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    I really have no idea what to expect of this gig. Most gigs I go to, I'm sitting. The only three standing ones I've been too are Velvet Revolver and Goo Goo Dolls x 2. The Goo Goo Dolls gigs were epic, I was nowhere near the front of the queue for either gig, but everyone just sorta moseyed in, and I just walked right up to the barrier both times, there were massive gaps and no one filling em. It was great.
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    He bit you :roftl: 'Bad Mika, that's BOLD!' :roftl:
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    I dreamt about Mika last night but I don't remember what happened in it.
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    I'm standing. Front row. Just anyone try and stop me I actually keep forgetting about this gig (coz I very, very rarely go to gigs, like one every year or two years) and then I remember and I'm like, OH YEAH!!!!
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    Aww thank you! It's Deviant Art. It's in my sig now coz there is/will be quite a lot of Mika art going on there, and several members of the MFC and I are watching each others pages. Do you have a DA page? x
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    Cool. Sorry you couldn't do the whole thing, theres just too many people, and not enough work. I'll let you and the Meyers work out yourselves how you want to divide up the lettering. :biggrin2:

     

    Nollaigx

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    Heya - Regarding the yearbook cover art:

     

    Just to let you know, I know you wanted to do the title, and I've reserved a place on it for you. You'll get to do 18 letters out of 'The Fans Who Know Too Much - MFC Yearbook 2009'. The Meyer Twins, who asked aaaaaaaaages ago, will do the other 18 letters. Is that okay? I need you to let me know a.s.a.p, because if you're not happy with that, someone else will be delighted to do the title.

     

    Nollaigx

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    HAHA it's good you're not a snob - I've commented on other people's videos and got no reply at all, I feel like saying 'well then, not voting for YOO!' :roftl: It's like, why join a forum if you don't want to talk to people?

     

    How did I find out about Mika... that's a very good question. I THINK it was when I saw Love Today on a music channel and thought, 'Oh my God, what is the world coming to?' (I still maintain it's one of his worst, though catchiest songs). But something about it immediately drew me in and I watched the whole thing. Meantime, I had repeatedly heard Grace Kelly but had NO idea who it was by - when I realised it was the same crazy dude I went straight out and bought the album! :naughty: What about you?

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    Haha! The idea of simply teaching kids appeals in one way, BUT - unless your listeners can reciprocate, think for themselves, critically analyse what you say, and offer new insights, then the teacher doesn't really get anything back. Sure, you get the joy of kids, the surprising intelligence and wit that comes out of them, and the disinterest in homework - but if I want that I'll HAVE kids I reckon being a Philosophy lecturer would keep on teaching the lecturer too, year after year. I know we certainly tested my favourite aul Professor, more than once we twisted his thoughts into whole new ideas that gave him pause - THAT'S what I love. I certainly have the passion, anyway
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    The hand puppets were brilliant, I think coz they reminded me of the ones in the Happy Ending video, so they were very Mika-esque! As for that umbrella, I WANT IT. Lol. If I ever see anything like it, I'm buying it. :biggrin2:

     

    I'm good! And sorry for randomly posting on your profile lol!

     

    I am still pretty new! I'm... well. I've always LIKED Mika, a lot, more than most, but in a very passive 'ah-I-wouldn't-turn-the-radio-off-if-he-came-on' kinda way. I loved LICM, but I KNEW he had the potential to be so much better (Grace Kelly being the obvious example). So naturally, I was stoked about the new album, immediately got it, and when I heard Toy Boy, I knew he had done exactly what I'd hope - cashed in on his real talent, dealing with dark, adult, REAL concepts in an almost sarcastic manner under cloak of infectiously catchy, happy and bubbly music. So I immediately set off to learn more about the man, and here I am!

     

    Sheesh, I know how to talk don't I?! :blush-anim-cl:

