13 Great Rugby Moments

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February 28, 2008

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13 Great Rugby Moments

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Thursday Thirteen – Films

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February 28, 2008

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Thirteen Things about 2007 Cinema

It’s just past the Oscars now, so what better subject for the Thursday Thirteen than films … Looking to pick out what I thought notable over the past year or so for this one :

1 – Transformers. Great action and they just about get away with putting in their own origins here. It’s rare that a movie conversion can use its comic origins as written and this one is no exception. But they did a very good job with what they did do.
2 – Camera work … Yes, shakeycam does make you feel as if you’re there but like a lot of fads, it’ll often get taken to excess. Plus it would be good to see the action in fights in films like Transformers instead of just seeing a blur.
3 – The “It’s Different” prize – not seen a film like Sweeney Todd for a while … Helena Bonham-Carter must have had an absolute ball doing this one 🙂 And the CrazieBoys definitely enjoyed watching.
4 – Remembering … Elizabeth Golden Age let us remember one of the pivotal periods of British history. Must look up the history books to see what really happened.
5 – Most Charming Animation – Ratatouille. Ok, some bits make you cringe but most of it made us laugh. Plus there’s the Pixar introduction short movie, this one is one of their best.
6 – Interesting Beginning – Golden Compass. May have to acquire the books from these …
7 – Characters I’d Most Like To Be A Slave Of – a tie between Michelle Pfeiffer’s Lamia and Angelina Jolie’s Grendel Mommy. Life expectancy might be a bit limited however.
8 – Film I was happiest to miss – Pirates 3.
9 – Film I unfortunately didn’t miss – Spiderman 3.
10 – Best non-human character – Pantalaimon. The way that little demon shifts between forms on screen is incredible.
11 – The ‘Did That Really Happen?’ award – American Gangster. Good film this one, almost as good as The Departed which I missed at the cinema.
12 – Beowulf for raising the bar on CGI again.
13 – Most Wanted on dvd – Bourne Ultimatum.

There’s a few films I missed this year. Movies like Across The Universe and Atonement. Plus I successfully avoided watching No Country For Old Men and a few other potential turkeys.

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Lol – my laptop is so old it predates all these wi…

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February 28, 2008

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Lol – my laptop is so old it predates all these wireless wifi widgets that are around 🙂

The Belkin is how I get the laptop connecting up to the internet. I still have a cable draped over the back of the sofa but the wireless thing is just more elegant 🙂

Might need a neutral email dropbox for figuring out nominations and voting if we ran one (next year I think!)

Definitely going to think about running a Blogger Oscars 🙂

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LOL, LOL…I don’t have a clue to any of the thing…

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February 28, 2008

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LOL, LOL…I don’t have a clue to any of the things you mentioned…I am very behind the times here….BUT, I did notice the name BELKIN over on the left….One of my oldest friends in the world, now dead, was named Belkin….! What is that for?

I like your idea of a Blogger Hosted Oscar thingy for next year….How would you go about it? It could be dun! And a “virtual” Oscar Party at CQ’s??? (I’m sure she will love me volunteering her…lol…)

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[chuckle] Original stickers but could do with :

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February 28, 2008

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[chuckle] Original stickers but could do with :
New trackpad,
New cd drive
New battery
More memory

It’s a tired old thing but it’s still good for web browsing and iTunes 🙂

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You should also mention the game Bejeweled Deluxe …

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February 28, 2008

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You should also mention the game Bejeweled Deluxe 2….then lots of people will come to your blog looking for ways to cheat on this game. I get annoyed by the number of hits I get because of the fact that I play Bejeweled…and so many people try to cheat on this game (odd, considering how simple it is and what enjoyment that would take out of it).

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GPS Toy

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February 27, 2008

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I’m quite impressed with the latest toy acquisition … I wrote here that I’d managed to break my satnav (I blame old age). I thought it would cost me a lot more than £25 to fix but Amazon managed to surprise me there.


Picked it up this morning and promptly went stir crazy at work wanting to have a play with it. Trouble is, it has to be near a window to see satellites, these don’t work too well indoors. The new toy is the box on the left that’s caught my flash. It talks to the iPaq on the right, which has the satnav software installed. The graph on the pic shows how well the receiver is seeing the satellites, when it can see about 3-4 it can get a position fix.

I had a chance to have a play on the way home, after bouncing off the walls at work. Was quite impressed to have Ms Whiplash on the SatNav barking orders even before I’d gotten out the car park … That’s fast – especially for a fresh receiver 🙂

Other bits in the pic (it should expand into something bigger on a click) are :

  • My laptop that’s 6 years old now … still with its shop stickers !
  • iTunes showing what I was listening to 🙂
  • Evidence of how cluttered this place is …
  • One of my guilty secrets.

The gps unit is a BlueNext unit, ordered on the 23rd from Amazon UK, with the Post Office “we-tried-to-deliver” card coming through the door on the 26th. I’m hoping it succeeds its road test over this coming weekend …

Also worth a peek :

Disintegrating wind turbine caught on camera – from The Register. Spectacular !

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