There’s only one thing worse than whining Star Wars ‘fans’…and that is whining Star Wars ‘fans’ that write ‘Dear George Lucas…’ posts, usually telling him to ’stop meddling with Star Wars’ because, as we all know, Star Wars belongs to the ‘fans’ not the man who created it!
Then there are the ones who post up stupid obituary posts like a recent ‘Star Wars - 1977-2008 - RIP’ topic.
Hmmm, I worry about the sanity of people sometimes.
I suppose I should be thankful for small mercies, having more than one computer to play about with but what a pain in the ass they can be, at times.
Up to just a few hours ago I had the use of my office PC, the occasional attempt at using my daughters Laptop in the lounge, ‘occasional’ meaning when there’s a spare moment when she’s not on it! And also a rather crappy Medion PC in the bedroom.
I was using the Medion purely because the display on my old Compaq Laptop had packed up and decided not to work after only a year and a half of usage…but what a pain the proverbial ass the Medion PC turned out to be…slower than a snail smoking ganja most of the time, very frustrating!
I suppose I could simply get off MY ass and use the office PC but hey, there is nothing like simply stretching over and sleepily switching on the computer without having to get out if bed!!!
So, while feeling slightly peeved at the snails pace of the Medion I suddenly had a DOH! Moment
Why not simply plug the monitor cable into Laptop and use the External Display option?
So, I excitedly tried this (by now it should be totally clear to you that I am easily pleased and have no life) and by George Lucas it worked!!!
Yippeeee!
So, no more Medion for me, I am now a happy camper once more…only trouble is, I now have to reinstall everything!!!
Oh well, dontcha just love technology?!
Honestly, it feels like forever since I last posted here but in reallity it’s only been eleven days.
I have to admit that I’ve lacked motivation this last week or so, feeling tired from work BUT I’ve got a day off !
Woo Hoo!!!
I’ll probably go and watch Hellboy 2 and The Clone Wars, if I can be arsed that is, once I’m asleep it’s difficult to drag myself out of it…yes, I’m old and being a diabetic and eating all the wrong things doesn’t help!
AND trying to pack in smoking the death sticks AGAIN.
At least there’s one saving grace, I stopped drinking alcohol in 2001 - well, okay, there was that one staff night out in 2005 but that doesn’t count!
Turns out the critics are being pretty venomous about the Star Wars animated movie The Clone Wars.
Some fans are worried that if people don’t like the film it means it will look bad in them, as if Unkie George has let them down.
Weird.
Aren’t you simply a fan of something or not?
Why is being a fan mean you have to think you have the right to demand what you want?
If the critics hate it, great!
If the critics love it, great!
Either way it shouldn’t bother the fans and the fans should stop bothering what Star Wars should be and either join in the fun or move on.
The Star Wars Saga is a story aimed at kids…accept that, the fact that you’re a FAN of a kids flick and all will be right with the world.
I think the critics MISS that little fact. They’re expecting seriousness and darkness and they’re getting popcorn!
Yay!
Long live popcorn!
I don’t watch a lot of TV so usually miss the latest craze of what’s hot or the flavour of the month…and in most cases thank the maker for that as most TV shows are just drivel! For instance, Friends was a very popular show on TV but I can’t stand it. I prefer the far superior Frasier!
But, once in a while a gem comes along, the now defunct Firefly was one such gem but what I’m talking about today is the totally addictive HEROES.
I’ve had Series 1 in my DVD collection for some months now but had never watched any of it. That is until Sunday August 3rd, 2008.
I’d watched one episode of Series 2, the first one I think and decided to see what all the fuss was about…getting the Series 2. DVD set was also a catalyst in making me rip off the plastic and shove S1 in the DVD player mind!
Over the course of eight hours I watched 14 episodes, eventually falling asleep at 8.00am. Luckily, I was off work Monday so. After a visit to the Cinema in the afternoon to take my 5 year old to see Wall-E I then popped in the DVD again and watched a further 5 before drifting off into the land of nod.
Tuesday afternoon, just before work I managed to cram in a further 2 episodes…
…back from work and the clock heading towards midnight I took in the last 2 episodes!!!
DAMN!
Why didn’t Sylar bite it!?
Well, you can’t keep a good baddie down can ya?