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    Are they on your DA? I might have missed them... I commented on a couple of your pictures today. A pastel house and your extremely cute, very French self-caricature for your ID
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    I've gone a bit Data mad lately, he always was my favourite character, so I'm digging up any episodes where he's the focal point, or generally kick-ass episodes. Watched Measure Of A Man, Thine Own Self (where Data is collecting radioactive material on a pre-industrialized planet but there's an accident and he loses his memory, gets taken in by the villagers, and accidentally spread radioactive posioning) and All Good Things (the final ever episodes, which are just KICK-ASS!!!!) I love the quote in the last ever episode: Q: You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind to new horizons. And for one brief moment, you did. Capt. Picard: When I realized the paradox. Q: Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. *That* is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence. Epic. I cry so much over this show! I'm two minutes (literally) into the one where Data's shuttle explodes and they think he'd dead, but 'toy collectors' have actually kept him - but the looks on Picard's Geordi's and Worf's faces when they see the shuttle explode just makes me cry!! I'll be in bits when I rewatch Insurrection!
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    I'm interested in teaching insofar as I love discussing things with people - which is why I'd love to go into lecturing in Philosophy - the 'kids' are between 17 and 23, as well as mature students, and it's more like having discussions than teaching a class (in my uni anyway, where the classes are small) - but either way they're equals, not children to be taught. So I find that quite appealing, but there's nothing else I can actually do with a Philosophy Masters if I didn't get into lecturing so I may go with the safer option (English).
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    Yup, that's coz that ep was more than likely inspired by The Measure Of A Man. Like I've said before, anything Data faced, the Doctor could too. But I think Data's one is better because of the actors (Patrick Stewart vs. Johnathon Frakes in the courtroom) and Brent being his usual awesome self. The scripting and everything is better. Noooo don't let it pollute your mind... Ta for the link, very useful to have!
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    *hugs and magical cures!* I feel hungry. Which, as everyone knows, is the worst time to go food shopping, but there you go. I'ma goin food shopping
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    Haha don't worry, I just added it. I'm very reluctant to add links like that, but there's a lot of Mika inspired material on there and I'm more than happy for feedback on that. I can't paint in real life either. The only half decent thing I've ever done was a portrait of Slash on stage playing guitar when I was about 16. It's not GOOD, but you'd know who it was.
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    Delighted you got your Russell tickets Shaz xx
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    Clearly the best kind :roftl:
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    Then stop. There's a quote about that somewhere... something about not trying to be anyone other than yourself, because then who is going to be you?
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    Which you should all go check out, specially if you like ole Van G. I'd love a replica painting of Starry Night (clichéd, but it's a cliché for a reason, it's a fabulous painting). Prints are nice and all but there's nothing like the texture of a real painting.
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    By organised religion, I mean the political instution of the church. By faith, I mean belief in anything we don't have even the tiniest bit of scientific evidence or logic to promote, and more specifically, faith in things that go against all laws of science. Like the Flying Spaghetti Monster. He's as close to a God as I need, for he mocks Creationists. Religious influence in things is fine, but personally, I believe in science. I'm not even saying science is right - I CHOOSE to believe it is. Therefore, FOR ME, religious belief is negated and all I can tolerate is 'I believe there's *something*', coz I had that feeling once too. Then I read some books and took Philosophy classes. I'm from a Catholic country and was raised Catholic, so I know nothing about other religions except if my god told me to wear certain clothes I'd tell him to piss off. By the time I hit 40 I'd forget the earlier stuff, and would have to start over. I'm studying loads at the moment, especially Archaeoastronomy as I think that's fascinating. Anything anthropological, historical, archaeological etc I also love.
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    It's the overlap I love. In first year I studied Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy and English (literature, mainly). In second and third year I did a joint honours in Philosophy and English Lit. But I still love the overlaps, in my opinion nobody can ever be an expert in psychology, physics, biology, philosophy or sociology without dipping into the other areas - they're all just different ways of looking at exactly the same thing. No one will ever be enough. I similarly want to study a multitude of areas in great detail but due to a lack of funds I've settled for the buying the books and teaching myself. I like astrophysics as much as quantum physics - I actually have no interest in regular physics, it's the stuff we CAN'T see that I like Regarding grammar and communication - I'm a grammar nazi (usually) but beyond that I don't care, except I would that it were proper to speak as people once did in jolly ole England. I can't get enough of Jane Austen (chicklit, I know) for the way they speak and the sarcastic humor. Religion - meh. I have little to say on Religion beyond defining the difference between organized Religion and faith, the former being stupid and corrupt, and the latter being a matter of opinion at best, but irrelevant realistically. I don't know why people get so uptight about God and the afterlife - the only thing certain in life is that we will all die, better to get over your fear now and live this life to it's fullest coz you ain't getting another chance. (See any science book for further details.) If I could do anything with my life, I'd go back to college over and over until I was about 40 to learn everything in every area I love
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    Loaded down with hobby-related work! It's great! Books to review, messages to write, covers to design, requested art to be painted, t-shirt to be made.
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    Cheers!
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    Awesome! I've added you to my DA watch. I LOVE the Van Gogh replicas - he's one of my favourite artists.
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