My Chemical Romance - Brixton Academy, November 12th
Paramore - Mean Fiddler, October 15th
Evanescence - Hammersmith Apollo, November 20th
Would anyone be interested in going? Really wanna go but not on my own cos then I seem sad (noone make any jokes about it being sad to want to see MCR anyway).
Lettuce me knoweths
September 26, 2006
September 22, 2006
Thieferrey!
I'm going to justify my horrendous theft of Kirsten/Hane/Toby/whoever else's wondrous work thus: Thanks to the argumentative powers of young Miss Oxenham, I am not allowed to publish my candid video of her making a complete arse of herself on EyeToy. As such, and considering that I haven't blogged for some time, I shall just fill with this.
1.One book that changed your life?
I can't really say. I've never had a book that ever completely shook the earth beneath my feet on its own, though I suppose in the grand scheme of things it would have to be Jill Murphy's Worst Witch series, which was responsible not only for my current bookish nature but also for my acceptance of literature designed purely for girls. It's a guilty pleasure.
2. One book you have read more than once?
Pretty much every book I've ever read I've consequently re-read, either because I enjoyed it that much and just wanted to do so again, or because I've forgotten half of it, or simply because there is so much more you can understand and gain the second time around. One example: How many people in 1997 read that Hagrid had borrowed Sirius Black's bike and actually made something of it? Cha-ching Ms Rowling.
3. One book you would want on a desert island?
Hm, depends. If it was a desert island of the sort where there's a 5 star hotel nearby, with a pool and many young, naive, yet eager to learn women around, then Lord of the Rings, simply for the enjoyment. If it was the desert island where I was completely alone (and without rum) then Pride and Prejudice, because (and I'm sorry for this) it's the only book I've read where all I wanted to do with it was use its pages to slit my wrists/build a bonfire with. I'm gonna get so many nasty letters for that...
4. One book that made you laugh?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time. As a rule I generally dont actually laugh with books. Not sure why that is.
5. One book that made you cry?
I don't think a book has ever done that (except when someone threw one at my head) but I've certainly been shocked or otherwise emotionally affected. See the end of the 3rd Princess Diaries or the Red Wedding in A Song of Ice and Fire for examples.
6. One book you wish had been written?
Dances with Dragons/ A Time for Wolves. OK, they're being written yeh, but not fast enough! Get on with it Martin!!!
7. One book you wish had never had been written?
Gonna piss everyone off here and say the Bible. Though I would like to clarify that answer by saying that it's not that I wish it hadn't been written, more I wish it had been written more clearly and less confuzzzling. For instance, in the prologue, couldnt someone have put:
8. One book you are currently reading?
J.R.R Tolkien's one and only.
9. One book you have been meaning to read?
The Da Vinci Code. Not because I want to challenge the demons in the Vatican (and frankly, anyone who thinks it does should be taken into care, as per the 11th Commandment.) but becuase most people agree that it's a darn good read. Except Lewis, but, you know, 11th commandment and all that. :-P
10. One book which disappointed you?
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan. And not even becuase I was examined on it. more because it went : "WHAP AWESOME FIRST CHAPTER!! OMFG LIKE WHATS GONA HAPPEN EXCITEMENT EXCITEMENT possible weird bloke, but thats a subplot right... no...no thats actually the story... ok...this guy is nuts...this guy is annoying...that girl needs the 11th on her...this book is shit..."
11. One book which exceeded your expectations?
Spring Awakening by Wedekind. Ok it's a play, but damn, just read it! And keep it under the bed with trhe dirty mags.
And now, for you amusement, I'm going to change the word 'book' to 'song'. TWISTAGE LOL!¬
1.One song that changed your life?
End of All Hope by Nightwish. Otherwise I could still have been on the film OSTs. Swiftly followed up by Duality by Slipknot.
2. One song you have heard more than once?
My most listened to song according to Last.fm is Duality, but thats not true, cos WMP lists The Siren by Nightwish as being listened to 357 times.
3. One album you would want on a desert island?
Only one?! Urgh... It's a toss up between Slipknot's Vol.3 The Subliminal Verses and My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
4. One song that made you laugh?
Any Tenacious D song when sung with Matt and Rob. And they're touring soon! Whee!!!
5. One song that made you cry?
Quite a few, but most recently was 'I Never Told You What I Do For A Living' by MCR.
6. One song you wish had been written?
One that transcended all genres and was both mainstream and underground enough to please EVERYONE. Can you imagine the sales?
7. One song you wish had never had been written?
The double edged sword that is The Carpenter by Nightwish. 'tis true that If it hadnt been they'd never have got anywhere in the music world, but goddamn is it shit...
