The Floor Lamp

I just watched an episode of Californication and once again I have noticed that a specific floor lamp that we sell at my place of work has been popping up in the background of movies and tv shows. I had no idea how popular this specific floor lamp was but this is at least the 5th time I have noticed it. People seem to love this lamp because we do sell a lot at work, but personally I do not think it is that great (especially for over $800). Does anybody agree with me?

Chris O.

Gaza

the war on the palestinians, when will it end.. its been going for a few years now.
we need to END THE BLOCKADE: STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL: FREE PALESTINE

'More than 1,010 killed in Gaza'

18th day - Gaza death toll reaches 940 with 4200 injured
Tuesday January 13, 2009 - 10:03
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has left 18 more Palestinians dead on Tuesday. Full Story
http://www.imemc.org/article/58444

Natasha B

Véronique Dicaire

Dimanche dernier, j'ai écouté à la télé la première partie du spectacle de Céline Dion ... C'est Véronique Dicaire qui a fait son ouverture... Si vous avez la chance de la voir en spectacle, je vous le conseille. C'est une femme qui vient de se découvrir un grand talent ! Elle imite de grandes chanteuses ... C'est incroyable à quel point qu'elle arrive à capter l'attention de son public. Elle est une étoile sur scène. Lors de sa prestation, elle a interpreté des chansons de Ginette Reno , Marie-Hélène Tibert, Marie-Chantal Toupin , Céline Dion et de bien d'autres... Elle a vraiment réunis de grandes chansons francophones .... Elle est en spectacle au Théàtre Saint-Denis le 7 et 8 avril .... C'est un spectacle a ne pas manqué !!!

The Art of Noise

Many new genres of music have been popping up these days. For example, what most of us would classify as house music might actually be: progressive, minimal, techno, trance, deephouse, tribal…Same for Rock, Alternative and Pop music. Artists these days are fusing all styles- making it hard to categorize music.

So, one cold Sunday night, I decided to fully change my musical playlist and made some interesting discoveries. A band that stuck out was MGMT, a dynamic duo from Brooklyn with something a quite exceptional. If you take one look at this oddball duo, you’d be forgiven for not knowing exactly what to think. They dress in 70s retro garb and paint weird shapes on their faces. But the opening track of their album: Time To Pretend, with it’s images of a hedonistic, idealistic and hippyish escape from the pressures of modern life, tells you exactly where they’re coming from. It is a given that, stoners worldwide will be lighting up whenever MGMT takes the stage.

Their song Electric Feel, with all its techno-swirls, loopy disco-patterns and the vocals become blissed-out, 70s soul harmonies. It’s absolutely brilliant and insanely catchy. Rapper Jim Jones even provided a remix, claiming it to be different and fresh. On a side note, it’s a great song to play on your i-pod when unable to sleep! It takes you to a warm, sunny and sexy place :P

MGMT is also in the top 10 most frequently played artists during the Spring/Summer 2009 Runway Shows: Dior RTW, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci (Men)…

Katia K.

Red Carpet Awards

Hey Everyone,
The SAG awards were Sunday and sure we are all interested in knowing who will win the awards but when it comes to these events I LOVE to watch the stars on the RED CARPET. The hair, the make-up, the accessories and... obviously the dresses!!!
I like to see how they look and which designer they are wearing. It gives us a sense of what to expect in the upcoming seasons in terms of styles and colors.
I think Kate Winslet looked really fabulous in that electric blue dress; it was a simple but very elegant dress! I also LOVED Teri Hatcher's dress which was a Monique Lhuillier dress which was a Pre-Fall 2009 dress.
As for the worst dressed; I won't go into detail with those because they are not very interesting but I can say some of those celebs chose very dull dresses which made them look dull and awful-sorry to say! lol

For those of you who didn't watch it you can click on the link for the SAG Best and Worst Dressed Awards!
http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/search/label/SAG%20Awards

Alessandra Salvatore

Paulo Coelho

Hi everyone...this book inspired me alot and helped me to see the world in a different point of view. It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought, it ends in obsession. The book is called THE ZAHIR in Arabic 'zahir' means 'visible' ,'present',' incapable of going unnoticed'. It can refer to an object or a person, and that object or person gradually takes over our every thought, until we are unable to think of anything else. This could be considered a state of holiness or a state of madness. It's one thing to follow our dreams and to believe in the signs that guide us on our way. Then we have a goal to aim at, but we also enjoy the journey. With a Zahir we don't get that same feeling of joy with every step we take, only the stubborn desire to get what we believe to be necessary for us to live.
The truth is that we have developed certain values (money, power) which demand our total dedication and which justify our struggle and our life, but in fact they present us from stopping and asking ourselves : Am I Happy ?!
and it is asking ourselves if we are happy with what we are doing and the person whom we share our lives with that helps us to understand our fate .That takes a great deal of courage but believe me it worth it...

Rand Samaan

GO GREEN GO !!!

So I'm blogging about going GREEN because were facing a problem with globalwarming and not enough people are participating. Recycling is probably the easiest thing to do considering you through things out anyway.So I've made a list of things you would be surprised you could recycle.

-Eyeglasses

-Phone books

-Motor oil

-Fluorescent bulbs

-Paint

-Cell phones/Batteries

-Bubble wrap

-Washer/Dryer

-Fridge/Stove

-Magazines

-Mattresses

-Propane tank

-Leaves

-Christmas trees

-T.Vs

These are everyday things, It's simple once your finished with them RECYCLE!!!

Kassi K.