Irrepressibles, In The Shirt

I have not written a blog about music in rather a long time. This is not because I have not been enjoying music recently, just that there has not been music out there that has really taken my breath away. I know when music has had an impact on me because I just cant stop thinking about it. Sometimes it is music that you know you are going to like and it is catchy and the other times it is because of what is written, the emotion that comes out of the song or just the impact that the music has had on your life. I have had my iTunes Dj (for any of you that do not know... that means random!) on all day today and it has been bringing up some blasts from the past. As soon as one of the songs started to play, I knew that I had to write about it. This song is not well known, I have never heard it play on the radio or on TV but I passed it on Facebook. Someone recommended that I listened to the track and when I did I was left there, in complete silence after just thinking about the song. The song is called “In the shirt” by the Irrepressibles and there is a sample, along with both of the videos (the original and one amazing re-make) I do not honestly know what I feel when I listen to the song but it makes me stop and think. In my mind it is very emotional and stands for an array of things but I recommend that you listen to it all the way through and see what you make of it. I have tried listening to the Irrepressibles album and really do want to like it but it just does not float my boat. I want to like it but it is a tiny bit creepy for me and I can imagine myself getting rather disturbed if I listen to it at night (if at any point someone from the Irrepressibles reads this, I am so sorry!) Anyway listen to it and let me know what you think, watch both videos too, 

This is the re-make version, my favorite version (not because of the naked men) of the song, I like the meaning that is expressed through it and I think it is extremely creative

This, to my knowledge is the main official version of the song from the forgotten circus

Woman suspended naked outside a hotel!

Trust it to be a British woman! I was reading an article that I had to comment on because, how could I not!? A woman was left dangling naked from her hotel balcony after her sexual act went wrong. The woman, 49 had to be rescued by firefighters in Spain after she fell off the balcony but luckily got her foot caught on something to stop the fall. The article explains that if she had not got her foot caught then she would have hit a marble floor below. To be completely honest, I don’t know what one I would prefer!? being suspended naked outside my hotel for a while or to just hit the floor (being told that she wouldn’t have died) be knocked out and just hear about the rather random story. What were these people doing having sex on a balcony anyway? You have to laugh but it could have been serious. I bet the only edge she will be having sex next to now is the edge of her bed! It always amuses me that some people get stuck in rather strange situations (and that it makes our news!) firstly I recommend that if you want to have sex next to a balcony (probably having her leg on the edge to get a better position!) on the side of a cliff or a swing then I recommend that you tie both of your legs up and attach some clothes to the line also! Saying this though, I have always wanted to see a naked 49 year old woman suspended, naked in mid air so I take that suggestion back! 

Remember, have fun but dont get too carried away (in an ambulance) Signing out, Thatmfeeling 

Reality TV: Has it lost its Xfactor?

I watch Sky New quite a bit and every time they do a newspaper review, there is always one crappy newspaper that has an article on the X Factor. It got me thinking “are people even watching it anymore” The simple answer to this is yes. People may still be tuning in to watch the show but I don’t think they are like they use to. There was once a time where everyone would talk about the show and you would even be sitting on the tube and would hear the people around you talking about something or other Xfactor-esk. Now, there is really not that much. I think that the Xfactor hype has died down and I personally want ITV to move onto something different. Maybe this is not true and people do still talk manically about the show, just luckily I am not around to hear them. I think what has killed the buzz is the choice of contestants and partly the judges too. When the show first started this year, I wrote a blog about the judges and how it seemed like a rather good lineup. I take this back. The judges were a blow of the hammer that knocked the show down a peg. Gary Barlow is just so boring, bland and crap at being a judge. People just seem to be able to predict to easily what he is going to say and it makes it so boring. He is so repetitive and when he talks it just makes me want to mute the show. Kelly Rowland started out so promising but, maybe it is just me but it looks like her enthusiasm has run out quicker than a battery in sex shop dildo. I do not think that she will be there next year as she will want to do something better. Tulisa is probably my favorite one at the moment (I say at the moment but I stopped watching the program a while ago) I don’t know why she is a favorite, she just is. Then, you have Louis... Louis Walsh that should have left the show about 80 years ago! It is made worse by the fact that there aren’t really any great performers either. Some of them are good but its just disappointing because compared to other years I don’t think that anyone there will be a big star or deserves to have that crown. I know I sound awful and so bitchy and I do not mean it in a nasty way as this show is some of these people’s dreams. Then suddenly people are getting thrown out of the show, judges are arguing, being ill, complaining and contestants are turning against each other. To me it feels like it is a desperate attempt to get people talking about the show again but I am not too sure how effective these attempts are. There is no doubt that the show will be on for the next few years at least and that team Cowell will do all in their power to keep this ship afloat as long as possible. Reality TV is here to stay but there is something in the air that says these programs need to develop, change, move on, reinvent themselves because it gets boring watching exactly the same thing year after year with little change. You will either agree with me on this subject or probably slate me to Hell but this is what I think is happening. (now that I have said this the show will hit record audiences and be extended for the next thirty years!) anyway, whether you are an Xfactor fan or not... does reality TV have to change to survive? 

