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Today Mr Levee introduced me to PostSecret, the best blog ever (except The Levee Breaks of course!)

For an inherently nosey person, the thought of being able to read peoples deepest, darkest secrets is so appealing to me. In fact it is almost addictive. People have admitted to affairs, being gay, taking drugs and so much more.

The basic premise of the blog is that people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

As a parent, this one is one of my favourites and I fully intend to use it on my boys when they grow up.

Go on, have a nosey and let me know what your favourites are.

Sunday, September 17th, 2006 // Fun Stuff

I came across this on eBay and was sure that some of you young hot blooded males would be interested. You can say thank you later!

Thursday, September 7th, 2006 // General

A few months ago I posted about a fantastic website I had just came across called BookCrossing.

I have finally managed to register some books, and I now intend to release them into the wild.

The only problem is, I don’t know where to leave them. I live in Crumlin, but doubt that anyone around here bookcrosses. I see that someone else realeased one at Junction One, but it has yet to be claimed, so I have ruled that out.

I could get Mr Levee to release them in Belfast after work, but where should he leave them? I know that a few bookcrossers read the blog (Norah, Cybez and Jimmy Porter thats you!) so I would be grateful for any tips or suggestions you may have.

Thursday, July 13th, 2006 // General

Have you ever fancied a spot of trampolining while buck naked? If like me this has always appealed to you, but you don’t want to scare the living daylights out of your next door neighbours, then check out this site.

The object of the game is to keep your nude trampolining dude on the trampoline, while performing as many moves and stunts as possible. I managed a poor score of 490 before falling off and breaking my neck, the highest scores achieved are over 6000, so I have a bit of a way to go before I will reach the leader board.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006 // Fun Stuff

I came across Imagination Cubed through its high entry in del.icio.us. It is basically a doodler type program (excuse the non-tech talk). You can draw pictures and create your own scenes, then click on replay and have your drawing repeated right before your eyes.

Better still you can invite friends to waste their time also and join you in a spat of artistic expression, or save your picture and email it to your nearest and dearest. What a fantastic idea!

It reminds me so much of my school days when I would have spent hours in the computer suite messing about with Microsoft Paint, creating birthday cards and crap pictures which my poor mother always pretended to love.

Monday, July 10th, 2006 // Creativity, General, News & Media

I am a firm believer that the eighties were not good to anyone. Look at those fashion and hair disasters…. absolutely no one looked good!

If you need reminding, or just fancy a trip down memory lane, then check out I Love Eighties Music and you can watch all your favourite hits of the eighties, with the artists looking less than sexy.

The site contains well over a thousand eighties hits, I don’t think you could think of an eighties song that isn’t included in thier list.
A few favourites of mine are Abba’s - Super trouper, Alannah Myles - Black Velvet, Aswad - Don’t turn Around and Aerosmiths - Janies Got A Gun.

Thats just the As, it could take me weeks to get through this site!

Sunday, July 9th, 2006 // Fun Stuff

Mr Levee recently posted about the new phenomena that is Google Idol.

We spotted the Pomme and Kelly videos early in the contest and knew they would go far. It seems that we were right and this week Pomme and Kelly became our new Gidols and were presented with the grand prize of $250 (which they are going to donate to charity!)
The girls entered the contest as just a bit of fun, but have found themselves drawing the attention of the worlds media and have aquired thousands of fans in just two and a half months.

Getting more attention than they bargained for, the girls controversially removed all their videos except their Google Idol entry from their website and asked that anyone with downloaded copies keep them off the internet.

If anyone is checking out the Google Idol site, make sure to check out the Anthony and Katy videos. these are a bit more rehearsed and less raw than Pomme and Kelly’s offerings but equally hilarious!

Monday, April 3rd, 2006 // Observations

I came across Google Romance on Sunday and thought it was the coolest idea ever! I raved to Mr Levee about how I wished i was single and could participate.

Of course I have since discovered that it was obviously an April Fools joke and I am the biggest fool ever.

No flies on me eh?

Monday, April 3rd, 2006 // General

I came across The Levee Breaks on Blogshares tonight, and saw that it was worth $7351.19.

Great! Pity it’s not real money!

Friday, March 31st, 2006 // Observations

‘Facing The Truth’?is definately a programme on my ‘to watch this weekend’ list. Not as entertaining as my usual saturday line up of Dancing On Ice or whatever other reality TV show on at the time, but it does look like it will be interesting viewing.

I just caught a quick clip on tonights BBC newsline about the programme, for which Archbishop Desmnd Tutu travelled to Northern Ireland last year.

The basic premise is that the Archbishop acts as a facilitator between a handful of victims and perpetrators of Northern Ireland’s conflict. The programmes which run over three nights starting this Saturday, will include a police officer who was almost killed in the 70s meeting his shooter,?a British Soldier meeting with the sister of a young man he shot dead, and perhaps the most compelling is Michael Stone meeting with Sylvia and Roddy Hackett, the widow and brother of a man he is convicted of murdering in Miltown Cemetary.

In an interview with BBC tonight Michael Stone appeared to be repentant, and went as far as to apologise to the family of Dermot Hackett. At the end of the meeting an obviously distressed Mrs Hackett moved to shake Michaels hand and as she did she let out a yell of what sounded like a mix of despair and revulsion at what she had just done.

It was upsetting to watch, and just shows that even though decades may have passed, many of the scars of the troubles are still very raw.

I am interested to know how the meetings ended. Did anyone get the closure they needed? Did this help anyone move forward, or did it simply put them back to where they were 20 or more years ago.

The more cynical part of my brain remembers that last time Michael Stone was hitting the publicity trail and the autobiography that ensued.?I wonder if part two is due out anytime soon…….

Saturday, March 4th, 2006 // News & Media, Northern Ireland: Politics