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ONE HOT RUGBY PLAYER

This is one of the best bodies I've seen in a long, LONG time. It's Aussie rugby player David Williams, and boy is he fine! Fondly referred to as 'the Wolfman' due to his propensity to play with a long beard and shaggy locks, he is a member of the Australian Manly-Warringah Rugby Team.

LOGORAMA

Logorama is a 17-minute animated film written and directed by H5/ François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, and produced by Autour de Minuit. The film depicts events in a stylized Los Angeles, and is told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots.

The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.

It's an amazing piece of work and should be watched to appreciate the talents creativity can take us to.

See how many of the logos you can recognize - enjoy! (NSFW)

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

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What's wrong with being a 'liberal'?

You hear about them on the news all the time. You hear the term used in the movies, about those “damn liberals!” who are running around trying to change things…rallying against the ‘establishment’. You hear the reference used in political discussions to describe areas of the country that vote ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative’. It’s seen by some as a bad thing to be – liberalism will lead to marijuana smoking, hemp loving hippies who will lead the world in fornication and other impure acts.

So what exactly is a liberal? According to the Princeton Online Dictionary a liberal is a person who has:

• broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant ...

• having political or social views favoring reform and progress

• tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

And what is wrong with that? I’d rather live a life of progress that embraces change – or evolve. I think by doing this we will enable mankind to be more…human.

As a society or species we HAVE to evolve in order to ensure the survival of our species. Without change we would NOT have progressed as far as we did; we left the Dark Ages due to liberal enlightenment that lead to the Renaissance. The Dark Ages – we learned – was a period where liberal thought languished after the fall of the Roman Empire – a free spirited and progressive society. The Dark Ages was a result of not only the Huns and Barbarian Rule, but also due to the strict conservative principles of the Holy Roman Empire of the time that discouraged education and learning because it was a way to keep control of the unwashed masses (literally). Without liberals such as Michelangelo, Leonardo de Vinci and Cristobal Columbus life today would have been dismal.

In the last century forward thinkers such as Steve Jobs of Apple, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Gene Roddenberry of Star Trek fame, and those pioneering scientists who invented the internet in the 1960s, we would not have the vision or ability to communicate the way we do today; our life would have been a lot more complicated.

(Okay, who here can honestly remember how we got things done without fax machines, email or a computer? How on EARTH did we manage without cell phones?!)

To me, being a progressive liberal is a good thing and not something to be ashamed of.

Now, what does it mean to be a conservative?

• resistant to change

• having social or political views favoring conservatism

• cautious: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"

• a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

• button-down: unimaginatively conventional; "the dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek

• bourgeois: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"

Ugh.

How predictable and boring. We just as well might have stopped after we switched from black & white to color television, and kept white gloves in fashion. Left to conservatives we’d still be using fountain pens and the Guttenberg Press to get things done.

I AM A PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL. And proud of it.

What are you?

Women are from Venus; Gay men are from still from Mars

It seems that there is a terrible misconception out there amongst the public about gay men: because we are sexually attracted to men we must think and act like prissy women.

So wrong.

The majority of this misconception – believe it or not – is commonly found among women. They perceive gay men as ‘safe’ and reason that because men are attracted to men they are not a threat to their individual person or sexuality. This leads to a mental neutering of the gay men in the minds of women who expect them to act – and think – as kin women. Heterosexually men are not so much misunderstanding of gay men as much as they feel threatened, but they perceive gay men as wanting to be and act as women.

Boy is that every so wrong!

Gay men like to be one thing first and foremost: MEN. Second to that is our desire to sleep with other men.

That’s it. Nothing more.

Let me just clear up a few errors taken for granted:

GAY MEN ALL HAVE FASHION SENSE. Really? News to me and the rest of the gay world. Some gay men are colorblind or live in a world of tan and white. We’re not all on top of the latest trends or music, are born with an instinct for colors, know the latest craze or artiste on the billboards. We just a little more apt to express our appreciation of the finer things that life has to offer. And NO, we do not like frills and flounces. Gay men come in all shapes, sizes and careers; they’re in construction as much as retail, in home remodeling as much as offices; in maintenance or on oil drills as much as in the army. And they blend in because they are…….men.

ALL GAY MEN ARE EITHER DEMURE OR REALLY GIRLY. No, we like noise. And lots of it. Ever been to a gay club in your life? We like then packed, hung and NOISY! And we are just as lecherous and lewd with the male strippers as hetero men are with female strippers. We’re LOUD. We’re CRUDE. We like making insensitive jokes and comments to each other. And boy do we like to muthafucking cuss like there is no tomorrow. And just as much as straight men like to boast to their fellow mates about how they “banged that chick last night!”, gay men also like to boast about how got to ‘suck that..”….well, you get the idea.

