Something amazing is happening in British Politics

Last week something amazing and historic happened in Britain. No I'm not talking about the volcano, I'm talking about the historic television debate that gave voters the best opportunity to really compare Party leaders that they have ever had. And what happened? A discounted party, a party who haven't ever held power, who were only formed in the 80's, who's leader was mocked as 'unrecognizable' only a few months ago, has emerged as the favourite. Apparently the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, is now as popular as Churchill was before he got elected. Imagine that. At a time when the British people have wrinkled up their noses in disgust at all the expense scandals in Whitehall, this is truly amazing.

And I have been thinking. It really is the right time for the Liberal Democrats. The generation who's first politicalisation was the introduction of tuition fees by Labour, opposed by the Liberals, is now old enough to have had some life experiences, to break free of the constrains of their parents opinions and influences and really think about who they want to vote for. That's my generation. Among my peers the Liberals were always popular. And now Clegg is targeting their votes even more - just as Obama in the US targeted young voters. When I saw obama taking office I knew that Gordon wasn't going to cut the mustard any more - he was old and boring compared to the young-looking President. And Cameron looked like a poor substitute - a privately educated priviledges Tory boy. What we needed was Clegg. Calm, 'let's work together' Clegg.

And now there's a little Twitter campaign too. Of course there is. This is the video they are sending around:

Why Eddie Izzard Supports the Labour Party

Election fever is well and truly here and I feel like I am far more concerned than in the last general Election. The stakes are higher and the choices are bigger. I grew up as a Labour party supporter. I went on rallies and demos, knocked on doors, folded leaflets and canvassed opinion all for the Labour Party. I even learnt songs about politicians as if they were nursery rhymes - "He's rich, he's slime, he's Michael Heseltine, Kick him outtt, kick him outttt". But now it feels less clear. I don't like Gordon Brown and Labour have made stupid mistakes. The country is not in great shape but unlike the Tories, I wouldn't say it was broken. And I couldn't vote Tory...I just couldn't. My mother would turn in her grave. But one thing is clear. I like Eddie Izzard. I love Eddie. If he were to run as an MP I would vote for him. OMG! I just had a great thought - imagine if Eddie ran against Boris for Mayor of London? OMG! That would be the best thing ever. Everyone would be interested - everyone would watch the parliamentary debates. It would be immense! And Eddie would win!

So with that in mind here is Eddie Izzard in his 'making of a Party Political Broadcast" video. Love it:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/04/15/comic-eddie-izzard-hails-brilliant-britain-in-labour-party-video-watch-it-here-115875-22187849/

Silly cat video - oohh hahahha soooo funny

Darwin deez - radar detector

Cute video with cute little creative ideas and some weird hair and dancing. Enjoy.

Proud of Britney?

Yes I am proud of Britney Spears for allowing unairbrushed pictures to appear alongside airbrushed ones. Brave and inspirational.






I am fed up of looking at the skin of celebrities - all glowing golden and flawless and then looking at my own skin complete with stretchmarks, mottled bits, veins, lines and pores and feeling depressed. But I am not the strange one. That's what women really look like. That is also why I have embraced the communal changing rooms of the gym. It is, as my friend recently pointed out to me, the only time women can really see other women's bodies - real ones. When I first joined the gym I was shocked to see women changing out of their clothes in front of me - right down to their birthday suits. I would shyly hide under a towel or turn away. I saw women with strange rashes, women with scars, women with dimpled fatty thighs and then I saw myself in the way that I really should have seen myself - as pretty ok. My body is actually pretty good. Now I shun the tiny changing room in the corner and change in my own time in front of everyone. And, when I have children, you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna bring them to the gym so they too can see women's bodies as they really are, not as they are in magazines.

If celebs moved to Oklahoma

I have nothing against Oklahoma - I've never been there - but this is pretty funny. Take a look on this link:

http://www.everyoneforever.com/content/2009-04-28/if_celebs_moved_to_oklahoma/

...and see celebs as they could have been.

Emotional short by Spike Jonze

Watch Spike Jonze's new short film - a love story between two robots. It's really beautiful, and I love the way it's set up too.

http://www.imheremovie.com/#