8. One song you are currently listening (to)?
Working my way through all my Within Temptation (legally procured). Currently on Gatekeeper, which was coincidentally my first WT song. So there you go.
9. One album you have been meaning to listen to?
Atreyu's Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses or A Death-grip on Yesterday. Cos they aren't too bad.
10. One song which disappointed you?
The Killers latest...'effort'. It's nowhere near the genius of the material on Hot Fuss
11. One song which exceeded your expectations?
Screw song, My Chemical Romance as a whole. Guilty as i am of slagging them off from the bandwagon, they are actually very VERY good. And anyone who says otherwise without actually hearing them needs the 11th.
Now, that video of Oxenham being a prat. I made a deal with her (well, not really, but screw her). If i get 15 comments to this post then you get her. I'm so evil :D
'chard
1.One book that changed your life?
I can't really say. I've never had a book that ever completely shook the earth beneath my feet on its own, though I suppose in the grand scheme of things it would have to be Jill Murphy's Worst Witch series, which was responsible not only for my current bookish nature but also for my acceptance of literature designed purely for girls. It's a guilty pleasure.
2. One book you have read more than once?
Pretty much every book I've ever read I've consequently re-read, either because I enjoyed it that much and just wanted to do so again, or because I've forgotten half of it, or simply because there is so much more you can understand and gain the second time around. One example: How many people in 1997 read that Hagrid had borrowed Sirius Black's bike and actually made something of it? Cha-ching Ms Rowling.
3. One book you would want on a desert island?
Hm, depends. If it was a desert island of the sort where there's a 5 star hotel nearby, with a pool and many young, naive, yet eager to learn women around, then Lord of the Rings, simply for the enjoyment. If it was the desert island where I was completely alone (and without rum) then Pride and Prejudice, because (and I'm sorry for this) it's the only book I've read where all I wanted to do with it was use its pages to slit my wrists/build a bonfire with. I'm gonna get so many nasty letters for that...
4. One book that made you laugh?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time. As a rule I generally dont actually laugh with books. Not sure why that is.
5. One book that made you cry?
I don't think a book has ever done that (except when someone threw one at my head) but I've certainly been shocked or otherwise emotionally affected. See the end of the 3rd Princess Diaries or the Red Wedding in A Song of Ice and Fire for examples.
6. One book you wish had been written?
Dances with Dragons/ A Time for Wolves. OK, they're being written yeh, but not fast enough! Get on with it Martin!!!
7. One book you wish had never had been written?
Gonna piss everyone off here and say the Bible. Though I would like to clarify that answer by saying that it's not that I wish it hadn't been written, more I wish it had been written more clearly and less confuzzzling. For instance, in the prologue, couldnt someone have put:
"Yo, dudes, just to let you know; that whole commandment thing about not killing people? Yeh, that should also mean 'Thou shalt not kill, even (or especially if) I or JC or any other diety or omnipotent force say you should. Cos, you know, it's written right there in plain Aramaic/Greek/Latin/KJV (whatever that is) 'Thou shalt NOT kill. Full stop. End of. In fact, can I just add in the 11th commandment? 'Verily, those that say I'm talking to them without me actually saying so (with burning bush and/or other miracle accompaniments) are very very delusional and should be taken into the proper care that they deserve. Cos, as forgiving a God as I am, those guys are just whacked in the head. Oh and this book is dedicated to Mary. Stand up girl, sorry I had to take off like that. Call me?'It's amazing how many people get that wrong you know...
8. One book you are currently reading?
J.R.R Tolkien's one and only.
9. One book you have been meaning to read?
The Da Vinci Code. Not because I want to challenge the demons in the Vatican (and frankly, anyone who thinks it does should be taken into care, as per the 11th Commandment.) but becuase most people agree that it's a darn good read. Except Lewis, but, you know, 11th commandment and all that. :-P
10. One book which disappointed you?
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan. And not even becuase I was examined on it. more because it went : "WHAP AWESOME FIRST CHAPTER!! OMFG LIKE WHATS GONA HAPPEN EXCITEMENT EXCITEMENT possible weird bloke, but thats a subplot right... no...no thats actually the story... ok...this guy is nuts...this guy is annoying...that girl needs the 11th on her...this book is shit..."
11. One book which exceeded your expectations?
Spring Awakening by Wedekind. Ok it's a play, but damn, just read it! And keep it under the bed with trhe dirty mags.
And now, for you amusement, I'm going to change the word 'book' to 'song'. TWISTAGE LOL!¬
1.One song that changed your life?
