Helpful advice.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Way too much time on their hands
Diet Coke & Mentos
There is a download link if the streaming stalls.
There is a download link if the streaming stalls.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Monday, May 15, 2006
FA Cup 2006
Saturday night, I decided to meet up with a few friends and watch the FA Cup final between Liverpool and West Ham. We went out to see it at the Pig N Whistle at the Riverside Centre. And can I just tell you that the bouncers at that place are a bunch of total wankers. My night started well, having to work the opening night of a show. That naturally had a post-performance function, which of course wasn't on my roster. So rather than a 10:45 finsh, as was written down, I then had the joyst of sitting around until 12:15am until the special people decided to leave.
Then it gets better. I have to brave the joys of Brisbane's overly regulated taxi industry. Second only to the Hotelier's in the way they protect their fiefdom by preventing any chance of competition. Queue another 15-20 minuites standing on the side of the road at a taxi rank, waiting for a taxi to deign to show up. I actually had a small amount of luck in being able to share a ride with two girls heading into the valley, so that saved 10 minuites. And I shouldn't have bothered. Why?
Because of those bloody bouncers at the pub. Have a look at this picture. This, apparrently, is a pub that is too full to let any more people in until a minimum number leave.
Does that look full to you? Nope, me either. As I said - wankers!!!. A small mercy was that I got to see a small corner of one tv. So while I twiddled my thumbs waiting, and the bouncers diddled themselves by flaunting their mighty powers, I got the miss the remaining 20 minuites of the first half, and another 15 or so of the second half.
But I stuck around, and eventually managed to be let in. And what a finish to the game. Liverpool 2-0 down after 23 minuites. Equalising in the 91st minuite of stoppage time with a 30 metre shot on goal. And winning on penalties after half the players had collapsed with cramp 3-1.
The crunchy floor (not the best shot) that was covered in spilt beer and broken glass following the 3rd equaliser.
People freaking out over the shootout.
I ended the night hoarse and covered in champagne some nutter bought after singing like lunatics. The 4 pints in 40 minuites probably didn't help either ;) An absolute stormer.
As for the highlights of the game? What this and marvel.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
In Nomine Fic
CSI: The Marches
Basically it is a Serpah, an Elohite and a Cherub questioning a sentient parchment.
Short and entertaining. Especially the bit about the purple bag.
Basically it is a Serpah, an Elohite and a Cherub questioning a sentient parchment.
Short and entertaining. Especially the bit about the purple bag.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
George is probably getting more of my money
This September: Original Unaltered Trilogy on DVDMay 03, 2006
Fans can look forward to a September filled with classic Star Wars nostalgia, led by the premiere of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy video game and the long-awaited DVD release of the original theatrical incarnations of the classic Star Wars trilogy.
In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.
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And I remember when you were never going to see the originals again. I guess everything has its price...
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Snakes on a Plane
Yes - a real movie. To quote Samuel L. Jackson
"They had already changed the title when I got to Canada to start shooting. I let it go for a while. Then one day all the producers were standing there, and I'm saying, "So are you seriously going to leave this name like this?" And they're going, "Yeah, we don't want to give too much away to the audience." I'm like, "Yeah you do. That's the way you get them in here. Nobody wants to see Pacific Air Flight 121. People want to see Snakes on a Plane." When I picked up the script and I saw the title, I didn't even read it and I said, "I want to do it." You know, before I opened the first page, Snakes on a Plane. If this is what I think it is, I want to be in this. I want to be on a plane full of poisonous snakes. And I want to see other people on a plane full of poisonous snakes. You say Snakes on a Plane, people who don't like snakes are intrigued. The people who don't like to fly are intrigued. The people who don't like both are totally terrified now. People who just like seeing mayhem are ready for that. They want to see, you know, people enclosed in a big tin tube getting attacked by poisonous snakes. Come on! What could be more exciting than that, you know? What do you do? What do you do until the plane lands? Come on, Snakes on a Plane, that's the title."
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Finnish monster metal set to invade Eurovision
Pinched from Crikey.
The countdown has started to the world's kitschiest songfest, the Eurovision Song Contest. Finland has participated in 40 Eurovision songfests, with a record eight last positions. Some countries are notorious for voting low against countries who have slighted them, but when was the last time Finland insulted anyone? These are well-deserved bona fide last positions. (To get an idea of the competition you may be interested in this gem – a Finnish music video from the 1980s).
But things are different this year. The Finns have nothing to lose, and have broken with tradition in how to select the Finnish entry. Usually, YLE (the Finnish national broadcaster and Eurovision delegate) appoints a panel of experts who choose the entry from groups nominated by Finnish record labels. This year, YLE invited the public to vote by SMS and phone in from the groups nominated by Finnish record labels. And the result? Well, it's not ABBA.
The Finns voted for Lordi, a heavy metal band from north of the Arctic Circle – they got a whopping 42% of the popular vote. The Eurovision website notes with understatement that "hard rock is a genre seldom associated with Eurovision".
