I've had my cat now for about 9 months and he's been a good pet for the most part until he decides to do his own thing. I can now read how feels but one of the things of confusion is a cat's wagging tail. A lot of resources tell you that the cat is either angry or indecisive, which to me is not a good thing but it can also mean showing affection and contentedness if the tail is wagging by the tip for instance.
A lot has been said about the Eurovision song contest. The UK have done so badly in recent years and this year's entry from x-factor hopeful Andy Abraham was fairly decent and yet it came joint last. Basically, each country seem to be voting for neighbouring countries and hence Russia came out on top. It could be argued that neighbouring countries would be familiar with the country's artists. However if someone big represent UK came to sing in the competition would they win? The only other way I can see the UK doing well is get a famous Russian to perform the song. For example, we could have Boris Yeltzin. (Note, my good friend says it always comes up as Boris Yeltzin instead of Boris Gardner on his media player)
The bloc voting is a joke and Sir Terry Wogan who commentates on the the event for the BBC is threatening to quit over it in disgust. Mind you, I thought the reason why he's commentating and why we love it so much, is that he takes the mickey out of the show.
Also it looks like the UK could lose their bye into the final. That would be interesting, it's unclear if the UK will cut their funding as a result as the main reason why they don't have to qualify is that they are part of the big four (with France, Germany and Spain) that do the bulk of the funding for the event.
The other thing that could improve the situation is have regional qualification and have one song represent say Scandinavia, the Baltics, the Med, etc...
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Lucky Buck Futter that Daniel Bedingfield is...
You know just looking at some old music videos floating about. One is of Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta get thru this", which was a UK #1 hit in both 2001 and 2002. There are two versions of the video. The UK version that is set all over London but primarily in the Docklands and the Millennium Bridge. The US version was in a studio but I am pretty sure some of the scenes were from Toronto, there's one scene where he passes a bus stop which distinctly says "Ontario". I know a Toronto bus stop when I see one. Anyways the director is Canadian!
Anyhow old Daniel was such a lucky duck to work with two very cute girls. The UK version, the girl looked a like much cuter version of Sophie Ellis Bextor. Whilst the girl in the US version looks a little like Jessica Alba.
Buck Futter was coined in a skit from Saturday Night Live...
Anyhow old Daniel was such a lucky duck to work with two very cute girls. The UK version, the girl looked a like much cuter version of Sophie Ellis Bextor. Whilst the girl in the US version looks a little like Jessica Alba.
Buck Futter was coined in a skit from Saturday Night Live...
Ubuntu and Caviar don't mix
I finally got round to looking at a PC that I bought way back in December. I wanted to use a different hard drive to the one that came with the PC (which has Windows XP installed). I stripped another computer down and tried to use the hard drive from it. The drive in question was an old Western Digital Caviar, model WD450AA. This is 45GB hard drive running at 5400rpm. But it has been around seen 2000. Very old. Anyways I tried to install ubuntu (server) on it. Ubuntu did not recognise the hard drive and complained that "No hard drive was detected". Windows 98 fdisk did find the drive and anyways that hard drive had been running Windows 2000. I replaced that drive with the hard disk that came with the PC (a seagate 40GB drive) and that was recognised by the ubuntu installation. Of course, I terminated the installation at the point.
I was seriously trying to bash my head and get it to work. But sanity or more to point sleep got the better of me and I gave up.
I could ghost the seagate and then ghost the image on to the caviar. But it is an old device. I am trying to save money at the moment but I've decided to bit the bullet on this one and ordered a seagate 80gb drive for 25 quid.
I was seriously trying to bash my head and get it to work. But sanity or more to point sleep got the better of me and I gave up.
I could ghost the seagate and then ghost the image on to the caviar. But it is an old device. I am trying to save money at the moment but I've decided to bit the bullet on this one and ordered a seagate 80gb drive for 25 quid.
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Weekly Wrap (25/4/2008)
Yeah i know, it's not been a weekly wrap lately but hey
Snooker Dept
Well it's the first time I've ever been to the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield. Of course, the real exercise is to see if you can get spotted. My dad and my friend's workmates apparently spotted us in the back though I didn't see me in this frame (excuse the german;)
Mayor of London Dept
Well the fight is on and on May 1st, the people of London will decide who will be the new mayor. But have a look at this question time session. Weirder still, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman had her blog hacked/defaced to say she was resigning from the Labour party and backing Boris for Mayor. As the old song goes "Popularity breeds contempt!"
Great balls of fire Dept
Only in Canada, would someone get tasered by the police and have pants ignite and catch fire!
