My blog of everyday life

The National Trust is encouraging people to record a diary of their day on a website, as part of what is being called "Britain's biggest blog" (BBC). Today, Tuesday 17th October 2006, has been chosen as an ordinary day with no particular outstanding quality, to become a future-history project!

The idea is that the bloggers will write about the more mundane things in life, like how they got to work, what they eat etc., and this will be stored in an archive and looked at in hundreds of years. I'd love to contribute to this so I will! Here is my entry that I'll modify throughout the day and upload before I go to sleep tonight:

My first alarm went off at 6:30 this morning, so I reached down to it (it was on the floor for some reason!) and hit the snooze button. Now the snooze button has been broken for about three months, but I still try it every day! Funnily enough, today was the same as every other day, and it did bugger all! Anyway I turned the thing off and dozed again until 7:30 when the alarm on my mobile went off. I turned my TV on and listened to Friends while I woke up (my eyes were still shut so I couldn't watch!).

Went downstairs at 8, said bye to my housemate and jumped in the shower. Freezing my tits off until I got used to it. Played with the shower radio, trying to get some pirates but they kept losing signal.

Ironed my shirt, had a little chat with my mate who'd stayed round (he'd been to see the GooGoo Dolls last night in Sheppards Bush with my housemate) , listened to some MP3s on my PC while getting ready, and left at half eight.

I walked to Harringay station and got the train to Moorgate, reading the Metro on the way. Got to Moorgate and walked to london Wall McDonalds, ordered my usual Sausage and Egg McMuffin and Coke and wiped the dirty Metro newspaper print off my fingers!

After my tasty breakfast (just so you know, in 2006 McDonalds is the DON of unhealthy tasty food!!) walked up Moorgate to work, came in, checked my emails, checked West ham message board, and checked BBC News, where I saw the article about this Blog Diary thing!


More to come....

Edit
Just realised the above post is gonna bore the hell out of everyone who reads it! SO I've just done a cut-down version and submitted it, here it is:
Got woken up by my alarm at 6:30, hit snooze even tho I know the button's broken, so I turned the thing off. I hate the sound of my alarm with a passion. It is always a massive shock to the system to realise it's a new day!Watched Friends whilst waking up (watched may be the wrong word cos my eyes were still shut!), then finally jumped in the shower at 8. I listened to some MP3s on my PC while getting ready, then ran for the train to Moorgate, where I work!
Got to Moorgate with grubby hands from the nespaper print of the Metro, walked to McDonalds (in 2006 MCDs is known as the tastiest food in the world!) and got myself some breakfast. Sat down at my desk and checked the usual:EmailWest Ham sitesMy BlogBBC Newsso basically I slacked for an hour on the Internet before starting any work!For the rest of the day I'll be working (IT Support for a large bank), playing footy in a Power League at lunchtime, then I've gotta do overtime tonight til 8. This happens to be one of the most boring days of my life, normally it's fun-packed, but hey I gotta be honest and I gotta earn the dollar!!Might go for a drink after work if anyone else is still around, otherwise it'll be home, chill, with nothing to say about the day other than I earned some mulah! But my life is random, that could all change at the drop of a hat!p.s. Hello Ancestors, how u doin?!

London - the best city on Earth?

- Scores of world famous buildings and iconic landmarks (e.g. Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the London Eye, to name just a few)

- Arguably the most cosmopolitan and multicultural population in the world (more than 300 languages are spoken here)- Most powerful financial centre in the world (beginning to surpass NYC)

- Largest aviation hub in the world- More parks and green spaces than any other city of its size in the world (almost 39% of its total area is green)

- Contains the world's most expensive house, and the world's most expensive commercial office space

- Lays claim to the world's oldest subway network; also the longest if measured by route kilometres

- Arguably the sports capital of the world. Contains more 10,000+ all-seater stadiums than any other city on the planet. Currently building the world's biggest football stadium.

- Some of the world's most prestigious and famous shopping, e.g. Harrods, Fortnum and Mason, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Liberty's

- More than 12,000 restaurants and 5,000 pubs

- The largest nightlife district in the world

- Metropolitan area contains several of the world's top universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL)

- Nearly 2,000 years of history, heritage and cultural influence. Formerly the capital of a global empire.

Saddam Hussein was vital for uniting Iraq

There are three distinct groups in Iraq:

1. The Sunnis
2. The Shi'ites
3. The Kurds

These groups in general do not want to live with each other. The only thing that kept them united as one country was a dictator, one Saddam Hussein. Any attempts by any group to break away were quickly quashed by the strict leadership.

And now there is no Saddam Hussein.

