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Life - Since signing up at Vox my pages have gradually amassed content. None of it really planned in any manner and most of it just reflects what comes into my world. My world is no different to any other vox member. The media that I encounter is though. To some degree that is personal. We do not all have the same tastes and interests. It is often those that dictate what I load. I am subjected to media from many sources and some of those sources are choice. I choose to view news media because I need to know what's going on around the world. I am not one of those people that would rather turn a blind eye and live a life of relative luxury wrapped in cotton wool thinking I am fine so why disturb my life with serious issues that do not effect me. That's too easy to do, I just can't do the.... I'm alright Jack... thing. Just because I choose to deal with serious issues does not mean I am strictly serious about everything. Some have deemed me to be angry and feel that some of my posts are obtuse. That's fine but accept this. I can not make war, famine, starvation, environmental decline, suppression, militias, death and destruction taste sweet and read like a majestic poem. Please accept that I can not react to such things in a 'this is great way' - that would be absurd.

I can assure though that I never post in anger. I learned many years ago that Anger does not serve any purpose at all. Anger is an enraged volatile state of emotion that results in stress and nothing is gained by it. I do not do Anger but at the same time I do not do Ignorance and I refuse to wear blindfolds. I refuse to remain silent and I refuse to stand aside and make no comment about all the evils that plague our planet. I sincerely believe that our planet is a beautiful place and it is filled with beautiful things and beautiful people. The world is full of delight, it's incredible and damn right amazing, it's that which turns me on. The Universe we live in is astonishing and wonderful, so stunning that it manages to make smile as I cry because at times I am simply overwhelmed by it's power. So please consider that regardless of the serious issues that I sometimes deal with at vox in posts, I remain far from from anger and though the subject is serious, it does not mean I am always serious. I am actually a very calm natured and well grounded individual. I do discussion rather than argue. I talk and do not shout. I avoid confrontation but refuse to let anyone even think about walking all other me. I am not anti-establishment but I am opposed to many of their actions. I am not anti-america but I do detest the Bush Administration and I am anti-war - that includes Iraq, war is pure evil and I am anti-evil. I am not full of hate and venim. I am full of soul and good intent. Enough. Time for some Janet as I am still in that mood.

Just took time out from work stuff to check out 2 things on television. First up was the A list at the Brit Classical Music Awards and the best soundtrack was given to James Newton Howard for Blood Diamond, many at the show looked like that had literally worn outfits worth a million dollars, if you include the jewelery. Then I watched Amy Winehouse do her thing in concert and the people there looked like they had maybe spent a million dollars between them in their lifetime on Class A's. In both cases the music was great and the stereotypes were re-inforced once again. Heroins contrasted with Heroin and red carpets were contrasted with red eyes. I could go on but I will stop now before lines are drawn cut or crossed ..............

Electronica Stream - Friday CET
16:00 - 18:00 - Aegean Dreams Radio Show
18:00 - 20:00 - StereoK - Deep Down & Dirty Sessions
20:00 - 22:00 - dPen - Live from Naytilus - Russia
22:00 - 23:00 - G.Boscarino - South American Progressive

www.danceradio.gr/160.pls

Trance Stream:
18:00 - 20:00 - Markus Schulz - G.Dj Broadcast
20:00 - 22:00 - Armin Van Buuren - A state of Trance
22:00 - 24:00 - Mat Lock - Ataraxia

www.danceradio.gr/160t.pls

It's nearly 3 weeks now on the diet that so many have no choice but to survive on. I do have a choice and the desire to eat some decent food is becoming overwhelming. Over the last 7 days I have monitored my weight and I have lost 7lbs or 1/2 a stone. Concentration has become extremely hard and I am even struggling to spell correctly. I can normally type really fast and not even think about how to spell as it just flows naturally so I am certain that the decline is accelerating. Memory is causing me some trouble as well and sleep is aggravated by hunger which disrupts my sleep pattern more than normal. I am also finding it really difficult to carry out my normal routine of weight training, repetitions of 10 x 5 have been reduced to 8 x 3 as a short term measure rather than dropping the actual load. The fact that is happening is an obvious indication that energy and strength is in decline. I am also developing a sore throat today which I can feel slowly descending like syrup towards my stomach which is agony at times even with bread and water as intake. I am not sure when to stop this but I think that point is drawing closer by the hour. I have no idea how people can survive going through this kind of thing long-term but I do know this. If I lived in a nation where this kind of diet is the normal way of life, I do not think I would be able to fight in a revolution for change. I would not have the motivation to stand up against a government or their militias in retaliation, I would simply be too weak to travel far to confront them and too weak to force a challenge. I have seen images in the media of hungry children covered in flies motionless on the ground seeking refuge in the shade and I am beginning to understand why. I wondered as a child why they did not brush the flies away and why they did not fight their leaders and challenge authority. The answer is becoming apparent. It's because they don't have the energy to swipe flies every 3 seconds let alone fight a revolution.

this isn't m&s - this is a hell of a mess

So you like house music? Having listened to this web-radio station a few times now I thought it deserved a link on my pages. These accounts are supposed to reflect what's going on in our lives right ! there's lots of www.sense.fm going on in mine right now. They play trax that never make it on to the mainstream stations so if you want a change from the mass market and you are in the mood for something deeper with more edge, try enhanced perception at sense.fm. There's lots of info on their web-site and the station can be accessed in iTunes in the dance section. I have added a permanent link in my sidebar and in my links page if anyone wants to try it.

sense fm