Today

So, here I am at work. I'm using something called Zempt to add to my weblog. I'm listening to streaming audio from home, and I'm using iTunes 4.5. I feel a bit ill, I have an actual cold in April. Bit odd.

Zempt does that, kinda cool but its a shame that iTunes doesn't fully like the title.

Killing Bill

So, Kill Bill 2. I came out and was pretty much blank. The film had some great moments and a lot of story. I didn't come out thinking "Woo excellent", but I didn't think "meh boring" either. Matt said it was very stylistically different, which I never really noticed. I can see what he means though from thinking about KB1. I read some peoples opinions around the net. Tarantino fans loved it, it was classic Tarantino. I heard that its full of in jokes that, annoyinly, only a real fan would get. Thats a bit of a shame, but I guess KB1 is the film for newcomers, 2 is the fans film.

I think, in a way, it makes me love KB1 even more. When I first saw it I thought it was a good film. Then it came out on DVD and I watched it and thought it was a fantastic film. I watched it again just before seeing KB2 and again, loved it even more. Now after seeing KB2 and thinking about what Matt said I really can see KB1 as its own film. I kinda figured that certain things I loved about 1 couldn't happen in 2. But, all in all I didn't find it as entertaining as 1. It was a film for the fans, which wasn't me. A real shame, but hey thats Tarantino's fault :) Still, I have Vol1 to watch again :D The music, the jokes, the anime, the Japanese feel, wiggling your big toe, its great. It really is.

Ninja Flower

The Ninja Flower :)

18 Questions

How cool is this, a community meme with 2 questions I thought up :) But tis cool to see one from the start :D Thanks to Neil's World for the creation of it.

1. Who do you admire the most and why?

Quite a few people. My parents, friends, alot of web designers who are trying to make the web a better place.

2. What would you have as your last meal if you were on death row?

Not really a fan of fancy food, but I would probably say a nice piece of steak, with the perfect chips.

3. What is your earliest memory?

Some bullies putting my little green tricycle in the road so I couldn't ride it :( fkers.

4. If you had 3 wishes, what would your 3rd wish be?

To rid the world of Microsoft...hehe kidding :D It'd be nice to have Neo's powers :D Fly around, say "I know Kung fu" and show people.

5. If you had to be blind or deaf, which would you choose?

Being blind I couldn't do my job, being deaf I could hear my music. I would...choose blind as I could always adapt my job.

6. Have you ever been dared to do something where the risk exceeded the reward (ie. jump off a building for a penny)?

Nah. Broke the speed limit count?

7. If you were forced to live the rest of your existence in a fictional world from a movie, book and TV show which ones would you select?

Matrix :D Well...whos to say we don't? And saying that, the real world is crap. Star Wars then. Vrrrring vrrring, lightsabres :D

8. If you had a superpower, which superpower would it be and why?

Xray vision ;) You know why.

9. What is your favourite vegetable?

Um, pringles?

10. In how many different languages do you know the meaning of at least one word?

Thankyou... French: Merci, Spanish: Gracias, German: Danke, Japanese: Arigato

11. What did you want to be when you were a child?

Farmer, acountant, lawyer, systems analyst...

12. What one event (if any) would you change in your personal past if you had the power to do it once?

I would give myself more confidence and delay myself by 30 seconds on a certain day so I would bump into a certain person at a certain time...

13. What's the one question you want to be asked of you in an interview?

"Would you like a 12 or 16mb connection?" ;)

14. Have you ever cheated death?

Only from a distance.

15. What was the most important decision you've ever had to make?

Nothing that important has happened, well, Uni, but that was a no brainer.

16. Which sports team do you support the most, and why?

As a kid it was Liverpool FC, the big local team. Now? Now I don't watch football but I do play Q3 / ET and I support my clan Lost Souls Rising.

17. Mobile phones (cellphones) - evil or good?

Very good, when people use them :) They are becoming more and more the tool I want them to be. PIM, Camera, Music, Phone.

18. What is your favourite song at the moment?

/checks.... Apparently its - Basement Jaxx - Plug It In (feat. J.C. Chasez) (634 plays). But recently, Soulwax - Too Many DJ's (122).

Todays Horoscope

Apparently,

You would if you could. What's stopping you? You'll know if you cross the threshold.

/strokes chin..... Intoresting....

Painkiller

Painkiller = Q1 + Serious Sam + Havoc Engine. Its a hell of a lot of fun tho. I hardly use any other weapons apart from the default one because its so fun. You can fire it at an enemy, it hits them and pulls them towards you. Then, at the last second you dodge out the way. Its like being a superhero for heaven, I mean you are, but you feel like you are rather than just playing it. Its great when a whole bunch come at you because you just keep firing this thing, and the closer they are the quicker it comes back, so bam bam bam bam, and when they die they give you health so your ok :) You can also get super pissed off and use the primary fire which is a giant, evil killing bad ass whisk. The physics are great, the movement is damn sweet too. You can really pickup speed. I had a quick look through the options and saw a "QUAD DEAD" message, which can only be a good thing. It seems like this could be rather fun multiplayer.

Too many games

So last night I watched Kill Bill and I was inspired to play some more Ninja Gaiden (like duh!). Even though the last time I played it was faced by two very large dragon like creatures, 3 I think. I decided to really push myself this time. I cast the fire protection spell so if they came near me, whumpf, toasted dragons. This did help, but not enough. I then re-equipped myself with my trusty sword. Slice n dice roasted dragon. A 48 hit combo later and they were toast. Next! Big bad boss. Ohh er. Fire + Trusty Sword = Toasted boss. I continuted to play the game and remembered just how much damn fun it is. Pulling off some very impressive moves and remembering my love of the sword. Its plays so well, looks so good, and its just hard enough to make you really play it.