The three groups are living in near Anarchy in a "country" called Iraq due to the failures of the Coalition Forces to create a secure Iraq post-invasion. So now that there is no dictatorship, we see that Civil War is breaking out (if it has not done already - I believe it has but politicians do not want to admit it).

This is a natural situation. With no strict dictator to unite the country, the country falls apart. Why should Iraq as a nation exist? It is entirely artificial, because it was created by Britain in 1932. Countries are formed, unfortunately, by war. War to determine who rules who. This could take two years, or hundreds of years, but it needs to be done. Now it is left to it's own devices rather than being ruled by a dictator, it can have this war to decide where the country borders should be drawn. An artifical country it is no more.


Iraq was created by Britain and it has been destroyed by Britain.

Marble madness

Check out this video. It's called the Rube-Goldberg Machine.
The makers of this must be right physics geniuses/geeks.



Hate that guys cheesy grin at the end though!

Describe the world with WikiMapia

Found a quality new web 2.0 site via StumbleUpon...

It's called WikiMapia and is a cross between Wikipedia and Google Earth!

Basically, it uses Google's satellite images of the earth which can be zoomed in to fine detail (even cars are visible in most cities and towns), and lets users describe an area on that map. In this way it is hoped that the website will "describe the whole world" - areas, towns, buildings, parks, shopping centres, football stadiums, schools etc. are all described.

I think this site's great and reckon it will really take off.

Check it out here.

Jack Straw for Leader of the Labour Party

So Jack Straw MP has decided to announce that he prefers it if Muslim women do NOT wear full Muslim Veils, and that he asks those visiting him to remove them (BBC News).

Cue cries of outrage from some in the Muslim community, including the Islamic Human Rights Commission (BBC News). Apparently this is "selectively discriminating" against Muslim women (or those that choose to wear the full niqab).

Now to me, discrimination is when you give different treatment to different people, beit more fair or less fair. Well, Jack Straw is discriminating against those that cover themselves up in this way, because he is treating them differently to those that do not cover themselves up. However is it relevant that they are Muslim?

I'm sure if someone turned up in a hoody and baseball cap he would say the same thing. He would not insist that the garms were removed, but I bet he would ask for them to be as it meant he wouldn't be able to see their face. What's the difference?

The difference is that some people are trying to stir up a clash of civilisations. Muslims Vs. Christians/Jews. Those wearing baseball caps and hoodies are not involved! Maybe both sides are trying to stir it up........

Either way, watch this space, it's gonna get worse!

I say, good on you Mr. Straw, you've not insulted anyone, and you haven't let political correctness stop you from saying what you think. Jack Straw for Leader of the Labour Party!

Fat cat

Love this picture of a fat cat

He looks so gangster!

I wonder if he's lean??

It's the detail that kills your photo!

Take a look at these images. Then take a closer look.....

Wish I could do that! The hanging from the gate with such ease I mean ;-)

Didn't Marilyn Manson and Prince (or whatever he's called these days) have a rib taken out so they could suck their own cocks?

Not sure if these are just rumours or true stories...if true then that is very gay (and not just gay in a Chris Moyles way! (story))

Love this pic (right) - it looks so innocent!

I'm surprised the guy in the foreground is smoking - he looks a bit of a square to me! Boom boom

Not even sure what's going on in this one!

Is the dog sucking himself off?

Why doesn't one of those lazy bloody kids go and help him? I blame the parents.

This is my favourite. She blatantly thinks she's looking well buff (not at all). This picture is so wrong!!!!

She shouldn't even be out clubbing. She's taken the Bodyform adverts far too literally.

Women on the blob should be at home feeling miserable.

Another good n. Feel sorry for this guy tho. How small is his pet??!

My new project

I have decided to teach myself Java (or rather; re-teach myself Java! I did it at uni but it's been 2 years since then).



My aim is to have written a simple Pong game by Christmas 2006.



Watch this space!

Banksy Location Map!

Some bastard's beaten me to it!

Thanks to the Standard Lite, I've found a map of Banksy's in the UK! Quality...

The pic to the right shows the main cluster in London, which could be known to be Banksy's stomping ground (i.e. the Shoreditch/Old Street area).

Fuck knows how many are still there, but I'm gonna go walkies and find out!

See this map as well for Banksy locations in Central London

If you wanna take a look at the map, it can be found here.

Ebay: My work colleague will sing to you down the phone

I've found another funny ebay item, check it out.

According to the blurb:

" You are happily bidding on a unique opportunity.
My work colleague Claire sings to us on a daily basis a different song each day. I think that this line of entertainment should be shared with one lucky eBay bidder.
Claire (picture attached) will happily call the winner at an agreed time and sing them either a verse or a chorus from the choice of song. Only pop chart hits will be accepted no, opera, punk please.
Claire is 25 years old and is currently in a long term relationship. She enjoys singing and sings every day to her team at 3'oclock.
The £1.00 postage is to cover the cost of the call to sing to you.
This has never been done before and will never be repeated!!!!"

