.... long live the BLOG.
To all my loyal readers... I would like to invite you both *hur hur* over to my new website
www.sonoforac.com
Where you may see overtime more of the same.... RUN... NOW... RUN... (notte away).
See you soon.
Saturday 15 September 2007
Sunday 2 September 2007
Saturday 1 September 2007
Wednesday 22 August 2007
Sunday 19 August 2007
Sunday 12 August 2007
Friday 10 August 2007
Sunday 5 August 2007
Men behaving badly (tv)
People warned me for years.. no matter how much of a fan don't weaken and watch the first series... there is a reason they don't repeat it.
They were right. It was awful. Harry Enfield *yikes* couldn't act his way out of a paper bag.
Now looking forward to happier episodes to come.
S.o.O.
They were right. It was awful. Harry Enfield *yikes* couldn't act his way out of a paper bag.
Now looking forward to happier episodes to come.
S.o.O.
Monday 30 July 2007
Freebies!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War_(TV_Series)
Yeah. All 20 DVDs from The Daily Mail successfully collected.
6 extra on order with the presentation box.
Gold ol' british papers. No news.... but who cares.
S.o.O.
Yeah. All 20 DVDs from The Daily Mail successfully collected.
6 extra on order with the presentation box.
Gold ol' british papers. No news.... but who cares.
S.o.O.
Saturday 28 July 2007
Tuesday 24 July 2007
Recording of TeeVee.
agggggghhhh! Setup right time, right channel and still cannot watch the show if the listings are wrong. So now missed Episode 1 of The Wire.
No wonder the whole world is downloading. I mean.. get the ***** listing right at least.
S.o.O.
*ranting*
No wonder the whole world is downloading. I mean.. get the ***** listing right at least.
S.o.O.
*ranting*
Saturday 21 July 2007
Why I love my mobile phone.
- You have 30 lovely tv channels (sky and bbc etc).
- You have 1 gig of memory for the mp3 I swipe from the radio plus my sitcoms.
- You have internet access allowing me to bore people with www.twitter.com
- You have a 3mil camera to capture the swans at work
- You are Sony.
My phone.. .. I love you. Not to mention then 250 free texts a month I get for being a persistent git with Vodafone.
SoO.
Friday 20 July 2007
Victor Meldrew, VIP,RIP
One a night for weeks and weeks... but now the last series has ended, and so has Victor.
Click Here!
Class act.
S.o.O.
Click Here!
Class act.
S.o.O.
Sunday 15 July 2007
Signs that you are turning into a cheap git #12321
Using your mobile to take pictures from a computer magazine because too cheap to buy it.
Tuesday 10 July 2007
Got a cold.
It is the worse cold ever.
The doctor said I would live, but didn't recommend it.
*cough*
*sneeze*
S.o.O.
The doctor said I would live, but didn't recommend it.
*cough*
*sneeze*
S.o.O.
Tuesday 3 July 2007
Separated at birth!!
Saturday 30 June 2007
Soap Research.
Part way through a bit of research. Thought I had better record my 1/2 way thoughts.
The plan is to watch 4 sitcoms a night.... (or at least all 4 back-to-back when time permits).
From the beginning episode.
Steptoe & Son
Only Fools & Horses
One Foot in the Grave
Bottom.
The purpose was to decide, at least in my little head, which of these monumental landmark sitcoms is "best".
I am not sure on my final thoughts... though Bottom is near then end of the episodes (with only three series), the others have a long way to go... but here are some thoughts (as if anyone is interested).
Steptoe & Son.
Wow! These are old :) The actors could be either comedians or Shakespearian actors. These, the oldest, like the others with the exception of Only Fools and Horses, are happy to womble along with just two (or three) people in the whole of the episode. No need for a cast of hundreds. What is really refreshing, even 4 series in, is that there is no catch phrases..... said "dirty old man" once, but that was 10 episodes again. No big setup... no laughter just 'because'.
Only Fools & Horses.
Wonderful, with the classic lines hitting you like a train from the very first episode... "Why do they call him Trigger, does he carry a gun?" --- "no, he looks like a horse". More on Only Fools in a future post. But.. class act.
