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Polls / European Constitution

« on: October 01, 2004, 03:52:21 pm »

I know this is a Europe only issue so few of you non-Europeans (and few Europeans even... I know there's a lot of indifference towards this, esp in places like the UK) will be interested. Just wanted to see whether any of you are motivated by the thought of having a European Constitution at all.

I have heard there is going to be a referendum in Spain around February and have given it a lot of thought. Even though I am and have always been a firm supporter of the European Union and its political projects, I am not quite sure I want to vote yes to this. I really really want a European Constitution, there is no way the EU can go forward without eventually having one (even though it's basically just another name for a new treaty that would mix all existing ones) but I don't like the conditions in which this constitution would be signed, and the position it would leave Spain in. When Aznar's party was still in government I completely agreed, but now with the new socialist government we have just given in to France and Germany's wishes and I am not sure I want that reflected on something as long lasting as a Constitution.

Anyway, I could go on rambling about this forever... but does anybody else have an opinion?

In case nobody knows what I'm talking about here's a link to a site about it
http://www.unizar.es/euroconstitucion/Home.htm

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / East Of Eden (book and film)

« on: September 30, 2004, 06:55:28 am »

Has anybody read the book? It's by John Steinbeck and one of my favourites. It was turned into a film in the 50s, starring James Dean. Even though he's one of my favourite actors and I have the film at home I have never dared to see it cos the book is so amazing I didn't want to ruin the good impression it left.

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Completely Off-Topic / Happy Birthday Manda!!

« on: August 15, 2004, 05:43:02 am »

I haven't seen one of these around, so I thought I'd start one! Not sure you'll read it but still

 :happybirthday: to one of the most legendary old school Nessaholics out there

Hope you have an awesome day! We miss you around here!

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Completely Off-Topic / Happy Birthday Chrisssssss!

« on: August 02, 2004, 08:25:21 pm »

Que barbaridad! It's your birthday already! which means it'll soon be mine... oh, no!

Well, my dear friend, I hope you have a great one and you receive many many lurverly presents! Here's to many more to come  

 :happybirthday:

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Completely Off-Topic / The Amazing Adventures of Rosie and Nerea (pics!)

« on: July 03, 2004, 01:22:46 pm »

Hello there chums!

Oh what a week we have had! We haven't had time to post pictures so you're lucky enough to be getting them all at once (we can hear the "oooohs" and the "aaaaahs" even from over the ocean). They're all pretty stupid, but, honestly, so are we. Here you go. Enjoy


Monday with Kev:

We've got a lot of Blazin Squad loving going on in our hearts




We are concerned with the sincerity of this pose.


As much as he does try to hide it, he is a closet Kelis fan


Wh0ring the boards in a random department store


Planning a wedding Nere?


Rosie's Catalogue Pose.


Us at lunch.


Uh oooooh...


Well, erm... the timer was shorter than expected :?


Tuesday

Got a bit hyper a decided to take "action shots"...


... either that or there's a ghost in Rosie's house


(more days to come when we're not so knackered)

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / Almost Famous

« on: June 12, 2004, 10:15:55 am »

Best. Film. Ever. I must have watched it like 631047163 times.

Kate Hudson is absolutely amazing here. So is Frances McDormand. It just so happens that they each got an Oscar nomination for their role in this film I also love Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Patrick Fugit, and Zooey Deschanel, and Anna Paquin... The whole cast is just incredible! The director, Cameron Crowe, received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, I think. Quite deservedly, btw In case anyone's interested, the whole script, including deleted/non-filmed scenes, can be found here







The soundtrack is brilliant too. Check it out.

PS: I'm not sure whether there's already some other thread about this film, if there is, I'm sorry. Mods can delete it, or merge it, or whatever...

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Other Musicians / Eurovision 2004

« on: May 08, 2004, 07:07:11 am »

It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, this year. There will be a qualifying round on May 12th (I think) and the final will be May 15th.

Have you heard your country's entry? Or any other entry? What do you think?

Personally, I think the Spanish entry is a whooooole load of crap! It's called "Para llenarme de ti", by Ramon (one of the winners of the Spanish Pop Idol - Operación Triunfo). I haven't heard any more entries though, and they all tend to be pretty cheesy don't they?

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Completely Off-Topic / Happy Birthday Let!!

« on: May 06, 2004, 10:09:15 am »

I am not 100% sure it is today, since it isn't listed , but I'm positive I won't be wrong if I say...

Happy Birthday!! to the most legendary Nessaholic out there

Have an awesome day!

