Got into an email conversation with my brother today about the John Carpenter Film "The Thing". I like this film, its a pretty good horror suspence film. My brother mooted the point about it being re-made in line with studios current need for re-making cult films ( Read more... )

I only just heard about this. Yeah, I almost gagged on my own tongue it's that stupid. The Disney team that brought you "The Lion King" with the musical talents of Elton John were planning on doing a loose re-make of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliette. The main characters to be portrayed by Fairy folk that live in the forrest. The title for this ( Read more... )

Daylight saving ended in Australia on Sunday morning (About 3am I think, why do they have it end at such a strange time, why not 12 midnight..... I guess cause that would then add an extra hour to saturday as it would then be 11pm when the clocks were turned back. Either way, its a strange time to end it is all ( Read more... )

I do, but always could not remember the character names. Well thank-you Wikipedia!

• Zandor humanoid protector of the planet Amzot/Quasar
• his wife, Tara 
• their son, Dorno 
• Zok the flying dragon, who emits energy blasts from his eyes and tail. His eyes also produce a "nega-beam" that can neutralize certain energy attacks. Zok can ( Read more... )

A work mate just sent this around and I thought I would try to muster some intereste.  Like I said, it's a good cause.

From Scott Philip

Starting on 2 April I am participating in the Starlight Tour de Kids, a charity ride from Brisbane to Newcastle, a 1000km journey, lasting 7 days. I am a late entry, filling in for another rider taken with ( Read more... )

This makes me sick, even worse I am part of the problem as I work in the industry that offers the protection this company is flagrantly abusing.

It's a terrible loophole they are making use of, but there are methods to limit this behavior thankgod.  TheAustralian patents act does have sections that will eventually mean that companies like this only ( Read more... )

Mars, but now searchable!

Is anyone else finding today as hard as I am?

I literally could fall asleep any moment now.

It finally happened. I have received a file dealing with firearms. Unfortunately I can't complain, when you do a job like mine you have to realise that some of your beliefs are secondary to the clients wishes ( Read more... )

And I'm a winner too.

Thanks to the ticket buying powers of one Monkey Boy, I have a ticket to see Belle and Sebastian live again. This makes me happy.