Signing out, Thatmfeeling 

The New Nokia Lumia

I keep on seeing articles on the new Nokia Lumia phone and I wanted to add my two pence in. I do not know why but there is something about this phone that I just really like. I do not plan to buy one as I am a hardcore Apple fan and I would only leave them if they shut down but if I was to change phones then I would say that this phone for some reason has to be the most appealing. I am not usually a fan of Nokia phones but recently I know that Microsoft and Nokia have joined forces to try and jump into the phone market (and make bigger splashes than they currently are) I decided to do some research into the phone and I have to say that I was rather impressed. The phone itself looks very “lego chic” I love the look personally but I know that there will be many people out there that will compare it to a child’s toy. Currently the phone comes in black (so boring) pink (rather snazzy) and blue (yes please!) The frame seems very small which makes a change to most of the bulky phones that are out at the moment. The one thing that really strikes me with this phone is the menu (or operating system) itself. The system is designed to look and match the phone and it does this very well. I love the fact that it has “people” rather than “contacts” as this changes the contact pages into mini profiles of the people you know, adding Facebook, twitter, email, number, birthdays and anything else that you could possibly think of and stores it in one place. The phone in general seems very organised and simple to use. It has a “bigger than the screen” feel to it and its like using the phone as some sort of peep hole as the information slides from side to side. I am not a windows fan at all but I would have to say that Windows seems to have done rather well this time. The Lumia stands out on its own at the moment as it has a very different look and fee to the Apple and Android phones that are currently taking over the world. 

This will either be great for Nokia or it will be bad. It will either attract people over and the phone will be a great success or it will scare people as they may feel like there may not be many things to do with the phone as Apple and Android will clearly have many more apps at the moment. All in all I have to say that this is a rather sexy phone and I am rather impressed. I did not think that I would say this but I hope it does well and that Windows has better luck at fixing itself into the phone market with its operating system. With three major players in the OS market it should do it some good and push up the competition to creating that “dream” phone that everyone wants.

Signing out, Thatmfeeling 

TOWIE Renewed For Four More Seasons

As you may have read from previous blogs, I have only just started to get into The Only Way Is Essex. I finished watching season 3 and had to get the DVD of 1 & 2 to catch up and I can now officially say that I am TOWIE to the full. I was reading an article which made me very happy indeed and that is because it has been confirmed that the show has now been renewed for at least four more seasons! The show has been getting viewer figures in their millions which means that the only way really is up for the show. Whilst some people have had a negative reaction to this, stating that the show is getting boring and that they hate the new characters, I have to say that I think the “regular” changes and fresh faces is the thing that is keeping the show going. Could you imagine the show in season one being exactly the same for the past three seasons!? I would have never gotten into it! So with fresh faces and new places I hope that the next season will also be a hit. Each of the next seasons should air over 2012, being 10 episodes each. The months it should start are January, April and October (but this may change) It is also a good think that Mark has decided to leave because now it will lessen the focus over the Wright family which I think were getting boring over the three seasons. I hope the news is good for you and I will keep you updated if I hear anything else.

Signing out, Thatmfeeling 

The Walkway in the Sky

I saw this article on the internet and I just had to share it. This is a new walk way that has opened up on the side of a mountain in china. The walk way is set 4,700ft up the side of the mountain and as you can see by the photos, you can see all the way down. I have never experienced anything of this height, only a walk way that was about 5 floors above ground (pathetic!) I would love to go on this! I would also love to get the experience of when you are in a really tall building and you have the glass that lets you look all the way down the side  of the building (so cool like yar) the only thing that freaks me out with this is that I could imagine walking on the walk way and it just falls off the side of the mountain! I would rather fall with it than being left on that tiny concrete edge though (lol) anyway this defiantly has the cool factor! 

Above: from this view it really does not look that bad. Below: then you see this and you can tell that it is not for the faint hearted!

Lets just hope the warning sign doesn't say "dont look" 

What is shocking is that the glass barrier really is not that high!

Happy viewing! signing out, Thatmfeeling 

The Only Way Is Essex: Reviewed!

