Big Screen

When I was eight years old, my friend Joe had a tv the size of Texas. I don't know exactly how big it was, but we had to climb on top to switch on the videogames, and the whole thing was carved out of wood. I still remember playing Super Mario World and Zelda 3 on it and hearing the sound reverberate around the room.

I've always watched tv, movies and video games on my faithful little 13" crt I've had since '93. We've been through the mill together and I wouldn't trade it for the world, but there is something to be said watching a film on a big 52" screen. And video games just suck you in even further. It's a shame they can't play old vhs tapes very well, but that why I've still kept the crt, so no matter what I want to watch, I have the ideal medium.

500th Post

For my five hundredth post on this blog after seven years, I thought I should share some big news with everybody.

I'm going to watch all three Back to the Future movies in a row!

Going All Out

My quest to buy all the things I've ever wanted continues with Masterpiece Optimus Prime. Due to the fact that I'm not seven years old anymore (suprisingly), there's not a whole lot I can do with all this crap I'm accumulating, but I cannot begin to describe how satisfying it is to walk in to my living room and see all these trophies glancing back at me. Because at the end of the day, that's what it's all about. Working hard and achieving your goals. At least that's what America told me...

Overtime

I've been working overtime lately, so I'm utterly knackered. I thought it would be good to have some extra money come in, but it takes it's toll as I find myself getting up earlier, working through lunch, and staying late. It can't go on forever. This isn't Sydney!

I watched Groundhog Day, one of my favourite movies ever, on thursday. It never gets old and hasn't really aged all that much either. It's the only film from my 'trilogy of irresponsible grown-ups' (along with About A Boy and Up In The Air) where I think I prefer the main character post-transformation. What with this, Ghostbusters and Lost In Translation, Bill Murray's probably my favourite actor. I love how generally fed up he looks all the time!