One Foot in th Grave
I didn't realise how the main characters were introduced so early on... the chap with the mother next door, Mrs Borboise... and even Angus in series 2. These, like Steptoe, are as sad as they are funny.
Bottom
I wanted a modern classic, and Bottom sprung to mind. I like to think of it as simply a continutation of the Comic Strip Presents..... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door. Every episode a classic, but as with all but Steptoe & Son ( and even that sitcom to a point ), it is driven by catchphrases and catch-situation. That said, that is what makes a sitcom so comfortable to watch.
More ramblings as I progress through the project :)
S.o.O.
The plan is to watch 4 sitcoms a night.... (or at least all 4 back-to-back when time permits).
From the beginning episode.
Steptoe & Son
Only Fools & Horses
One Foot in the Grave
Bottom.
The purpose was to decide, at least in my little head, which of these monumental landmark sitcoms is "best".
I am not sure on my final thoughts... though Bottom is near then end of the episodes (with only three series), the others have a long way to go... but here are some thoughts (as if anyone is interested).
Steptoe & Son.
Wow! These are old :) The actors could be either comedians or Shakespearian actors. These, the oldest, like the others with the exception of Only Fools and Horses, are happy to womble along with just two (or three) people in the whole of the episode. No need for a cast of hundreds. What is really refreshing, even 4 series in, is that there is no catch phrases..... said "dirty old man" once, but that was 10 episodes again. No big setup... no laughter just 'because'.
Only Fools & Horses.
Wonderful, with the classic lines hitting you like a train from the very first episode... "Why do they call him Trigger, does he carry a gun?" --- "no, he looks like a horse". More on Only Fools in a future post. But.. class act.
One Foot in th Grave
I didn't realise how the main characters were introduced so early on... the chap with the mother next door, Mrs Borboise... and even Angus in series 2. These, like Steptoe, are as sad as they are funny.
Bottom
I wanted a modern classic, and Bottom sprung to mind. I like to think of it as simply a continutation of the Comic Strip Presents..... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door. Every episode a classic, but as with all but Steptoe & Son ( and even that sitcom to a point ), it is driven by catchphrases and catch-situation. That said, that is what makes a sitcom so comfortable to watch.
More ramblings as I progress through the project :)
S.o.O.
Monday 18 June 2007
Tuesday 29 May 2007
I am a fat loser!
7 pounds in 7 days (okay, 8 days as it was a bank holiday and missed the Monday weigh-in).
I attribute this success to 4 things.
1) Eating better
2) Eating less
3) Lots of physical jerks
4) Being soooo overweight I had to power eat to maintain the massive weight I was carrying.
S.o.O.
I attribute this success to 4 things.
1) Eating better
2) Eating less
3) Lots of physical jerks
4) Being soooo overweight I had to power eat to maintain the massive weight I was carrying.
S.o.O.
Saturday 26 May 2007
Tuesday 22 May 2007
Thursday 10 May 2007
Sunday 29 April 2007
Grrrrrr... TROY!
I remember when it first came out.. I loved it, loved everything about it.
Watched it again yesterday, just SOOOO not the film I remember.
Where were the Light Cycles, where was Jeff Bridges... the battle tanks????
Spears...... my arse!
SoO, disappointed.
Watched it again yesterday, just SOOOO not the film I remember.
Where were the Light Cycles, where was Jeff Bridges... the battle tanks????
Spears...... my arse!
SoO, disappointed.
Monday 9 April 2007
What's better than....
.... Easter eggs on Easter Sunday?
Shopping for Easter eggs on Bank Holiday Monday.
£2 for Doctor Who money box Easter Egg.... bargain.
S.o.O.
Shopping for Easter eggs on Bank Holiday Monday.
£2 for Doctor Who money box Easter Egg.... bargain.
S.o.O.
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Saturday 24 March 2007
Wednesday 21 March 2007
Sunday 11 March 2007
A rebel!
Shoe Repairs and Keycutting.
Wouldn't it be fun to just run in with a big shoe in the shape of a key, and dropping it on the counter say "pick it up next week"?
