Living In A Box - "Living In A Box"

I still have this song on seven-inch vinyl! Man, those were the days...

Richard Harris - "MacArthur Park"

This is one of the songs which played while I waited for Earth to start playing.



Bonus - Donna Summer's cover!

Enthralled by "Earth"

I watched Earth this morning, just as I planned to do - and I was very impressed. These days, studios rely on gimmicks like 3D and IMAX in order to attract moviegoers, so it's refreshing to see a nature-based documentary where the "characters" do the talking (along with the narrator, James Earl Jones). Not that I have anything against these gimmicks when done right, like in Coraline and Monsters vs. Aliens.

There were scenes of humour, heartbreak, terror and beauty throughout. As a matter of fact, I almost cried at two points, but I won't reveal them in order to avoid spoiling the movie. All I'll say is that you'll be amazed and awestruck by the wonder that is our planet and its inhabitants. You'll also wonder how the heck the production team "did that" and you'll do it often; watch for one scene where the camera goes over a waterfall and then turns around to face it. Wow...

This is one movie I hope to see again. It makes me look forward to Disneynature's next film, Oceans, which arrives on Earth Day in 2010.

My Lunch Hour

Yonge-Dundas Square and Bell Trinity Square, taken April 24 2009.

This Is Where I Pray Every Weekday Morning

I won't be praying here beyond next Friday, though, as I'll no longer be working in this area.

Eaton Centre, 4th floor (near Indigo), taken April 24 2009.

Eaton Centre Fountain (April 24 2009)

I took these pictures of the Eaton Centre fountain before and after it started running. Taken April 24 2009.

Papa Roach - "Lifeline"

Papa Roach isn't a group I listen to on a regular basis, but "Lifeline", the recent single from Metamorphosis, caught my ear at the gym a few weeks ago. Lyrically, it's nothing we haven't heard before; the lead singer describes the pain he feels as he recounts a bad situation. However, take note of these lyrics from the second verse:

So I put out my hand
And I asked for some help
We tore down the walls I built around myself
I was struck by the light
And I fell to the ground

The last two lines should look familiar to Christians or anyone else who reads the Holy Bible.

And as (Saul) journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
(Acts 9:3-4, KJV; emphasis mine)

Just because some people aren't explicitly religious, it doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't thinking about spiritual matters. As a matter of fact, Christian Music Today has a series of articles called Glimpses Of God, where they explore the spiritual aspects of secular music. Their most recent examination was on Bruce Springsteen's latest album, Working On A Dream.

With that said, enjoy Papa Roach's song.

Papa Roach - Lifeline
by UniversalMusicGroup