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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
bally
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11:15p
Shiver
Weather update: it's still cold. In fact, when I got up this morning the world was white. Fortunately, it didn't snow too much when I was actually walking in to work... except when I was going up the back passage.
DIGRESSION ALERT: That sentence was sponsored by Innuendo'R'Us! If you like double entendres, there's only one hole to come into!
Ahem.
I've been to the gym. Tomorrow that may prove to be a mistake - I've missed the abs class for the past month and a half (or more!), and it was tough going. D'oh.
Lastly, saw The City Of Lost Children with Donna. It's very very weird, but in a good way. Unlike the last film that I saw...
Film Reviews
Max Payne: No.
The City Of Lost Children: Yes.
current mood:  confused
current music: none
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
bally
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6:42p
Trapped Under Ice
Did you know, dear festive reader, that I am something of an amateur meteorologist? I went out this morning, did a few experiments, and I can confirm this: it's fucking freezing.
This seems like a good idea to introduce this month's gimmick: all of the song titles used in my entries this month - until the end of 2008, in fact - will be taken from songs that are on disc on one of the four Guitar Hero games.
You may now return to your homes.
current mood:  cheerful
current music: Hot Butter - Popcorn
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
bally
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10:19a
Young Scene
I've got an idea for next year's NaNoWriMo! I was in bed and it popped up: Dream Scene Investigation. It's going to be about a group of detectives that investigate deaths in dreams. There's the potential for it to get very weird.
Much good luck to those still writing for this month!
current mood:  crazy
current music: none
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
bally
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7:22p
15 Step
Well, dear reader, it seems like my Blurty entries are like buses - you wait ages for one, and then two come along at once!
Ah, the old jokes are... the old jokes. Ahem.
It seems that the Chancellor thinks it's a good idea to cut VAT to 15%. Has he not considered the thousands of maths textbooks which are now incorrect? It would seem, dear fine reader, not.
What I Have Done Today To Help Boost The Economy
I have bought Wall-E on DVD. And some cherry tomatoes.
current mood: silly
current music: Saint Etienne - Milk Bottle Symphony
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
bally
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10:21p
Guitar Hero
Oh, hello there. *slams book shut* How the hell did you get in here?
DIGRESSION ALERT: I can't remember where that comes from, but I'm nicking it.
I feel as if I haven't written to you in ages, dear reader. In reality it's only been six days, but what a six days I've had! The worst part - which had me quite down at times - was when I started to lose my voice. Some of you may remember meeting up in London a couple of year ago when I'd lost my voice; it was exactly the same thing, at around the same time. We-urd! Still, it's (mostly) come back now, for which my students might be grateful. Poor sods - they have enough trouble coping when I can talk! And it came back in time for me to play a full part in last night's pub quiz.
One of my colleagues plays for a local cricket club. They're relatively small and, as a fundraiser, they held a pub quiz on Saturday night. We assembled a team of four and spent the night answering questions, not once cheating, I might add (though I was tempted to get Dave in on the "Whose autobiography is this?" section of questions). We came third, largely due to a goodly slice of Bally incompetence (I played the Joker (which doubles the points you get on that round) at the wrong time). Next time, though...
Today has seen me swan around some of the country's finest cities in my quest to find two copies of a certain videogame. I went all round the relevant shops in my home town - nada. I decided to go to Manchester, hoping for more luck (I'd packed the book I'm reading at the moment, The Subtle Knife (hi Christine!), in a rare prescient moment).
DIGRESSION ALERT: I will get round to that six things about books meme soon, promise!
I had more luck, though there was only one copy to be had. When I got home, I checked the Internets. Neither Amazon.co.uk nor Play.com have it (except for twice the retail price from unscrupulous sellers). HMV.co.uk haven't even heard of it. Bah. Bah, I say. And shall say again: bah.
Dave and I have recently been playing Guitar Hero III co-operatively. There are some songs that you can only unlock that way, it seems, and Dave has two controllers and, well, me. I have small hands and am mildly dyspraxic - it took a while for us to get through it, with plenty of encouragement from the big man. I was occasionally a bit scared, with all the button presses and clicking going on on his side of the screen whilst I tapped every two seconds or so. Anyway, tonight we finished the game's co-op mode. I feel quite accomplished, but am also quite sure that I won't be playing it again.
Message ends.
current mood:  accomplished
current music: White Town - Your Woman
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
xremyx
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5:07p
Buy a genetically engineered dog...
With all this hoo-hah about President-Elect Obama getting a dog,
I hope he shits all over PETA and buys a genetically engineered dog.
Namely, a dog specifically bred/engineered to be hypo-allergenic...
