For a variety of reasons, not going to publish all of them on the Internet, but there are indeed many reasons behind my way of thinking. One I am comfortable talking about is simply because the sign on my wall is telling me to kill myself. Ok, England haven't actually lost yet, but it's the end of day 2 of the first game, Australia: 200 and something for 1. The only loss being of Phil Hughes, like that's a surprise, ahhh our inept bowling attack frustrates me ridiculously. I told the national selector and even Giles Clarke the head of the ECB in an email to them earlier that I am up for selection, I can make it to Cardiff before things become an absolute crisis, can bowl something which vaguely resembles an off cutter ...And once took a diving catch. It's England's loss, not mine. Ultimately though I blame this sodding pitch the Welsh have made, Christ it's turning at right angles for Nathan Hauritz???? What sort of insane cricket pitch making practices do they conduct down in the valleys?
Have had a lovely day today, saw a good friend earlier which was nice, apart from on the way back home, where I was actually attacked by a paedofile. Ok he didn't really attack me, just wondered if I wanted a lift to Northleach, I didn't, I like walking. ANOTHER 'friend' of mine has seriously pissed me off though, third time in 2 months he's cancelled meeting me for girlfriend related reasons, grrrrrrr. I'm actually growling.
Now to find train tickets to Cardiff...
Tom,
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Everything is going to be fine.
In these testing times of both international and national pressure applied to England's representatives of the sport of Cricket I feel that I, a fan and spectator, most contribute in some way. Show my support. Spur the team on.
I made this banner:
I can't actually bothered to write about the Ashes 2005. It was amazing, even my mother was found to be watching it through sheer excitement, everyone should see it. I saw the 5 disk Ashes box set in HMV the other day for £3.99 as a special offer, that's an insane price, I bought mine for £30!!!
I like this video, I don't understand why the musics so depressing though, perhaps it was made from an Australian perspective? I think it's Evanscene...Someone confirm that for me please.
Very annoyingly, Brett Lee is injured. I wouldn't even have cared that much if he had taken a hat full of English wickets, he's an inspirational bowler and a joy to watch. Lets hope he's ready for Lord's.
Gosh I can't believe it's tomorrow!!!! Err...Must distract myself from overpowering depression and the thought of the Ashes, SIMS 3.
Tom,
P.S: My banner looks a little bit like the work of a drunk. I was.
I made this banner:
I can't actually bothered to write about the Ashes 2005. It was amazing, even my mother was found to be watching it through sheer excitement, everyone should see it. I saw the 5 disk Ashes box set in HMV the other day for £3.99 as a special offer, that's an insane price, I bought mine for £30!!!
I like this video, I don't understand why the musics so depressing though, perhaps it was made from an Australian perspective? I think it's Evanscene...Someone confirm that for me please.
Very annoyingly, Brett Lee is injured. I wouldn't even have cared that much if he had taken a hat full of English wickets, he's an inspirational bowler and a joy to watch. Lets hope he's ready for Lord's.
Gosh I can't believe it's tomorrow!!!! Err...Must distract myself from overpowering depression and the thought of the Ashes, SIMS 3.
Tom,
P.S: My banner looks a little bit like the work of a drunk. I was.
Monday, 6 July 2009
2 DAYS.
I think I said I was going to do an Ashes 2005 review today, I'll do that tomorrow, for now I'm going to have a look over both the Australian and English squads. I will deliberately ignore the players who haven't been picked and should have been (HARMISON) because that's just pointless now, we must make do with what we have.
AUSTRALIA:
Phil Hughes - I don't really know much about this guy, but he looks like he has the potential to be pretty damn scary. That being said HARMISON bounced him out twice in the warm up game, clearly has a problem with the short ball but clearly doesn't considering he was brought up on Australian wickets, an interesting one to watch.
Simon Katich - Australia's best opening batsman. Compared to 2005 where he just looked hopeless to the swinging ball, since Langer's retirement he's definitely stepped up a level a level which is genuinely terrifying.
