A while back I saw this video on Youtube about correct posture while sitting on the toilet. I'll spare you any images but apparently the way most people sit on the toilet is incorrect and can lead to digestive problems. Apparently you need to rest your feet on a stool of some sort and height so that your digestive tract is in the correct position (trying hard not to get too graphic! :p). Half of me wants to pish-posh this as some sort of hippie money grabbing BS but I've tried it multiple times, out of interest, and I have to say it really does work! Plus it saves a load on toilet paper! :p Oh wait...! lol :p

I don't think I can post my own best of year list without it looking pale in comparison to Robert Christgau's list.
1. Because I can't find / buy all the records and
2. He has a lot more experience than me in this department although my tastes are pretty much on the exact same track.

So here we are, the best albums of 2009 by Robert Christgau:

http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Rock-Roll/The-Dean-s-List-The-Best-Albums-of-2009/ba-p/2031

I would copy & paste it here but the page there is easier to read and I don't know what kind of copyright laws I would be breaking! :p

Jack the Ripper was Francis Tumblety?

I watched a TV show tonight about possible suspects of the murders that took place in London 1888. Apparently ‘they’ have narrowed down the suspects to 3 people, Tumblety being one of them. They went over the reasons why he may have been Jack the Ripper.

1. No prior knowledge of the area was needed as prostitutes would arrange ‘meetings’ in a place familiar to them.
2. Contrary to common belief only a small amount of medical knowledge as the attacks on the women were highly imprecise but followed a similar theme each time. Tumblety was a doctor at the time.
3. He had a hatred of women and collected women's uterus' in glass jars which is symbolic of psychopathic traits. Also removal of the uterus was common throughout all of the murders.
4. He was arrested at the time in correlation to the murders but released pending further evidence.
5. There were no more killings after he fled England on the 24th of November, unless you count copy-cat killings.
6. He had been arrested several times throughout his life up until this point.
7. He was wealthy enough to change his clothes if they became blood-strewn.
8. Detectives sent to New York to capture him after he fled England were unable to capture him.
9. When his handwriting is compared to that of Jack the Ripper they are 100% identical - the words looping and so tall that they overlap almost the next two lines of text.

I always find these kind of shows interesting and what's even more interesting is how anyone could find anyone other than Tumblety as Jack the Ripper. I mean when you see the text yourself on screen it's pretty obvious.

Some ideas for songs (if and ever I get round to it :p)

Litter
Masturbatory culture
Myopic people
Riding in the car
Grandparents
Growing up
Political correctness
Socialism / Capitalism
Whether or not people think about the things they may think about but probably don't, or do they?
Japan
Finding it hard to ignore my growing hatred for people - you have to suck it up and be happy regardless but it worries me that so much exasperates me
The increasing number of morons on the phone
The lack of politeness
Politics
Racism & unnecessary / unwarranted hatred
Teens today - including shitty art music, laziness, girls acting like whores
People suddenly only understanding black & white not gray areas
Favourite music
Robert Christgau - at least just to wind him up
How I can make music better than anyone else - hopefully after all other points have been covered! :p

I'll start this post by saying how I don't know how to start this post. I was thinking today I should write down my thoughts on colours and ratings of film and music. That is to say I feel you can associate different colours with how good a film or movie is or how they are placed on a list. For example I get the feeling a 10/10 such as The Godfather (for sanity's sake) gives of a real black feel. A 9/10 such as The Warriors gives of a red feel, an 8/10 such as Avatar a blue feel and a 7/10 film such as Sin City gives of a brown feel (jokes aside). I haven't really thought about anything lower than that but I'm sure the other colours would be involved.

Now if it were for music it may go something like this:
1. White
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Yellow
5. Orange
6. A lighter version of red
7. Brown
8. Green
9. Grey
10. Black
11. Silver
12. A darker version of green
13. Rust

It would be interesting what others thought about this and if there was any psychological studies into this. I know there are a few concerning colours and mood etc.

Edit: in the case of Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street (it's second only to The Clash: The Clash) I would call it a gold feeling record - Derek and the Dominoes being a blue but in third place? :S :p

Some more:

I've decided to make a best-of hip hop list. I am fucking angry and tired of seeing all these stupid fucking morons on the internet posting lists with albums like Illmatic by Nas?! What the fuck?! It was average at best!! *rolls eyes :p

Best Hip-Hop Albums:

1. Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
2. De La Soul: Timeless: The Singles Collection (?)
3. Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill
4. M.I.A.: Kala
5. Kanye West: Late Registration
6. LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out
7. Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique
8. Public Enemy: Fear Of A Black Planet
9. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III (Deluxe Edition)
10. Kanye West: The College Dropout

11. Public Enemy: Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black
12. Fugees: The Score (Lower?)
13. Public Enemy: He Got Game
14. Outkast: Stankonia
15. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
16. Lil Wayne: Da Drought 3
17. Eminem: Encore
18. Missy Elliott: This Is Not a Test!
19: Ghostface Killah: Fishscale
20. Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death
21. De La Soul: Buhloone Mindstate
22: Ice-T: O.G.: Original Gangster
23. Beastie Boys: Hello Nasty
24. The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D.
25. Run-D.M.C.: Greatest Hits
26. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai: The Album (?)
27. The Roots: Rising Down
28. Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury
29. Ghostface Killah: Ironman

This list could use a bit of work but I need to go back and re-listen.