Snooker Dept
Well it's the first time I've ever been to the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield. Of course, the real exercise is to see if you can get spotted. My dad and my friend's workmates apparently spotted us in the back though I didn't see me in this frame (excuse the german;)
Mayor of London Dept
Well the fight is on and on May 1st, the people of London will decide who will be the new mayor. But have a look at this question time session. Weirder still, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman had her blog hacked/defaced to say she was resigning from the Labour party and backing Boris for Mayor. As the old song goes "Popularity breeds contempt!"
Great balls of fire Dept
Only in Canada, would someone get tasered by the police and have pants ignite and catch fire!
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Weekly Wrap (29/3/2008)
Eurovision Song Dept
Been having a look some of entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 that takes place on May 24th. Over in the UK, there has been a lot of interest in Dustin the Turkey which is amazing because it is Irish entry. The song is quite a riot and for some reason comparisons with Zig and Zag. Not surprisingly, people have been betting on it (probably the Irish and their punts). I saw the video for the Bosnia entry and that features a chicken? I checked out Armenia's entry "qele qele". Not too bad of song and I can see why it is one of the favourites. Forget the Romanian entry, it nearly put me to sleep. Latvia might do well what with tactical voting and all. Their performance could be interesting as they dress up pirates as in the group's name. But of the ones, I've had so far my personal fav is the entry from Bulgaria from Deep Zone and Balthazar with the song "DJ, Take me away" that wouldn't look uncool in a club. So I will probably go for Bulgaria and Bosnia for me.
Music Dept
Congratulations to Leona Lewis for being the first brit female to hit the number 1 spot in the states since Kim Wilde
Diving Dept
Yes diving is in the news as Tom Daley became the new European highboard diving champion. What's perhaps is more amazing is the fact he is only 13.
Tigerwatch
Tiger Woods remarkable winning streak came to an end when he lost by a couple of shots to former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy.
Boxing vs Wrestling Dept
Well it's Wrestlemania and Floyd Mayweather is taking his credentials into the wrestling ring. He must be paid a heck of a lot of money to fight someone twice the size of him. C'mon if it were real, the Big Show would have beat up Mayweather. As much as we'd love to see that over here, I think his insurance and contract probably stops this from happening
Been having a look some of entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 that takes place on May 24th. Over in the UK, there has been a lot of interest in Dustin the Turkey which is amazing because it is Irish entry. The song is quite a riot and for some reason comparisons with Zig and Zag. Not surprisingly, people have been betting on it (probably the Irish and their punts). I saw the video for the Bosnia entry and that features a chicken? I checked out Armenia's entry "qele qele". Not too bad of song and I can see why it is one of the favourites. Forget the Romanian entry, it nearly put me to sleep. Latvia might do well what with tactical voting and all. Their performance could be interesting as they dress up pirates as in the group's name. But of the ones, I've had so far my personal fav is the entry from Bulgaria from Deep Zone and Balthazar with the song "DJ, Take me away" that wouldn't look uncool in a club. So I will probably go for Bulgaria and Bosnia for me.
Music Dept
Congratulations to Leona Lewis for being the first brit female to hit the number 1 spot in the states since Kim Wilde
Diving Dept
Yes diving is in the news as Tom Daley became the new European highboard diving champion. What's perhaps is more amazing is the fact he is only 13.
Tigerwatch
Tiger Woods remarkable winning streak came to an end when he lost by a couple of shots to former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy.
Boxing vs Wrestling Dept
Well it's Wrestlemania and Floyd Mayweather is taking his credentials into the wrestling ring. He must be paid a heck of a lot of money to fight someone twice the size of him. C'mon if it were real, the Big Show would have beat up Mayweather. As much as we'd love to see that over here, I think his insurance and contract probably stops this from happening
Friday, 21 March 2008
Weekly Wrap (21/3/2008)
Football Dept
England's big four play each other over the Easter period, Liverpool take on Manchester United, whilst Chelsea and Arsenal duel. This should really open the title race, particularly if Man Utd and Arsenal both lose. The fairytale is really almost over for Gretna who managed to gain 3 consecutive promotions from division 3 to the Scottish Premiership but due to Brookes Mileson's illness and no more cash injection, they really have fallen on hard times. Players considered striking for not being paid accordingly and of course points deducted for falling into administration
On a lighter note, East Fife won the division 3 title only to find when they wanted to celebrate after their 3-0 win at East Stirling, they had their champagne taken away by police because they were in glass bottles!!!
Tigerwatch
Tiger is in Florida for the World Golf Championship where he is looking to win his 8th straight tournament. He is only two shots off the lead after the first round. He's almost unstoppable. He was 50/1 to win all 4 majors, now he is only a stingy 8/1 and even less according to the golf channel.
F1 Dept
Well done to BBC for regaining the tv rights to the F1 Grand Prix for. But the big question will they use synonymous theme tune, the chain by Fleetwood Mac.
