Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tara
oh by the way, my very good chum Tara, who posts comments and stuff sometimes - guess what? she's only interviewed Sam Raimi this week! can i post the link, tara?
Deal!
There have been some stunning Deal or No Deal games in the last couple of weeks. I mean I'm not as obsessed with it as I used to be, but I've got to say, there are still 3 or 4 stunning games per week. Like the one last week where the guy dealt at 70 grand and the next offer would have been 170 grand.
Last night's game really really struck a chord with me me. The guy had been so quiet on the shows, but was so relaxed and confident on his show. And he used to be 18 stone and is now 10 and a half (I want to shift a stone or two - been trying since Christmas!). Every time I watch this show, the positiviy of the people really affects me and makes me want to change.
Anyway, if you fancy it, check out the last 10 minutes of Shahid's game from last night - really cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIgbfcM4ENk
Last night's game really really struck a chord with me me. The guy had been so quiet on the shows, but was so relaxed and confident on his show. And he used to be 18 stone and is now 10 and a half (I want to shift a stone or two - been trying since Christmas!). Every time I watch this show, the positiviy of the people really affects me and makes me want to change.
Anyway, if you fancy it, check out the last 10 minutes of Shahid's game from last night - really cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIgbfcM4ENk
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Some comics
Well Free Comic Book Day came and went - and while the freebies tend to disappear quite quickly, this year I actually managed to snag two free comics (you’re only supposed to get one, but I used my considerable charm). One of these was the first issue of Astounding Wolfman. Wow. What a load of shit. There was nothing original about this comic and nothing made me want to carry on reading it. Well done Kirkman.
Other comics:
Wow can you believe 52 has finished? That’s a whole year. They really should have re-named the final issue ‘Fifty-poo’ because that is what it was. What a load of bollocks.
Omega Flight - You know, this hasn’t been too bad, apart from the fact that I don’t give a shit about the Wrecking Crew, who seem to be in the whole series, and they had the opportunity to make Sasquatch cool and they decided to just beat him up instead. And has no one noticed that Beta Ray Bill has been on both covers so far, but hasn’t actually appeared in the issue? And how will ‘USAgent’ work out in a Canadian superteam?
Ah well, Arachne looks cool. I do like Julia Carpenter, although her character never seems to evolve beyond ‘single mother with a daughter’.
Other comics:
Wow can you believe 52 has finished? That’s a whole year. They really should have re-named the final issue ‘Fifty-poo’ because that is what it was. What a load of bollocks.
Omega Flight - You know, this hasn’t been too bad, apart from the fact that I don’t give a shit about the Wrecking Crew, who seem to be in the whole series, and they had the opportunity to make Sasquatch cool and they decided to just beat him up instead. And has no one noticed that Beta Ray Bill has been on both covers so far, but hasn’t actually appeared in the issue? And how will ‘USAgent’ work out in a Canadian superteam?
Ah well, Arachne looks cool. I do like Julia Carpenter, although her character never seems to evolve beyond ‘single mother with a daughter’.
Reality TV round-up
A lot of my friends know, to their horror, that I like a spot of reality TV. Here’s a quick round-up.
Shipwrecked - where on Earth did they get these people? Half of them are so effing DULL!!! Everyone last year was a character. And what happened to the ‘playground bullying’ that was supposed to happen to lesbian Jo? Did they edit it, scared off by the early Lucy racism controversy??? Tsk. I’d like the Tigers to win, but I really can’t see that happening at this stage.
The Apprentice - an awesome year, the only problem being that I can’t see any of them getting hired!!! Katie started off well but has turned evil. Pure evil. Tre is great - kind of as annoying as Sayid from last year, but he makes more sense. I like Adam - I think everyone hates him cos they feel threatened. I’ve got Naomi in the office sweepstakes - but I seriously can’t see her winning!
