So, having made a promise to myself to blog for the whole of November I begin by taking the path of least resistance and as such shall make this first post a ‘post of awesome’ to get the blog rolling!!!

Surf’s Up at http://www.bodycounters.com/ They are the Bodycounters. They count bodies, so you don’t have to.

The Post of Note goes to Cool Material for this list of historical facebook events. There are a few of these around, but I guess with a Bachelor of Theology under my belt you’ll understand why some of these ones appealed. – http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/if-historical-events-had-facebook-statuses/

I’m currently reading Book Lover as I’m back on the chick lit bandwagon at the moment. It’s going alright though not particularly cleverly written, but for a bit of light reading it’s going quickly enough… I have to finish it so I can get onto the three (THREE!) books I’ve purchased recently…

Some time ago a friend recommended Paul Durham’s band ‘Black Lab’ as worthy of a listen, in fact he gave me one of their cds. This is the latest offering, it’s been a long time in the making and it was worth the wait. Two Strangers by Black Lab

This isn’t particularly funny, but I found it fascinating, even if it is a marketing video for Dominos Pizza. Did you ever think there was THIS much involved in shooting such ads??! Crazy!Pulling the Cheese

The current Photo of Awesome is a stunner and one of those glorious ones that are a once in a lifetime image… The story of the photo is on the site you click through to… I’ve downloaded this one as my current desktop, it’s gorgeous. Moon+Venus+Clouds+Birds=Eyegasm

So, I changed the thumbnails over there on the right to reflect the fact that I’m far from posting awesome anywhere close to once a week… Happily I’m sitting in an airport today with little else to do or think about and so I’ll update the links for you!!!

Video: I’m linking to this one, partly because, it’s fantastic – a beautiful love story – and because the people involved are friends of mine!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfZMyHpmhJU4 Kris and Rach are amazing people and their story is challenging and yet amazing as they fight Kris’ cancer together. http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/shows/grill-team You can also hear them interviewed on local Sydney Radio where the video made the hardmen of the grill team all cry!

Photos: Came across this site http://www.pictorymag.com/showcases/in-deep/ which as some stunning photos… the feature ‘in deep’ is beautiful but also a bunch of other great galleries to check out as well.

Reading: Just finished Chocolat – Loved it but had reverse disappointment that the book wasn’t the same as the movie!! At least not the same as I remember… I may have to watch the movie again just to be sure (who am I kidding, great excuse to see Johnny Depp in action needs no justification)

Listening: I haven’t always been that keen on the offerings of Australian Idol winners but Stan Walker is pretty special… I bought the latest album ‘From the Inside Out‘ and LOVE it.

Surf’s Up: There are some very cool magazine style sites around with fantastic articles. I think I need an iPad to do them justice actually (slowly talking myself into one…) here’s the one I found most interesting recently… ‘Cabinet‘

Post of Note: I just love this story!! It’s a bit long and involved but really cool to hear when the People’s Justice happens in a place like New York!! http://www.whatever-whenever.net/blog/2010/08/justice-in-brooklyn/

(dedicated to Kelley who IS teh Awesome in human form)

I seem to be in a peculiar zone where reading material is concerned at the moment. I am still reading Harry Potter but I’ve not been able to stop myself buying books when I see them, so I’m also actually reading Cut & Run: When the Truth is No Protection by Alix Bosco. This is unusual behaviour in that I NEVER start a book till I’ve finished its predecessor. I may need an intervention… because I’ve another new book I bought by accident sitting in the wings waiting for me to finish the Bosco (but I haven’t really started it… well, maybe just a chapter in my lunch break… Oh. Help!)

I’m listening to The Robert Ludlum Value Collection: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum. Acutally, just the Bourne Identity to start with. Might be a bit daft given how well I know the movies but I’m interested in how much more the books flesh out the stories. When do I have time for this?? While I’m at work… it’s possible to code and listen to stories at the same time… sometimes I lose focus on the reading but the cool thing with audiobooks is that you can go back to wherever you stopped listening at the press of a button! I’m REALLY missing my iPhone at the moment or I could listen to this stuff on the bus! (That’s a story for another day).

Image of the Week for my fellow Gen Xers. Circumstances which dictate when you should ‘Whip It’

Video of the Week – Underwater Sculpture by Jason deCairesTaylor beautiful – if a little disturbing…

Post of Note – John Mayer, on Life – it’s Simple

Surf’s Up – Have I introduced you to Hyberbole and a Half? If not… check out Ally’s blog… in particular, her post about her ‘slightly’ retarded dog…

Reading: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) I know, I’m a big kid but they’re just so GOOD and it’s been a long time since I read them the first time!!

Video of the Week: BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU

Image of the Week: I’ve never been to Santorini. This makes me want to go REAL bad… Santorini

Surf’s Up: Going To Rain – this is cute – a quick reference as to whether you’ll need your umbrella, wherever you are! Going to Rain?

Post of Note: I honestly don’t how how true these emails of David Thorne’s are but damn they are funny! Missy is Missing

Listening: To the Fall by Beth Anderson [Link to iTunes] Stunning vocals, beautiful melodies and lyrics. Totally worth checking out.