:happybirthday:

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Small Vanessa reference on Hanson.net

« on: March 09, 2004, 10:01:21 am »

"By 2000, Hanson once more leaped into a daring new direction, defying expectations with their second album, This Time Around. This time around, the group stressed their self-contained nature, their song writing prowess and musicianship and the fact that they produce their own records, though they did welcome collaborators such as Jonny Lang and John Popper into the studio. The introspective album turned out to be another harbinger, this time of the new breed of singer-songwriter that included not only Branch and Lavigne, but soon-to-be-contemporaries like John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Vanessa Carlton, etc. "

There ya go. Just found it when I was having a look at the page. Not very interesting but they still mention her

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Completely Off-Topic / Chums

« on: February 17, 2004, 10:48:38 am »

Remember this time last year? The concert was about to begin. I've been thinking about it all day, feeling really nostalgic. I didn't realise what day it was til someone told me in uni, and I remembered

This day last year was great, one of the best experiences of my life. Just wanted to make a remembrance thread and thank you guys for how awesome it was... I miss you all so much, I can't wait til Vanessa goes to London again and we can repeat the experience!

Huge hugs for all my London chums *mwah* Love you,

Nerea a.k.a. Chorizo Chum

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Charmed Soundtrack

« on: January 09, 2004, 10:05:20 am »

I was at a CD shop this afternoon and found out they included "Rinse" in the Charmed soundtrack. Had anybody else seen it? I'm not sure it's been posted before. Full track listing is:

1. Hot - Smash Mouth
2. Danger - Third Eye Blind
3. Strict Machine - Goldfrapp
4. Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics
5. Rinse - Vanessa Carlton
6. I Can’t Take It - Andy Stochansky
7. Worn Me Down - Rachael Yamagata
8. Do You Realize - Flaming Lips
9. New Favourite Thing - Balligomingo
10. Rainbow in the Sky - Ziggy Marley
11. How Soon Is Now - Love Spit Love
 
Has anybody heard Rinse during any of the episodes? I haven't watched them all but there wasn't any Vanessa music in the ones I've seen... I was a bit surprised to find one of her songs in the soundtrack.[/b]

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Completely Off-Topic / Yay!! Royal Marriage in Spain!!

« on: November 02, 2003, 01:57:40 pm »

The Prince of Spain is getting married next summer!!!  

*dances around*    :bday: :blob: :onfire:


Just wanted to share my happiness, thanks  

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Completely Off-Topic / Need help from the Dutch NESSAholics

« on: September 24, 2003, 09:12:13 am »

Some of you might have heard, some of you (esp the US ppl) probably haven't, about the Erasmus programs, which are exchange programs for university students all over Europe. Each university offers a number of foreign universities for their own students to choose from and spend a semester or a whole academic year. I've had a look at the places I can go to, which include most EU countries, Norway, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland and Mexico, and so far my first choice (besides England, but that's a whole different issue) would be Holland. We're given a number of universities in each country and I have no idea of what they're like, so I wanted to ask you Dutchies about the ones in Holland. Here's the list:

- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Universiteit Leiden
- Universiteit Maastricht
- Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
- Universiteit Van Tilburg

What do you guys know of each of them? Which is the best/the worst7the biggest/the smallest? What are the cities where the unis are located like? Any info would be useful. I would have chosen Groningen, but that's for my own personal reasons. I wanna know what you think. I trust your general knowldege more than the info on the websites. thanks!!

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Official List of Nessa Sites

« on: August 10, 2003, 05:22:12 pm »

I thought it'd be useful to gather all sites we can find about Nessa in one thread, it'll make it easier for anyone looking for pics, downloads, etc. Here's what I found so far:

Official Vanessa Carlton Page
NESSAholics.com
MTV.com: Vanessa Carlton
VH1.com : Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa-Carlton.net
Vanessa Carlton.info
Take My Hand (Vulture's Site / now Nessaholics)
A Vanessa Carlton Fan Site
Vanessa Carlton Net
Vanessa CarltONline
The Vanessa Carlton Online Shrine
(very simple site, but has a bunch of cool pics)
Be Not Nobody
The Official Vanessa Carlton Australian Fan Club
A Little Vanessa Carlton Fansite
http://www.vanessacarlton2003.tk/
Vanessa Carlton Fan Site
http://www.vanessafanatic.com/
http://vanessacarlton.pagina.nl/
http://www.vanessa-carlton.co.uk/
NESSAonline forum
http://www.vanessarocks.com/
Genuine <> Vanessa Carlton
http://vanessa.so-hilary.org/
* Nessa-Fan En Español * * Spanish
Vanessa Carlton In French * French
Carton Online * Polish
A german Forum! * German
A german fansite* German

If you have a fan site or know of any other page worth mentioning, please reply and I'll add the link. Thanks!  


GREAT IDEA!  *stickied* -katia

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Completely Off-Topic / Just saying hi...

« on: July 07, 2003, 04:26:13 am »

Right now I'm in Frenchland studying some French and having as much fun as this teeny boring town lets me have, so I don't have much time to use the comps let alone write to anybody so I wanted to say hi and send big hugs to everyone out on NH.com, I miss hanging around here!


Luuurve,

N