I can remember when The Only Way Is Essex first come to our TV screens and I remember thinking “what a load of shit” I didn’t even want to watch it because I thought it would be a load of slutty girls talking about guys and then that was the episode over. I do not really know how I come to watch the program but I started first episode of season 3. I think it may have been all this talk about Mario and the two twins and I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. After watching the first episode I could honestly say that I was hooked. What I love about it is that its so care free, so fun and they do not take themselves seriously. I take back my first opinion of the show and want to say that I am so glad that I watched it. I do not want my life to be like theirs but I do admire them for being in the program and showing people that the only way is to have fun and just enjoy your life. I know that half of the program is set up but I would love to have a group of friends like that. They are close, there are so many dramas going on and it would be so exhausting yet fun.  To any of you that have not seen it, I strongly recommend that you do. Its an either love or hate relationship with the show but after me being someone that judged it so much, I have fallen in love with it. I have now bought it on DVD so I am going to start watching it from the very beginning. Oh its going to be reem! 

Thatmfeeling on Mark Wright:

I want to hate the guy! I hate people that are so far up their own arses that they could tan themselves in their own shit. I don’t understand though but there is something about him that I really like. He has a great style (he knows this) he looks great too (he also knows this) and he does have a dirty charm in the way he talks (again he knows this) I want to hate him but I just cant! 

Thatmfeeling on James Argent:

This guy cracks me up. He is the complete opposite of Mark and he has no charisma skills. He gets himself into trouble and does not think about what he is going to say before he says it. I really like Arg, he is kind, fun, funny and just a great big huge teddy bear.

Thatmfeeling on Kirk Norcross:

yummy! I don’t know why I like him but I just do! he has some sort of vulnerability to him and I think it gives him such an attractive quality. He is fun, I think he has his head in the right place and I would mist defiantly love him as a friend.

Thatmfeeling on Harry Derbidge:

Harry is one of the main reasons that I did not want to watch the show when it first come out. I hate gays like that and I hate the fact that he wears more makeup than all the girls put together. I have to say though that as the seasons have gone on, I really have started to like him. He is not my cup of tea but I think he has grown and become funnier and better in the seasons. He would be someone that i would go out clubbing with but that is as far as it goes. Some of the best lines come from him!

Thatmfeeling on Sam Faiers:

OMG I just love this girl! She is cute, fun and just amazing. I thin with Sam you just cant help but like her. I love watching her, listening to her and think that she has to be one of the best people in the series. She is the queen of reem! 

Thatmfeeling on Joey Essex:

I do not even need to comment. Joey is the most amazing thing ever. He makes me laugh so much and I think the program is all the better for him being in it. It is a shame that he is not in the first season because it would have rocketed even further to the top! Classic and amazing! Love him 

Thatmfeeling on Chloe Sims:

I didn’t like Chloe the first time I saw her but she is so funny. Chloe is the female version of Joey and the things that she comes up with related to politics and news crack me up. I want to hug her and tell her that she is so sweet. 

Thatmfeeling on Gemma Collins:

Gemma annoys me one second and then I am laughing along with her the next. I wish she would stop talking about love like it is some sort of fairytale world. She has a great sense of humor but all she talks about is love, sex and being with Arg. Sometimes I wonder if she has ever had a conversation about anything else? bad editing or is she always like that? 

Thatmfeeling on Lauren Goodger:

I hate her. I am sorry but she does my head in and if there was a group of friends with her in it I would just have to avoid them. She comes across as so needy, bitchy, greedy and anything else negative that I could say about her. I hope it is not really her but I would be so ashamed to watch myself back and see that I act like her.

Thatmfeeling on Jessica Wright:

I honestly have nothing to say about her.

Thatmfeeling on Lydia Rose Bright:

oh yay she is amazing! I know she can have her tantrums but I do love her. She can be grown up and silly at the same time and I do love watching her reactions to everything!

Thatmfeeling on Amy Childs:

how can you not like her. She is sexy, stupid and just so funny. I want her to come back!

What do you think of the show and the people in it?

signing out, Thatmfeeling 

The Shard's Bigger Brother

As I am sure you are all aware, I have an obsession with the architecture and an even bigger obsession with the Shard, London Bridge. As I was getting my daily dose of architecture, I noticed a building that I almost mistook for the Shard building itself! The Lotte Jamsil Super tower as it is titled is the Shard’s bigger brother and I mean bigger! When the Shard stands at 305.7m, this monster stands at 555.7m making it a Shard that has gone through puberty and more. Whilst I can’t help but love this building, I think it looks too similar to the one and only. I guess in defense of the Lotte Jamsil, any building that now has the shape of a really stretched out pyramid, could be classed as a copy of the Shard but even down to the layers with more glass underneath and the top of the tower splitting into separate pieces just seems a little to copy cat for my liking. If you cover up the bottom of the tower with your hand (or a sheet of paper if you dont want to put finger prints on your screen!) you can see the similarities and I wish that these two landmarks could be slightly different to each other. Both buildings are very clearly buildings of detail and quality as you can see by the interior impressions and the aims of these two buildings. Whilst London is set to get two more Shardettes in the not so distant future, it looks like we will have to settle with a fourth member of the family the other side of the world too. I will keep you posted with the details of all four buildings as they come to light. 

signing out, Thatmfeeling