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What part does the Sunday newspaper play in your life?
As I'm usually at Church on a Sunday morning I'm too busy running around getting ready and trying to find the varying sundry items I need to take. Then when I get back from Church in the early afternoon there's usually something else to do and I don't end up with a paper. (If I'm getting a paper on a Sunday, I much prefer to get it in the morning, for some reason.)
However, I really love the Sunday paper, so if I'm not at church for any reason, holidays, bubonic plague, failed alarm clocks, I'll meander down to the newsagents and buy a copy of The Sunday Times. I'll start with the main newspaper then work through the other broadsheet sections, Sports, News Review, etc. Then I move on to a skim through the property and the motoring before what is usually the highlight of the whole experience - the Culture section, that's usually really good, they have good interviews and music and book reviews always keep me occupied. Then it's the Sunday Times Magazine, which is sometimes really interesting and sometimes a total snooze, followed by Style - I'm probably not strictly speaking meant to read that section, but they have a habit of interviewing Gisele and Mrs Mills is surely the funniest advice column in the history of the printed press...
Which musician's personal style do you admire?
Jack Nicholson used a You Tube video of clips from his movies to formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president. Does that change how you feel about any of the candidates?
Oh yes, because Jack Nicholson is obviously a highly influential and important figure in politics, I can't think of anything better to turn to for advice on the political and economic situation. I mean some people insist on getting the opinion of foreign policy experts, economists and wonks, but they're so naive, Jack Nicholson is clearly the most learned ambassador for any political candidate of our age.
Forget that Oba, Obum, Oba, oh, whatever his name is, - see I've already forgotten about change and hope and stuff. I'll definitely back Hillary now.
Thank you, Jack Nicholson for opening my eyes.
Scarlett Johannson is auctioning herself off for charity. If you could bid on an evening with any celebrity, who would it be and how much would you be willing to pay?
Apparently you can get Scarlett for $1.04 if you bid now. That's like what? 57 pence? I'm going to say Scarlett Johannson then, and I'd pay $1.08 cents, as who knows maybe some higher bids will come in as the auction progresses and I'd hate to miss out...
What is the last song you downloaded? Bonus: Share it with us!
Okay, so it's been a while since I downloaded a song - my last downloads were some radio dramas with Errol Flynn (from when they used to do radio versions of the movies) and Russian Spectacular by London Symphony Orchestra. I'm not sure if Russian Spectacular really counts as songs as such, so I'll add one from that and one from the last pop album I downloaded which was Jukebox by Cat Power.
This is the first Cat Power album I've had, but I really love her voice - it's so soulful and smoky. There are a few really good tracks on it but this is my favourite, the album's really laid back and enjoyable to listen to, brilliant record.
Share your favorite Oscar moment.
I don't really watch a whole lot of the Oscars, however, as I should pick a favourite moment for this post, I'll do it properly.
The Nominees for academy award for favourite Oscar moment of me are...
- Halle Berry's Speech. Ha. Joking. What a palaver. Calm down love, the statue ain't even worth that much.
- Michael Moore ranting and refusing to get off stage. Stick it to the man, Michael.
- Gwyny's Speech. See point one.
- Marion Cotillard's Speech. "I'm speechless..."
- Um. Something else random to fill in space because we all know who the winner is.
*shuffles feet*
*opens envelope*
Ladies and Gentleman, the academy award for favourite Oscar moment of a slightly-dense-but-well-intentioned-all-the-same young blogger is...
*dramatic pause*
The acceptance speech of Marion Cotillard....
*cue rapturous applause, the losers pretending they're not bummed*
...None of that crying like a three year old, no sorrowful dedications to dead aunts who paid for their first acting lesson by selling a kidney, no sobbing about breaking new ground for French actresses - Just excitment, lots and lots of what seems very much like genuine surprise and excitement. Marion Cotillard, I salute you. (And if you want to record an acceptance speech for this prestigious voxHunt accolade on your web cam and send it to this blog, I'll be more than happy to put it up.)
Show us what you want, but can't have.
I can't just choose one, so I've narrowed it down to three! (and resisted putting any beautiful yet unattainable women in the post!) So here are three things I can't have right now because, well, they're rather pricey...
A Gretsch White Falcon. Now that is a guitar. If Bernini made guitars, he'd have wrought this out of stone and places it in the lap of St Theresa, and then we'd all have understood her ecstasy. It's a total masterpiece, sadly the picture doesn't near do it justice.
A 1957 Maserati 450 S. Only Ten were ever made. I like Ferrari 250 GTO's too, but I really love Maserati. I'd lose the decals though, apart from the black number in white, and have it just for cruising.
A Trip to St. Petersburg. Yeah, they'll tell you it's affordable. Not when you make an itinerary like the one I priced out it ain't. And I have to go during the White Nights, because that must be pretty amazing, and I could go to the Mariinsky during the festival.
I'm not doing the QotD today, because it's in some obscure part of the page and I can't be bothered to scroll past the ads and go find it. Go figure, Vox.
Show us a musical genius.
There are so many pieces I could upload, but I've decided to go with two of those I listen to most often, conducted here by London Symphony Orchestra.
What are you saving up for?
Submitted by Star.
I'm not actually saving right now because, well, let's face it I spend most of my money paying bills. When I do get extra money it goes in a specific account I have so I can use it if and when I go away. However, the next thing worth saving for that I'm hoping to get is...
Pretty, isn't it? And it does everything I need. And OS X now comes with bootcamp so I can install Windows XP and still run my old windows programs until I get mac versions.
I have been after one of these things for ages, and nearly got one last time around but had to stick with Windows for work. Now that is not an issue, I can't wait to get an apple.