I have to say I REALLY got ‘in’ to Heroes, particularly enjoying the non-linear style to the story-telling and the script was top notch!
I am really looking forward to watching Series 2 and the good thing about it is, I can just pop THAT in the player too!
Lord knows how I’ll handle Series 3 on TV…do I watch it, week by week by painstaking week or do I just wait for the series to be released on DVD?
Hmmmm
Decisions, decisions!
BUT the best decision at the moment is to switch off and get some shut eye…off to work in 5.5 hours!
Yep, iPhone DOES have it’s limits I’m afraid.
I would love to have the ability when on the move to post to GEN. I mean, I can already, same as I can post here via iPhone BUT it can only be New or Edited posts and SOMETIMES, when I’m on the move I browse and come across interesting articles…I even get the occasional email that I would like to quote.
I cannot do any of this. iPhone does not allow the simple browser trick Copy n Paste.
Means I have to wait until I get home to my PC to post anything.
Apple really NEED to implement this HIGHLY sought after App, Plugin, Whatever soon, it’s a pet peeve of many an iPhone user, at least those of us who run web sites anyway.
And while I’m on the subject, why can I never seem to get the YouTube App to work!!!
Still, I love my iphone and wouldn’t want any other mobile, go figure!
The GenMit Gang went into their second childhood on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 when they visited the Toy Museum at Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England.
The owner, John, had kindly invited us (Alex, Nootch, Jamie, Stu & I) to have a lookaround after hours.
The size of the museum is deceptive from the outside but the true size of the place becomes apparent once you step through the entrance doors. A small corridor opens onto a huge space filled to the rafters with toys and memorabillia going as far back as the 1890s up to the 1980s.
Admittedly the main audience are older people, collectors and school visits and the main content harks back to a bygone era…well, it is a MUSEUM after all…BUT it still has a lot of charm and John is very passionate about what he does.
One of the things I took away with me was the feeling that each and every one of those toys had fired the imaginations of many many children and also been the recipient of a lot of love from such young hearts.
Quite sweet really.
Watch this space for more and a link to some pics.
Ah, good old public transport is made slightly less unbearable by the invention of the iPhone.
Means I can type all this drivel to pass the time and also try and keep myself awake. It’s been a bit hectic at work over the past few days, what with being understaffed and a lot of popular films, strangely enough Mamma Mia taking a BIG share of the Box Office, even after it’s release some weeks ago.
As popular as The Dark Knight is, nothing can beat a feel good movie featuring Abba music, it seems.
I have yet to see Mamma Mia but I’m sure I can wait!.
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Still trying very hard to keep my eyes open, the vibration of the bus can have a weird effect on ones sleep nodes
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Eek!
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Mesa sleepy okiday!!
*SnorE*
This one is for all you Cinemagoers who end up with the lousy seats.
I think I can safely say that when people go see a film they usually don’t like to sit too near the screen but with busy films there’s not always much of a choice.
So, keep in mind that when the poor soul on the Box Office till says…
“We only have seats left in the front”
…this does not translate to…
“Well, okay, we have seats further back, I just don’t want to give them to you”
…if there were seats further back you would be offered them, so try not to take your frustration out on the poorly paid staff, the pittance they recieve as a wage is certainly not enough to put up with the amount of abuse they get.
I managed to catch one of the first viewings of The Dark Knight on Wednesday July 23rd and while I enjoyed it I couldn’t help feeling underwhelmed.
After pondering this for a couple of days I realised what the problem was…
…Me!
Unfortunately I did what I usually don’t do and that was to take all kinds if expectations in with me. I don’t care what anyone says but no film can compete with high expectations.
I had made the mistake of listening to some ‘rumours’ before watching it so I, kinda, went in expecting to see more than what we got.
So, armed with this knowledge I popped back to the Cinema on Saturday July 26th to watch the film again, this time just paying attention to what was happening not what I thought was going to happen.
End result, one happy viewer, one happy fan!
And although I don’t think Heath Ledger stole the show, Christian Bale puts in a strong performance, I feel Heaths Joker is, by far, the most human and therefore the most terrifying portrayal of the Joker I have seen and quite agree that he should be awarded an Oscar next year.
Batman seems to still be in good hands with Chris Nolan.
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