Yesterday Lauren and I headed over to the Big Day Out, courtesy of HP (who had a stand at the event). The only way to describe the experience come from the immortal words of Danny Glover: “I’m getting too old for this shit”. For a start, it was bloody hot. Even though I had sunscreen
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[vimeo http://vimeo.com/2809991] I love this. It completely made my Friday.
So I turned 29 last week, and one of the presents my lovely wife gave me to celebrate my slow and deliberate approach to retirement was a copy of the graphic novel Watchmen. You know: the one they’re making a movie of. Now despite my slightly geeky disposition, I never really threw myself headfirst into
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Last week, we had our brand new, 50-inch Panasonic plasma delivered and installed. When I say installed, I mean “stuck up on the wall”. Coupled with the new entertainment unit, the loungeroom is starting to come together. Now all we need is a surround sound system… I wrote up a feature for Giz on the
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Last night, Lauren and I made the long trip down to Wollongong to see Birds of Tokyo. Aside from leaving me half deaf, it was amazing – the singer Ian Kenny’s voice is sensational. See for yourself below:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE34VAqYTk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] I love it!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afR5J7eskno&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1]There seems to be a real split in opinions over this ad. I like it – probably because it doesn’t actually try to sell me anything. It tries to entertain, and while it’s not hilariously funny, I actually had a smile through most of it. I think the lack of any mention of Windows or
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Stephen King has teamed up with Marvel to create a webcomic of one of his short stories. The result is awesome. There’s a new episode every weekday until August 29 – at the momnet we’re up to episode 14, and it’s a bit of a cliffhanger. I love it when traditional outlets like books and
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