Stan Lee Action Figure

I don't care how stupid it is or how it looks nothing like him ... I HUNGER FOR IT!!

'Nuff said.

Seriously Considering ...

... getting Greg the Bunny on DVD.


It'd cost just over $20 to ship in from the states, and God knows I love it.

To see whether or not you'd like it, just clicky-clicky;

Currently Obsessed With:

- Tony Martin



He's hilarious, obsessed with film & TV, read comics as a kid, knows as much about sport as I do (ie, nothing) and does the unthinkable; actually makes Triple M worth listening to! Every day between 11 and 1 I switch on my iRiver at work and try not to guffaw as I go about my business.

-cable TV



It occured to me that I could most likely afford to pay for this myself, and given how much I enjoy it, it's quite a tantalising prospect. I'm currently weighing it up in my head at the moment as to whether or not I should sign up. My justification for it at the moment is; 1) thanks to tax cut, have extra money in my account 2) cost equivalent to renting a couple of movies every Friday night 3) if I do sit-ups while watching programmes, is tanatmount to a very cheap gym membership.

-YouTube

Currently vying with Wikipedia for my favourite way of wasting time on the Internet. The only place I've ever been able to find episodes of The Maxx! Huzzah!

That is all.

*generic updating-of-life-events title*

My personal blog isn't very personal. Rather than subject you all to yet another superhero cartoon post, I figured I'd offer some insight into what I've been doing the past few weeks.

- The new car has arrived! And has been arrived for just over a week now. It drives, to not put too fine a point on it, beautifully. I’ve been scratching my head trying to come up with places I can drive to on the weekend, but given my complete ignorance of local Victorian geography, I’ve come up dry. If I was still in Queensland I’d be nippin’ down the coast for a bit of theme park action, but alas, the best we have in amusement arenas in dear old Melbourne is the nearly-arsonated Luna Park.

- Moved offices at work. NIGHTMARE! All the normal work to do, plus all the stress of moving house. The new premises are quite nice, though they don’t feel very homey just yet. I miss working on Chapel Street.

- I got the new Pumpkins album today. Finally. Initial reaction to it is … mixed. I’m sure I’ll be whacking on about in a future post.

… that didn’t quite sound right.

- Broadband has ARRIVED. I’ve already developed an addiction to Tony Martin’s Get This podcasts. It’s all the good parts of the show without any of the shitty music or annoying ads. For anyone interested, you can find the comedy goldmine here.

That’s pretty much it right now. My life is quite mundane with the work, eat, sleep, repeat pattern. I’ll see if I can blow something up to make things a bit more exciting for all you blog readers.

(I’m just kidding, ASIO! Don’t red flag me!!!)

Rockin' Your Face With My Tasty Scoop!

Both Li-Kim and Ben have denied the validity of my previous Dr Who scoop, citing that the picture posted had already been in MX.

So then how's THIS for a scoop, eh???

Poster from The Golden Compass / Northern Lights film adaptation (you can find more posters here).

I'm really curious to see how this movie turns out. I've heard that, to make it more palatable to audiences, they've "de-emphasised" the religious themes. Given that the entire point of the His Dark Materials trilogy was the religious themes, I don't see how they can do it. It's like making The Lord of the Rings about a dispute over hedge-trimming between two neighbours, one a friendly little hobbit and the other an omnipotent dark lord.

Up, Up and Away!

With some birthday money burning up my bank account, I decided to indulge myself and bought seasons 1 and 2 of the Superman animated series from Amazon.com. It's now, quite literally, flying to me.

I was never a huge fan of Superman growing up. He always seemed a little bland to me. But as I've grown older I've developed an appreciation for the Big Blue Boy Scout. You need characters like that; that inspire hope and offer a feeling of safety.

My Justice League kick has given me a real taste for Bruce Timm-produced animated shows, so I figured this would be a good way of scratching the itch. I think I'm most looking forward to the three-part arc where the Man of Steel teams up with Batman.

So that's what I'll be doing with my week nights before bed. Exciting, I know!

Feel the Devestating Power of My Scoop, Bitch!

Kylie Minogue in the Doctor Who Christmas Special;

BAM!!!

Check Mate, Mr Chuah.

With All The Mushiness Out of the Way ...

... did anyone catch the Heroes finale last night? I sure did!

I'm sure, when I'm in more of a verbally diarrheic mood, I'll bore all of you with my views on it!

A Belated Blowing Out of the Candles

I haven't really felt much like blogging lately, but Sarah pointed something out to me this afternoon.

How could I possibly let her birthday go by without blogging about it???

So with deep apologies, allow me to say ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH!!!

It's hard to believe it's been eight years of knowing each other, but there you have it. It's difficult to find someone who'll stick it out with a guy like me, being as neurotic as I am. But she's managed to do it.

There are some friendships that come to define your life. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern had one. Matthau and Lemon. Margaret and David, Siskel and Ebert, Mulder and Scully. And let's certainly not forget, of course, Will and Grace.

Muhammad Ali said, "Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.".

I can say, thanks to one person, I've truly learnt the meaning of friendship. And it's a friendship I'll always treasure.


Happy birthday, Dagg. May all your brightest wishes come true.

So ...

… how’d the party go, you might be asking.

Weelllll …

It started off nicely enough. A great deal of fun and what not. Until I got THE DRUNKEST I’VE EVER BEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

It … wasn’t pretty. From the very small, blurry patches I can remember.

So apologies to all those I might have insulted, upset or just generally befuddled. Thanks to Carol, for making sure I didn’t choke own my own vomit (oh, yes, folks … there was vomit). She’s a pip, that girl, a real pip!

I considered swearing off alcohol forevermore on Sunday. And Monday. And resolved to return to my pretty-much-never-drinks status. I certainly don’t plan on getting THAT wasted ever again. We’ll see if I stick to that, huh?