Friday
Feb172006
On posting and something for folks to look at while I get my act together
Friday, February 17, 2006 at 2:05PM
It has been a wee while since I have posted anything - and odly enough it is not because I had nothing to say (no comments on that please!). I actually have a couple of posts that I have been wanting to write for a week or so, but they are just not managing to come together. I have had to start writing them out to see if I can get them to make some sense. I am getting there but they are just not quite right so I am holding off putting them on until I am happy with them.Â
The whole blogging thing is kinda odd as usually I just sit down - splurge out what ever is rotating round my head and leave it like that - as I am sure you can all tell. These last couple of posts that I have been mulling over though just have not worked that way - maybe that is because I think that they are more important than some of the usual clap trap that I put up - we will see
Anyhow for the moment that is enough introverted self pondering and it is on to something more interesting. I don't really have something to say, I just feel like talking and the blog is better than having people stare at me like I am a lunatic while muttering to myself. Â
Because Your Mine........
The other weekend we took my folks to see Walk the line - the film about Johnny Cash, and you know what - it was pretty damn good as these things go. Pheonix did and excellent job portraying the 'man in black' and was actually pretty accurate on the vocals as well.
I was relieved that the film was so good as it was one of those things that really could have sucked if it was not done well. If nothing else you have to love the lines Anyone: "Why do you always have to wear black, you look as if you are going to someone’s funeral" Cash: "Well maybe I am". Well worth a view if you are looking for something to see.Â
From poor films to cool soundtracks
Recently I have been listening to a lot of podcasts and not very much music. This has largely been to do with the fact that I was annoyed and just generally fed up with the music that I had. Â
I tend to find that I like one thing and listen to it until it drives me nuts and then I go onto something else, rinse wash repeat, until I need to buy something new. So anyway the craving came upon me the other day and I went CD shopping and picked up a couple of albums that I have wanted for a while and you know what -it worked out pretty well.
I have always liked sound tracks - they have a good range of tracks and generally appeal to my, sometimes short, attention span.  Often because there are a lot of different artists on soundtracks I end up going out to get hold of something else by someone I had not heard of before (case in point - stroke 9 on the Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back album) - so its all good. More often than not I tend to only get the soundtracks to films that I like, but this time I made an exception. Â
Both Daredevil and Elektra were poor films. In fact I may even go so far as to say that if something could both suck and blow at the same time - they would have been it. From what little I could remember of the films I thought the soundtracks were pretty good so off I scooted and purchased them in a sale. You know what - they are not that bad. There is a good mix of tracks and styles, though I guess you could say that they are a bit on the whole soft metal side (or nu metal, or what ever it is called these days).Â
Spiderman, on the other had was a film that I really liked (as was Spiderman2) and I also picked these up in the same sale. These albums are from much the same mould as Elektra and Daredevil but are good non the less. I especially like the theme from Spiderman - sung by Aerosmith. I remember the one from the cartoons in the late 70's and early 80's and this rendition just makes me smile.Â
Mayhem Makes Me Smile
I have been perusing the usual array of sites and most of them have an update or 3 on them, but from the podcasts I have been looking at a couple of others (I warn you now though they are MMA). I listened to an interview by Jason 'Mayhem' Miller the other day - the man is a lunatic (in a good way) and needs to cut coffee, sugar and any other stimulants from his life. I have rarely if ever heard anyone with so much energy and life in them.  It was top and made me laugh - so I looked at his site and his blog. It, much like the man, is a strange mix of things but worth a look. Just go to MayhemMiller.com and have a look see. I will be writing something else on it later on, and will probably add it into the links later. Anyway Mr Miller - just wanted to say that you made me laugh on a really bad day - not that you will care but - cheers, you are a star.Â
Anyway - have a pile of work to do so I should get on with it - 'Slater Dudes
JÂ
Oh and on a work note - and while I remember - John feels very clever as he got the locale switching to work correctly - well really it was a big team effort with a lot of work from Daniel - but he is well chuffed anyway
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The whole blogging thing is kinda odd as usually I just sit down - splurge out what ever is rotating round my head and leave it like that - as I am sure you can all tell. These last couple of posts that I have been mulling over though just have not worked that way - maybe that is because I think that they are more important than some of the usual clap trap that I put up - we will see
Anyhow for the moment that is enough introverted self pondering and it is on to something more interesting. I don't really have something to say, I just feel like talking and the blog is better than having people stare at me like I am a lunatic while muttering to myself. Â
Because Your Mine........
The other weekend we took my folks to see Walk the line - the film about Johnny Cash, and you know what - it was pretty damn good as these things go. Pheonix did and excellent job portraying the 'man in black' and was actually pretty accurate on the vocals as well.
I was relieved that the film was so good as it was one of those things that really could have sucked if it was not done well. If nothing else you have to love the lines Anyone: "Why do you always have to wear black, you look as if you are going to someone’s funeral" Cash: "Well maybe I am". Well worth a view if you are looking for something to see.Â
From poor films to cool soundtracks
Recently I have been listening to a lot of podcasts and not very much music. This has largely been to do with the fact that I was annoyed and just generally fed up with the music that I had. Â
I tend to find that I like one thing and listen to it until it drives me nuts and then I go onto something else, rinse wash repeat, until I need to buy something new. So anyway the craving came upon me the other day and I went CD shopping and picked up a couple of albums that I have wanted for a while and you know what -it worked out pretty well.
I have always liked sound tracks - they have a good range of tracks and generally appeal to my, sometimes short, attention span.  Often because there are a lot of different artists on soundtracks I end up going out to get hold of something else by someone I had not heard of before (case in point - stroke 9 on the Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back album) - so its all good. More often than not I tend to only get the soundtracks to films that I like, but this time I made an exception. Â
Both Daredevil and Elektra were poor films. In fact I may even go so far as to say that if something could both suck and blow at the same time - they would have been it. From what little I could remember of the films I thought the soundtracks were pretty good so off I scooted and purchased them in a sale. You know what - they are not that bad. There is a good mix of tracks and styles, though I guess you could say that they are a bit on the whole soft metal side (or nu metal, or what ever it is called these days).Â
Spiderman, on the other had was a film that I really liked (as was Spiderman2) and I also picked these up in the same sale. These albums are from much the same mould as Elektra and Daredevil but are good non the less. I especially like the theme from Spiderman - sung by Aerosmith. I remember the one from the cartoons in the late 70's and early 80's and this rendition just makes me smile.Â
Mayhem Makes Me Smile
I have been perusing the usual array of sites and most of them have an update or 3 on them, but from the podcasts I have been looking at a couple of others (I warn you now though they are MMA). I listened to an interview by Jason 'Mayhem' Miller the other day - the man is a lunatic (in a good way) and needs to cut coffee, sugar and any other stimulants from his life. I have rarely if ever heard anyone with so much energy and life in them.  It was top and made me laugh - so I looked at his site and his blog. It, much like the man, is a strange mix of things but worth a look. Just go to MayhemMiller.com and have a look see. I will be writing something else on it later on, and will probably add it into the links later. Anyway Mr Miller - just wanted to say that you made me laugh on a really bad day - not that you will care but - cheers, you are a star.Â
Anyway - have a pile of work to do so I should get on with it - 'Slater Dudes
JÂ
Oh and on a work note - and while I remember - John feels very clever as he got the locale switching to work correctly - well really it was a big team effort with a lot of work from Daniel - but he is well chuffed anyway
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