The Daily Dott - Monday

The funny and ironic thing about being called 'Jesus' is that nobody actually knows if the guy even existed let alone how long his hair was, in fact, the short haired people that call me Jesus may actually look more like the holy man than I do.

Jesus could be black, white, hispanic, yellow or brown – as I said, who really knows?

So while the most common image of the man may be this ; http://carpefactum.typepad.com/photo...

In reality, there's nothing to dispute the fact he could also have looked like this : http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/un...

And whilst I don't mean to turn this into The Daily Trichologist I do find it fascinating the amount of people who make comments about my long hair, I mean, people say I have long hair as if I don't already know it! And the generalisations and stereotypes are so sweeping I can actually feel them blow over my fine locks. One guy even said to me, “you've got a 'do so you must love your tunes.' Yes, I do love my tunes but I thought that was quite a funny thing to say especially since the guy did not know the first thing about me. But that's assumptions for you and I guess I'm equally as guilty as thinking a guy with a bauldy napper is a hard bastard! It's the Daily, as for Jesus...only God knows?

-Jesus Remains
- Don't sleep on Napster
- Bloggin' Blues
- A Dream Job

- Jesus Remains

I hate to, ahem, 'pick a bone' with Jesus and religion but if Mr.Christ did exist then how come nobody has found his remains? Oh I forgot he resurrected...but still, they find dinosaur fossils all the time so there really is no excuse. It would be quite good if the Time Team discovered his remains though - now that would be must watch TV.

- Don't sleep on Napster

It's hard to believe that Napster is 10 years old! I found that out the other day when I came across an online article which chronicles the beginnings of downloading and pirating on the internet.

Ten years later and we're all using applications like Azerues and Limewire to download our music and films but we shouldn't sleep on Napster because there's no doubt that Shawn Fanning, the guy who wrote the code and founded Napster, single handedly changed the industry forever.

Here's the link to the article, it's long but interesing :http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...-


-Bloggin' Blues

The reason I love the Blues right now is that just like hip-hop (or just like what hip-hop used to be) the Blues, and it's artists, don't mince about with their words. There always seems to be no middle ground with the genre so whether the artist is happy or sad he's going to let you know through his music.

Blues deals with everyday shit so I can understand why some people may not like it, after all, music is a form of escapism but at the same time it's good to listen to the Blues because with the passion and intensity that is carried by artists like John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison and Muddy Waters they actually make you feel like their dealing with the same issues as your own. I guess what I'm trying to say is you can find solace and comfort in the Blues. And it ain't all doom and gloom because at the end of the day it gave birth to Rock N Roll and that's gotta count for something.

- A Dream Job

I seem to be very close or thisclose to getting my dream job and that is, if you know me, a Journalist. I have applied for a News Reporter role with a company called Wait For The Bell. And to be honest, I found myself waiting for them to give me a bell as it took almost a month for them to get back to me after my original application was submitted. I then got a reply saying I was through to the 2nd stage - then I had to go back onto their website to answer some questions like, "what is your ambition?" and "what qaulities can you bring to the team?" I answered the call and filled it in with as much mystery and honesty as possible. If I don't get the job it's still exciting to be close to attaining it as I now view it as something that is definitely within my reach in terms of skill and maturity.

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On a lighter note, anyone have a cigarette?