S.o.O.
Wouldn't it be fun to just run in with a big shoe in the shape of a key, and dropping it on the counter say "pick it up next week"?
Would they repair it.... or copy it.... oh! what fun.
S.o.O.
Wednesday 7 March 2007
How the mighty have fallen....
She could have had it all... married to a successful shopkeeper and full use of the shop delivery bike at weekends, but no.. she ended up running a house of ill repute in Rome.
How sad, from district nurse to a madam :(
How sad, from district nurse to a madam :(
Tuesday 6 March 2007
Happy Shopping Trip.
Arrived at the out-of-town-shopping-hell hole.
Watched an epsiode of The West Wing and mud'ed.
*coffee brought to car*
Watched Sky News on phone
*coffee and sandwich brought to car*
Had a snooze
*went home*
Happy shopping!
S.o.O.
Watched an epsiode of The West Wing and mud'ed.
*coffee brought to car*
Watched Sky News on phone
*coffee and sandwich brought to car*
Had a snooze
*went home*
Happy shopping!
S.o.O.
Saturday 3 March 2007
Wednesday 28 February 2007
#789
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151137/
Purchased Joan of Arc (1999). Number 789 in my dvd collection.
I purchased it because it was simply the best film that I didn't have. So, for a split second my DVD collection was complete, but alas, now I need more.
Jolly good film. Milla Jovovich.... fine actress, have her scrubbed and brought to my tent.
S.o.O.
Purchased Joan of Arc (1999). Number 789 in my dvd collection.
I purchased it because it was simply the best film that I didn't have. So, for a split second my DVD collection was complete, but alas, now I need more.
Jolly good film. Milla Jovovich.... fine actress, have her scrubbed and brought to my tent.
S.o.O.
Monday 26 February 2007
Red Hot Pawn.
Chess keeps popping up on TV... West Wing, rewatching Blade Runner and others.
Spurred me on to playing some online chess. I used to play a lot of chess when younger, I was realllllly bad at it.
www.redhotpawn.com
Create an account and challenged 'Orac', see for yourself. This is a really great free service. You get a mail when it is your turn to move and little onscreen chess sets showing where you are upto.
Geeky.
S.o.O.
Spurred me on to playing some online chess. I used to play a lot of chess when younger, I was realllllly bad at it.
www.redhotpawn.com
Create an account and challenged 'Orac', see for yourself. This is a really great free service. You get a mail when it is your turn to move and little onscreen chess sets showing where you are upto.
Geeky.
S.o.O.
Saturday 24 February 2007
Coincidence and DVDs.
So, out on a shopping expedition whilst waiting for the car to have new brake thingies fitted and I find myself in WH Smith.
The film I really wanted to record last night ,but couldn't as I was recording the other side, was for sale.... £1.97, kerching.
Shadow of the Vampire, http://imdb.com/title/tt0189998/, looks great and not sure why I have not heard of it before.
Love these little coincidences, proves there is a god of TV.
*cue spooky Twilight Zone music*
S.o.O.
The film I really wanted to record last night ,but couldn't as I was recording the other side, was for sale.... £1.97, kerching.
Shadow of the Vampire, http://imdb.com/title/tt0189998/, looks great and not sure why I have not heard of it before.
Love these little coincidences, proves there is a god of TV.
*cue spooky Twilight Zone music*
S.o.O.
Welcome.
They, whoever 'they' are, say that blogs are the fastest growing part of the internet. I would like to think that this phenomena is largely attributed to me as this is my millionth [1] blog.
I sort of missed having the other one these few weeks, so here we go again. I have used a generic name though... to attract [2] both Discworld peeps and Roundworld peeps that I know.
As before, just silly photo, observations and mad ramblings.
Pip Pip!
S.o.O.
(Son of Orac)
[1] Third.
[2] Bully into reading
I sort of missed having the other one these few weeks, so here we go again. I have used a generic name though... to attract [2] both Discworld peeps and Roundworld peeps that I know.
As before, just silly photo, observations and mad ramblings.
Pip Pip!
S.o.O.
(Son of Orac)
[1] Third.
[2] Bully into reading
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