last year, we found parquet flooring under the carpets so we had to remove the carpet. I found this site pretty interesting and if anyone is planning on removing your carpets I recommend you take a glance at this site, it might give you some help.

Well it’s that time again

l8r, JMR

Have you ever …

I seem to have writers block, or should I say writers blog
I had absolutely nothing to post yesterday so I have found a little quiz (little being 200) on http://thedailymeme.com. This will be my post for Monday (and I know it is Tuesday now but I missed Monday). Some of the questions are a little, um, personal, (remember I am a recovering Introvert), so I might skip them without comment but for completeness I will post them here. Please pick up this meme and answer the quiz on your site, it is quite interesting. Remember to link back to this post as well as to The daily meme.

Here we go…. (My comments are in Italics, whether I have answered or not)

Have you ever…

Bold the ones you’ve done…

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables - My mom grew, I ate but I did help plant
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars - I wonder if in a tent counts? let’s say not just to be safe
21. Changed a baby’s diaper - Maybe I should call myself a recovering introvert who has an affinity to babies
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath - Usually after someone finishes the hot water
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days - Who hasn’t, vacation time comes to mind…
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day - Sounds like fun though, must remember this
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer - I thought it was normal to have 2. I have 3 in one computer and 2 in another
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was drunk
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends - They are still amazing
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign - I still want a clock built from a stolen stop sign, alas I cannot steal the sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog.
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business - Not yet
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch - Guys do this too sometimes don’t they, or am I strange.
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music - Not my own though
112. Eaten shark.. - Surprisingly I have tasted shark, it tasted like fish
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror..
125. Read - and understood - your credit report - I did ask for help though
126. Raised children.
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy.
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. …more than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph - Oops, sadly yes, 170kph (105mph)
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states - Only because I have never been to any US states though
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions - Actually they quit after I complained to their boss
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes.
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read,
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. …and gotten 86′ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch 
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions (not on purpose)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language - A german tourist in a restaurant I was working in
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts - Friends computers too
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ - At my brothers wedding
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested.

Wow 29 /200, more than 20%. A lot of things look like they would be interesting to do though.
If you don’t have a blog and you want to answer, simply answer in the comments section.

 l8r, JMR

Busy Sunday

Well I don’t have a huge amount to say today as I spent the day (after church) at a little town called cullinan (where the cullinan diamond was found). It was a very nice day and we had a good lunch and then strolled around the little town for a bit. I took quite a few photos so I will post some of them when I get more time later in the week. I also bought some new cymbals for my drum kit on Friday, so I will try and get some photos of them during the week as well. They are really nice cymbals, Sabian Xs20 which are B20 cymbals. They sound pretty awesome.

Well I thought that you need something a bit more substantial so lets look at Useless Question with Really Interesting answers number 2. I watched Barnyard yesterday and seeing the cows walking around with the udders sticking out, reminded me of a question that was bugging a few of us at the office a couple of years ago. How many teats does a cows udder have? The options were 4 or 6. I was convinced it was 6 but wikipedia says that it is 4. Maybe I am confusing the cow with the 6 bottles of milk that gets delivered everyday to many households around the world. So the official answer here is 4.

l8r, JMR

Saturday Photo Hunt - Hobby

Theme: Hobby

Next Weeks Theme: Steps

Bloggerwave

I have been blogging now for about two weeks and it is a whole lot of fun. Unfortunately I have been looking at the finances yesterday and it is costing quite a bit to keep this blog going with domain fees and hosting fees.

But that’s where Bloggerwave comes in. They give you opportunities to advertise specific products and get paid accordingly. I will make a dent in all my hosting fees when they come through with payment. If you are interested in helping your hosting costs or I you decide that you want a bit more freedom on your blog than the free blog hosts give you, then give Bloggerwave a try. You can also go to Bloggerwave if you are interested in actually advertising on a number of blogs for a very competitive price.

Here is the link:Bloggerwave