Ricky Ponting - HELP.
Michael Clarke - This will be hard one to get out, no doubt about that, has an annoyingly successful record against England, sort of the exciting flourishing young New South Welsh man before the wall of Hussey.
Michael Hussey - HELP.
Marcus North - Hahahahahhahahahhahaha.
Bradd Haddin - A fair enough replacement of the world's best Wicket Keeper, but nothing special.
Mitchell Johnson - If he gets it right - HELP.
Brett Lee - Really hope he isn't injured, really want to see him play, fantastic bowler to watch.
Peter Siddle/Stuart Clark - Both pretty useless.
Nathan Hauritz - I'm told he's a spin bowler...I don't think he is...Nah he's not a spin bowler.
ENGLAND:
Andrew Strauss - Will not survive.
Alastair Cook - Just about survive.
Ravi Bopara - 50/50.
Kevin Pietersen - A survivor.
Paul Collingwood - A survivor. - GOSH LOOK AT OUR MIDDLE ORDER.
Andrew Flintoff - A survivor.
Matt Prior - 50/50.
Stuart Broad - Not a chance.
Graham Swann - 50/50.
Graham Onions - I can just see him getting hit all around the field for boundaries, falling to his knees and mumbling to Strauss the captain 'Go on without me...'
James Anderson - Just about survive.
Yeah...I think Australia MIGHT just have this one.
Enough cricket. Today has been quite a good day so far, I watched Cloverfield earlier which gets better every time, I now understand their complicated relationship set up!!!! Rob and Beth were together but then this guy called Travis (lol) came along and 'stole' her, Rob hasn't been very happy since, buuuut they slept with each other a week or so before this party, Jason is with Lilly...Until he dies. WAHEY! I got there. Erg...La Roux are on the radio, why is that woman screaming at me??? She has such a tinny voice, it upsets me. Now I must deliver several well executed 'excuses' to one of my closest friends...This should be fun.
Tom,
AUSTRALIA:
Phil Hughes - I don't really know much about this guy, but he looks like he has the potential to be pretty damn scary. That being said HARMISON bounced him out twice in the warm up game, clearly has a problem with the short ball but clearly doesn't considering he was brought up on Australian wickets, an interesting one to watch.
Simon Katich - Australia's best opening batsman. Compared to 2005 where he just looked hopeless to the swinging ball, since Langer's retirement he's definitely stepped up a level a level which is genuinely terrifying.
Ricky Ponting - HELP.
Michael Clarke - This will be hard one to get out, no doubt about that, has an annoyingly successful record against England, sort of the exciting flourishing young New South Welsh man before the wall of Hussey.
Michael Hussey - HELP.
Marcus North - Hahahahahhahahahhahaha.
Bradd Haddin - A fair enough replacement of the world's best Wicket Keeper, but nothing special.
Mitchell Johnson - If he gets it right - HELP.
Brett Lee - Really hope he isn't injured, really want to see him play, fantastic bowler to watch.
Peter Siddle/Stuart Clark - Both pretty useless.
Nathan Hauritz - I'm told he's a spin bowler...I don't think he is...Nah he's not a spin bowler.
ENGLAND:
Andrew Strauss - Will not survive.
Alastair Cook - Just about survive.
Ravi Bopara - 50/50.
Kevin Pietersen - A survivor.
Paul Collingwood - A survivor. - GOSH LOOK AT OUR MIDDLE ORDER.
Andrew Flintoff - A survivor.
Matt Prior - 50/50.
Stuart Broad - Not a chance.
Graham Swann - 50/50.
Graham Onions - I can just see him getting hit all around the field for boundaries, falling to his knees and mumbling to Strauss the captain 'Go on without me...'
James Anderson - Just about survive.
Yeah...I think Australia MIGHT just have this one.
