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To Be A Whipping Boy

Published on March 16, 2006 in Ego, Events and Rants. 1 Comment

I watched the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games last night and I still can’t decide if it was any good or not.

I think at one stage I saw a koala cross human thing running around in a dirty pair of y-fronts.

The giant flying tram was pretty cool but from there it got a little weird.

It needed to be a little more ‘Melbourne’ I thought and what better way than borrowing from the AFL Grand Final performances! Do you remember the rather feminine looking guys in footy gear dancing provocatively with each other? Oh oh and what about Angry Anderson and the Batmobile! That would’ve put bums on seats!

Also there was no reference to stabbings which seem to be a very Melbourne thing to do these days.

Either way let me know what you thought and what you would have added to make it that little bit better.

On a side note, I’ve got a second interview for the job I went for last week so keep those fingers crossed for me will ya?!

Only a few more sleeps until Coheed and Cambria, XBOX 360 and my mega fatman lazy weekend!

Don’t Look Now, but I Think I’m Sweating Blood

Published on March 10, 2006 in Ego, Random Stuff and Rants. 1 Comment

Thought I better dust the cobwebs of ‘the pennies’ as it was getting a little mouldy round here.

Previously in my life…

- Been working like a bitch putting in close to 12 hour days most days and working on weekends.

- Making some decent money but not too sure where it is all going…

- Paid off the XBOX 360 with an extra game and shit, hang on I think I just answered the point above!

- Went and saw Away From Now and Irrelevant at The Evelyn Friday night. Was as expected a kickass show even though I did defy modern science by falling asleep standing up which I will blame on too much work and too much beer as the cause.

- Had a kebab from Mr Funny Kebab after about a year of not being able to find him. It’s good to have him back in my life and I’m sure there will be plenty of 2am visits to be had.

- Just took a break from writing this (I’m at work) and noticed a single corn kernel in the toilet… wondering how it got there.

- Had a job interview yesterday and it went pretty well. I really want to get this job so cross some fingers and if all goes well a decision will be made next week.

- Celebrated four years with the bestest girl in the world.

- The Amazing Race has started again, go the Geek team!

Coming soon…

- Gyroscope tonight at The Northcote Social Club, will be a great show no matter what. Have never been let down by these guys and I doubt that will happen tonight.

- XBOX 360 launch, I’ve got two days off work which gives me a four day weekend. Feel free to pop in and say G’day but please bring food as I will not be leaving my bean bag and will no doubt be hungry. You might have to feed though as both hands will be attached to that sweet white wireless controller.

- Coheed and Cambria. Nuff said really, if you don’t know who they are find out. You will not regret it. This will be the gig of the year hands down. No need to argue because if you do you will taken away to the loony bin for being mental.

- Hopefully a new job, you still got those fingers crossed?!

- The month of May where there are more birthday’s than days! How about we arrange for one heck of a shindig and dust off the goon bag? Sounds good doesn’t it?!

- Footy footy footy footy! The AFL season starts soon thank god. Gives me more reason to drink beer.

- Prison Break starts again on the 20th of March (I think)

I think that’s about it for now but what’s on the horizon for you guys?

Five + One = Six

Published on February 10, 2006 in Clickity Click Click, Geek it up! and Rants. 3 Comments

Not sure if this bad boy is available in the big brown land of oz but check out the new offering from Gillette in the (what I like to call) ‘Blade Wars’… 

http://www.gillettefusion.com/ 

Welcome the Gillette Fusion with not four, not five but six blades! 

You’ve got five blades on the front for your normal ultra close shave, and then on the back an additional single blade for those hard to reach places or for perfecting your Craig David fuzz… 

I’m a little amazed by the amount of blades required to shave your face as I don’t think five are required and I definitely think you don’t need five to cut the shit outta ya face! 

Either way I dig the single blade on the back, I think that’s a good idea.

Take 2

Published on January 27, 2006 in Rants and Video Games. 4 Comments

So the Australian and New Zealand release of the XBOX 360 has now been pushed back to the 23rd of March 2006.

XBOX Press Release

Fuckers

The Best of 2005

Published on January 9, 2006 in Albums, Been There Done That, Ego, Events, Gigs, Music, Rants and Reviews. 7 Comments

So the new year is already here and I hope you all had a great 2005.
I’m a little slack at the moment (I’m on holidays, deal with it!) so I didn’t get round to posting my ‘Best of 2005′ in 2005 so here it is bitches…!

Best Gig of 2005
‘Gyroscope at Rubys in Belgrave’

What started out as a quiet Thursday(?) night, Dan the Man, Stu, Doug, Pete and myself cruised down to Belgrave to check out Gyroscope, The Hot Lies and Behind Crimson Eyes.
Besides more than your average amount of beer being drunk, Gyroscope rocking so bloody hard, a mosh pit consisting of 5, we all ended up ‘behind the magic bookcase’ hangin with the bands.
I’ve been told that my interview method and questions were second to none.

