Where I’ve been….what I’ve done….
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008“THE YEAR SO FAR…”
Remember how I said that 2008 would be more frugal ? Hmmm…not how it’s turned out so far…first to go was my old Canon printer. In spite of my constant tweaks to get round the crafty way Canon build in a “fault” that costs a fortune fix, it was a late night printing session and some cheap paper that finally did for it. lots of cash later and a shiny new Canon printer has replaced it. Together with a stiff talking to from “Tim the Stationer”….”Don’t you use compatible inks again. Ever !”
That and my ever-so-reliable Honda has now started making odd noises in the morning. Which sound expensive. I blame the constant stop-start journey to work where they’re STILL doing bloody roadworks just outside a village called Hunston. It seems never ending, and the other morning there was an accident which took an hour to clear. This type of thing also puts paid to my carefully budgeted for petrol consumption. And if Brown even THINKS about putting up petrol another 2p in April I might, just might, do something very violent involving a petrol pump and someone’s bodily orifices.
“HURRY UP MR BUBBLES”…
I’ve now completed BIOSHOCK and it was a superb experience. I don’t normally go for the hype surrounding games (I’m looking at you, here “Halo”), but in this case it was warranted. Bioshock is one of the most immersive experiences I’ve had on a PC in something like 30 years of gamesplaying. Yes, it was probably shorter than it could have been, and yes there were certain sections of it which crawled just a tad on my PC (props to the X1950 graphics card for taking a lot of the strain). However, these were but minor irritations. Tremendous.
“FUNNIER THAN A VERY FUNNY THING INDEED”
The crown of funniest thing I’ve heard on the radio has moved from “Sorry I haven’t a clue” to the peerless DOWN THE LINE . A spoof radio phone-in. When it was on originally, people weren’t sure whether it was for real. And it does sound convincing. A procession of wierdos and crackpots calling Gary Bellamy make for one of the most pleasurable half hours you can have with your clothes on.
“FOOTBALL FOCUS”
Pagham continue to confound and confuse, with the latest game being a 5-2 reverse at Ringmer. Trouble was, we weren’t that bad. Simple errors cost us the game. As for Portsmouth, the signing of Lassana Diarra seems to be a masterstroke by Harry Redknapp, even if the player himself says he’s not hanging around.
WATCHMEN:END IS NIGH DEMO