Enough cricket. Today has been quite a good day so far, I watched Cloverfield earlier which gets better every time, I now understand their complicated relationship set up!!!! Rob and Beth were together but then this guy called Travis (lol) came along and 'stole' her, Rob hasn't been very happy since, buuuut they slept with each other a week or so before this party, Jason is with Lilly...Until he dies. WAHEY! I got there. Erg...La Roux are on the radio, why is that woman screaming at me??? She has such a tinny voice, it upsets me. Now I must deliver several well executed 'excuses' to one of my closest friends...This should be fun.
Tom,
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Sims 3 and the Ashes 2006/07.
I was forced to leave my house yesterday, was not best pleased. A friend I know was having an emotional trauma or something, nobody else was around so it was left to me to comfort her, all I really did was nod a lot and say 'Shit that's awful,' but hey it got me the Sims 3 and I get the small satisfaction that I was apparently helpful!!!!! Sims 3 doesn't work on her computer, so it's mine and it just about performs. The game play itself runs pretty smoothly, I mean it's not perfect and the game likes to have a minor fit whenever the Sim version of myself meets someone new but I only see this as an accurate reflection of real life, congratulations EA. Loading times are ridiculous however, it takes about fifteen minutes to load, 15 MINUTES, I could actually hunt a rabbit and skin the thing in that time. The game itself though is pretty impressive, more meaningful than Sims 2 where you realised after 2 weeks you were spending so many hours of your free time telling this guy to take a shower yet Sims 3 still boasts charm and sophistication. No longer do you have to call a really fat taxi if you want to go anywhere, simply leave your house and wonder around the 'neighbourhood', hell I even got Sim Tom to walk to a stadium and watch a football match, he enjoyed it...apparently. The personality aspect has been greatly modified now, you can chose from literally hundreds of different personality traits, ranging from evil to clumsy to book worm. It's just better.
Geoff Miller didn't listen to my words or warning last post, he picked Onions, what a fool. OK I said I'd review the Ashes 2006/07 in Australia today. I remember we bought Sky simply for the Ashes that winter under the basis that given the amazing series beforehand we couldn't miss this, well we were wrong...Firstly I did miss most of it, I tried staying up all night, I really did, I just don't have it in me. There isn't much to review, we should have beaten Australia in the second test if it wasn't for Giles dropping catches everywhere, but it really just boils down to the fact they had the best cricket team the world has ever known, we had a mostly injured second rate outfit. No really, they did have the best team the world has ever known, the greatest leg spinner Shane Warne, greatest wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist, greatest seam bowler Glen McGrath, greatest opening partnership Hayden and Langer, it just clicked for them. A bit like the 20's everyone just sort of forgot about World War One, it didn't happen, it was too awful, never forget people, never forget.
I know I use a lot of videos in my blog, but the above really does just sum everything up. 'When you try your best but you don't succeed' - sigh.
Damn...I love cricket too much, I have to become a cricket journalist at some point in my life, I already have established contacts in that area, it has to happen. I'm going to be really angry towards the Australians for a while to come this year, I like them really, they have a beautiful country and it would be a dream to live there for my gap year or something? Sounds like a plan...
Tom,
Geoff Miller didn't listen to my words or warning last post, he picked Onions, what a fool. OK I said I'd review the Ashes 2006/07 in Australia today. I remember we bought Sky simply for the Ashes that winter under the basis that given the amazing series beforehand we couldn't miss this, well we were wrong...Firstly I did miss most of it, I tried staying up all night, I really did, I just don't have it in me. There isn't much to review, we should have beaten Australia in the second test if it wasn't for Giles dropping catches everywhere, but it really just boils down to the fact they had the best cricket team the world has ever known, we had a mostly injured second rate outfit. No really, they did have the best team the world has ever known, the greatest leg spinner Shane Warne, greatest wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist, greatest seam bowler Glen McGrath, greatest opening partnership Hayden and Langer, it just clicked for them. A bit like the 20's everyone just sort of forgot about World War One, it didn't happen, it was too awful, never forget people, never forget.