End of All Hope by Nightwish. Otherwise I could still have been on the film OSTs. Swiftly followed up by Duality by Slipknot.
2. One song you have heard more than once?
My most listened to song according to Last.fm is Duality, but thats not true, cos WMP lists The Siren by Nightwish as being listened to 357 times.
3. One album you would want on a desert island?
Only one?! Urgh... It's a toss up between Slipknot's Vol.3 The Subliminal Verses and My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
4. One song that made you laugh?
Any Tenacious D song when sung with Matt and Rob. And they're touring soon! Whee!!!
5. One song that made you cry?
Quite a few, but most recently was 'I Never Told You What I Do For A Living' by MCR.
6. One song you wish had been written?
One that transcended all genres and was both mainstream and underground enough to please EVERYONE. Can you imagine the sales?
7. One song you wish had never had been written?
The double edged sword that is The Carpenter by Nightwish. 'tis true that If it hadnt been they'd never have got anywhere in the music world, but goddamn is it shit...
8. One song you are currently listening (to)?
Working my way through all my Within Temptation (legally procured). Currently on Gatekeeper, which was coincidentally my first WT song. So there you go.
9. One album you have been meaning to listen to?
Atreyu's Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses or A Death-grip on Yesterday. Cos they aren't too bad.
10. One song which disappointed you?
The Killers latest...'effort'. It's nowhere near the genius of the material on Hot Fuss
11. One song which exceeded your expectations?
Screw song, My Chemical Romance as a whole. Guilty as i am of slagging them off from the bandwagon, they are actually very VERY good. And anyone who says otherwise without actually hearing them needs the 11th.
Now, that video of Oxenham being a prat. I made a deal with her (well, not really, but screw her). If i get 15 comments to this post then you get her. I'm so evil :D
'chard
September 09, 2006
September 06, 2006
Dear Sony Ericsson...
Dear Mr S. Ericsson,
My name is Richard Stewart, and I would like to thank you for the K750i currently sitting on my lap, gazing up at me with its radiant backlit screen (currently arousing me with the recently taken photo of Dialga). However, I must write to you to express my true disgust at a recent even regarding this most stupendous device.
Until recently it has been a welcome and favourite feature of mine to connect said sexy device to the PC upon which this corresponce is being typed using the supplied DCU-60 USB cable, and with the almost magical ease having been able to transfer (electronically, mind you) data from the PC to said maturbatory aid, and back again from "the pleasurer" to the PC. What a world it opened to me! The ability to not only use my own collection of music as a means of a siren song (allowing the phone, along with it's beautifully seductive vibrations to get my attention and make me press its buttons and hol it to my face) but also as a means of an, albeit small, portable music player! The ability to spend hours gazing at its carcinogenic screen as I happily snapped photo after photo, using them for whatever means.
But alas, this perfect match was no sooner at it's peak of interactive pleasure when cruelly twas snatched from me. The phone, with whom I had spent so many hours using, was jealous of my interaction with another. Indeed, though it shames me to say this in such a formal letter, i had indeed been spending all my time with another temptress, another who shared my passions, another who could hold my interest and love in a bigger way, in a way that my phone was sorely lacking. as you may have guessed, the DCU-60 was lying useless and I, the fool I was, was playing with the wrong end of the attachment.
I wish i could say to you Sony (I can call you Sony can't I?) that I felt nothing for the PC. I wish i could say that the long hours into the night were wasted, torrid affairs, but they weren't. I enjoyted every second, the 20x larger glow from the screen lighting my very soul, the picture contrast infinitely clearer. i was trapped in my own sorry affair, and I was neglecting your protegé, your daughter, if you will. Credit was no longer being bought for her, she remained unused and unsatisfied. I made the occasional visit, sure, and indeed others attempted to give her words to speak to me that I may see her worth once more. But I was blind, blind and foolish.
Like a fool, i convinced myself that perhaps K750i was to blame. That perhaps she had driven me away onto the keyboard of another. i thought she knew nothing of what was happening, but i had underestimated her. The PC was after all connected to her by their mutual DCU-60 connection, and it was only a matter of time before she found out. Maybe she always knew. in any case, they cut their previous relationship together apart, and suddenly damage was widespread. Like the very hiroshima of gadgetry, and EMP was fired in our friendships, and suddenly all were at war. PC became irratible and moody, blaming me for the loss of her friend. K750i hated me rightly so. DCU-60, bless her, was at least supportive, but eventuially tired of her peacekeeping attitute.
