Mille Trillion de mille sabords.....

Word curiosity, the word trillion did not have the same meaning in French, English or American...

Number	`American'	'British'
1E12	trillion	billion
1E15	quadrillion	thousand billion
1E18	quintillion	trillion

See what the (in french) what the proofreders of the newspaper "Le Monde" think about that : ca chauffe dans la calculette/.
Things learned

• Parker Lewis is back, to kick ET ass in Stargate SG1... at least it's the same actor: Corin Nemec
  Is this an achievement of coolness ?
• No more fish in 2048, according to a study published in Science, because of desctructive fishery (fish and habitat).

Improving Rhum
The basic recipe to improve Rhum by mixing it with bananas.
You need 1L of white rum (I prefer brown) and 4 bananas, cut the bananas (after removing the skin) in bits of 1cm. Put them in a frying pan with butter and sugar, and heat them (caramelization), and put them in the rum. Let the mix macerate for 2 months.

Another recipe use Carambar:
1L of Rum and 6 carambars. Put the carambar in the rum, add some brown sugar ( 20CL), let it for 8 to 10 days, shake the mix everyday.
Songs of the month

• Damien Rice - 9 Crimes and Rootless Tree (Album: "9" Atlantic)
• The Good The Bad And The Queen – Herculean (Parlophone)
• Nero – Autopsy
• Thom Yorke – Analyse (XL)
• Scott Matthews - Dream Song (Album: "Passing Stranger" SanRemo)
• CSS - Let's make love
• Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
• Ray Lamontagne - Let Me Stay
• FourTet - (Album: "Rounds")
• The Killers - When You were young and Bones (Album: "Sam's Town" Island Records)
• Iain Archer - Long Jum
• L'Aroye & Ky/Dynamax - Tribute to my people
• Smooth/Yann Tiersen - The Endless rise of the sun
  

Gare au Jaguar....

# Joey Starr (ex-NTM) is releasing a new album... and soon the album is forbidden from selling.
The cause an unauthorized cover [mp3] of a G.Brassens song ("Gare au Gorille").
Info from:

• Blog Un Monde de sons [FR].
• Joey Starr vs Brassens

# More news about Wii in the New York Times. Nintendo is clearly differentiating itself from its competitors (Sony and Microsoft) targeting new customers (the 50+), and enhancing new gaming experience.....wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

# And back to French...
Aprés avoir lu les derniers post/dessin de Lewis Trondheim sur son blog dessinné [Les Petits Riens], j'ai voulu en savoir plus sur le syndrome du prisonnier (quand quelqu'un est enfermé et ne fais rien, et ne faisant rien, il est de plus en plus fatigué et a de moins en moins envie de faire de choses), j'ai découvert le site In Libro Veritas. Les textes y sont publiés en lecture libre et gratuite. Pour les textes classiques, avant que Google n'ai fini de scanner tous les livres de la planete, la BNF est en train de faire la meme chose avec Gallica.

Here we go again...

Munster started his campaign to retain his European crown.... [H-Cup website]
And that's Bourgoin which has been defeated despite:
28/10/06 Pool4 Munster 41-23 Bourgoin Thomond Park (12,800)

The Good The Bad and the Queen

Back to more regular posts. Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz...) has started a new adventure or story with: The Good, the Bad and the Queen. I've discovered it thanks to Tom Dunne's Pet Sound show on today FM, with their first single Herculean. And also Zane Lowe (BBC1). You can listen (until the 2 november 2006), the show they gave for BBC: here. Brilliant. There is loads of good stuff on BBC electroprom website, from Paul Weller to the Magic Numbers. In a world where with an IPOD, you can have litteraly months of music in your pockets... does it make sense the old question: which cd would you bring on a island ? My answer would be something on this left side.

Note : Lego are becoming greater and greater.

finally a post....

Long time since I've been blogging regularly, just to keep up to date.

Activities:
- Sailing ( at least trying to learn ), fantastic week-end with the University of Limerick Activity Center. I have just done the course start sailing Level 1, and looking forward for the level 2.
- Nintendo DS: Brain Training and Brain Academy.. and so far the results BT = 26 year's old brain and BA = 1300g brain weight....
Unit of alcohols: 1 last week.
Books read: "Ubik" and "A Time out of joint" by Ph.K.Dick

Links:
- Le petit champignacien [FR], if you like the champignac mayor.
- BBC1 Zane Lowe Radio Show
- The nintendo Wii will be soon in our saloons...You can watch videos of people trying the system... my favourite is this french girl. Probably the most exciting console ( for the concept ) to come.

