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An e-mail I received from YouTube today: "Your video Unboxing Apple's iPod Classic has become popular on YouTube and you're eligible to apply for the YouTube Partnership Programme, which allows you to make money from playbacks of your video."

A video of me opening an iPod Classic and commenting on how shiny the box is qualifies for their popular club. Huh.

I still can't believe I don't have an Apple icon, I'll rectify that sometime!

Current Location: Evington, Leicester
Current Mood: confused

#1 Jonathan Green, Iron Hands, 2004

A good look at my chosen Astartes chapter, with some rollocking action sequences and a couple of pleasing references to the Necrontyr. Not much here to recommend it to people who aren't interested in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, but it's a good addition to the pantheon.

Current Location: Werrington, Peterborough
Current Mood: content

Went to see it in 3D with dad, Emily, Elder and Watty. It was very good and i would recommend it. The following does not contain spoilers but is rather brief comments on different aspects of the film.

I thought that the film was very good; I had heard complaints about the story being a bit dodgy but i thought that it was very good and it kept me held the whole way through. It maybe dragged a tiny amount but this may be more down to the run-time and getting stiff rather than the film itself. If there was any dragging it was minimal and not enough to properly complain about.

The 3D effects were brilliant. I was expecting something tacky that came out of the screen at you but that is not the point of the film. The point of the 3D is to create a film that is better quality and has more depth and detail rather than something that appears cheap and awful (spykids 3D comes to mind). It appears at first that there is no noticeable difference, but upon removal of the glasses a clear difference was apparent. It's hard to describe exactly what the film managed to achieve... but essentially it was a more realistic film experience rather than a film that relied upon entertaining the audience with images jumping out everywhere. It was subtle and effective.

The characterisation was good (I loved the stereotypical soldier appearing, it created a little humour). I liked how the portrayal of a future humanity was worryingly plausible.

All-in-all a fav of the year.

Current Mood: pleased

For my Birthday I got tickets to go see Phantom of the Opera with Emily in April. Really excited about that. Also got a cute fluffy pig and the promise of a meal out back at uni from Elder. We didnt do much for my birthday really, but i still enjoyed the laid back nature of it.

Tonight i worked from 18.30-22.30 and it was hell. Not only was it busy but there were a few pricks who were 16/17 arguing that they were 18. We all knew they were not 18 and they were really pestering poor Tasha. I saved her with a cutting remark to the offendee and he then pissed off after i got a round of applause... he was annoying everyone else by wasting our time, taking up space at the bar and therefore lengthening the waiting time for drinks. Dickhead.

Anyways, not much planned till i go back to uni apart from Latin :S.

This is my fluffy pig, he's so cute! (I am such a girl...)

Current Mood: chipper

#42 Arthur C. Clarke, 2061: Odyssey Three, 1987

Arthur C. Clarke's ideas are as awesome as ever in this, the third in the series of novels. Much like the other books, the last few chapters were slightly trippy, but the attention to detail was absolutely superb! Clarke is one of the SF authors that continually provides ample reminder of why I chose to pursue a career in physics, and I value him enormously for that.

#43 Mike Carey et al, Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway, 1999/2000
#44 Mike Carey et al, Lucifer: Children and Monsters, 2000/01

I haven't actually read far enough in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman to appreciate the origins of the character fully but I loved Mike Carey's adaptation of Gaiman's Neverwhere and, as old-school readers of my fanzine will know, Lucifer as a character has always held a certain fascination for me. Thus, the series that continues Lucifer's adventures was a very tempting purchase and has proven to be a bloody brilliant read. Both paperbacks are highly recommended material!

#45 Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, Batman: The Killing Joke, 1988

This was shorter than I expected it to be, clocking in at 46 pages (I believe), but every page was solid gold so that was OK. The contributions from Tim Sale and the artist, Brian Bolland, were interesting to read and Bolland's shorter Batman script afterwards was weird and disturbing in an awesome way. I've read some awesome comics today!

#46 Garth Ennis et al, Judge Dredd: Emerald Isle, 1991/92

Looking at the cover of this TPB doesn't really make me think that this is intended to be an entirely serious story, and a glance at Wikipedia confirms that suspicion. It's a good read, though, even though I suspect I'd have been better off reading something else for my first experience of Dredd.

Current Location: Werrington, Peterborough
Current Mood: content
Current Music: 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite

I had a very enjoyable day with the family. Went to the Salvation Army for Christmas service as we took nan (who has broken a bone in her arm and cant drive). I really enjoyed the service, if i were ever to form a strong bond with a branch of Christianity i think it would be with the salvation army, i just feel so much more at home there than in the Abbey... am thinking about joining nan at her sunday services when i am back from uni. My nan and grandad then came over from about 3 so that was good. I finished my painting at about 10 last night so that meant that it was wrapped and ready for today, so i was pleased about that. Sucks though that our cousins cant come over for boxing day; they are down with somethign or other. Looking forward to tomorrow as Elder is coming over to stay the night.

I received a sewing machine, which i am happy about despite people's surprised reactions :)

Current Mood: cheerful