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This is too funny. Watch and see. Dramatic Chipmunk

Look alikes, Tiffani Thiessen and Charlize Theron?

Look alikes, Tiffani Thiessen and Charlize Theron? The last name Thiessen actually sounds South African or maybe Dutch, but I can't be sure.

The Golden Compass

What a controversy this movie and book has sparked. I for one think that it is completely absurd that the book has been pulled from some library selves simply because the author is an atheist.

PS. The good thing about atheists is that they don't ask anything from anybody, unlike religious people who insist that you should go to their church.

Why are there so many racists playing Halo?

I love playing Halo 2, but why are there so many young white kids from the south (Bible belt) playing the game? The point I am trying to make is that I have heard the "N" word so many times it makes me sick. I even hear hatred towards Mexicans a lot too. Also, whenever somebody comes on speaking another language, why are they told to shut up and speak English. Are these young Americans this ugly? Now I can see where the term, "Ugly American" came from. Where are all the players from the East and west cost of the USA? We need more players to stand up to these racists. I am sure there must be some open minded southerners out there, why no let your voice be known.

Katherine Heigl

I just learned that Katherine Heigl who is on the show, "Grey's Anatomy" was the same girl who was in the movie Knocked up. I thought this was the case, but I wasn't sure. I have never actually watched Grey's Anatomy.

Peter Garrett of midnight oil.

Peter Garrett of midnight oil is now the Australian Environmental Minister. How fitting. I couldn't imagine a better person for the job. Maybe he and David Suzuki should get together.

RIP Evil Knievel

Sad but true. He died at only 69. Need I say, after all the times he escaped death on a motorcycle, he died quietly in his bed. Here is a link if you need more info.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/us/01knievel.html

The Hurt cycle.

I am getting a bit off topic here, but I just wanted to talk about one issue. Humans seem like self destructive creatures. Once one person has hurt one person, it is more likely that person will go on to hurt others. Either in physical way, or an emotional way. I like to think of this as the hurt cycle. I am a firm believer that once this cycle starts, it can never be stopped. I would even go as far to say that some people like to be hurt, but they would never admit it. The only way to get by in life is to make the best of it, and try and suppress the hurt. I think it is a rather dark viewpoint, but true in my mind none the less.

Internet Privacy, the end of us all?

The Facebook revolution has caused a new phenomenon, some good, but in my opinion, a lot of it bad. I personally know of many people who have decided to stay away from facebook all together. Others who made accounts, but latter decided to erase them. And then in the end, decided to reactivate them. Basically the problem stems from the fact that when you sign up, all the privacy features are switched off. This means that people can basically view what somebody is doing at any time of day. Switching these privacy features on is a little difficult. I believe they did this on purpose.
Knowing what everybody is doing, at every time of the day is great if you are on perfect terms with all your friends, but in life, this is hardly ever the case. Take the example of ex-boyfriends/ ex-girlfriends, or god forbid, deranged stockers.
This all ties back to one important necessity for all human beings. A certain degree of privacy. In my opinion, people can expose about 90% of them selfs to everybody around them, but they need to save about 10% to them selfs. Be it, a fantasy life they have created or just to communicate with people from their past, or even strangers. This is a gray area, and I am sure some may not agree, but as long as certain lines are never crossed, I think it's alright.
If you don't maintain this 10% to yourself, the stress of being constantly exposed can be too much. A little mystery can create enough spice to get through life.
So weather it's facebook, or standard email, it is essential to keep this part of our lives hidden to the rest of the world. If we spend more time than ever on computers these days, it is important to keep more of our internet activities private. This give us a place to escape to when we need it.