Never have I seen so many St.Georges flags flutter away around the Uk. The World Cup starts here, today and the entire nation is gripped by footy fever. Today I predict that most workplaces will be empty come lunchtime as the first game kicks off (Germany vs Costa Rica) and pubs will be packed out. Morso on Saturday as England go up against Paraguay. For just over a month with 64 games being played, football fans worldwide will be united by this one event. I feel so proud to see the flags flying everywhere, I really do. I just hope England’s squad reach the finals and win it for once - something I’ve wanted to see since I was a child, to see British hands lift that trophy…
One good thing has been the weather over here lately, HOT! Doesn’t describe it - I walked into my labs yesterday morning only to see the digital readout on my desk at a stonking 34°c/93F! It had hit 38°c/100F by the evening!
Yesterday was the hottest day in the Uk so far this year and as a person who rarely feels the heat on his skin, I felt it yesterday! Today I will be travelling to London on work matters for a meeting and I’ve no idea how I’ll keep cool given the conditions lately. As I type this early in the morning, the sun has just risen behind me…it’s going to be one scorcher of a day.
We’re all gonna die!! Going to see the film tomorrow, and given that the original three films are probably the most frightening films ever created I can’t see this Hollywood remake even coming close. Hopefully the new remake won’t carry that freaky music from the original because it still gives me nightmares even today. Ooh we’re doomed!
My prediction for 06/06/06: Rottweilers experience a surge in popularity in the US after the release of this film.
It’s a bank holiday weekend, and I’ve had a nice relaxing time. Weather’s been tops for the most part, and even though it was so sunny, hot, rainy all at random times, I decided against going on a clothes shopping spree. I’d better save some cash for next week’s day trip to France for booze. Tonight I find myself rushing to get work related stuff ready for returning to work tomorrow. Time to sum up my weekend anyway. Saturday 27th:
- Woken up by some daft indian chap in a call centre. Indian chap ended up having expletives fired at him from all angles.
- Pondered going to see X-Men 3, since it’s just been released, but I’ll wait for all the chavs to see it first, then I’ll check it out later this week. Going to see a new film within days of release isn’t good now since chavs tend to ruin things half the time. Ice Age 2 however I highly recommend!
- Slept most of the day.
Sunday 28th:
- Slept.
- Watched a few films on DVD, then pondered about life and why we exist.
- Talked on MSN for hours, then pondered about life and why MSN exists.
- Played on the Xbox 360 for hours and pondered on how batteries actually generate electricity.
- Argued with a friend.
- Slept more.
Monday 29th:
- Woken up at 7am by my cousin Jason. He’d broken down near Heathrow Airport and needed help. Why phone me given that I don’t drive…
- 1pm - Realised there’s no decent protein packed foods in the house. I’m not happy as I’m forced to eat cheese and peanuts.
- 2pm - My father wants a new car! Another damn Ford! This new one is in much better condition with some new features, but its £3500. I’m not happy as I’ve been telling him for years to avoid that pathetic manufacturer. I’ll end up paying for half of it knowing my luck.
- 4pm - Still in a bad mood (above) and angry as my holiday money is about to go down the pan for a useless car.
- 6pm - Kami’s broken his fridge magnet feature on his Myspace. I’m not impressed. Not content with breaking halfmad.com, he’s on the way to destroying his myspace er space. PR’s still whinging about the speed of my blog, not understanding that it’s useless interweb connection!
- 7pm - Finishing off work related stuff for tommorow. This consists of me adding the portraits off all the ladies in my department onto a page, and distorting their facial features a bit. I’ll put the efforts of my labour on the noticeboard at work tommorow!
- 8pm - Kitteh has a Plodcast ! It’s a weird experience hearing the voice of an aussie friend…
Hehehehehehe, I have never laughed so hard in ages. Uk Big Brother began last night, and this year’s housemates are the most varied over the top lot yet. I rarely pay attention to this show, and ignored last years because it was full of pathetic imbeciles. Apparently the house mates are a reflection of people in modern society - if this is true this country is truly screwed.
3 Fit females, 3 rather disturbing females, 1 seriously deranged gay male, 1 rich arrogant git from London, a nutter who can’t stay still for a split second, and a few more oddballs. I tell ya, with BB7 and the World Cup looming, it’s going to be a cracking summer! Just need to goto France to get more booze in a weeks time and I’m sorted 
So, David Blaine tried to get attention on himself again by living in a fishtank for 7 days and then holding his breath while escaping from chains in an attempt to break the world record, which stands at 8mins 58seconds. Blaine managed 7mins and 8seconds before being pulled out of his sphere. As most New Yorkers admire the guy, most Londoners see him as an attention seeker so most are unhappy that he actually survived.
Don’t get me wrong here, he’s trying to take the human body to it’s utmost limits, but there are better ways o great illusionist chap! Take the bloody London Underground during the rush hour for a month, or try and time your journey so you can get home on time by London’s Bus network! Had he done his ‘feat’ in London, we’d have pelted him with paintball ammo, golfballs and other rather nasty stuff which makes us Brits famed for our black humour. Return to the Uk for your next stunt Blaine, even better - try doing the same trick under the River Thames, hey we may not be able to see you under that dirty water but remember - We Love You!
It’s been a lovely week over here in London. The weather has been sizzling hot, to the point where air conditioning units stress out and die, office computers overheat and seize up, and lastly poor me roasts to death because I work on the top floor of a huge glass covered office…with a tin roof. Drawbacks? The glass and the roof trap heat 
Today (saturday), I bounced off to work wearing little but a shirt (lovely black one if you want to know), which was my first mistake. The British weather is a complete pain in the you know what, and while it was warm and sunny during the course of the day, I shall quote Max Payne and say that on the way home "The rain was comin’ down like all the angels in heaven decided to take a piss at the same time." By the time I got home I was drenched and in one hell of a foul mood!
The time and date will be 01.02.03.04.05.06 tommorow - at 1:02:03am on 04/05/06! This lovely sequence of events happens once every 100 years. Thought I’d let ya all know…
So, my good mates on #id on Quakenet who I have known for like 7 long years have finally lost their nerves…they’ve all (almost) signed upto myspace.com !
For those who don’t know, it’s the worlds largest meeting place where you can put up a profile of yourself, and meet other people. A lot of small upcoming bands tend to use this as a place to promote their music, which does work very well. However it’s also become a place where most users profiles consist of nothing but multiple poor pop videos, massive amounts of animated images, and enough multi-colored text to give even the most robust web browser a headache. It’s also a place where fit girls can flaunt themselves and er yes that bit is rather nice
So, they’ve become myspace sprongs but I shall not give in! Now I face a dilemma, do I link their names below with their myspace profiles or not? Anyways, they shall be named and shamed!
Pakman from Surly Wombat! Kitteh from Deconstruct.me.uk SHP from Cyberpunk Cafe Phil from the now deceased Halfmad.com MisterDead from #id - Only signed up to drool at the fit girls! Soth from #id - As above!
Qj.net have a report up detailing one of the largest water balloon events in Australia. The Water Balloon Challenge was held on Coogee Beach, Sydney and celebrated the launch of the Xbox 360 in Oz! It’s stated that 50,000 water balloons were thrown on that day too! Major Nelson, Director of Xbox Live has updated his Flickr site with photo’s from the event.
