Bientôt LE voyage!

Ceux qui me connaissent savent que les voyages sont dans mes veines depuis toute petite. Mais depuis quelques temps je n'ai pas eu ni le temps ni l'argent de parcourir le globe. Qu'à cela ne tienne! D'ici deux semaines je serais au bord d'ElAl (compagnie aérienne d'Israël) avec un groupe d'amis nord-américains pour explorer le super-vieux continent. Aucun mot ne peut décrire la hâte qui m'habite. J'ai besoin plus que jamais de m'évader. 1) le temps est long avant la rentrée 2) je me suis séparée 3) la routine commence à rentrer Je vais bien sûr poster les détails au fur et à mesure et en tous cas vous poster les photos à mon retour. Choses qui restent à faire: - acheter lampe de poche et piles - retrouver l'itinéraire! - acheter des sandales (?)

Lyrics of the Week - Eddie Vedder "Society"

Oh it's a mystery to me. We have a greed, with which we have agreed... and you think you have to want more than you need... until you have it all, you won't be free. Society, you're a crazy breed. I hope you're not lonely, without me. When you want more than you have, you think you need... and when you think more then you want, your thoughts begin to bleed. I think I need to find a bigger place... cause when you have more than you think, you need more space. Society, you're a crazy breed. I hope you're not lonely, without me. Society, crazy indeed... I hope you're not lonely, without me. There's those thinkin' more or less, less is more, but if less is more, how you keepin' score? It means for every point you make, your level drops. Kinda like you're startin' from the top... and you can't do that. Society, you're a crazy breed. I hope you're not lonely, without me. Society, crazy indeed... I hope you're not lonely, without me Society, have mercy on me. I hope you're not angry, if I disagree. Society, crazy indeed. I hope you're not lonely... without me.

Complicated Cops

Why would undercover cops accuse four innocent men? Thank goodness for a video camera which proved their innocence, but 2 of them lost their job and savings on that false accusation and most importantly - their trust in the judicial system. Read the full article here: http://wcbstv.com/local/Undercover.NYPD.Officers.2.759420.html I still want to believe this does not happen here in Quebec: how long will I be that naive?

Some sense in Suspense Crime Book

I'm reading a book from John Grisham called " The Innocent Man " and I thought you'd like to read the interview the author did about it. It gives you a rough idea of what the book is about and hopefully you'll read it too! Read the complete interview at: http://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Man-Murder-Injustice-Small/dp/0385517238 Q: You take on some pretty controversial and heated topics in your book--the death penalty, prisoner’s rights, DNA analysis, police conduct, and more--were any of your own beliefs challenged by this story and its outcome? A: None were challenged, but my eyes were open to the world of wrongful convictions. Even as a former criminal defense attorney, I had never spent much time worrying about wrongful convictions. But, unfortunately, they happen all the time in this country, and with increasing frequency. Q: So many of the key players in this case are either still in office or practicing attorneys. Many family members and friends still live in the same small town. How do you think The Innocent Man will impact this community and other small rural towns as they struggle with the realities of the justice system? A: Exonerations seem to be happening weekly. And with each one of them, the question is asked--how can an innocent man be convicted and kept in prison for 20 years? My book is the story of only one man, but it is a good example of how things can go terribly wrong with our judicial system. I have no idea how the book will be received in the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, or any other town. Q: What do you hope your readers will take away from The Innocent Man? A: A better understanding of how innocent people can be convicted, and a greater concern for the need to reimburse and rehabilitate innocent men after they have been released.

The Right Thing

Don't we all want to do the right thing? How hard is it? Does it count when you see something bad and you don't do nothing? Does it count as not doing the right thing? I wish I'll have the guts to do what it takes when confronted in a situation which requires courage from the right people.

Yael on Yael

Last night was amazing! The first part of Yael Naim's show was a pain: the dentist is more fun than this Marc Roberson guy. But it was soon forgotten when she and her band came on stage. A wide variety of music but with the same amazing voice of hers. She can sing in Hebrew (which can be mesmerizing at times) and in English as well as in French. She talked to us in those last two languages because in Quebec, that's the way we live everyday. Her last song was a bilingual one: she started a sentence in English then ended it in French or the opposite. She made the audience participate a lot and they seemed to like it. I thought some parts of the show were fan-tas-tic, while some others were messy. En tout, je n'oublierai pas cette performance de sitôt: on a eu droit à du rock, du jazz, des ballades, et la fameuse New Soul, qui a été performée deux fois, dont une dans le "encore" mais à la guitare et non au piano. Yael a expliqué le pourquoi de New Soul: avant elle pensait qu'elle était une âme ancienne (qui a eu plusieurs vies sur terre) elle se croyait sage et tout puis elle s'est rendue compte qu'en fait, avec tout ce qui lui ai arrivé et toutes ses erreurs, que c'est probablement son premier passage sur terre! Rigolote, enjouée, elle est la version talentueuse de moi-même! xoxo

Yael Naim 2nite at the Jazz Fest!

It's gonna be amazing, I love Yael Naim's work, besides New Soul used by Apple which is of course an amazing song. She has a beautiful voice, very soothing, and a great match for the Jazz Festival. My father's coming with me so it's gonna be his treat! I'll tell you guys how it went... woohoo!