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Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire + Lyrics

waiting on a cliche

Nic: so how are things going?
Jules: oh ok but I need to sell the house but doubt anyone will buy it in the current economic climate
Nic: you sound pretty calm about the whole thing
Jules: well not much I can do about it still I'm sure something will turn up and things will work out one way or another in the end...
Nic: and other cliches...
Jules: exactly! I'm sure a cliche will turn up and save the day!

view from my balcony October 2008

more conversations with my ex....

'do you know what makes me really happy?'
'is it sleeping with lots of different women when you're supposed to be in a committed relationship?'
'No! Why are you so bitter?'
'Ha ha I'm not actually - but in answer I refer you to my previous question...!'

xx+xy= ?

'what you reading Jules?'
'it's called "It Must Be Beautiful - Great Equations of Modern Science'
'bloody hell..!'
'no, it's really interesting. Here's a quote from it - "Atoms can be seen as engaged in a constant quest to find the perfect partners with which they can bond to form stable entities by sharing and exchanging electrons" - that sounds like us don't you think?'
'yes it does - sounds quite sexy actually!'
'and it goes on to say ' an atom consists of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. It's unique identity lies in the number of positively charged protons in its core'
'so that's our problem then - we're surrounded by too many negatively charged electrons?'
'haha -probably but for electrons substitute a**holes! No, our problem is that we haven't found the perfect partner to bond with and share and exchange electrons with '
'Yeah well I could have told you that! Anyhow I still prefer the equation I came up with the other night... that there's a direct connection between how the more you like someone the less likely they are to pay you any attention'
'well yes that does pretty much sum it up I suppose!'

reduce reuse recycle .....deduce decode decipher...

'...and mum, if we turn off taps we could fill an olympic-sized swimming pool..'
'oh...'
'yes and one empty plastic bottle could power a light bulb for 6 hours'
'gosh...'