Developing with Web Standards

I've just read this great article called, "Developing With Web Standards". Its really great, covering everything a designer should now in todays industry. Why not to use frames, whats wrong with tables, search engine optimisation through designing with standards, XHTML, the IE5 box model hack, everything is there.

Websites Fail Disabled

The Register has an article on how disabled web access is 'being ignored' following the DRC's webcast this morning. Only 2 out of 1000 sites tested were AA compliant, not even AAA. Shocking. They ask that every site should at least be level A compliant, not only will it help disabled users but normal users will find your site easier to navigate. I myself try and get to AAA WCAG compliancy, don't test this site though ;) the CMS is tricky to hack. The most interesting thing from watching the broadcast was the demonstration of JAWS which basically spoke HTML on the CNN website. "TABLE, RADIO BUTTON....", just what every blind person wants to hear.

I'm sure accessability will be the next big thing in Dreamweaver MX 2005. Better had be :D

Year1

1 year ago I got my Canon A70. This is a slideshow of the results. I also have put up the images in my gallery. Also, this is the 500th post on my blog \o/

Migranes and Monitors

Theres this great BBC article on migranes that says its possible that vertical lines can cause migranes, from TV or a monitor. When I think back to my last 2 migranes, my monitor was set to 75hz and a high resolution, both times. I now run in a higher resolution, but a higher refresh rate too. I have always wondered if it was the monitor because both times after staring at the monitor for hours I got visual distortions while looking at the screen. Maybe one day I can have coke + chocolate! \o/

The Mad Cow

You must respect the MadCow.

Oh god its too sexy

Oh god help me, this site is just far too sexy and I feel I could just sit there all day going "ooooh" and "ahhhh" and "ooooh" again.

Sumomo theives!

Damn Frenchies stole Sumomo's nick!

1431.20 notice from Q: [#ykz-clan] ]Welcome on ykz clan irc channel[ - ]Clan Counter Strike - Quake 3 - Warcraft 3[ - ] www.ykzclan.fr.st [ - ]Server Cs & Q3 62.27.48.26:27040 Pass: ykzpowa[
1431.26 Saygo: ckoi ça?
1431.27 DiGo: hoho
1431.27
1431.27 SumomO is mortadelle (Sparkle@ASt-Lambert-108-1-5-232.w81-249.abo.wanadoo.fr)
1431.27 SumomO is opped in #ykz-clan
1431.27 SumomO is using *.quakenet.org, QuakeNet IRC Server
1431.27 SumomO is idle for 26secs, signed on 4hrs 53mins 48secs ago
1431.27
1431.29 DiGo: voila cyk-work
1431.33 DiGo: il va prendre pour nous
1431.33 cyk-work: lo
1431.37 DiGo: lo
1431.38 DiGo: cyk-work
1431.39 Temerif`way: lo
1431.42 Saygo: li
1431.44 Alx`aoua: dis une connerie pour voir
1431.45 DiGo: tu peux insulter SumomO stp
1431.51 Temerif`way: LOL
1431.53 SumomO: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1431.57 DiGo: elle a dit que t'avais 2 pénis
1432.05 SumomO: ....
1432.05 DiGo: ( elle parle que de ca d'ailleur )
1432.08 Temerif`way: bah c plutot bien
1432.14 Temerif`way: ca va pas l enerver
1432.14 DiGo: de pénis ou de raie
1432.15 Temerif`way: :)
1432.16 SumomO: DIgo..TU CHERCHES LA GROSSE PUNITION!
1432.18 DiGo: ca dépend des heures
1432.20 SumomO: :)
1432.23 DiGo: nananana
1432.26 DiGo: moi chui un ange
1432.32 SumomO: un ange dechu!
1432.38 DiGo: c cyk-work qui a dit que t'as voisine elle avait pas de cheveux
1432.41 DiGo: hiahiahiahai
1432.45 Temerif`way: ahaha
1432.49 cyk-work: <- english
1432.53 SumomO: j'crios qu'il s'nefou là cyk-work
1432.54 Alx`aoua: :DD
1432.59 DiGo: cyk-work!
1433.07 SumomO kicked cyk-work not us

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Like WTF?

My Eyes!

How stupid can people be to put a metal jewellery stud into their eye!

Good quiz

From Neil Tuner comes 23 questions.

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
Our office is bookless :o

2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
End of my desk

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Scrubs

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is:
12:35

5: Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?
12:29

6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Jack chatting to a client, Hybrid - Kid 2000 in Winamp.

7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Going for sugar

8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
MyBloglines

9: What are you wearing?
White Ben Sherman shirt, black pants, shoes, socks, undies, 1 headphone.

10: Did you dream last night?
Don't think so.

11: When did you last laugh?
Earlier when Leo rang pretending to be a porn site client.

12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A cupboard.

13: Seen anything weird lately?
This is pretty darn weird.

14: What do you think of this quiz?
Different from most.

15: What is the last film you saw?
School of Rock maybe?

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
An Evo8

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know.
Hmm, where to start :) I'm on a list.

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Banish lawyers

19: Do you like to dance?
No

20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nutcase or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years?
Power-crazy bush

21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
I can't say :)

22: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Jim...so I could shout "Damn it Jim!" ala McCoy :D

23: Would you ever consider living abroad?
Japan \o/

The Yellow House

Who am I?

Me fail English, thats unpossible
You are a complete and utter BASTARDIZATION
of the English tongue!

Unless this is your third language, there
is absolutely no excuse for your ignorance.
You shame us with your speech. Go back and
finish your schooling, bastard.

How grammatically sound are you?
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