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Michelle & Siôn

WORK is a four letter word

About Me

We are Michelle and Siôn and we're a married couple who had our first baby on Thursday 29th March 2007, 7.20pm British Summer Time. Her name is Jasmin Michelle, and she weighed in at 5 pounds and 15 ounces.We love listening to music (usually loud & fast!), Kung Fu & Tai Chi, going to gigs, reading and hiking. Siôn also plays in a rock band called Infra Rouge. br

My Interests

Music, seeing live bands and Kung Fu.

Music:

Down .. (Click here to demand them), Sepultura, Voivod, Corrosion of Conformity, old Megadeth, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, some Metallica, Opeth, Machine Head, Exodus, Soundgarden, Audioslave, TOOL, a Perfect Circle, some Slayer, Soulfly, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters....you get the picture!!!We don't just listen to heavy music. We also like Ash, Django Reinhardt, Jeff Buckley, Cocteau Twins, Manic Street Preachers, Pink Floyd, Cream, Queens of the Stone Age, and loads more, Tchaikovsky, etc.We are also a big fans of Jason Newsted.

Movies:

"The Wind That Shakes The Barley" and "The Pianist."

Television:

Documentaries and ComediesMovies

Books:

Authors we like include: Dylan Thomas, JRR Tolkein, John Grisham, Mark Lynas, Zadie Smith, JK Rowling, Rachel Seifert, Ardal O'Hanlon, Jack Kerouac, JG Ballard, Kathy Reichs, Alastair Reynolds and John Steinbeck.

Heroes:

Gandhi & Malcolm X. James Connolly, the Countess Markievicz and all the men and women, boys and girls of the Irish Easter Rising, 1916.

My Blog

Our New Baby Jasmin!!!!!

Our first baby, was born Thursday 29th March 2007, 7.20pm British Summer Time.Her name is Jasmin Michelle and she weighed in at 5 pounds and 13 ounces.Check out her slide show on our profile!Peace &am...
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:32:00 PST

My Religion by Siôn

My Religion The only religion I have is based on the idea that God (and His corollary, the Devil) is in all of our heads.  Like a devil on one shoulder and an angel on another, each advising us ...
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:29:00 PST

Daisy the Rottweiler

Daisy the rottweiler is a big, cuddly, dopey dog.  But on a Tai Chi camp when 30 people were practicing their deadly moves, it was Daisy who scared the locals.  People smirk and point at us ...
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:00:00 PST

Michelle is with child

Michelle is pregnant!
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:35:00 PST

Kyrbgrinder

Check out the hard-prog metal grindings of Kyrbgrinder, and their anti-war lyrics too.
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:18:00 PST

Voivod classical medley

Check out this classical music-style medley of Voivod sons: http://www.voivodfan.com/~skulhed/Bandapart-DJRam-Quartet_-_ Voivod_Medley.mp3...
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:13:00 PST

TOOL's song The Pot

Interpretation of Tools song,  The Pot, off the album 10,000 days   I understand this to be a critique of U.S. President George W. Bushs flawed policy on Iraq.  On Presidential election...
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:57:00 PST

Resentment

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies." Nelson Mandela, Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Mon, 01 May 2006 04:15:00 PST

TOOL are to do a full tour at the end of the summer

THE FOLLOWING IS A MESSAGE FROM MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN OF TOOL "Many people are complaining about the sold out shows. Relax. We're doing a full on tour at the end of the summer which goes almost everywh...
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Mon, 01 May 2006 04:13:00 PST

Life and consciousness

"I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life."   Kerouac
Posted by Michelle & Siôn on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 04:13:00 PST