So it has been all over the news of late that Mr. Dwayne Chambers took drugs to make him run faster than the other people who run fast for a living. He has been punished for doing it, he is not allowed to run in the Beijing Olympics… or any Olympics until he is dead, at which point I imagine he will be pretty crap at running anyway.
First of all I would like to apologise to anyone who kindly subscribes to this blog, as it was hacked by some Wordpress hacking scoundrels who hid hundreds of dirty filthy spam links to hardcore pornography in my posts for subscribers to see… I took the liberty of fully examining every single link, to make sure it definitely was porn… it was (thanks to Sam for pointing this out).
Anyway after numerous hours of browsing those dirty dirty links I finally took the time to solve the problem which was mainly caused by my lazy ass not updating my Wordpress since version 2.1. I am now running a fully functioning version of 2.5 with no links to pornography… unless you count linking to Celeste’s sex fest of a blog. I really should have updated sooner, because Wordpress 2.5 is ace… I highly recommend it.
I thought with a new version of Wordpress I should change the look of this dated old sucker, so I have a theme that I have been working on, which is nowhere near finished, as you will see if you scroll down to the completely un-cssified footer. I have added some new features too, like the Polls in the sidebar which I’m hoping will be pretty good fun. I am also going to add a revolving header image to keep things fresh.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I spelled Archives wrong up top… and it was lovingly hand written damn my Welsh inability to spell.
So yes, I just thought I would update you on the goings on and keep looking out for further changes.
p.s. I was also accepted by TLA to advertise here, but I’m not sure whether t go for it due to the Google bashing I will receive… what do you guys think… should I do it? The hosting bill is wigga-da-wigga-da-wack.
Hello, kids. It has been a long time I know, but I’m back and I’m bigger than ever… I don’t know why, that just sounded right.
Anyway, I have got a lot to get off my chest, but let’s start with an easy one. Since the invention of the amazing boredom saver known as the TV people have been reading less and less. Along with the TV we have computer games, which are also an ace boredom killer. I suppose the internet has probably got people reading a bit, but that’s not proper reading… you’re reading this, but if anything it will probably make you less intelligent and less cultured.
I have to admit that I’m not a big reader. I get really into a book, but then I can’t be bothered reading it so I leave it for a bit… then when I go back to reading it I have forgotten what has happened so I have to start again and it’s a vicious cycle. The last book I actually read from start to finish was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, which admittedly is a kids book, but a very good one. I am currently reading Russel Brand’s autobiography, as Sarah thinks I have a man crush on him… I do not.
So do you read, what are you reading, do you think the next generation of kids will be silly because they play Halo instead of reading Dickens… let me know.
Big Love… Ryan
Coca-Cola is the UK’s top grocery brand.
M&M’s were created so as not to melt when American soldiers were in war in hot countries
To follow up on my post about world records, this guy Tomas Vogel has set the world record for unhooking bras… you’d think a woman would hold that record, he’s not even attractive. But somehow he put in enough practice to bust open 56 bras in 60 seconds… that is impressive. I reckon I could do one… if I tried really hard and was really lucky.
Another bra related stat is that Viking women were the first in the Western world to wear bras.
Add your own random facts below… thank you please.
And to throw in a topical one tonight I think Andy Abraham is going to win the prestigious career improving(?) right to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest… who do you think will take the UK crown?
EDIT: Added the “Hello Boys” ad… just for you Rhys.
Chris Evans on Radio 2 has been asking this question, so in a blatant act of plagiarism I am asking the very same thing… Pajamas or no pajamas?
I realise it’s pretty freakin’ cold at the moment so you’d think everyone would be wrapping up, but it appears from his show that everyone is still braving the sexier/colder option.
I have to admit I am a boxers or pj bottoms man. So what about the rest of the universe… Pajamas or no pajamas? Leave me a note in my scantily clad comment creator.
I realise this post is a little belated, being that lent is already three days in, but I shall continue anyway.
I am not a religious person in any way, but I have decided to give something up for lent anyway. Sarah is giving up crisps and apart from that one slip up which I have already forgotten about she has done it perfectly. I have decided to give up something that I should never have started in the first place, and that is watching crap TV.
I know what you’re thinking… Ryan that is not possible.
I spend loads of time watching rubbish stuff like Corrie and Eastenders because Sarah wants to watch it and I’m not just going to go in the other room and never see her, so I watch it too… or I stare into space just beyond the TV. Or those times when you know there is nothing on until like 9pm, so you just channel surf, hoping and praying there will be an episode of Friends you’ve never seen on or something… which there never is, and then before you know it it’s 9pm and that thing you wanted to watch is on.
