Today I decided that I didn't want to be a slob around the house all day, so I went out to the cinema for a walk.
I set out yesterday to go to the cinema but got waylaid by missing Oyster cards and forgotten keys. This afternoon, however, I made it to see Juno and it's brilliant. I was slightly concerned by the fact that I was the only person laughing at most of the jokes, until I realised that I was one of the only people in the cinema.
The humour is very similar to that of Napoleon Dynamite, which I very much enjoyed.
The eponymous protagonist is loveable from the opening scene to the last, and it is easily possible to identify with her. The film has no heroes and villains but in some way, everyone has their own positive and negative qualities.
See it! It's great!
Timmy "Thundercats are GO!" Magic
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
harry hill's horns
I was pointed in the direction of this video by a chum of mine, Shaun Collins!
It is rather amusing, and musically, quite clever. Listen out for some of the sarcastic comments Harry makes at the start
Timmy "Good YouTubing sHorn" MAgic
It is rather amusing, and musically, quite clever. Listen out for some of the sarcastic comments Harry makes at the start
Timmy "Good YouTubing sHorn" MAgic
Monday, February 11, 2008
magic the tourist
Timmy Magic has been being touristy today.
As often happens on mutual days off, Karen and I hung out together and had a pretty silly time. Today we decided that as we didn't need or want to go to Costco and we didn't need Kopparberg as I am off fizzy drinks for Lent, we would venture off to Harrods for the day.
We hopped on the bus down to Victoria then walked round the corner to one of the world's finest department stores.
Most shocking was the fact that neither of us bought anything, not even to get a bag!
It's wonderful to revel in the opulance of expense and wonder at why people, for example, would spend £5000 on a pair of shoes.
Timmy "Wants to able to shop at Harrods" Magic
As often happens on mutual days off, Karen and I hung out together and had a pretty silly time. Today we decided that as we didn't need or want to go to Costco and we didn't need Kopparberg as I am off fizzy drinks for Lent, we would venture off to Harrods for the day.
We hopped on the bus down to Victoria then walked round the corner to one of the world's finest department stores.
Most shocking was the fact that neither of us bought anything, not even to get a bag!
It's wonderful to revel in the opulance of expense and wonder at why people, for example, would spend £5000 on a pair of shoes.
Timmy "Wants to able to shop at Harrods" Magic
Saturday, February 09, 2008
3 bandsmen and a fireman
Today saw Timmy Magic and the rest of Regent Hall Band visit Sittingbourne in Kent for an evening of fun, laughs and games (according to Jonny Lomax).
We had a jolly ice time when we arrived, but this post concerns the pre-arrival antics, and to some extent, the pre-departure antics.
We loaded the van up, as is customary when we go away, and hopped on in. I chucked my bag onto the front seat and, realising that there was little leg room, it might be more sensible to put in the the back of the van. I asked Norman if the van was locked, to which he replied in the affirmative. But that the key was in his jacket pocket and that his jacket was, oddly enough, in the back of the van. The locked van.
Into action we sprung, finding hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, broken music stands and big bits of metal in an attempt to break the padlock. We poked, prodded, pulled, pushed and generally beats seven bells out of this padlock but to no avail.
It was decided that we should leave, think about the problem on the way and if required, buy a hacksaw. By the time we had got from the Rink to All Souls, a plan was formed. We would stop at the fire station on Euston Road to ask them if they could help.
We pulled up outside and couldn't see any sign of life apart from the cars parked outside. After large amounts of hunting and small amounts of ringing the bell we missed first time round, a helpful fireman arrived. We asked him if he had any bolt croppers and he told us he did not as they were in the other van. He did however have this.
"This" was a petrol powered set of cutters, much like the fire brigade use to remove railings and roofs from cars. Oddly enough, it did the trick. After about 2 seconds of using the machine, the padlock went 'ping' and fell to the ground.
The helpful fireman then asked who we were and when we told him, he offered us a cup of tea because the Salvation Army are always helping them. We declined, thinking they had evened it up in our minds.
Timmy "Pinged Padlock" Magic
We had a jolly ice time when we arrived, but this post concerns the pre-arrival antics, and to some extent, the pre-departure antics.
We loaded the van up, as is customary when we go away, and hopped on in. I chucked my bag onto the front seat and, realising that there was little leg room, it might be more sensible to put in the the back of the van. I asked Norman if the van was locked, to which he replied in the affirmative. But that the key was in his jacket pocket and that his jacket was, oddly enough, in the back of the van. The locked van.
