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[star-warrior]

I ambled down to Waterstones bookshop, and looked for something that tickled my fancy. I came across this

It's a hoot. Pre-WW2 cooking preserved in aspic. It has meals like Sheep's Head Stew , and it tells you what to do with the brains too .

I'm enjoying reading it

In my spare time, of course

 

[star-warrior]

Yoko Kanno 菅野よう子 (Kanno Youko 菅野洋&#23376 is a japanese composer who has specialises in writing, composing, and arranging music for anime アニメ. I first became aware of her work through watching the anime series Cowboy Bebop カウボーイビバップ, in particular this song, "Call Me, Call Me", sung by Steve Conte. ​

The song appears at the end of Episode 24. The beatuiful Fey rediscovers her past, Ed has found that she needs to move on, Ein wants to join Ed, and long time partners Spike and Jet are on the brink of something life changing. ​

To me, it represent how life must change and we must all find a way through our troubles, even though we want to cling onto the past. The song is thus special as it has been the way I've been feeling about JUB with how folks have been leaving, and how I'm feeling too.​

​

I close my eyes ad I keep seeing things
Rainbow waterfalls
Sunny liquid dream
Confusion creeps inside me raining doubt
Gotta get to you
But I don't know how
Call me, call me
Let me know it's alright
Call me, call me
Don't you think it's 'bout time
Please won't you call and
*
Ease my mind
Reasons for me to find you
Peace of mind
What can I do
to get me to you
I had your number quite some time ago
back when we were one
But I had to grow
Ten thousand years I've searched it seems and now
Gotta get to you
Won't you tell me how
Call me, call me
Let me know you are there
Call me, call me
Won't you tell me how
* (Repeat)
Ease my mind
Reasons for me to find you
Peace of mind
Reasons for living my life
Ease my mind
Reasons for me to know you
Peace of Mind
what can I do
to get me to you​

Composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno
Performed by the Seatbelts
Sung by Steve Conte​

Full version features on the
Cowboy Bebop OST.3 abum "BLUE" ​

 

[star-warrior]

​

heaven's not enough
if when you get there...
just another blue
and heaven's not enough
you think you've found it
and it loses you
you thought that of all there is
but not enough
and it loses you in a cloud
"there" most everything is nothin'
that it seems
"where" you see the things you only wanna see
I'd fly away
to a higher plane
to say words I resist
to float away
to sigh
to breathe.... forget
and heaven's not enough
if when I'm there I don't remember you
and heaven does enough
you think you know it and it uses you
I saw so many things
but like a dream
always losing me in a cloud
cause I couldn't cry
cause I turned away
couldn't see the score
didn't know the pain
of leaving yesterday really far behind
in anotherlife
in another dream
by a different name
gave it all away
for a memory
and a quiet life
and I felt the face
of a cold tonight
still don't know the score
but I know the pain
of leaving everything really far behind
and I could cry
and if I could live what truth I did then take me there
heaven good bye​

Composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno
Sung by Steve Conte​

 

[star-warrior]

A light compact version of Google Earth can be found here

http://www.flashearth.com/

if you just want maps and see the world. The creator also has a neat planetarium site. I spend lots of time just playing with it occasionally. I've managed to track Venus across the sky with it - it was the brightest thing in the sky other than the sun and moon, and there's also moon phases and the ability to change the date and time to see the heavens move. You may also view at different inclinations and compass directions.

http://www.neave.com/planetarium/

The menu at the top also has other projects this guy's doing. Some require you have a microphone to be able to send input into the apps, like the dandelion one. It's all good fun.

 

[star-warrior]

Hi folks, well, I took a little time out. It was interesting to know how it feels to do so, as it's the first time in the five and a half years being here that I've ever done so.

I needed some time to sort some things out. Mum's had her ups and downs over the last year and my young one is demanding of our time now. So much so, JUB became somewhat of a distraction. A few weeks went by rather quick I have to say - four in all.

For now, I'll be keeping a lower profile, mainly because home life is more important. Feel free to drop me an occasionally message, it's always nice to do something different that read some of the dross that sometimes glazes my eyes, lol.

SW.

 

[star-warrior]

...is what I get from this, one of my favourite songs.

 

[star-warrior]

JULIET

I shall forget, to have thee still stand there,
Remembering how I love thy company.

ROMEO

And I'll still stay, to have thee still forget,
Forgetting any other home but this.

 

[star-warrior]

I miss my mum. In a coupla days time, she'll've been gone half a year.

Springtime with all the blooms and ready rain, the cool breeze and lengthening days has brought renewal, and there is a lightness in my step.

We're renovating the house, having moved a lot of old stuff out, spring cleaning it and our lives here.

The old kitchen is stripped bare, ready for a new one, the bathroom too. I'm excited looking forward to its completion.

 

[Guest]

awww *hug*

I cannot imagine what it's like to lose a mother, star-warrior. I am sure, however, that it must be very hard. I am so proud of the strength and courage you showed on JUB around the time of her passing. I do like the way you've kept going, remembering the good times, and handling your business--so to speak. You are quite the inspiration.

 

[star-warrior]

I'm going away, 6wks in foreign climes. May you all have the best summer ever!

 

[REALWILDARKIEHERE]

I'm so sorry for your loss.. I do understand, my Mother passed away about ten months ago. It's the most horrible hurt I have ever experienced. I do understand. Best Regards