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The End of Time sucked, and you suck for liking it.
So the latest series of Doctor Who has drawn to a close and crikey, what an ending. Most people were probably baffled by all the time paradoxes and I admit to finding myself scratching my head, but this was mainly due to the unanswered questions: who caused the cracks in time? Who tricked the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans et al into imprisoning the ( Read more... ) -
My plan to improve the World Cup
First, I'd like to address the obvious: yes, I'm writing an article based on the World Cup and dusting this off as a shameless grab for attention given the current cultural climate, even though I would sooner cut off my foot, stick it over an open flame, fry it in honey mustard sauce and serve it with a lovely summer salad than ever watch the damn ( Read more... ) -
Over the Hills and Far Away - An Epic Odyssey of the American West Coast
School's back on tomorrow, even though I've only been back three days. In case you're curious as to what I'm up to, or you want to see me tear away the shine and glimmer from Los Angeles, here's what I got up to over the Easter break. This is a change, since this is the first time I've used LiveJournal for actual blogging, but hopefully people will ( Read more... ) -
Winghead's out the ice
The title probably sounds like military slang, the sort you hear in Modern Warfare 2 from a bunch of Gatorade-swilling rednecks who use "oscar mike" every two seconds to kindly indicate to any blind people playing that they're moving forward a few steps. While it isn't part of any terminology to the best of my knowledge, it ends up proving ( Read more... ) -
God - the greatest superhero?
Over 120 years ago, in the parable with the hilarious-in-hindsight name The Gay Science, Friedrich Nietszche - philosopher, critic of religion and now holding his head in his hands at the thought his ideas spawned the most unashamedly evil regime of all time - declared that "God is dead". At the time, this was quite a statement. People had always ( Read more... ) -
A big black curtain with "NO PEEKING" upon it
As you may or may not be aware, Left 4 Dead 2 has recently been banned in Australia. I say "banned", but the technical term is "refused classification." So banned, but dressed up like a Moulin Rouge showgirl in a classic example of total bloody pointlessness. For some reason, Australian game ratings only go up to MA-15, so anything that doesn't ( Read more... ) -
Magnificent.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20091015/tuk-bnp-forced-to-welcome-non-white-memb-dba1618.html
The British National Party has been forced to change its membership rules to allow people of different races and religions to join.
The far-right party agreed to change its constitution after the Equality and Human Rights Commission issued County Court ( Read more... ) -
Of iPods, Japanese superheroes and world domination
Oh blimey, it’s been a while. And after I swore I wouldn’t let this thing die and all. But hey, if nothing else, I’ve managed to finally convince myself there’s bugger-all point in making New Year’s Resolutions. Not that I needed another reason; many’s the time I’ve promised to do, say, 20 push-ups ever morning, only to pack it in due to the fact ( Read more... ) -
Hey, neutrality's paying off!
I named this place "Chaotic Neutrality" for a good reason; I always tend to fall down the middle during most subjects. Let me give some examples:
Big Brother: Party A record it on Sky Plus and transcribe every banal bit of verbal shit that squits its way from the lab rats contestants' mouths; Party B switch it on, then sit with their back to the TV ( Read more... ) -
Ehh
They say that first impressions matter, but that statement isn't entirely true. Ever seen Peep Show? In one episode, Mark initially cocks up meeting with one of Sophie's friends by not letting her speak and coming across as a twitching freak. Likewise, someone could be a psychopath with the name of Harold the Horny Hunter, an utterly demented man ( Read more... )