Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Semi-Final 1

Country	Artist	Song	Grade	Comments
Bosnia & Hertzegovina	Laka	Pokušaj	0	This is a horrible song. It reminds me of a children's song. Video is awful. Says: "We don't want to host the contest next year".
Estonia	Kreisiraadio	Leto Svet	0	Comedy act says it all. They also don't want to host next contest. Horrible song, horrible lyrics, horrible singers and background dancers.
Finland	Teräsbetoni	Missä Miehet Ratsastaa	4	I actually thought Teräsbetoni wasn't going to shine in this contest but after seeing the others, I say they're pretty good.
Greece	Kalomira	Secret Combination	3	Britney-look-alike. She can sing but she's not extraordinary. Video is yankee-made.
Ireland	Dustin The Turkey	Irelande Douze Pointe	4	Horrible turkey but wonderful woman singer! I would like to hear her singing all alone. Catchy chorus. Definitely in the finals.
Israel	Boaz	The Fire In Your Eyes	4	I couldn't understand a word as he sang in hebrew but goodness, it was beautiful. Even the song has something that could boost its possibilities in the competition.
Moldova	Geta Burlacu	A Century Of Love	2	This is the woman who can't pronounce words right and left me wondering why she even sings in English. Also, the song is boring.
Montenegro	Stefan Filipović	Zauvijek Volim Te	3	Amazing voice for a 21-year-old. The song wasn't a hit but I could listen to it. Why was he wearing a pink shirt instead of a leather jacket whilst rocking the night away?!?
Netherlands	Hind	Your Heart Belongs To Me	3	The video is odd, why is she in kindergarten dressed like a hot school girl and next she's rocking in the studio? Pretty girl and strong voice, could go to the finals.
Norway	Maria	Hold On Be Strong	3	Syrup-coasted smiley Mariah Carey is what comes to mind after seeing this. I know they're off to the finals with this sugar-honey-almondy shit. I hate it.
Poland	Isis Gee	For Life	3	Pretty voice but I hate it. She can sing but but but... boring.
Romania	Nico & Vlad	Pe-o Margine De Lume	2	Boring. Beautiful voices but boring duet.
Russia	Dima Bilan	Believe	3	He can't sing live. I can't believe Timbaland has been involved in this. Dima Bilan is nothing but a studiosinger.
San Marino	Miodio	Complice	2	Video kinda resembles Depeche Mode. There's nothing to this song.
Slovenia	Rebeka Dremelj	Vrag Naj Vzame	4	Catchy chorus and the song has a good flow. Rebeka can sing and she's pretty.
Andorra	Gisela	Casanova	3	Horrible computer-made video. As I turned my eyes away, I noticed my feet and fingers were twitching to the beat. Actually, the chorus isn't so bad and Gisela can sing.
Armenia	Sirusho	Qele, qele	3	I like the drums and chorus. Video is simple but enough. Catchy chorus.
Azerbaijan	Elnur & Samir	Day After Day	5	Definite finale-material! Amazing video, lyrics are good, chorus catching, vocals wonderful. Especially enjoyed the falsetto. Two controversial men singing their hearts out at each other. How could this go wrong?
Belgium	Ishtar	O julissi	0	Horrible horrible horrible. They can't sing and their song is hideous.It doesn't even matter their lyrics don't mean a thing. Is it a joke?

I say Finland, Greece, Ireland, Israel, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, Andorra, and Azerbaijan go through to the finals.

Birthday greetings

Had my birthday yesterday. Woke up early in the morning swollen and hungover. I had a hungover-like state of being due to lack of sleep. Tired, shaking... And then I had to organize a birthday party :) Yay. I'm glad my mother came to rescue. I cried a little in the morning before she came and hubby said he would do just about everything on our to do list, I wouldn't have to do much. So, I calmed down and tried not to add any stress to myself.

I got a baby book, knives, chocolate and a couple of furry animals. Fortunately, we had not bought a baby book yet so we now have one and don't need to spend money on it :) Also told mother-in-law that it was okay if they wanted to buy clothing for the baby, we didn't have too many already.

When guests came and went, hubby had still not congratulated me and as he said he was going out to fix the car, I started waterfalling again. When he came in the house again I told him I was upset because my last birthday was the most horrible ever and this time I really would have wanted a kiss and and a "happy birthday, love". He told me there had been so much fuss and things to do he had forgotten.

In the mist of the night Peanut started moving around causing my belly to move visibly so hubby took the videocamera and started taping. The movement was so small that I didn't think it would show on the tape but hubby said it should as we had HD camera =D

Man scratches back with gun and shoot himself

Talk about bad luck. Oh wait, there's no bad luck but just plain stupidity. His back itched and he grabbed a gun to scratch it. Also he happened to shoot himself while scratching. How is this possible? I'm surprised he hasn't used his gun as a tooth pick yet.

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Mucus plug! Mucus plug!

I've had Braxton-Hicks for two weeks now and my back's been aching as well. Today I went for a blood test in the morning and when I came home, I had to pee already. Went to the little girl's room and wiped. WHATTAAA?!? I'm slimy all over! Next thought was "how soon is the baby coming?" and off to internet googling. So, it can be hours or weeks, it seems. The mucus plug has started to come off. WOW. The baby's really coming someday soon.

3-Year-Old Has Never Fallen Asleep - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando

What would you do if your baby wouldn't sleep? AT ALL? EVER? This couple has a a son, Rhett Lamb, age three, who has not slept ever. He has a condition called chiari malformation that puts pressure on his brain. The boy has now checked into a hospital for experimental surgery. Hope it helps...

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One less priest

On Sunday, April 20th, Father Carli wanted to break a record with 1000 balloons, which now seems like a bad idea, as he is still missing. His balloons were found floating in the Atlantic Ocean on following Wednesday but no sign of Carli himself.

Officials were still hoping for the best on Wednesday but who's to say where he is or what ate him.

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Exclusive: tougher security checks to enter US as laptops and mobile phones searched - Mirror.co.uk

You have to be kidding me. The US has done it yet again. Now there's even less reasons to visit their precious homeland. If I have my Communicator and laptop with me when I go, the US airport security personnel can copy all my files, whether it's music, photos, emails, phone records or whatnot. (I'm wondering if this concerns also digicameras, mp3 players and memory cards.) In addition, they can store these files indefinitely. "I'm sorry, what?" I hear you say.

So, when you enter a US airport, security guards take a good look at your passport, fingerprints, visa, phone, laptop.... you better make a reservation for extra two days when you enter the country. I bet it takes a whole day to enter and leave the country. I wonder if they've started to employ more people to cover some of the traffic. Also, they probably need bigger airports, who's gonna pay for all of it? I think you can forget my tourist dollars, I can do without your Cedar Point highs and lows.

Travel agents' group Abta stormed: "It's another ratcheting up of Fortress America. It's certainly not a good thing for passengers - it is rather Big Brother."

There are also fears immigration staff may mistakenly corrupt or erase vital computer details. Abta added: "We'd like to know if they're going to be properly trained to check computers and conduct many spot checks they plan to carry out."

My fear exactly.

Dr Guy Bunker, of UK-based IT security experts Symantec, said: "Hopefully, they won't search everybody's data - or we may wait in line for weeks. There's also the chance of data being compromised." He added that some business travellers particularly were now so alarmed they may fly to America with blank laptops.

Read more @ Mirror.co.uk