I know I use a lot of videos in my blog, but the above really does just sum everything up. 'When you try your best but you don't succeed' - sigh.
Damn...I love cricket too much, I have to become a cricket journalist at some point in my life, I already have established contacts in that area, it has to happen. I'm going to be really angry towards the Australians for a while to come this year, I like them really, they have a beautiful country and it would be a dream to live there for my gap year or something? Sounds like a plan...
Tom,
Saturday, 4 July 2009
4 days to go...
Until the most exciting event of my life...? No probably not my life, that's a little bit too far. However, I like every England and Australian cricket fan have been waiting for Wednesday since 2005.
For all those silly people out there I'll VERY briefly explain the Ashes, I really can't be bothered to go into detail, Wiki it if you care that much.
1. England lost to Australia in...1882 I think, the press hailed this as the death of English cricket, someone burnt the stumps and placed the ASHES in a small urn.
2. Every four years England and play Australia play each other to win these ASHES.
3. It's 5 matches, so best out of 5 wins.
4. A 5 match tournament is played in England, then next year one of equal length will be played in Australia just to be fair.
5. It's important because of it's history and national pride related matters
6. Well known to be an intensely fought contest.
That being said, England lost the last series in Australia 5-0, before that we won in 2005 2-1 though, WOW MCWOW.
That's some official promotional video. WATCH IT SIMON AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I'VE BEEN GOING ON ABOUT THIS FOR FOUR YEARS.
Anyway, tomorrow I shall review the last series in Australia amongst other things. Monday, review the 2005 series. Tuesday the players. Before I leave the world of English-Australian rivalry, if you're reading this Geoff Miller head of selectors, firstly I think you're a tosser, secondly PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT PICK ONIONS!!!! He's another bowler with a silly name and Harmison is just better, forget Brisbane, we all make mistakes, sure he bowled the widest ball ever recorded but you know...It was hot that day.
Come to think about it I don't actually have anything else to write. Still haven't left the house, still haven't seen anyone for the 6th day running now, still not MENTAL!
Tom,
P.S: I do find Flintoff's eye twich rather amusing.
P.S.S: I think this might be quite a poorly written post but I don't have the time to edit these things.
P.S.S.: Must finsih my Valkyrie video review!
For all those silly people out there I'll VERY briefly explain the Ashes, I really can't be bothered to go into detail, Wiki it if you care that much.
1. England lost to Australia in...1882 I think, the press hailed this as the death of English cricket, someone burnt the stumps and placed the ASHES in a small urn.
2. Every four years England and play Australia play each other to win these ASHES.
3. It's 5 matches, so best out of 5 wins.
4. A 5 match tournament is played in England, then next year one of equal length will be played in Australia just to be fair.
5. It's important because of it's history and national pride related matters
6. Well known to be an intensely fought contest.
That being said, England lost the last series in Australia 5-0, before that we won in 2005 2-1 though, WOW MCWOW.
That's some official promotional video. WATCH IT SIMON AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I'VE BEEN GOING ON ABOUT THIS FOR FOUR YEARS.
Anyway, tomorrow I shall review the last series in Australia amongst other things. Monday, review the 2005 series. Tuesday the players. Before I leave the world of English-Australian rivalry, if you're reading this Geoff Miller head of selectors, firstly I think you're a tosser, secondly PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT PICK ONIONS!!!! He's another bowler with a silly name and Harmison is just better, forget Brisbane, we all make mistakes, sure he bowled the widest ball ever recorded but you know...It was hot that day.
Come to think about it I don't actually have anything else to write. Still haven't left the house, still haven't seen anyone for the 6th day running now, still not MENTAL!
Tom,
P.S: I do find Flintoff's eye twich rather amusing.
P.S.S: I think this might be quite a poorly written post but I don't have the time to edit these things.
P.S.S.: Must finsih my Valkyrie video review!
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
I hate crane flies.