Into action we sprung, finding hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, broken music stands and big bits of metal in an attempt to break the padlock. We poked, prodded, pulled, pushed and generally beats seven bells out of this padlock but to no avail.
It was decided that we should leave, think about the problem on the way and if required, buy a hacksaw. By the time we had got from the Rink to All Souls, a plan was formed. We would stop at the fire station on Euston Road to ask them if they could help.
We pulled up outside and couldn't see any sign of life apart from the cars parked outside. After large amounts of hunting and small amounts of ringing the bell we missed first time round, a helpful fireman arrived. We asked him if he had any bolt croppers and he told us he did not as they were in the other van. He did however have this.
"This" was a petrol powered set of cutters, much like the fire brigade use to remove railings and roofs from cars. Oddly enough, it did the trick. After about 2 seconds of using the machine, the padlock went 'ping' and fell to the ground.
The helpful fireman then asked who we were and when we told him, he offered us a cup of tea because the Salvation Army are always helping them. We declined, thinking they had evened it up in our minds.
Timmy "Pinged Padlock" Magic
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
the story of stuff
I can't remember if I introduced Lucy when she was added to my blogroll, but she is a nice person with big ideas.
Lucy is one of the people I know who takes her social action seriously. Her blog is often thought provoking and awash with ideas to help change the world, or at least our bit of it.
In a recent post she recommended her readers to look at the Story of Stuff, a 20 minute video about the environmental and social issues of the West's (particularly) production and consumption patterns.
I have been musing on such matters recently so decided to watch it. It sparked a few emotions in me during the 20 minute train and bus ride on the way to work.
In the opening scene, the presenter asks if the viewer has an iPod. Yes, I do. In fact I was watching the film on it. As the film went on, talking about production, consumption, disposal, recycling and other issues, my views were changed. I have an iPod, which is fairly new. My old one stopped working properly so I got rid of it, but I didn't bin it. For those not au fait with technology, iPods are "non-user serviceable", which basically means that the end user can't fix it themselves. This also means that it is nigh on impossible to recycle them once they reach the end of their life span. I gave my iPod to a friend whose own iPod battery broke. Despite it only being a battery fault, she had to throw her iPod away. I guess that only throwing one iPod in the bin is better than throwing two, but it's still not great.
About half way through the film, I was starting to feel bad. I could identify with pretty much all of what was being said and was guilty of most of it. The presenter then made a statement that stuck out. She said that Europeans weren't as bad as Americans at the whole production cycle (which is linear not cyclical!)
That pleased me, until I realised that actually us Brits aren't "proper" Europeans. Having said that we aren't American either, but we don't embrace the rubbish sorting and the likes as well as the Germans or French for example.
By the end of the film, I was sufficiently annoyed at the world's apathy towards recycling that I came home and sorted a bit of our flat's rubbish into plastics, paper, cans and unrecyclable stuff.
Visit the website which gives various options for watching the film and take heed.
P.S. Prepare to be annoyed, lovers of English, as the presenter uses the word "toxics" as a noun. She should use "toxins" but doesn't. Maybe it was intentional to annoy people into action or maybe she just thinks it's the right word
Timmy "Trying not to Stuff up the planet" Magic
Lucy is one of the people I know who takes her social action seriously. Her blog is often thought provoking and awash with ideas to help change the world, or at least our bit of it.
In a recent post she recommended her readers to look at the Story of Stuff, a 20 minute video about the environmental and social issues of the West's (particularly) production and consumption patterns.
I have been musing on such matters recently so decided to watch it. It sparked a few emotions in me during the 20 minute train and bus ride on the way to work.
In the opening scene, the presenter asks if the viewer has an iPod. Yes, I do. In fact I was watching the film on it. As the film went on, talking about production, consumption, disposal, recycling and other issues, my views were changed. I have an iPod, which is fairly new. My old one stopped working properly so I got rid of it, but I didn't bin it. For those not au fait with technology, iPods are "non-user serviceable", which basically means that the end user can't fix it themselves. This also means that it is nigh on impossible to recycle them once they reach the end of their life span. I gave my iPod to a friend whose own iPod battery broke. Despite it only being a battery fault, she had to throw her iPod away. I guess that only throwing one iPod in the bin is better than throwing two, but it's still not great.
About half way through the film, I was starting to feel bad. I could identify with pretty much all of what was being said and was guilty of most of it. The presenter then made a statement that stuck out. She said that Europeans weren't as bad as Americans at the whole production cycle (which is linear not cyclical!)
That pleased me, until I realised that actually us Brits aren't "proper" Europeans. Having said that we aren't American either, but we don't embrace the rubbish sorting and the likes as well as the Germans or French for example.