So what I intend to do is do something else when that rubbish stuff is on. Like draw / design or read or make something. I have been doing this already and am finding it very fulfilling and productive.
So I decided to mark the one year anniversary of this blog with a spanking new theme.
It has loads of plugins for relevant content and stuff which I like, but I really need to change the look of it and it has a picture of some random guy who is not me on the archives page, and loads of broken links, but I have decided to leave it live for now. If I didn’t have it live I would never get around to updating it as I am the master of procrastination.
I hope you like it, and remember kids…
Don’t worry this isn’t going to be a list of 2008 films, it’s going to be like 5 films I’m excited about which are going to be released in 2008.
So I don’t know why, but there hasn’t been a film I’ve wanted to see in the cinema for ages… but all of a sudden there are loads of films I want to see. This post is going to be a trailerfest by the way.
I will start with the film I am most excited of all about. It is the release of Be Kind Rewind which comes out on the 22nd February. As you may know I have a man crush on Michel Gondry, so I am always excited about anything he does… excluding like going to the shops, having a wee… you know what I mean.
I am also very excited about Juno, which I have been avoiding watching on a bootlegged DVD which is flying around in here in favour of the big screen experience. I could have gone to see it for free with SeeFilmFirst, but I was busy last night grrr.
I am also excited about Jumper (which is not about those ones your gran knits for Christmas). I am not just excited about this because Rachel Bilson appears to make an appearance in her brassiere (which is obviously included in the trailer), but it also includes people with superpowers and other geekery.
Then of course there is Cloverfield which comes out here today and is produced by JJ “Lost” Abrams. I will be venturing out to see this sucker. The problem might be that it has been massively (over?) hyped and I hope it isn’t a let down. I have heard reports that the whole film is ace, but the end is poor. Please don’t tell me what happens if you have already seen it.
I also want to see No Country For Old Men. I am a big fan of The Coen Brothers. This has already been released, but only in those cinemas that show good films (of which there are none anywhere near me).
I will definitely have to wait for the DVD release of Paranoid Park, which also looks good. And Forgetting Sarah Marshall by Judd Apatow of Knocked up and Superbad fame.
Also coming out will be loads of sequels and prequels and stuff, like the new James Bond film, The Dark Knight (with Heath Ledger… like you didn’t know) and even a new Indiana Jones film. As well as Harry Potter and Rambo.
So… which 2008 films are you looking forward to? Also, have you seen any good films already this year?
I can’t believe it, according to this article (and many more) The Gladiators is making a comeback. I used to love The Gladiators. Although I was a scrawny child I knew I could do better than those pathetic contenders… they couldn’t even do the Travelator, come on!
When I was at school, me and my friends always used to argue who was the hottest out of Jet and Lightning. There was a definite divide in opinions between the people who (wrongly) thought Lightning was hotter than Jet and (correctly) visa-versa.
When I think about it, it is probably wrong to fancy girls who really could kick the crap out of you, but when you are as weak as me, that is just a fact of life you have to get used to.
So which Gladiator did you used to fancy? If any, maybe you hated them all… although no one can deny that Wolf was a handsome devil wasn’t he?
I love Lego. It brings back many happy memories of a budding creative Ryan as a child building away into the wee small hours.
So to celebrate this momentous occasion I thought I would share the absolutely unbelievably good Michel Gondry music video for the White Stripes song Fell in Love With a Girl, enjoy…
Oh and contrary to what Jack White might have you believe in videos like this, there is absolutely no CGI* … it is all pure lego and childlike genius of my hero Michel Gondry.
So it has been a while since my last post. The break has done me some good. I was starting to feel like this blog was taking over my life. In conversations with people instead of chatting away I was thinking ooooh I could blog about that and not paying attention. So anyway, I felt like I needed a break to get the blog/life balance back on track. This T-shit sums up how I was feeling.
So anyway, onto business. You must have seen all the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Chicken Run programme, or seen him on the news or whatever. He is also getting Senior Oliver involved, which pretty much means it is going to become the biggest thing on the political agenda before too long.
So what did you guys think? Do battery chickens have a good enough life, or is it free range all the way for you? Maybe battery chickens lives could be improved a little bit and then they would still be cheap, but not abused.
I have always bought free range eggs, I have now vowed never to get another battery chicken. It is no life for a chicken. I think if you can’t afford to buy a normal (free range) chicken that has lived a normal life that every chicken should have the right to live, then maybe that should mean you can’t afford to buy a chicken full stop. This is just my opinion - What are your thoughts?
Big Love
Ryan
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