New look
Just spent the past few days moving posts about to take advantage of the theme I am now using – Autofocus by Allan Cole. I …
11 Sep
Person of interest
Person of interest
I want to like this, I really do. I’m four episodes in and it’s trying so hard to be clever but it’s just being obvious. Does …
25 Aug
To change the world, start with one step
To change the world, start with one step
Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82. He was the first man on the moon, an achievement made possible by the ingenious people …
25 Aug
Fallen star
Fallen star
Lance Armstrong has given up his fight against USADA who have been investigating claims he was doping through the seven years of the Tour de …
11 Aug
Smooth Criminal
Smooth Criminal
The Olympics is almost over but the finals of the women’s rhythmic gymnastics was on today. I love watching the ribbon so I tuned in. …
06 Aug
Curiosity
Curiosity
Today was the landing day for Curiosity – the one ton probe we have sent to Mars – culminating with the seven minutes of terror. …
22 Jul
Wiggo
Wiggo
Bradley Wiggins, the most famous mod in the world, has won Le Tour de France! It wasn’t a leisurely ride into Paris though, there was …
22 Jul
Wiggo
Wiggo
Bradley Wiggins, the most famous mod in the world, has won Le Tour de France! It wasn’t a leisurely ride into Paris though, there was …
20 Jul
The Dark Knight Rises (spoiler free)
The Dark Knight Rises (spoiler free)
Go and see this film. There are a few problems with hearing what some of the characters are saying at a couple of points in …
15 Jul
A sporting chance
A sporting chance
Le Tour de France is currently going on. Today they are heading from Limoux to Foix in the Pyrenees. I tuned in to catch the …
14 Jul
Twilight
Twilight
The crushing angst of this film is killing me. I am at a loss as to how anyone can find this story entralling. Pouting teenager moves …
13 Jul
Still no comment
Still no comment
Oh my! Spam commenters have a new tack – copying someone else’s comment and hoping no one will notice it bears little relation to the …
06 Jul
Night-time wonders
Night-time wonders
I have managed to stop jumping about the place to post – last night at the Colosseum I spotted some people walking about on the …
05 Jul
Melting pot
Melting pot
Rome is a melting pot. I don’t mean it’s a place of many cultures (although it is), I mean it’s literally a melting pot. It’s …
25 Jun
Prometheus science training
Prometheus science training
Since writing my Prometheus post, I discovered an awesome (their words not mine) video on Prometheus science training. It wasn’t just me who thought what …
23 Jun
David
David
Spoiler alert! Oh it’s too late if you have eyes. I am on a Prometheus roll. This is quite accurate. Prometheus: David cut. Not my picture, it came …
22 Jun
Eighth generation Weyland TIPE
Eighth generation Weyland TIPE
Hello, I’m David. What can you, David? I can do almost anything that could possibly be asked of me. I can assist your employees. I can make your organisation …
21 Jun
Rush
Rush
How to give yourself an unwanted adrenaline rush: 1. Book a plane ticket to somewhere really quite marvellous at work. 2. Try to log into your email …
17 Jun
Prometheus
Prometheus
Contains spoilers, if you haven’t seen Prometheus yet, look away now. Ridley Scott, if you are planning to do to Bladerunner what you did to Alien …
16 Jun
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
Contains spoilers. Bloody great big spoilers. I say what the ending is, so don’t come crying to me if you don’t want to know. James Stewart …
15 Jun
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
OK which one is this? The Incredible Hulk with Lou Ferringo? The Hulk with Eric Bana? No, The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton. It’s a reboot …
18 May
Killer Elite
Killer Elite
What the… I don’t know what… What the actual fuck is happening in this film? The storyline is impossible to follow, lurching from one action sequence to …
12 May
Punch Drunk Love
Punch Drunk Love
This is a film I was told long ago that I shouldn’t watch. I have had a copy sitting in my “DVDs to watch” pile …
07 May
Because you will forget next time there’s an update
Because you will forget next time there’s an update
Every time the wonderful Portfolio theme is updated, the posts per page resets. I forget how to change it back, so here’s what to do …
07 May
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
I forgot about this film when it came out. I did go on a Terminator Salvation roller coaster back in 2009 which bizzarely was a …
06 May
Spoiler alert!!
Spoiler alert!!
It’s 30 minutes before the Homeland season one finale and Channel 4 feel it’s necessary to show trailers for it – I’ve managed to avoid …
25 Mar
Traktor
Traktor
As always, last on the bus… there is an advert on rotation about Google Chrome that has a track that I really like so I …