Racing Dept
Who says there's no manners in sport. In a 4-runner race at Kempton Park, there were 3 male and 1 female jockeys. After a slow start, the guys with a ladies first attitude let Josephine Bruning to pass and poach a huge lead. The guys were playing cat and mouse, figured Bruning and her horse, Sol Rijo (the rank outsider of the four) would come back. But round the home turn, Bruning was in splendid isolation and went past the post to register her first win. She was so stunned that she thought she had to do another circuit and completed her winning lap!
England's big four play each other over the Easter period, Liverpool take on Manchester United, whilst Chelsea and Arsenal duel. This should really open the title race, particularly if Man Utd and Arsenal both lose. The fairytale is really almost over for Gretna who managed to gain 3 consecutive promotions from division 3 to the Scottish Premiership but due to Brookes Mileson's illness and no more cash injection, they really have fallen on hard times. Players considered striking for not being paid accordingly and of course points deducted for falling into administration
On a lighter note, East Fife won the division 3 title only to find when they wanted to celebrate after their 3-0 win at East Stirling, they had their champagne taken away by police because they were in glass bottles!!!
Tigerwatch
Tiger is in Florida for the World Golf Championship where he is looking to win his 8th straight tournament. He is only two shots off the lead after the first round. He's almost unstoppable. He was 50/1 to win all 4 majors, now he is only a stingy 8/1 and even less according to the golf channel.
F1 Dept
Well done to BBC for regaining the tv rights to the F1 Grand Prix for. But the big question will they use synonymous theme tune, the chain by Fleetwood Mac.
Racing Dept
Who says there's no manners in sport. In a 4-runner race at Kempton Park, there were 3 male and 1 female jockeys. After a slow start, the guys with a ladies first attitude let Josephine Bruning to pass and poach a huge lead. The guys were playing cat and mouse, figured Bruning and her horse, Sol Rijo (the rank outsider of the four) would come back. But round the home turn, Bruning was in splendid isolation and went past the post to register her first win. She was so stunned that she thought she had to do another circuit and completed her winning lap!
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Weekly Wrap (15/03/2008)
Music Dept
Duffy is still #1 with "Mercy" (4 weeks) and now she has the #1 album with "Rock ferry".
Football Dept
Unbelievably, the big 4 are all in the quarter finals with a possibility of an all English final. Mind you Manchester United may have to face Barcelona to get to the final. Rafa Benitez says that shows the quality of premiership. Well Rafa look at the FA Cup and you see the quality of the Premiership. Portsmouth v West Brom and Barnsley v Cardiff. The same Barnsley that have beaten Chelski and Liverpool! They should be playing in Europe on that alone. Whilst in UEFA cup, Spurs, Everton and Bolton all went out. So the quality of premiership is definitely top notch. ;)
Racing Dept
So the new kid on the block Denman won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in what was built as the clash of the stablemates (him and Kauto Star). Kauto jumped badly and gave the race away pretty much. Today is the Winter Derby. It's Derby except it's on the sand. Sand? Winter? Isn't that ironic? Not if you've gone to Caribbean! Because I'm a fruit, I'll go with Grand Passion and Orchard Supreme as each way shots. Seriously though they have good form on the sand with Grand Passion being 2nd in the last two derbies.
Running Dept
So Paula Radcliffe pulled out of the London Marathon because of a toe problem. Some people have criticised her for that. But I think it's the right move, she's got bigger fish to fry at the Olympics, which arguably is her last chance to win gold. She needs to 100% for it.
Duffy is still #1 with "Mercy" (4 weeks) and now she has the #1 album with "Rock ferry".
Football Dept
Unbelievably, the big 4 are all in the quarter finals with a possibility of an all English final. Mind you Manchester United may have to face Barcelona to get to the final. Rafa Benitez says that shows the quality of premiership. Well Rafa look at the FA Cup and you see the quality of the Premiership. Portsmouth v West Brom and Barnsley v Cardiff. The same Barnsley that have beaten Chelski and Liverpool! They should be playing in Europe on that alone. Whilst in UEFA cup, Spurs, Everton and Bolton all went out. So the quality of premiership is definitely top notch. ;)
Racing Dept
So the new kid on the block Denman won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in what was built as the clash of the stablemates (him and Kauto Star). Kauto jumped badly and gave the race away pretty much. Today is the Winter Derby. It's Derby except it's on the sand. Sand? Winter? Isn't that ironic? Not if you've gone to Caribbean! Because I'm a fruit, I'll go with Grand Passion and Orchard Supreme as each way shots. Seriously though they have good form on the sand with Grand Passion being 2nd in the last two derbies.
Running Dept
So Paula Radcliffe pulled out of the London Marathon because of a toe problem. Some people have criticised her for that. But I think it's the right move, she's got bigger fish to fry at the Olympics, which arguably is her last chance to win gold. She needs to 100% for it.
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