Couple of random links:

1) The new Yeah Yeah Yeahs' single rocks. Seriously, it's the sort of thing that makes me dance exuberantly in a club* sober. (Not that I need to be drunk, but I need to be... lightly oiled?**)

2) If you're going to make a fan film based on a computer game, you couldn't get much better than this - Escape From City 17 ( ( Read more... )

Even if I do say so myself, I buy ace birthday presents.

Dave xx

Fair to say it was snowing yesterday night, wouldn't you say?


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For some reason, the other half and I spent a good two hours wandering through Possil today. The fact that we made it out alive and refrained from sampling any of the local heroin is a testament not only to our courage and resolve, but also to our ability to ignore hysterical stereotypes of the neds people living in the poorer areas of Glasgow ( Read more... )

I'm slightly disappointed that no-one on my friend's list (well, the uk ones anyhow) have expressed their sadness at the death of Tony Hart.

The man was a legend.

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Some things that are irritating me so far this year:

1) The Israeli army's repeated attempts to turn every person in the world against them (aside from the religious zealots living in illegal settlements within mortar range)*

2) A Happy New Year post on io9 unleashes a war of words, ideologies and stupidity plus why is it ok for a 34 year old but ( Read more... )

I guess, seeing as the end of the year is nigh, I should post some sort of 2008 recap...

Oh well:

Film

I've been really, really lax this year, but Hellboy 2 was the prettiest film and Robert Downey Jr can do no wrong. Unless he's on drugs, obviously, but let's not go there again, eh?

TVDead Set made me look forward to a new series of Big ( Read more... )

Yes I'm lazy, but I couldn't leave you without at least one post before christmas.

And it's got tassles, not bells on:


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I'm now officially as old as Jesus was when he died. This had better not be a sign. If any of you have a fondness for kissing and man-on-man action, you'd better stay away ( Read more... )

( Spoilers for Doctor Who casting potentially abound. )