Liberal, Politics

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Ahem. Plug here.

Ultra liberal blog. So biased I feel a bit ashamed at times when I consider what I should be doing -- not remaining wholly entrenched in viewpoints similar to my own, branching out. Yet I read it religiously. Really, while it offers substance (as I'm sure its counterparts do), it is no more than a staunch political safe-haven profusely bleeding Dem-blue. I love it, I really do.

Then there's Huff-Po, an online must (my humble opinion). I tried the Daily Kos and came up disinterested -- I think it's the website layout. I find it difficult and uninviting, and apparently I am the only one. LOL

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Since I'm doing the political thing here, I'll admit I like Peggy Noonan. She's said some things I don't agree with, she's fundamentally Republican, but there is an obvious intelligence to her. It comes off as inherent and elegant, yet there's nothing 'soft' about her views -- they seem extremely well-thought out. Definitive disagreements with her don't inspire bellicosity, just an honest difference of opinion, of thought. It's rather disarming -- she must be a pain to debate. ^^

I have similar thoughts about Ed Rollins. He's so measured in his approach on TV. Rollins doesn't lend himself to caricature because, I think, he doesn't see it as the most persuasive road to political conversion. That's just me, though. Eh. Again, I don't agree with him politically -- hell, I even remind myself to be leery due to his status as a Republican strategist (strategists of all shades are, well, shady by definition). However I respect his opinion due to the way he seems to come at things.

That's it. Just out and about thinking. At 6 AM. Sigh. I woke up at 3.

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What am I listening to now? Nothing. Let me scroll through my sansa to see
what music fires me up today...
Ah, here it is: *Guy Farley's Main Theme 01, off the "Cashback"
soundtrack. A song like falling snow, like twilight and moon
through a sea of trees. So, not really a fire -- no rage in the senses here. Hmm,
I wonder how long this will last?

*download - song link in bold

a girl's random pain and music

I threw out my back... Again! It's been a pain-spiked / medicated recovery for the last two and half weeks or so. Yeah, fun. I've been catching up on my 'nothing', which is even more awesome! (Please note the sarcasm.)

But just so this post isn't all about pain and pain medication (mostly 800 mg motrin with a kick of naproxen), I'll mention a few things on my imaginary 'current loves' list:

Composer, Steve Jablonsky's score for the film, "The Island" -- a lovely flick by the way, in which Ewan MacGregor and Scarlett Johanssen are as gorgeous as ever.

Composer, Guy Farley's score for the obscure British film, "Cashback" -- an average movie with lovely imagery and a compellingly voiced voice-over. Stay away from his score if you aren't into lush, slightly overblown drama of the orchestral kind. :)

Composer, Adrian Johnston's score for the obscure cinematic gem, "Me Without You" -- I already own the standard soundtrack but it's missing the sweetly dark strains of his instrumental work. I've been hunting it down with little success thus far but I've contacted his management group via e-mail so hopefully I'll receive a positive response soon!

For some reason this image just calls to me:

Perhaps it's the violence of the fire or the little girl,
so calm in a frock and pinafore(?) in the foreground?

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Question: how bad is it to work for the/an evil empire to make
an insane amount of cash? It's totally off-topic of composers and
pretty things but it's a situation I'm facing in which I'm excited
by the work but turned off by the employer. Details on that
later, I guess... Maybe.

Signing off! ^_^