Sorry, I just think it sounds silly saying 'daddy long legs', no...That's ridiculous, who the hell came up with that? I have not taken one step outside since...Well since the induction days, yet there are thousands of these things flying around my fucking face, I don't appreciate it. I say I haven't been outside in two days, nor have I spoken to anyone but my Mother/Brother face to face, I believe this is a good thing though...I'm now of the opinion that it is easier for me to stay mute, I am a social freak, must remain in my compound.
I am aware that this isolation from the world might eventually drive me to unfortunate insanity, this is just something I'll have to deal with though. Actually I think I am mental, I keep on hearing this fan like noise...But I don't know where it's coming from, starting to bother me, maybe insanity is a good thing, might spice up my life a touch. So, considering I am blatantly ignoring the nice weather, what have I been doing? Oh actually before I reveal, yes this 'nice weather' I don't think it's nice at all, all I'm hearing is how burnt everyone gets, stay inside people, inside is cooler, just as light and safe. There's a SponegBob episode where SpongeBob has a skiing accident or something stupid and forces himself to live inside, it has inspired me. I even missed cricket training.
So yes, I've watched a few SpongeBob episodes, it's pretty entertaining. I've also been doing a lot of film watching, I've watched TITANIC TWICE!!!! Yes twice!!!!!! I don't really know why...It's only a good film after the iceberg scene really, but yeah I watched it literally back to back. Also saw Cloverfield!!!! FUCKING HELL!!!!!! Oh let's review Cloverfield!
Cloverfield. If you don't know already (you should do) it's a JJ Abrams (LOST/Star Trek) sci-fi horror film all filmed through one guys perspective through his camcorder. This is a nice touch, it makes the film far more real thus more believable, but it is soooooooo ANNOYING!!! I'll explain later. The film starts of at this guy's goodbye party, for some reason man 1 is filming it all, a little scary... Anyway, the film puts so much emphasis on allowing the audience to understand who's going out with who, who's been out with who, who's screwing who behind who's back that it just becomes confusing, I think I understood that Beth and Jason were together but his brother Rob also liked Beth or something...Anyway it's all filmed by this crazy dude. THEN...The film picks up really quickly, loads of shit happens really fast and it's all a bit WOAH LETS JUST CALM DOWN SHALL WE???? But it doesn't, it gets more and mental until man 1 is raped by these little aliens in a scary tunnel but they make a funny noise so it's all cool.
So yeah, the handheld camera business. Unlike a proper film, there's no epic camera shots, man 1's camera skills steadily improve over the course of events which is surprising considering the amount of crap going on around him, seriously man 2 rescuing Beth from a lopsided skyscraper...No...Just no. Man 1 does however have an unhealthy fascination with the camcorder's zoom button which I believe needs to be treated. All being said, it is a pretty good film - watch it.
Now for Titanic. Everyones seen it havent they? Do I need to review this? This silly American guy who spends most of his time spitting and drawing naked French women manages by some bizzare miracle to 'win the heart' of this stuck up ginger girl. They have sex in a car...Or I think they have sex, that's all a bit ambiguous to be honest, but anyway there's the whole hand sliding down the window thing which is probably just symbolism for the ship sinking...Oh and beforehand they go and stand at the front of the ship and make out which sorry, it's lovely, but just dangerous.
Anywaaaay, this whole silly love story lasts about 2 hours, it's pretty tedious and unrealistic but then the ship hits a fucking iceberg!!!!! It's all a bit sad but amazingly well filmed, 1912 hats off to James Cameron there. That's the film. Go see it and cry.
Good news guys, my faith in chat rooms has been restored. There are nice people on there you just have to wade through the paedos and advertising recruitment people until you reach them... I met this girl from Finland...I can't remember her name, but were now talking on MSN, she scares me. She's not a paedo, she's just toooo much like me, were both complaining about the French and the pressures of western society on adolescents, trust me she's a miserable sod. She said I looked like a hobbit as well...Which I don't understand because apart from the curly hair I don't...I don't. That's just silly. But hey-ho another person I will never actually meet I can add to the 'Foreigners' category on MSN.