ALL GAY MEN ARE NEAT. God, I wish! The majority are slobs: mounds of dirty laundry thrown around the bedroom, on the furniture, using the old scratch ‘n’ sniff test to determine wear- ability….and the pee stains around the toilet!!!! Ugh. Trust me, I’ve done the research.

ALL GAY MEN ARE METICULOUS ABOUT THEIR APPEARANCE. Grooming tips can be lost on men in general – gay or straight. So can hygiene practices. And just because a man takes care of his appearance does not mean he’s automatically gay – that’s an insult to conscientious and groomed men around the world.

5. GAY MEN CAN NOT FIGHT OR DEFEND THEMSELVES. Okay – you need to watch gay porn to get rid of that conception; all the men are buffed beyond belief and can kick ass if needed, and that’s a body type we strive for by going to the gym regularly. Gay men are just as much to get into bar fights as straight men. Why? We’ve been defending ourselves since kindergarten……and we ain’t taking shit from anyone – capice?

GAY MEN DO NOT MIND IF WOMEN CHANGE IN FRONT OF THEM. Yes – WE DO! If we wanted to see you breastesses and couchies we’d be STRAIGHT men, okay? Seeing….um…those things (gag) is slightly traumatic to a gay man, just as straight men do NOT like staring at another man’s junk while he changes – okay? And YES, you do look fat in that……..

GAY MEN ARE HOPLESS WITH MECHANICAL ITEMS OR HOW TO FIX THINGS. Really. See item number 1. Also, we are the ones responsible for the trend of buying houses, FIXING ‘EM UP OURSELVES, and selling them for a profit. It’s called flipping. Kinda what we want to do to persons who think we’re mechanically challenged

GAY MEN ARE SENSITIVE AND CARING. Again – really? Tell that to my last ex- and numerous cads who think it nothing to sleep around despite their partners feelings. Wait – isn’t that similar to hetero men sleeping around too? Strange, this and many similarities that just keep popping up when comparing straight and gay men.

GAY MEN SEE WOMEN AS GIRL FRIENDS TO BE CHUMMY WITH. No, we don’t – you’re the enemy. And yes, we do want to sleep with your cute boyfriend. Sometimes we look at him and wonder “what the hell does this cutie see in her fat arse?!”

The bottom line is – men are men, gay or straight. We dogs, we’re assholes, we’re loving, we’re caring, we’re sensitive, we’re clueless, we’re smart and we’re clueless.

We’re men.

Period.

Do not make assumptions based on poor stereotypes, or men could use the same approach and would just go around thinking that all women are crazy, hormonal, domineering, controlling bitches that just want to get knocked up to trap you into marriage and screw you out of your hard earned money………

…oh, wait……

GAY REMAKE OF TAYLOR SWIFT'S "YOU BELONG WITH ME"

...but it's so cute!!!!

This was made by students of University of Rochester - very cute forward thinking and just right!

FIREFLIES - Owl City

Love this song and video!!!

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FASHION TV

One of my favorite TV channels to watch when I have spare time is Fashion TV, or known simply as FTV.

Fashion TV is an international television channel devoted to fashion and modelling.

Founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become one of the most widely-distributed satellite channels in the world: 31 satellite and 2,000 cable systems, with a total of 500 million households in 193 countries across the five continents.

Today, Fashion TV is a multi-media platform offering the most comprehensive and fastest review of global fashion is independently owned and operated from the headquarters in Paris, London and Vienna.

This is a great place to keep updated on the collections of such great couture houses such as Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Givenchy, Christian LaCroix - just to name a few. (Personally, I worship the House of Dior....but I digress...). It is also the place to watch the fresh and known faces of the modelling world such as Chanel Iman.

I like watching Fashion TV for the beautiful clothes and art, but I also like to have the channel on in the background as they play the most interesting and eclectic music and club mixes!

Great shows, great clothes, great music - check out Fashion TV at www.ftv.com !

CHATROULETTE: an adventure in vouyerism?

Recently I was introduced to the website 'Chatroulette' while watching a program on TV.

The concept of the website is simple: if you have a webcam and the time - you can randomly talk to strangers selected for you by the web server - no prerequisites, no logins, no passwords.

There are no 'screen names'.

There's no 'friend-ing'.

There's no 'friend request'.

It's just you and.....anyone.

From fellow college students to exhibitionists to young children, Internet lurkers of all types can be found on Chat Roulette — except, of course, attractive females, despite being the reason why 99.99 percent of users frequent the site.

You just go to the website, click on 'new game' and in seconds you are introduced to a world of lonely men, giggling teenage girls, honey teenage boys with hormones raging, or just the innocent.

Is it safe? Probably not.

Is it interesting? Hysterical at times.

To see what all the fuss is about go to www.chatroulette.com and see for yourself!

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WHY DO MEN....

Why did God create man?
Because vibrators can't mow the lawn.

What do you call a man with half a brain?
Gifted.

What do men and beer bottles have in common?
They are both empty from the neck up

How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
We don't know .... it's never happened.