By the end of the film, I was sufficiently annoyed at the world's apathy towards recycling that I came home and sorted a bit of our flat's rubbish into plastics, paper, cans and unrecyclable stuff.
Visit the website which gives various options for watching the film and take heed.
P.S. Prepare to be annoyed, lovers of English, as the presenter uses the word "toxics" as a noun. She should use "toxins" but doesn't. Maybe it was intentional to annoy people into action or maybe she just thinks it's the right word
Timmy "Trying not to Stuff up the planet" Magic
Monday, February 04, 2008
i am a guitar hero iii
A recent addition to the life of House 1 and its hotties was the Wii game, Guitar Hero III. The third in the series (obviously) is subtitled 'Legends of Rock' and contains songs from those very such bands.
Playable songs include music by Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Weezer, The Sex Pistols, Smashing Pumpkins and Santana. There is some classic older stuff as well as a few contemporary bands that aren't quite legends yet, but could be.
I am good at it on medium level, Jon is just as good, Shaun has it for PS3 and is better at it. Karen tries hards and gets by and Dave is too cool to care that he is rubbish at it.
I have played on previous versions on the game and enjoyed it, but since I have had my own console, my own guitar and my own time to play it in, I have come on leaps and bounds.
If you own a PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PC or Mac, get the game and invite some chums round - you won't regret it
Timmy "Black Magic Bloke" Magic
Playable songs include music by Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Weezer, The Sex Pistols, Smashing Pumpkins and Santana. There is some classic older stuff as well as a few contemporary bands that aren't quite legends yet, but could be.
I am good at it on medium level, Jon is just as good, Shaun has it for PS3 and is better at it. Karen tries hards and gets by and Dave is too cool to care that he is rubbish at it.
I have played on previous versions on the game and enjoyed it, but since I have had my own console, my own guitar and my own time to play it in, I have come on leaps and bounds.
If you own a PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PC or Mac, get the game and invite some chums round - you won't regret it
Timmy "Black Magic Bloke" Magic
Sunday, February 03, 2008
the super bowl - one xlii of an evening
Tonight is the Super Bowl, the pinnacle of the American football season. The BBC are showing it, meaning that for once, people who don't have Sky and hate Five can watch it.
OK, so it's not REAL football and is akin to rugby but with fatter and softer men but you know what? I like it!
I like to try and expand my horizons every now and again by reading new authors, seeing new films and taking interest in new sports. The sport has had a couple of semi-successful forays into Europe (remember "The Fridge"?) but I finally think it's arrived and is staying. Late last year, the New York Giants, who are in the game tonight, played Miami Dolphins. The game attracted a large number of European fans, despite the rain on that day. The pitch at Wembley was ruined, and it led to the England football team not qualifying for Euro 2008, but it was a good day by all accounts.
American football is here for the forseeable future, so we might as well enjoy it!
Timmy "Still prefers soccer" Magic
OK, so it's not REAL football and is akin to rugby but with fatter and softer men but you know what? I like it!
I like to try and expand my horizons every now and again by reading new authors, seeing new films and taking interest in new sports. The sport has had a couple of semi-successful forays into Europe (remember "The Fridge"?) but I finally think it's arrived and is staying. Late last year, the New York Giants, who are in the game tonight, played Miami Dolphins. The game attracted a large number of European fans, despite the rain on that day. The pitch at Wembley was ruined, and it led to the England football team not qualifying for Euro 2008, but it was a good day by all accounts.
American football is here for the forseeable future, so we might as well enjoy it!
Timmy "Still prefers soccer" Magic
Saturday, February 02, 2008
i lied on my blog
On 23rd March 2007 I said on this blog that I liked Tim Burton. This, I fear to say, is not true.
I love Tim Burton.
This evening, I went to see his new film, Sweeney Todd. It is excellent and well worth seeing. By no means is it nice and fluffy and it is very(!) bloody, but in a comic way. It is the 6th collaboration of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp (guess the other five) and its really reflects the relationship that Depp, Burton and his real life wife, Helena Bonham Carter have.
Timmy "Not shaving tomorrow" Magic
I love Tim Burton.
This evening, I went to see his new film, Sweeney Todd. It is excellent and well worth seeing. By no means is it nice and fluffy and it is very(!) bloody, but in a comic way. It is the 6th collaboration of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp (guess the other five) and its really reflects the relationship that Depp, Burton and his real life wife, Helena Bonham Carter have.
Timmy "Not shaving tomorrow" Magic
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