I wonder how many dirty old men will bid for this and get her to sing Like a Virgin??

Bloody Arsenal fans

You may have noticed something missing from the Premiership so far this season. No, I'm not referring to West Brom's happy absence, or Alan Shearer's exciting goal celebrations.

I'm talking about Arsenal fans.

Normally vocal (except when at their homeground wherever that may be at the time), this season I haven't heard a peak out of any of the arrogant c&nts. Not one to complain, I happily went about my days, celebrating the win at Charlton, Zamora being joint top scorer, and the arrival of those Argies. I got pissed off when we could only manage a draw with the Villa scum, and that we played so well against those Mickey Mousers but still only pulled off a draw. All the time, not a peak out of any Spooners.

But today, first day back at work after their first win of the season, and I hear "Not a good result for West Ham at the weekend was it?". This was just the start. Then came the "I reckon we'll win the league, as soon as Baptista gets used to ther way we play" and the "I reckon Chelsea will come unstuick by Arsenal, as we didn't buy our success like they did". Cue more Arsneal bragging about how well they'll do and how West Ham, even with our new superstars, will never be as good.

BORING BORING ARSENAL!

FFS, this is typical Arsenal behaviour. Stay well quiet when it's not going their way, then as soon as they get their first 3 points, they're absolutely full of it!

Online Acid Trip!!

Check out this page on Skytopia...it's full of quality illusions, but my favourite is the Vision Distorter two thirds of the way down the page. Install the codec and then click one of the boxes.





Stare at the animation video for as long as you can be assed, and then look at the world around you.


For those that know........
Aciiieeeeeeeeeed!

If South London had the tube...

I just found this website showing what the tube would look like if it had grown South the way it grew North...

Take a close-up look at this image (courtesy of Lost Lines) - it's so funny to think how different London would be if one of the only places in the West End to have a tube was Oxford Circus....and just look at how pointless some of the tube stops would be!!

It's all about North...

Vampirefreaks.com gets defensive...

The story about the Canadian gunman who went on a killing spree in a Montreal college (BBC News) included details of some of the last posts left on his blog at VampireFreaks.com.

Apparently the night before he shot up the school he described himself as "Postal" (a reference to the violent video game), crazy, was drunk on whisky and had been playing "Super Columbine massacre", a simulation game of the Columbine massacre. He wrote: "life is a video game, you've got to die sometime".

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but this is all entirely relevant to what happened, and the state of mind he was in before he killed innocents.
Why then are users of the site in question getting all defensive about the media reporting that his blog was on this website?

Users are saying things like "Sadly enough the only reason this site was brought up in the story is because the media always needs to point the finger somewhere" - actually no, they bought up the site because it had his blog on it explaining what a nutter he is!!


Accept that there is a nutter amongst you and move on!!

Bloody goths.....

The Anorexic Pig

Look what someone's selling on Ebay now....




This piece of 'artwork' is a "One off sale of unique Piggy Artwork sculpture."

According to the blurb:

"Anorexic is an ironic piece of Artwork consisting of a male pig suffering from the illness Anorexia. Everyday this poor creature is disgusted with his own reflection in the mirror. This is an ironic twist of the saying 'Greedy as a pig' if only this pig had someone to re-assure him he looked ok.
This is a one off piece and would look good on any office desk. Don't miss this chance for a one off classic........
M&S cooler bag is not included i'm afraid..."


I'd love it if this actually went for some money, because basically it's just a foam pig ripped in half, with a pencil jammed in between them! In fact, get rid of the word basically, that's EXACTLY what it is!

Check it out now, you funksoul brother

Designated Graffitti Area - Banksy

Found one of my favourite Banksy's today in Rivington Street, EC2 (Streetmap). The wall this piece is on is now part of a pub beer garden, and the same wall has other pieces on (that I couldn't see cos the gates were shut, but they didn't look like Banksy's) - meaning it has actually become a designated graffitti area!

It seems Rivington St, between Old Street and the Great Eastern Road, was a bit of a haunt for Banksy....

Google Image Labeller

Check out this new game from google Image.

1 minute 30 is put on the clock....

you're head to head with a random opponent somewhere on T'interweb....

you have to .............describe a picture that is displayed on the screen.

You what?

Yep, that's the game. A picture from Google Image is presented on screen, and you and your opponent have to describe it. Sounds great doesn't it?

But, if you actually give it a go you may just get addicted. OK, so it's not really an "opponent" as such, more a co-player. If you both describe the same image using the same word, you have a match, and you earn points! The more points you get in 1min 30 the better!