"What we want to bring out from Finland at Eurovision is the winter darkness of kaamos, the cold, reindeer meat and blood pancakes", says the band. Lordi perform in elaborate monster costumes, masks, make-up and long black fingernails – they look like a cross between orks, vikings, Freddie Kruger and Kiss.
Last week, the US International Herald Tribune reported the story on the front page: "Monster Band has Finns fretting over face it shows". The article suggested that the Finnish public's choice reflected the Finns' low self esteem. The Finnish MEP Alexander Stubbs is quoted as saying that Lordi could embarass Finland when it takes the EU presidency in July 2006.
The IHT story was then reported in the national daily Helsingin Sanomat. It is hard to tell whether the painfully self-conscious Finns are fretting about Lordi being selected or fretting about the IHT reporting that they are fretting about Lordi being selected.
What will Terry Wogan make of Lordi? Finland may still come last. But it will go out with a bang.
The countdown has started to the world's kitschiest songfest, the Eurovision Song Contest. Finland has participated in 40 Eurovision songfests, with a record eight last positions. Some countries are notorious for voting low against countries who have slighted them, but when was the last time Finland insulted anyone? These are well-deserved bona fide last positions. (To get an idea of the competition you may be interested in this gem – a Finnish music video from the 1980s).
But things are different this year. The Finns have nothing to lose, and have broken with tradition in how to select the Finnish entry. Usually, YLE (the Finnish national broadcaster and Eurovision delegate) appoints a panel of experts who choose the entry from groups nominated by Finnish record labels. This year, YLE invited the public to vote by SMS and phone in from the groups nominated by Finnish record labels. And the result? Well, it's not ABBA.
The Finns voted for Lordi, a heavy metal band from north of the Arctic Circle – they got a whopping 42% of the popular vote. The Eurovision website notes with understatement that "hard rock is a genre seldom associated with Eurovision"."What we want to bring out from Finland at Eurovision is the winter darkness of kaamos, the cold, reindeer meat and blood pancakes", says the band. Lordi perform in elaborate monster costumes, masks, make-up and long black fingernails – they look like a cross between orks, vikings, Freddie Kruger and Kiss.
Last week, the US International Herald Tribune reported the story on the front page: "Monster Band has Finns fretting over face it shows". The article suggested that the Finnish public's choice reflected the Finns' low self esteem. The Finnish MEP Alexander Stubbs is quoted as saying that Lordi could embarass Finland when it takes the EU presidency in July 2006.
The IHT story was then reported in the national daily Helsingin Sanomat. It is hard to tell whether the painfully self-conscious Finns are fretting about Lordi being selected or fretting about the IHT reporting that they are fretting about Lordi being selected.
What will Terry Wogan make of Lordi? Finland may still come last. But it will go out with a bang.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Friday, April 21, 2006
Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing
Damn, piece of crap, bugger, stupid bloody ... it goes on like this.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Bloody Heat Sinks
Why is it, when installing a CPU and Heat Sink that the CPU is bloody easy and the heat sink is a freakin' ordeal?
Why does it need to feel like you are about to break the motherboard in two before the bastard finally clicks in?
Why does it need to feel like you are about to break the motherboard in two before the bastard finally clicks in?
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Citation
Legal Assignments. Why does it always seem to take longer to ensure all
your citations and references are correct than it does to actually write
the bloody thing..
Monday, April 10, 2006
Me and My Shadow, Pt. 1
My Boring Ass Life » Me and My Shadow, Pt. 1
As people who know me realise, I'm a pretty big fan of Kevin Smith and his movies (except for the Bennifer disaster). This is the first in a series of posts about some of the troubles he's had keeping his on-screen partner on the straight and narrow. Pretty sad reading.
As people who know me realise, I'm a pretty big fan of Kevin Smith and his movies (except for the Bennifer disaster). This is the first in a series of posts about some of the troubles he's had keeping his on-screen partner on the straight and narrow. Pretty sad reading.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Thursday, March 30, 2006
They mock me
On my recent trip to the U.K., I managed to make my way from London up to Liverpool to watch a Premier League match.
While jumping through a few hoops, I managed to get a really good price for the tickets. Most Premier League games, particularly those played by the major clubs (such as Liverpool) sell out weeks in advance. So foreign suckers like myself can pay anything up to £120 per ticket. I didn't pay anywhere near that for both of the tickets (so I could take my London accomodation along ;)).
The game I managed to see was Liverpool v Charlton. With Liverpool in third place at the time, I was hoping (and expecting to see) a Liverpool victory. Naturally that wasn't going to happen.
Despite enjoying the whole experience, I walked away a little annoyed with a 0-0 draw. Still - that's football.
I get back to Australia and what comes next, I don't find amusing.
18 Goals.
In 4 games.
A team whose strikers could only score 1 goal post Christmas suddenly manage to score 18 freaking goals in 4 bloody games.
Liverpool v Fulham 5 - 1.
Liverpool v Newcastle 3 - 1.
Liverpool v Birmingham 7 - 0.
Liverpool v Everton 3 -1.
That's why they mock me. Bastards. Maybe they saw this sign in 'The Kop'
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