How can you tell if a man is happy?
Who cares?

How are men and parking spots alike?
The good ones are always taken and the ones left are handicapped.

What does a man consider a seven-course meal?
A hot dog and a six-pack of beer.

Why do men name their penises?
Because they want to be on a first name basis with the person who makes all their decisions.

Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
Breasts don't have eyes.

Why did the man cross the road?
He heard the chicken was a slut.

What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is every night?
A widow

Why does it take 1 million sperm to fertilize one egg?
They don't stop and ask for directions.

WHY DO WOMEN....

Why do women have small feet?
So they can stand closer to the sink.

Why do women have arms?
‘Cause do you know how long it would take them to lick the bathroom clean?!

Why did the woman cross the road?
Never mind that – what the hell was she doing out of the kitchen?!

Why don’t women wear watches?
There’s a clock on the stove!

Why haven’t they sent a woman to the moon yet?
It doesn’t need cleaning.

Why is a Laundromat a bad place for a guy to pick up women?
Women who can’t even afford a washing machine will never be able to support you.

What do you do when the dish washer is broken?
Slap her on the ass and tell her to get to work.

Why can’t women ski?
Because there’s no snow between the bedroom and the kitchen.

Did you know there are female hormones in beer? If you drink too much it makes you talk crap and drive horrible.

Why do they call it PMS? Cause mad cow disease was already taken.

A REALLY CREATIVE VIDEO TO WATCH

Sometimes the creativity of other makes me feel as if I'm a caveman.......

HEARD ON THE STREET

She totally killed my buzz by saying I should donate all of my fantasy football winnings to Haiti.

Can you give a dog a perm?

“How do I get there?” “You take Lake Shore Drive all the way to the end, then take a right at some shit.”

If I went to space, I would totally do coke.

His girlfriend is one of the ugliest people I have ever seen.

The whole point is to show my boobs more.

Yes. As opposed to all the other straight, celibate rappers.

Look, I love you, but I can’t baby-sit your fuckin’ dog.

White boots equal beat down.

That song’s seriously on the Top 40 in my head.

P.S., thanks for making my parents’ bed and cleaning up all your cock juice.

OMG, I’m sexting myself right now.

What kind of a friend are you? If he’s dead to me then that means he’s dead to you. It’s called loyalty.

Up or down? I thought you said fuck or drown.

That’s really cheap for a vibrator.

So what you’re saying is, Tennessee is Kentucky’s bitch.

Do you know what a physician’s assistant is? It’s a fucking nurse.

“I thought he was either gay or a Boy Scout leader.”
“Dude, is there a difference?”

(Courtesy of TimeOut Chicago.)

REST IN PEACE PROF REX NETTLEFORD

PROFESSOR Rex Nettleford, one of Jamaica's brightest sons and a cultural icon, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit last night, six days after he collapsed in his hotel room in Washington and four hours before his 77th birthday.

Nettleford, who suffered a massive heart attack, was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit and placed on life support. He never regained consciousness and finally passed at 8:00 pm.

Nettleford was a recipient of the 1957 Rhodes Scholarship to Oriel College, Oxford, and returned to Jamaica in the early 1960s to take up a position at the University of the West Indies. At the UWI he first came to attention as a co-author (with M.G. Smith and Roy Augier) of a groundbreaking study of the Rastafari movement in 1961.

In 1963 he founded the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, an ensemble which under his direction did much to incorporate traditional Jamaican music and dance into a formal balletic repertoire.

For over twenty years, Nettleford has also been the artistic director for the University Singers of the University of the West Indies, Mona campus in Jamaica. The combination of Nettleford as artistic director and Noel Dexter as musical director with the University Singers has seen the creation of what is referred to as "choral theatre".

Beginning with the collection of essays Mirror, Mirror published in 1969 and his editing and compiling of the speeches and writings of Norman Manley, Manley and the New Jamaica, in 1971, Nettleford established himself as a serious public historian and social critic.

In 1968, Nettleford took over direction of the School for Continuing Studies at the UWI and then of the Extra-Mural Department. In 1975, the Jamaican state recognized his cultural and scholarly achievements by awarding him the Order of Merit. In 1996, he became Vice-Chancellor of the UWI, and held that office until 2004, when he was succeeded by E. Nigel Harris.

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FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month is a national annual observance for remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October.

The remembrance originated in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson as "Negro History Week". Woodson chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of two Americans who greatly influenced the lives and social condition of African Americans: former President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Woodson also founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

The history of African-Americans and Black America is given close consideration during Black History Month. National, social, scientific and political contributions by black Americans are recognized during Black History Month. Historic accounts related to the civil war era, the civil rights movement of 1955-1968, mainstream technological advances and inventions that have had positive impact on the economy of a nation are often considered.

(Courtesy of Wikipedia.)

LET'S START THE WEEK OF RIGHT, SHALL WE?