Tomorrow will be much like today! YAY FOR CONSISTENCY!
Tom,
I am aware that this isolation from the world might eventually drive me to unfortunate insanity, this is just something I'll have to deal with though. Actually I think I am mental, I keep on hearing this fan like noise...But I don't know where it's coming from, starting to bother me, maybe insanity is a good thing, might spice up my life a touch. So, considering I am blatantly ignoring the nice weather, what have I been doing? Oh actually before I reveal, yes this 'nice weather' I don't think it's nice at all, all I'm hearing is how burnt everyone gets, stay inside people, inside is cooler, just as light and safe. There's a SponegBob episode where SpongeBob has a skiing accident or something stupid and forces himself to live inside, it has inspired me. I even missed cricket training.
So yes, I've watched a few SpongeBob episodes, it's pretty entertaining. I've also been doing a lot of film watching, I've watched TITANIC TWICE!!!! Yes twice!!!!!! I don't really know why...It's only a good film after the iceberg scene really, but yeah I watched it literally back to back. Also saw Cloverfield!!!! FUCKING HELL!!!!!! Oh let's review Cloverfield!
Cloverfield. If you don't know already (you should do) it's a JJ Abrams (LOST/Star Trek) sci-fi horror film all filmed through one guys perspective through his camcorder. This is a nice touch, it makes the film far more real thus more believable, but it is soooooooo ANNOYING!!! I'll explain later. The film starts of at this guy's goodbye party, for some reason man 1 is filming it all, a little scary... Anyway, the film puts so much emphasis on allowing the audience to understand who's going out with who, who's been out with who, who's screwing who behind who's back that it just becomes confusing, I think I understood that Beth and Jason were together but his brother Rob also liked Beth or something...Anyway it's all filmed by this crazy dude. THEN...The film picks up really quickly, loads of shit happens really fast and it's all a bit WOAH LETS JUST CALM DOWN SHALL WE???? But it doesn't, it gets more and mental until man 1 is raped by these little aliens in a scary tunnel but they make a funny noise so it's all cool.
So yeah, the handheld camera business. Unlike a proper film, there's no epic camera shots, man 1's camera skills steadily improve over the course of events which is surprising considering the amount of crap going on around him, seriously man 2 rescuing Beth from a lopsided skyscraper...No...Just no. Man 1 does however have an unhealthy fascination with the camcorder's zoom button which I believe needs to be treated. All being said, it is a pretty good film - watch it.
Now for Titanic. Everyones seen it havent they? Do I need to review this? This silly American guy who spends most of his time spitting and drawing naked French women manages by some bizzare miracle to 'win the heart' of this stuck up ginger girl. They have sex in a car...Or I think they have sex, that's all a bit ambiguous to be honest, but anyway there's the whole hand sliding down the window thing which is probably just symbolism for the ship sinking...Oh and beforehand they go and stand at the front of the ship and make out which sorry, it's lovely, but just dangerous.
Anywaaaay, this whole silly love story lasts about 2 hours, it's pretty tedious and unrealistic but then the ship hits a fucking iceberg!!!!! It's all a bit sad but amazingly well filmed, 1912 hats off to James Cameron there. That's the film. Go see it and cry.
Good news guys, my faith in chat rooms has been restored. There are nice people on there you just have to wade through the paedos and advertising recruitment people until you reach them... I met this girl from Finland...I can't remember her name, but were now talking on MSN, she scares me. She's not a paedo, she's just toooo much like me, were both complaining about the French and the pressures of western society on adolescents, trust me she's a miserable sod. She said I looked like a hobbit as well...Which I don't understand because apart from the curly hair I don't...I don't. That's just silly. But hey-ho another person I will never actually meet I can add to the 'Foreigners' category on MSN.
Tomorrow will be much like today! YAY FOR CONSISTENCY!
Tom,
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