Honorable Mention
Mad Caddies followed by Supper Club, Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger

Best Album of 2005
Gyroscope ‘Are You Involved?’

The second full length release from Gyroscope was a killer and easily earned the title of best album.
Hell I’m still giving Sound Shattering Sound a thrashing so I’ll still be listening to Are You Involved way into 2006.

Honorable Mention
Wolfmother ‘Self Titled’ and Coheed and Cambria ‘Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness (This could probably be the longest album title of 2005 if not all time!)

Beer of 2005
Chimay

It’s expensive as hell and brewed by Monks.
Nuff said.

Honorable Mention
Carlsberg and Sol (a very very late inclusion to the best of)

TV Show of 2005
Arrested Development

Even though Arrested Development is already into it’s third season, no show seems to be quoted and watched repeatedly by myself and the rest of the hornbag.net crew.
I’ve said it a million times before but this is one of the best comedies of all time. It’s well written, has an awesome cast and the call backs and plot twists are second to none.

Honorable Mention
Top Gear, Lost, My Name Is Earl and Prison Break

So that’ll do for now… have a great 2006

Save Our Bluths!

Published on January 5, 2006 in Rants. 2 Comments

If you haven’t already seen the latest episode of Arrested Development stop everything and watch it now.

Seriously go watch it now….

You’ve seen it?

Did you like it?

I personally think that this was one of the best episodes ever.

In true form of a show being cancelled all stops have been pulled with famous cameos, live recordings and even 3D scenes!

Such a good episode comes with such a sour taste as no other network has picked up Arrested Development (Come on Showtime! Pull your finger out!) as yet and with only a few episodes left the end is neigh…

So please tell your friends and do whatever you can in getting the message out that Arrested Development should not be put down at the mercy of the dumb fucks over at Fox.

Not only does this show win many awards and have a cult following it is one of the better (if not best) show to be on TV in the last 10 years!

www.saveourbluths.com

Fuck You Fox

Published on November 16, 2005 in Rants. 5 Comments

I’m fuckin sick and tired of the Fox network.

This week it was announced that the third season of Arrested Development will be cut down to 13 episodes before it gets the axe from the network.

First Scrubs and now Arrested Development…

I think I need to have words to the head honchos in their $7200 suits. C’mon! 

iTunes Music Store

Published on October 25, 2005 in Geek it up! and Rants. 0 Comments

Alright so the iTunes Music Store has now opened it’s doors in Australia as of this morning.
It’s taken a heck of a long time to get here and still it doesn’t look like all of the Australian record companies are on board (I’m looking at you Sony BMG) which really gets my goat.
Do they want me to keep download their stuff for free? For fucks sake stop having a cry about piracy and do something that will help stop it! And I’m not talking about that fuck ugly copy protection shit you put on your CD’s. I buy your CD and then I can’t put it on my iPod? Fuck Off…
The iTunes Music Store is not only a success in America but also around the whole world! How the hell can they not hop on board and offer a sensible and legal way of acquiring music?!

Oh yeah the going price for a track is $1.69 and $16.99 for an album, which is a tad expensive and would have liked the price to be more around the $1.30 mark. Either way it’s not as sweet sounding as a buck a song ie the US.
Either way with the iTunes exclusive tracks and some good hard to find stuff I think it’ll be worth some of your hard earned.

In conclusion I’ll be more than happy to pay for most music from the iTunes Music Store (you can pick up CDs for $20 which give you better quality sound, liner notes etc) as I think it’s a great product and with iTunes and the iPod you can’t go wrong.

Rock on bitches!

you want it when…?!

Published on October 19, 2005 in Ego and Rants. 0 Comments

quick post while i’m on lunch at work as i noticed things were a little quiet on ‘the bag’.
not too much to report except that i think i will start looking for other job opportunites as i’m over this place (3rd or 4th time now i think…) and sick of having my balls busted and then just when they heal up someone goes and busts them again! i would love to do internal work (no customer interaction) in the city (friday night drinks anyone?) however the pays good here so i’m in no real hurry and will stick it out for christmas so i don’t have to worry about annual leave and stuff.
bring on the new year bitches!

hope you’re all having a great week and i’ll do a more interesting post in the next day or so as some pretty cool and fun shit has been happening

The Lame Day Out

Published on October 5, 2005 in Gigs and Rants. 2 Comments

Alright so round one of the Big Day Out artist list has been posted at bigdayout.com and well it sucks… if you haven’t already seen the list here it is -

The White Stripes
Iggy & The Stooges
Franz Ferdinand
Kings of Leon
The Mars Volta
Soulwax
AFI
2 Many DJs
Sleater-Kinney
The Magic Numbers
The Living End
Gerling
Dei Hamo
Magic Dirt (Aust only)
Cut Copy (Aust only)
End of Fashion (Aust only)
Faker (Aust only)
The Grates (Aust only)
Youth Group (Aust only)
Wolf & Cub (Aust only)

I’m going to keep it short and at present there is no way in hell that I will part with over $100.
How about you, are going to go? Sub question who would you like to see added to the list above.

Discuss