You know I never thought I'd write about the World Cup with anything other than disdain. This is down to one thing and one thing only - repeated exposure to football. This was provided by one Edward Barker, Esq. and was achieved through a mixture of PES, boredom and general abuse.
Now I'm not saying I actually enjoy football. In fact I have always described it as 23 men running after an inflated pig's bladder watched by millions of idiots. This opinion has now been tempered somewhat and, for the first time ever, I actually slightly care who wins. I am even going to watch as many England games as I can due to a stupid promise I made and I'm going to cheer for England.
So without further ado...
COME ON ENGLAND!!!
There, I hope you're happy Ed!
Friday, 11 June 2010
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Music Matters
Whilst aimlessly wondering the inter-tubes, I stumbled across a site called Music Matters. The videos on this site are incredible in terms of both the music they contain and the quality of the animations. I strongly suggest you take a look and I especially recommend the Louis Armstrong and Blind Willie Johnson videos. It makes you realise what amazing people they must have been and somehow makes their music mean more because of it.
Anyway these videos set me thinking: what makes a great musician? I don't have an answer to this question but it's interesting to think about.
Is it that they live on through their music in a similar way to the way that actors survive through their films? I don't know whether that's important or not or if all artists have that whether they're good or not.
Is it that they make us feel good and lift us out of day-to-day life? I for one would find life intolerable without music and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Or is it just that inexplicable shiver that runs down your spine when you listen to a truly great song?
Or have I missed something out? Please comment, I'd like to know what you think.
Sorry it's taken so long for a new post but thinking of ideas is harder than you'd expect. Ah now I'm just making excuses. See you next time, whenever that might be.
Anyway these videos set me thinking: what makes a great musician? I don't have an answer to this question but it's interesting to think about.
Is it that they live on through their music in a similar way to the way that actors survive through their films? I don't know whether that's important or not or if all artists have that whether they're good or not.
Is it that they make us feel good and lift us out of day-to-day life? I for one would find life intolerable without music and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Or is it just that inexplicable shiver that runs down your spine when you listen to a truly great song?
Or have I missed something out? Please comment, I'd like to know what you think.
Sorry it's taken so long for a new post but thinking of ideas is harder than you'd expect. Ah now I'm just making excuses. See you next time, whenever that might be.
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Boredom
When did the internet get boring? Not individual websites but the web as a whole. What I really mean is the fact that I just spend ages switching between about 5-6 different websites and rarely visit anything else. These are: my email, Facebook, BBC, Google Wave and the Escapist. So after I've run out of things to read on those sites I get bored. I don't think 'Oh, I'll go and look at something else' because I can never think of anything else - I think '*sigh* I'm bored'.
Boredom is a weird thing. The way to stop it is by doing something but it makes you (or me at least) less likely to do so. It one of those self-perpetuating cycles or maybe spirals. And at the bottom of that spiral is depression. Yet when I can hear people talking in the next room, I don't go in there. It's like I'm paralysed by boredom but if I do go in I cease to be bored. So I put it to you that the cure for boredom is people.
Sorry it was mildly depressing this time but it's that time of year isn't it? I need summer.
Boredom is a weird thing. The way to stop it is by doing something but it makes you (or me at least) less likely to do so. It one of those self-perpetuating cycles or maybe spirals. And at the bottom of that spiral is depression. Yet when I can hear people talking in the next room, I don't go in there. It's like I'm paralysed by boredom but if I do go in I cease to be bored. So I put it to you that the cure for boredom is people.
Sorry it was mildly depressing this time but it's that time of year isn't it? I need summer.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Solitaire
What is it about Windows Solitaire that makes it so addictive and brilliant and yet a complete waste of time? I have several theories:- Failure: You may only win about 1 in 8 times but losing all of those games doesn't put you off but instead spurs you on to eventual victory.
- Anger: You often want to beat the game into a bloody pulp or maybe headbutt it into a fine paste or maybe... You get the idea - I'll stop before you all start backing away very slowly. This will mainly because the one card you need is under two others. You want to win so that you can shout "In your face, Solitaire! In your face! Ha!" at your mortal enemy.
- Reward: The big reward you get is the cards happily bouncing off the screen and leaving a nice pattern behind. However, it is annoying when a fully black trail messes the whole thing up.
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