I did the only true thing. I went back to K750i, to attempt to patch things up. I showered he with affirmations of my renewed faith, did everything for her that i should have, made her feel like a new phone. However, despite wining me back, she refuses to have anytihng to do with her old friendships, and the old gang is in turmoil. i must ask you, therefore Mr. ericsson, to give me advice on this specific situation:
Whenever I manage to get all three together, PC refuses to acknowledge K750i, though it is gratifying to see DCU-60 at least pointing out that K750i is there. However, PC treats her as an unknown, saying her 'drive' to connect with her again is no longer there. I try and show her these drives again, erasing memory of them previously (bad as they were) but she tells me that these ones are no better than the ones she had previously, despite saying also that there ARE none there.
You, Mr. Ericsson are far closer to DCU-60 and k750i, and i implore you to help me reconnect all three, for their own gain and mine.
Sincerely, and with hope,
Richard Stewart.
My name is Richard Stewart, and I would like to thank you for the K750i currently sitting on my lap, gazing up at me with its radiant backlit screen (currently arousing me with the recently taken photo of Dialga). However, I must write to you to express my true disgust at a recent even regarding this most stupendous device.
Until recently it has been a welcome and favourite feature of mine to connect said sexy device to the PC upon which this corresponce is being typed using the supplied DCU-60 USB cable, and with the almost magical ease having been able to transfer (electronically, mind you) data from the PC to said maturbatory aid, and back again from "the pleasurer" to the PC. What a world it opened to me! The ability to not only use my own collection of music as a means of a siren song (allowing the phone, along with it's beautifully seductive vibrations to get my attention and make me press its buttons and hol it to my face) but also as a means of an, albeit small, portable music player! The ability to spend hours gazing at its carcinogenic screen as I happily snapped photo after photo, using them for whatever means.
But alas, this perfect match was no sooner at it's peak of interactive pleasure when cruelly twas snatched from me. The phone, with whom I had spent so many hours using, was jealous of my interaction with another. Indeed, though it shames me to say this in such a formal letter, i had indeed been spending all my time with another temptress, another who shared my passions, another who could hold my interest and love in a bigger way, in a way that my phone was sorely lacking. as you may have guessed, the DCU-60 was lying useless and I, the fool I was, was playing with the wrong end of the attachment.
I wish i could say to you Sony (I can call you Sony can't I?) that I felt nothing for the PC. I wish i could say that the long hours into the night were wasted, torrid affairs, but they weren't. I enjoyted every second, the 20x larger glow from the screen lighting my very soul, the picture contrast infinitely clearer. i was trapped in my own sorry affair, and I was neglecting your protegé, your daughter, if you will. Credit was no longer being bought for her, she remained unused and unsatisfied. I made the occasional visit, sure, and indeed others attempted to give her words to speak to me that I may see her worth once more. But I was blind, blind and foolish.
Like a fool, i convinced myself that perhaps K750i was to blame. That perhaps she had driven me away onto the keyboard of another. i thought she knew nothing of what was happening, but i had underestimated her. The PC was after all connected to her by their mutual DCU-60 connection, and it was only a matter of time before she found out. Maybe she always knew. in any case, they cut their previous relationship together apart, and suddenly damage was widespread. Like the very hiroshima of gadgetry, and EMP was fired in our friendships, and suddenly all were at war. PC became irratible and moody, blaming me for the loss of her friend. K750i hated me rightly so. DCU-60, bless her, was at least supportive, but eventuially tired of her peacekeeping attitute.
I did the only true thing. I went back to K750i, to attempt to patch things up. I showered he with affirmations of my renewed faith, did everything for her that i should have, made her feel like a new phone. However, despite wining me back, she refuses to have anytihng to do with her old friendships, and the old gang is in turmoil. i must ask you, therefore Mr. ericsson, to give me advice on this specific situation:
Whenever I manage to get all three together, PC refuses to acknowledge K750i, though it is gratifying to see DCU-60 at least pointing out that K750i is there. However, PC treats her as an unknown, saying her 'drive' to connect with her again is no longer there. I try and show her these drives again, erasing memory of them previously (bad as they were) but she tells me that these ones are no better than the ones she had previously, despite saying also that there ARE none there.
You, Mr. Ericsson are far closer to DCU-60 and k750i, and i implore you to help me reconnect all three, for their own gain and mine.
Sincerely, and with hope,
Richard Stewart.
September 05, 2006
R.I.P. Mr Irwin!
With the tragic death of Steve Irwin finally sinking in, his family have now begun the preparations for their final goodbyes at his funeral. Already scheduled to play at this sombre event is Sting, who will be playing specially re-recorded versions of his hits, "Fortress Around Your Heart" and "Be Still My Beating Heart".
R.I.P. Cobber!
R.I.P. Cobber!
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