A mystery [FR]
Dans Truismes de Marie Darrieusseq, page 52 de l'édition P.O.L :
Un jour la dame en noir, l'amie de ma vieille cliente, m'a donné un euro. Elle croyait que j'avais faim.
Rien ne vous choque?
Le roman est paru en 1996, soit trois bonnes années avant le passage à l'euro (le premier janvier 1999). Même dans les bourses internationales, cette monnaie n'était pas utilisée avant 1998 ou 1999.
Étrangement, mieux que les autres disparités délibérement uchrononiques du récit, c'est ce détail-là qui le place pour moi dans une sorte d'anticipation bizarrement proche.
Ce n'est pas moi qui est remarque mais je l'ai decouvert ici.

Testing my self

In summary: 16 years old, tempereed with reasonable way of thinking. If I was a beer, I would be a guinness, and if I was a muppet, I would be Scooter, even if I prefer the Fraggle rocks ! By the way Uncle Matt is still travelling.

Your Brain's Pattern

You have a tempered, reasonable way of thinking.
You tend to take every new idea in, and meld it with your world view.
For you, everything is always changing. Each moment is different.
Your thinking process tends to be very natural - with no beginnings or endings.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

You Are Scooter

Brainy and knowledgable, you are the perfect sidekick.
You're always willing to lend a helping hand.
In any big event or party, you're the one who keeps things going.
"15 seconds to showtime!"

The Muppet Personality Test

You Are 16 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart.
In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.
You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.
You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.
Your ideal relationship is comforting. You crave a relationship where you always feel warmth and love.
Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.
You think of marriage pessimistically. You don't think happy marriages exist anymore.
In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

You Are Guinness

You know beer well, and you'll only drink the best beers in the world.
Watered down beers disgust you, as do the people who drink them.
When you drink, you tend to become a bit of a know it all - especially about subjects you don't know well.
But your friends tolerate your drunken ways, because you introduce them to the best beers around.

What's Your Beer Personality?

FYI: End of the Limerick Boat Club

Hi, sadly this is the last month for the following venue: Limerick Boat Club.

Quite a sad news for the musical/cultural scene of Limerick, this closure won't improve the diversity of the offer.

This is (was) a great place for gig/concert of small bands, unfortunately their adventure ends at the end of this month, and here the last opportunities to enjoy it, so here the list of the last gig:
10/10/2006 08:00 PM - HOSTILE COMBOVER (US), The Boatclub
10/12/2006 08:00 PM - BALLS OF IRON BON VOYAGE, The Boatclub
10/13/2006 08:00 PM - DEFIANCE, The Boatclub
10/14/2006 08:00 PM - RICHIE McCOY, The Boatclub, - FREE!!
10/16/2006 08:00 PM - CANKICKERS - FREE GIG, The Boatclub
10/18/2006 08:00 PM - STEEPLE REMOVe (France) + ENDFINDEAD, The Boatclub
10/19/2006 08:00 PM - WAITING TO EXPLODE, The Boatclub
10/20/2006 08:00 PM - DEADBOTS, The Boatclub
10/21/2006 08:00 PM - CHEEBAH PRESENTS..., The Boatclub
10/27/2006 08:00 PM - LORDS/UNIT AMA, The Boatclub
10/28/2006 08:00 PM - STAR BELGRADE, The Boatclub
11/02/2006 08:00 PM - CAPTAIN MOONLIGHT, The Boatclub
11/04/2006 08:00 PM - CAP PAS CAP & MIRAKIL WHIP, The Boatclub
11/05/2006 08:00 PM - STANLEY SUPER 800 (woohoo!), The Boatclub
11/09/2006 08:00 PM - BERKELEY, The Boatclub

More Info on:
http://www.myspace.com/gigtown
cheebah.typepad.com/road_to_nowhere.html

“Hello. Sorry to bother you but we’ve got important news. The rumours are true. The Boatclub is shutting down. Our loyal gig goers have very little interest in boats, so we’re not getting our license back. Added to that some developer is taking a wrecking ball to the place in the new year to build some swanky new apartments. Asshole. Anyway we’re shutting down in just over a month and we’d really appreciate your support at all the gigs before we go. There’s bills to be paid! All the gigs are on the profile (there’s loads) and if it’s okay I might post some on your page another time (if that’s not okay, just say so!) Thank you for all your support. Please post a comment on our profile if you have a favourite memory and we might put them all together for nostalgia’s sake. Thanks again. The LBC boys."


Where to listen music in Limerick:
Wicked Chicken (website eightball.ie)
Dolan's (website dolanspub.com)
University Concert Hall (website uch.ie)

Radio Shows
Tom Dunnes Pet Sound (Today FM, Mo-Thu 7pm-10pm)
Annie Mac Mash Up ( BBC1, every Friday 10pm-00 )