Castaway - bloody hell, what a shit show. It’s like they selected a bunch of Eastenders audition rejects. They are all so moany and miserable!!! And that cretinous Jonathan! I know people who are like him - pure personality disorder all the way. This isn’t even proper Castaway. The first show was a year long and the idea was to build a community - here they just want personality clashes. They are all so dull! One feature was all about how one girl has an irritating voice and another was about this fat guy getting a haircut.
And yet I still watch it.
Project Runway - now this is more like it - I’m really gonna get into this. Even though Heidi Klum is a bit annoying.
Shipwrecked - where on Earth did they get these people? Half of them are so effing DULL!!! Everyone last year was a character. And what happened to the ‘playground bullying’ that was supposed to happen to lesbian Jo? Did they edit it, scared off by the early Lucy racism controversy??? Tsk. I’d like the Tigers to win, but I really can’t see that happening at this stage.
The Apprentice - an awesome year, the only problem being that I can’t see any of them getting hired!!! Katie started off well but has turned evil. Pure evil. Tre is great - kind of as annoying as Sayid from last year, but he makes more sense. I like Adam - I think everyone hates him cos they feel threatened. I’ve got Naomi in the office sweepstakes - but I seriously can’t see her winning!
Castaway - bloody hell, what a shit show. It’s like they selected a bunch of Eastenders audition rejects. They are all so moany and miserable!!! And that cretinous Jonathan! I know people who are like him - pure personality disorder all the way. This isn’t even proper Castaway. The first show was a year long and the idea was to build a community - here they just want personality clashes. They are all so dull! One feature was all about how one girl has an irritating voice and another was about this fat guy getting a haircut.
And yet I still watch it.
Project Runway - now this is more like it - I’m really gonna get into this. Even though Heidi Klum is a bit annoying.
Silly reviewers
I noticed a really weird trend in a lot of the reviews for the new Tori and Bjork albums. A lot of the reviews contained the following elements: ‘their best work in 10 years/since their debut’, ‘forget all the last bunch of albums!’, ‘a return to form’, ‘excellently commercial!’.
I actually find those comments pretty stupid! A musician tends to release a real trademark album first up, a total classic, and then they start to experiment. Tori’s done all sorts of experimenting over the years, and a lot of Bjork’s albums sound totally different to each other. How can you say that you should disregard an album like, say, Vespertine, my favourite Bjork album, because it’s not commercial enough? Do you really want album after album of straight-forward formula?
I wonder if reviewers actually listen to the whole album? A cursory listen of Volta would suggest it is very similar to Debut, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Curse those reviewers!
Another weird trend is the amount of crappy second albums some bands are putting out - the Killers, Bloc Party (well, slightly crap) etc - oh dear!
I actually find those comments pretty stupid! A musician tends to release a real trademark album first up, a total classic, and then they start to experiment. Tori’s done all sorts of experimenting over the years, and a lot of Bjork’s albums sound totally different to each other. How can you say that you should disregard an album like, say, Vespertine, my favourite Bjork album, because it’s not commercial enough? Do you really want album after album of straight-forward formula?
I wonder if reviewers actually listen to the whole album? A cursory listen of Volta would suggest it is very similar to Debut, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Curse those reviewers!
Another weird trend is the amount of crappy second albums some bands are putting out - the Killers, Bloc Party (well, slightly crap) etc - oh dear!
Start of an era
I’ve never been a huge downloader, but I’ve just discovered it all and I’m liking it. You can just get music straight away! It costs 8 quid per album, rather than over 12 quid in the shops!
I mean, I do like getting CD booklets and stuff, but a lot of silly bands tend to release really boring booklets these days with no lyrics and just ’arty’ shots of the band (the Killers for example).
So today I downloaded Bjork’s new one, with a nice little digital booklet and the little picture pops up on my ipod - hooray!
I mean, I do like getting CD booklets and stuff, but a lot of silly bands tend to release really boring booklets these days with no lyrics and just ’arty’ shots of the band (the Killers for example).
So today I downloaded Bjork’s new one, with a nice little digital booklet and the little picture pops up on my ipod - hooray!
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