Monthly Archive for December, 2005

Boxing Day Beer

Published on December 28, 2005 in Random Stuff. 5 Comments

Hi people,

Well Boxing day is over for another year and what a crazy day it was crazy boring and beer filled. It all started at about 9AM with Gav, Matt, Fu and Me all hitting Safeway to get some food for our day of cricket at the Boxing Day test match. When we were at Safeway we all started to get the old beer sweats so we just had to get some pre match drinks. Now I’m not one for drinking before 12 but on Boxing Day you just have to make some exceptions. Well now it is 10:30Am we are in fu’s car at Burnley station and we have all (other then our driver) had 8.4 standard drinks yes I can hear you all cry out but it is only 10:30 Stu you crazy alco but remember my rule it is Boxing Day. SO we all hit the ground for the start of play and dam wicket down already 1/2. Time for a beer I think was what I heard someone say (I think the someone was that dude in my head but whatever) it went like this until after lunch.

After the lunch break we really started to die the game was really slow and boring the beers were only midstrength and they still cost an ass rapping 5.10 each. So me and Gav took a light afternoon cricket nap. The day ended with us getting to see Ricky Poo tang make 100 and Aus middle order fall in a hole 8/238.

This was our day at the cricket rock on people.

The Top Button

Published on December 25, 2005 in Random Stuff. 0 Comments

Merry Christmas Bitches!

Wishing you all a sweetas day and hope you get heaps of presents and eat enough food to feed a third world country for a month!

I know I have!

Personally I’ve had an awesome Christmas (one of the best in a long time) and I’m off to the cricket tomorrow which is just the best way to kick off my three weeks of holidays.

Peace to you all

The Chappelle Theory

Published on December 18, 2005 in Clickity Click Click and Random Stuff. 3 Comments

Is it true…? Don’t know
Is it an interesting read…? Hell yeah

Either way check out ‘The Chappelle Theory’ on why there is no third season of The Chappelle Show and also why Dave went into hiding.

Has Dave gone crazy…? I’m not sure but I sure as hell feel sorry him.

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update : it’s a sham (well not the $50 million bit) and a damn good one at that! Clickity

A Very Green Day

Published on December 18, 2005 in Gigs and Music. 6 Comments

17/12/2005 The Day Greenday played possibly the biggest show that they will ever play in Melbourne and I just so happened to rock along. So yes this is a stu show review back again to tell you why you should have been at the greenday show.
The show was at Telstra Dome it holds 60,000 for a rock show but tonight I would have to say about 30,000 maybe more hard to tell. The lineup was My Chemical romance, Jimmy Eat World, Greenday in this order. The first band was ok and they got the people all worked up nice. Jimmy played a good show if you are a fan playing all the songs you would like them to play. The set ended great with the lead singer smashing his guitar in true rock star style. Next was the Main event and at this point in time the crowd went crazy the T done roof started to Open Fireworks hit the sky and an American Idiot hit the stage.
The set was everything you could ask and more they were on stage for over 2 + hours they had 4 huge screens so even I could see what was going down. The show started off as the CD does and continued that way into Jesus of suburbia then they went for some classics. The midpoint of the show gave some funs a chance to get on stage and play with greenday and the Kid who did the drumming was great Kudos to him. The Kid on Guitar was crap but they gave him the guitar to take home how cool is that?
The show ended with 2 encores and the last song was yes you guessed it time of your life.

Show of the year nuff said.

And Now A Word From My Sponsor…

Published on December 15, 2005 in Random Stuff. 4 Comments

In case I haven’t already told you fuckers once, twice, three times, go out and buy a 24″ Dell LCD monitor!
I don’t have the cash at the moment (what’s that mastercard? you want me to use you? but i can’t…. can i?) but when I do I will be purchasing one of these sweet bad boys quicker than you could say ‘why do i have a wireless xbox 360 controller but no xbox 360?’

spec time….

Contrast Ratio 1000:01:00
Interface Analogue / Digital / Video – 15pin D-sub, DVI-D, S-Video, Composite, Component
Resolution 1920 x 1200 ( WUXGA ) Native/Maximum
Response Time 16ms
Highlights – Height adjustable stand, pivot functionality and multimedia capability with the optional soundbar attachment – Tilt, swivel, landscape or portrait viewing – Digital DVI-D/Analog S-video/Composite inputs – 4 port USB 2.0 hub with 2 ports located on side of monitor – Supports advanced features like PIP (Picture in Picture) and PBP (Picture By Picture) – Integrated 9-in-1 Flash card reader on side of the display
Great For – Clear, sharp images at a maximum resolution of up to 1920×1200 pixels – Wide aspect panel improves productivity with less scrolling and toggling – Supports advanced features like PIP (Picture in Picture) and PBP (Picture By Picture) – Delivers distortion-free, sharp images with 1000:1 contrast ratio and 16 millisecond response time – The 24″ WidescreenUltraSharp 2405FPW Flat Panel Monitor is targeted for early adopters and computing enthusiasts such as gamers, and graphics designers (CAD/CAM and DCC)

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God with stats like that some people may think that I am sponsored by Dell…. well I’m not but if Dell would love to send me one of these sweet sweet displays I’m more than happy to call my first born ‘Dell’ No shit.

Is There Hope…?

Published on December 15, 2005 in Random Stuff and Video Games. 0 Comments

Just read on tv.com that both ABC and Showtime are interested in picking up Arrested Development from the retards at the Fox network who wouldn’t know an Emmy winning show if it bit them on the scrote.

