I've lived in Edinburgh for 4 years now and so far only one of my friends have managed to get up here and visit me. I'm not worried about that, we are still all very good friends. I got an email a few weeks back from Sam, who is coming up to perform in the festival with his theatre group from Norwich which is pretty cool for a start, but today I found out the name of his show and that its actually being held in the complex of my work!
I really have no excuse to miss it now. As with many festival shows its on at a stupid time (3:15) but at least I can sneak along in a late lunch break.
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Oh my.
I don't normally mention anything on TV, mainly because I don't really watch much of it.
No one could have missed the media frenzy kicked up by Britain's Got Talent and its unusual singing sensation Susan Boyle. For anyone who does actually live at the earth core and doesn't know already its a live reality TV show to pick an act for the Royal Variety Performance. This slightly older lady entered and was quite openly mocked as she walked onto stage only to release an impressive voice which quickly silenced the laughter. I did see this and it was great to see the smug grins removed from the whole crowd (especially the judges).
Anyway... This lady has become quite a hit with our cousins across the water and now the latest revelation....
Slipknot are Susan Boyle Fans
No one could have missed the media frenzy kicked up by Britain's Got Talent and its unusual singing sensation Susan Boyle. For anyone who does actually live at the earth core and doesn't know already its a live reality TV show to pick an act for the Royal Variety Performance. This slightly older lady entered and was quite openly mocked as she walked onto stage only to release an impressive voice which quickly silenced the laughter. I did see this and it was great to see the smug grins removed from the whole crowd (especially the judges).
Anyway... This lady has become quite a hit with our cousins across the water and now the latest revelation....
Slipknot are Susan Boyle Fans
Friday, 12 June 2009
Stuck in a World of Goo
As promised - Maybe a little sooner than you expected eh? - Info on one of my many current addictions...World of Goo.
This is a fantastic indie game made by 2dboy that B-Man gifted to me - He realised its addictive potential maybe and decided he wanted some quiet time - Its a puzzle game where you have to use Goo balls to build structures to achieve the levels goal and continue with the storyline...sounds easy?
Oh no its not.
This has to be one of the most infuriatingly brilliant games - you die over and over yet have the constant urge to go back for more punishment of your goo balls splatting against spikes, or being sucked into the wrong tube, or simply collapsing because you forgot to add a vital ball-strut near the base.
Thankfully the developers allow players to skip levels! I'm still spending time going back to those and trying to figure them out.
This is a fantastic indie game made by 2dboy that B-Man gifted to me - He realised its addictive potential maybe and decided he wanted some quiet time - Its a puzzle game where you have to use Goo balls to build structures to achieve the levels goal and continue with the storyline...sounds easy?
Oh no its not.
This has to be one of the most infuriatingly brilliant games - you die over and over yet have the constant urge to go back for more punishment of your goo balls splatting against spikes, or being sucked into the wrong tube, or simply collapsing because you forgot to add a vital ball-strut near the base. Thankfully the developers allow players to skip levels! I'm still spending time going back to those and trying to figure them out.
Barbie owns up
"Where the hell has she gone???" (Honestly I can hear the screaming of this phrase from here)
I'm here to answer that question...In my room playing games. That's it. Sorry. Nothing any more exciting than that.
"But Barbie, you have the attention span of a small insect, what on earth has managed to keep you away from drivelling posts full of nonsense?" (It must be the voices in my head)
Well, loaaaads of very, very addicting games - Left 4 Dead, Sims 3, and World of Goo for a start.
"Ooh I've heard of one of those" (Obviously the voices are as clever as I am)
Well If you're very patient and keep coming back I might manage to rustle up a post or two to tell you all about them, and why the hell I'm soooo addicted
I'm here to answer that question...In my room playing games. That's it. Sorry. Nothing any more exciting than that.
"But Barbie, you have the attention span of a small insect, what on earth has managed to keep you away from drivelling posts full of nonsense?" (It must be the voices in my head)
Well, loaaaads of very, very addicting games - Left 4 Dead, Sims 3, and World of Goo for a start.
"Ooh I've heard of one of those" (Obviously the voices are as clever as I am)
Well If you're very patient and keep coming back I might manage to rustle up a post or two to tell you all about them, and why the hell I'm soooo addicted
Blogs of note
I don't often go blog hunting - I usually read those of my friends and a couple of others that have been recommended in the past, BUT I recently found three of the best blogs I've ever come across, they're either great in their writing and/or basic concept so I figured they all certainly deserve to have a mention to spread the news further. So with no further delay, and in no particular order heres Twisted Barbies top three....
1. Want to see pictures of people who should be having fun but look soooo miserable? it's happiest people ever
2. Want to see Goths admitting that they're not all so serious...or will melt in the sun? Try Goths in Hot Weather (I know some of the folks in these photos too which gives the blog extra kudos in my book)
3. Sims 3 storytelling at its best, a heart wrenching story of simulated life gone wrong, heres Alice and Kev
1. Want to see pictures of people who should be having fun but look soooo miserable? it's happiest people ever
2. Want to see Goths admitting that they're not all so serious...or will melt in the sun? Try Goths in Hot Weather (I know some of the folks in these photos too which gives the blog extra kudos in my book)
3. Sims 3 storytelling at its best, a heart wrenching story of simulated life gone wrong, heres Alice and Kev
Friday, 15 May 2009
Geography lessons
My boss recently displayed one of the worst knowledges of UK geography I've ever seen. So the office bought a very large UK map and hung it on the wall. This has resulted however in everyone showing a dire need for geography lessons - Theres been far too many exclamations of "ooh that's where X city is, not where I thought!" they've also realised what a small middle of nowhere place Norwich is!
Feeling the crunch?
Unless you live firmly under a large rock in the middle of a desert you will have heard someone banging on about the current economic downturn (aka credit crunch). Its boring me already. Anyway, I was in Lidl at lunchtime today and even there they are trying to beat the credit crunch...
One pence at a time it seems.
One pence at a time it seems.
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