... Be born without reproductive organs, never grow taller than 6 inches,
poop cupcakes, and have a built-in clapper light for when you need
to read a book in bed while the dog's snuggled up at your feet.
Or better yet, fix "Baby" the who-the-fuck-cares mixed dog missing a leg.
(I don't give a shit about any dog that can't kill another dog...)
So, to fix Jana Kohl's doggy situation, some action must be taken.
Namely, retrofit the dog with some amazingly awesome tech...
Remove the dog's other 3 legs, and replace the back legs with upright, walker-tank powered legs.
Replace the dog's front-right shoulder with missile pods, and it's other shoulder with a .50-cal machine gun.
Add an in-head, headups-up display so that the dog's eyes can be used to track enemy targets.
Finally, replace the dog's tail with a stability stand that can help the dog to
"dig in" while firing missiles at America's would-be enemies.
To be humane, we would leave the dog's poopchute intact..
.. as we all know, tiny dogs aren't cute unless they're pooping.
Also, it's useful as both an exhaust port and an ejection port for the missile system.
If you think this would be a frivolous waste of taxpayer money,
or a delicious dog that's just the perfect size to feed a couple on a romantic dinner,
then you'll be glad to know that in order to save costs..
... We're going to let Cal-tech's JPL hopefuls design the missile systems,
and let MIT design the robotic walker parts.
When they've completed the designs, the parts will be manufactured in China, and assembled in Mexico.
It's a feasible solution, and it's cheap.
On top of that, it saves at least one dog from getting eaten, and furthers the US' military might.
Why.. with my ideas, and designs, we could effectively put an end to puppy mills selling dogs as pets.
Instead, we'll contract puppy mills to raise dogs as weapons.
This would also solve our entire stray animal population problem,
and end all animal cruelty to pets... I mean, what's cruel about killing for your country?
Anyways, this could all be done using off-the-shelf parts, and could
be shipped off to any war area and act as an effective control.
Instead of keeping dogs inside of some overbearing, overprotective animal nut's
house, we could let the dog roam freely, peeing wherever it feels like
and never getting hit with a newspaper... all the while, defending America's ideals.
First stop? Norfolk, Virginia, PETA headquarters, and Ingrid Newkirk's offices.
Next stop? Canada.
After that, I'm out of ideas.
Hopefully, someone from the Department of Defense will read this article, and consider it.
My contact information is in my blurty info, and I'm ready to work for cheap.
Provide hookers and blow, and I'm all in.
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xremyx
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3:25p
Macross F Movie
So, I finally got some info about the movie...
So far, there's only been 3 real bits of info about it...
1.) A Macross F movie was announced during the premiere of the final episode in the series.
2.) An interview with the director of the series revealed some info.
3.) A later interview confirmed what he said.
Basically, there's going to be a Macross F movie, and more information about it will
come next year... basically, it's going to be a remake...
Yep, that's right, the new Macross F movie is going to be a remake of the series.
He said there will be some new tidbits, some changes to the story,
and a new ending to the series... the movie will be set in a parallel Macross F world.
He also said something along the lines of the story not fitting into a single movie,
as such, there may be MORE than one movie made out of it.
So, the new Macross F movie will be a slight alteration to the story,
with some additional plot points, some additional character development, and a new ending.
However, truly solid information isn't supposed to come out until next year.
For instance, the format of the movie, it's release, more content points.. not until 2009.
============FACTS END HERE, SPECULATION FOLLOWS==============
Some other speculation...
The director has stated some more info on the Sheryl character...
... Apparently, at some point in the development, she was supposed to die during the last episode.
He has personally stated his preference for her... "sympathizing" with the character, according to his words.
Also, when confronted about the series' ambiguous ending (Alto chooses the sky, and flying, over both girls).
The director said something along the lines of "When I have two beautiful idol singers, I simply cannot choose one."
Also stating that "People forget that monogamy is still fairly new in terms of human history."
Finally, he made some quips about the fact that if decisions are made.... they'll be pretty late.
It kind of hints that he'll drag out the love triangle a little more, but might end it at some point.
Also, the "subtle alterations" to the story, and the "new ending" could mean a whole lot.
A lot of people actually think that a movie could be skewed to show favor towards one of the characters.
In other words, while the series totally milks out a love triangle, a movie
could skew it to show that it exists, but that one side (*cough Alto/Sheryl cough*) is more important.
I guess we'll see...
A lot of people feel the same way that I do...
.... namely, that we're all a little bummed out that it's a remake (rehash, some call it,
but we don't get to really call it that until it comes out, or unless it's a Gundam movie),
However a lot of people are eager to get some more Macross F, especially if it
means more animation, more story, and new songs.
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