There may still be light at the end of the tunnel yet…!

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Printing Money

Published on December 14, 2005 in Clickity Click Click and Movies. 2 Comments

The first full trailer for The Da Vinci Code has just hit the web.

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This thing is just guaranteed to make money no matter what and it doesn’t look half bad with my boy Ron at the helm directing.
Also I find it amazing how they are able to make Tom Hanks look younger and thinner… must be CG.

Amplitude Modulation and The Soundtrack of My Life

Published on December 13, 2005 in Ego and Music. 2 Comments

I really hate being surrounded by people, especially dumbass people who I don’t know and frankly never want to know.
This creates a rather awkward and frustrating situation every time I go shopping, however during Christmas rush this gets amplified to eleven!

To help combat this I go equipped with my iPod Nano and a killer playlist.
Nothing beats not being able to hear the crying of small children, the mindless chatter of 16 year old girls, or the never ending abuse from chumps trying to sell me a credit card, a multipurpose broom or a child in Africa.
There’s no real style to my playlist just bits of this and bits of that.
Normally add a fair bit of new stuff (new to me anyway) as this gives me a good time to listen and get into it if it’s any good.

Wolfmother have recently been promoted to the Nano and I highly recommend you give them a listen. This could probably be one of my top albums for 2005. It may sound very familiar to some people and fair enough too because these guys sound like some kind of Led Zeppelin hybrid.
Stand out tracks include Woman, Minds Eye and Joker and the Thief.

Also getting a spin at the moment are The Polyphonic Spree (I swear these guys are a cult, their music makes me wanna drink the koolaid), The Academy Is… (it’s got hook. nuff said), all 5 of The OC Mixes (these are really really good compilation mixes, pretty chilled and some awesome covers versions to be had) and of course Gyroscope (when will the awesomeness end?!)

Also crammed onto the Nano are my favorite podcasts. Podcasts have taken off like a frog in a sock over the last year or so and the quality and diversity of podcasts available is starting to kick some serious ass.
If you haven’t already started listening to podcasts I suggest you give it a shot. Especially if you have to travel on public transport etc…
A couple of choice cuts from my personal collection include -

(Cool) Shite on the Tube - Clickity
- Made in Tasmania, consisting of reviews on current movies, DVD, TV, anime, Asian cinema and anything in between. A very good (if not lengthy) podcast in true Aussie spirit with plenty of swearing and humor.

Diggnation – Clickity
- A weekly podcast covering some of the top dugg stories at digg.com. Very entertaining and funny. Heck you might even learn something… also available in a video podcast.

My Name Is Mark - Clickity
- ‘defeat, crushed dreams, and high karate. The life and times of Mark Hoppus… …he’s the dude from blink-182

This Week In Tech - Clickity
- Leo Laporte is the Godfather of tech. This podcast wraps up the weekly tech news with opinion and discussion. A must for any geek period.

The Ricky Gervais Show – Clickity
- Ricky Gervais… do I need to say more?

I don’t listen to them anymore but the Triple J podcasts with Dr Karl, Jay and the Doctor etc were pretty good.

Probably due to my taste for the spoken word, when I don’t have the Nano I’ve been listening to AM radio.
ABC 774 is the shit and always will be… I think I am sick of listening to Green Day and Nickleback on Triple M, and don’t get me started on Nova or any of that other shit!
Talk back, news, information, talking is what I need. And AM radio delivers! Woo Hoo!

God bless iPod, AM radio, podcasts and music in general.
This is the Soundtrack to my boring little life.

Shame, Shame, Shame

Published on December 12, 2005 in Random Stuff. 1 Comment

I hate to get political with you guys but this crazy shit is not on.  I just hope it doesn’t extend to Melbourne.  I want every Australian, black and white, Asian, Polynesian, Arabic and everything in between to realise this is not on.  We live in a country that is famous internationally for its fair-going attitude, easy spirit and friendliness.  We have many bases of history and I like it that way, lets all learn to get along!  And for fucks sake, Melbournites, show your maturity and ignore this shit!  All this is making it hard for foreigners (i.e. me and Dave)  to get along! 

Mild Devotion To Majesty

Published on December 11, 2005 in Geek it up!. 4 Comments
to add fuel to the already out of control geek fire that burns deep within me, team booka pre ordered their xbox 360s today!
to quote avid gamer and all round house kicking chuck norris ‘BOOYAH!’
so all we need to do now is wait anxiously for 12:01pm march the second to get our buzz on!
it’s going to be a pretty massive event as there are already 40 pre orders at our local EB and there are still a couple of months till release!
on top of that most of us have not been able to do a midnight launch on a new console.

team booka has been formed (we got a website on the way) and after much discussion we have decided to wear capes (i was all for togas) to the launch branded with our coat of arms (also on the way) and other miscellaneous shit…
either way it’s going to be awesome and personally i cannot wait (i wish there was a cheat where i could press start 100 times…) as the living room is always a mess of controller cables and this will become a thing of the past!

for some bizarre reason we here at the lodge have dusted off and tuned the tv into the super nintendo that has been collecting dust for many a year.
its awesome to see a console and games that are easily 11 years old and still kick so much ass and evoke a never-ending torrent of frustration and anger!
kudos nintendo for still being able to bring it in a time of multi-core, frame rate, polygon madness that just doesn’t seem to be able to make the cut.