Syrian Chemical Weapons

With news coming out that Syria may have chemical weaponry, I must admit that initially, I came to question whether the reports were true or if this was yet another farce by the British and American governments to get involved in the Middle East again.

Why they would want to do that, I don't know, especially given that the Obama administration has gone through so much trouble to pull their troops out of combat in Iraq.

I am eating my words currently though - as time goes on, it seems there is more and more evidence of the use of chemical weapons. But here's to me hoping that the UK and US do not get involved in this one.

One of the greatest renditions of classical music ever performed

.. has to be THIS legendary piece - Brahms' 1st piano concerto, being performed by Krystian Zimerman and conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

Yes, it's almost 55 minutes long in length, but if you could listen to it while you were working or something it would be great.

What you'll find is that it has some jaw dropping moments that you can't help but wonder if it is actually one single human being playing the piano. The orchestral and piano mixture is just divine and it's even harder to imagine that Johannes Brahms only wrote this pieces when he was 25!

Zimerman's accuracy is just mind boggling - I have yet to hear a recording of this piece which is played with such precision. To me, this is the only recording that exists of this piece that I will be listening to. (Obviously people are very much entitled to disagree).

This is one of the longer interpretations of the work, with the standard length amounting to between 40 and 50 minutes. Though much controversy has surrounded this work's length, especially as the infamous Glenn Gould-Leonard Bernstein interpretation was much critisized and yet was only 53 minutes long.

It is so beautiful. If only I could see these two performing live!

Reasons why Sebastian Vettel is one of the biggest morons in sport..

1. He's an arrogant twat.
(I mean, did you see that hideous face after the Malaysian Grand Prix? The man couldn't find a single fuck to give.)

2. He never listens to his team engineers.
Even though it's quite clear he needs to go easy on the tyres. And he's already 12 seconds into the lead. But Noooo, Good ol' Seb feels the need to keep at it (Case in Point, the Bahrain F1). Why? Because he's a moron.

3. He is a terrible team mate.
(Again, let's go back to the Malaysian Grand Prix... The man couldn't find a single fuck to give.)

4. He thinks he deserves to win every race.
Uh hello, NO YOU DO NOT. Let's go back to Malaysia - that was not your race to win.

5. He's self righteous.
Let's see... Admitting that you would disobey team orders again, anyone?

6. He has terrible hair cuts.
You'd think he'd be able to do something with those beautiful German locks of him.. but No, he can't.

7. He says "Obfioussly" so god damn often.

8. That weird finger thing when he wins a race.
I mean, look at it.... He might as well be saying "Fuck You" and put up his middle finger. HE DOES IT EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. WHY?!

In conclusion, I really do hope that Red Bull gives him wings, so he flies into a barrier and gets some sense and humility knocked into him. Because really, I think he's gotten all the attention he needs in one life time. Let's just hope the guy grows up, and does it really damn fast.

P.S. I am very, very disappointed in Chris Horner (Red Bull Team Principal) and his total acceptance of Vettel's bullshit. He should be condemning this kind of behaviour left, right and centre, not then deciding that Red Bull are going to give "less team orders" because he's a pussy.

P.P.S The title of THIS WEBSITE makes me lol. Just a little.

P.P.P.S I would like to note that I do not usually condone bullying, even when it comes to figures who are in the public eye because I think it's harsh. Sebastian Vettel, however, has out done himself in how arrogant he comes across and I am just so disappointed in Red Bull right now. For this reason, I feel it my duty to let people know why S.V. Is a moron.

The Telegraph is even more stupid than the Bahraini government...

The Telegraph's article posted today regarding "F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says Bahrain government is 'stupid' to race" only further emphasises how little Western media really know about... well, anything, really.

Firstly, Bernie Ecclestone may be a sarcastic, tongue-in-sheek, money obsessed moron but he's not stupid. He isn't going to bite the hand that feeds him. Especially if it's a £26 million F1 hand.

Secondly, when asked if Syria ever had a circuit in Damascus, would he be persuaded to take a grand prix there? Bernie Ecclestone came up with the best response: “We’ll have to take a look and see”.Of course, the political unrest in Bahrain is heart wrenching and the country is hurting. However, please - let's not do the Syrians a disservice by comparing the atrocities occurring there on a daily basis with Bahrain.Now, Dan Roan (The BBC reporter who asked this question) must obviously must be some tree-hugging, sensationalist idiot if he feels this is the case.

Thirdly, anyone who has lived on the island country of Bahrain will have to admit there are "protests" going taking place on a nearly daily basis. The fact of the matter is that more often than not, the reports  in Western media of these "protests" are grossly exaggerated to give more publicity than is probably warranted of a group of 20 youths and vigilantes setting fire to tyres on a muddy side road.