Heavy Hit after Heavy Hit after Heavy Hit...

Tim Westwood - does he take himself seriously or not? I really want to know!

Come to think of it - does anyone take him seriously? I regard him as a hilarious joke - someone who thinks he's a US HipHop DJ but in actual fact is a BBC DJ from Southampton. His catchphrases and column in the Sun (I once read an article where he described himself as "Tim Westwood AKA The Ladies Choice AKA Da Big Dawg on Campus") are just well OTT and I think he knows this, man!
But on the other hand, and as he quite rightly says, when the big US stars come to the UK he's always gonna be the first with an interview. However have you noticed his album has loads of tunes from the same record label (Def Jam)...

Anyway, if you want a laugh check out this link from the BBC.

UNDERSTAND THAT!

Blogger V2

Just upgraded to Blogger v2 (beta) - it's lookin good, and has loads of features I kind of expected Blogger to have anyway e.g. drag and drop, add elements etc.

Should make things a lot easier. I reccommend the upgrade!

9/11 - half a decade on

So it's been 5 years since the Twin Towers were hit in an apparent Terrorist Attack by Al Qaeda. We all know the story, and I'm sure most of us are shocked that it's been 5 years.

Copyright BBC News

But in what way has the world changed since that infamous date?

One of the most important things we are now aware of as a result of 9/11, I believe, is Radical Islam. Some Muslims see the USA as The Great Satan (wiki), mainly for it's foreign policy, particularly with regards to Israel. The main beef, from what I can work out, is that many in the Arab/Muslim world are angry that the US is seen to support Israeli expansion beyond it's 1967 borders, but also many in the world (not just the Arab world are angry that the US exerts so much dominance and "forces" it's culture and ideas on the rest of the world. These viewpoints existed before 9/11 (and was in fact its raison d'etre), but now the world is much more aware of it because of what happened 5 years ago yesterday. In this sense, we could say that the Islamic Fundamentalists have succeeded in getting their cause known.

This is a big change.

To be continued....

West Ham draw with the Villa scum

West Ham 1 - 1 Villa

After going 1 down after 4 minutes (Ridgewell), West Ham had a shocking first half. NRC kept giving the ball away, Mullins was just pony, and it wasn't happening at all. Villascum did play well, and we just couldn't break up their defence. Zamora was looking good, and Bowyer was trying his best but we just kept getting shut out.
I couldn't believe it when their keeper knocked the ball straight onto the path of Harewood from about 5 metres out - and then Marlon fluffed it! From my angle (East Upper Centenary end) it looked like a shocking miss but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt - until I saw it on MOTD and realised it WAS a shocking miss!
Kudos to Tyrone for his quality goalline save, and also to Pardew for his half time team talk, cos we were a different side when we came out again. Zamora was excellent and got the equaliser, while Tevez came on with 29 minutes to go, and I thought he was looking excellent. He had a few really good runs around the box and was passing into space for the Z-man to run on.
Overall, I reckon 1-1 was a fair result for the game. We were crap in the first half and didn't deserve any points, but int he second we defintiely thought back and desrved the draw. It was a game of two halves, I'm not over the moon, nor am I sick as a parrot. But I do hate Villa! (Omiyimni....)

Good comments from Pardew in this interview - shows he has exactly the same desires as any true West Ham fan.

Come on U IRONS!!

Tevez!

Come on Tevez do the biz at the Boleyn tomorrow....

Back once again for the renegade master!

Here I am back once again! I've been away for a year and 3/4 by the looks of it. Something tells me I knew this would happen even when I was writing my first blog!

I haven't had a computer since then (except at work) so I guess that can be my excuse - I'm getting one for my birthday (Sep 26th) so maybe I'll start this up fulltime - you never know!

Anyway, it's Friday afternoon, I'm very bored, I can't even think about work cos my brain is now officially on weekend mode! SO I thought I would do something at least a little bit creative......
Come on U IRONS!
Tonight I'm seeing my girlfriend (making her Fajitas and watching Human Traffic probably) and Sunday i'm going West Ham (Vs. Villa) - hopefully Mascherano will make his debut. I thought Tevez was going to be, but the Standard Lite reports that he is not fully match fit and so won't make it. Bit of a shame really cos I'm well looking forward to seieng both of them play, and I'm hoping they will live up to their hype. I'm sure whenever they make their debut they will have a bad game (by that I mean not absolutely amazing) and the press will be on our/their backs - but I don't care. They're not guaranteed starting places (as Pardew said) and we still have a quality bunch of strikers to rely upon anyway, that kept us in the top half for 100% of last season!

My prediction: 3-0