The F Word

I used the work fuck all the time in conversation and it's become so common place now I don't even notice it. It becomes a habit.

Ie: friend: "Wanna go to the shops?" me: "nah, fuck it"

To combat this constant state of cuss, i have been replacing swear words with fruit and vegetables. Not only has this made me more aware of my swearing but has stopped me from swearing in most instances.

For instance, instead of saying "fuck that" i say "fruit that" and instead of "what a dumb shit or "dumb cunt" i say "silly potato". "Wholly fruit, did you see that dogs balls?", "I don't know squash about it"

When you substitute these words, you feel like an idiot and it makes you want to swear less. Also, no one gets offended being called a "apple licker"

Of course there's always times the F and C word's work best, it's trying to stop the constant swearing in general conversation that this fruit and veges solution is best at. Try it for yourself.

Note: Cumquat doesn't count, it's already rude.

Quick Reviews

Red Dead Revolver: Ps2 : Great game, stupid AI but fun game play and interesting varied levels. Rockstar can do no wrong. Also 1-4 player modes increases longevity. GTA, Wild West style.
8.5/10

Sexy Beast: DVD: I thought this was a foreign film for some reason?!?! Funny, clever and the word cunt like 100 times. No DVD extras though which sucks.
7/10

Family Guy Season 1 & 2: DVD: My new fav show. Lack of extras on DVDs sucks as Futurama had commentary over Every episode which was great. Family Guy makes the Simpsons seem like Play School. Now we just need Duckman on DVD
Season 1: 7.5/10 Season 2: 9/10

Spellbound: DVD: Fantastic documentary that shows you a world you never knew existed. The National Spelling Bee companionships. No DVD extras again!! but one of the best doco's I've seen.
8.5/10

Freaking Cold

I feel like a prisoner trapped in my apartment. Since last night the weather has been freezing and the wind like something out of a disaster movie, well no cars flipping over but you get the idea. Luckily I rented Red Dead Revolver from Blockbuster on Friday!!! Or this weekend would have sucked.

The wind was hard today it cracked my kitchen window. Lucking it didn't break or my place would be even colder (APOX on you tiled floor!!!)

The major new sites have covered the weather as I'm too scared to go to the 7-11 and get a paper. SMH | NEWS

This is officially the coldest day of 2004 and the crappest.

Filofax Inventor 2

Continuing my series of inventions concepted while on the train home I present..

The USB2.0 Knuckle Duster

While researching my Knuckle Duster I cam across this scary site with heaps of Ninja Turtle like weapons.

This one reminds me of that knife found by Australian customs. Nice pink table cloth.

Better than tennis

I think I've discovered a sport I not only like to play but I'm not totally crap at.

Squash!!!

Here's a few reasons why Squash is better than tennis.
1: You don't need to spend half your time running after the ball as the court is enclosed.
2: You also get the smash the ball as hard as you want and most if the time it'll still be a good shot.
3: And it's indoors so you don't have to worry about getting sunburnt (I be fair skinned)
4: You could also practice by yourself if need be.
5: The racquet is smaller so it's easier to travel with
6: You don't need to buy 8 balls at a time. Just one is enough
7: You can serve underarm and not look like a tool.

That's about it. If I ever become a CEO of some big ass company, I'll be all cool to play squash with the other CEO's at some function for big wigs. Just gotta learn how to smoke cigars by then.

DVD Rentals

The way in which you rent DVD's in Australia is changing dramatically.

Since the release of Telstra's Fetch my Movies and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and more players in the DVD rental market consumers have had the choice and the option of never visiting a DVD store again. You just select from a list of movies you want to see online and receive the DVD's in the mail. Then when finished you post them back and receive the next lot. All for a monthly fee of around $30.

No longer do you just rent 1-2 movies on the weekend or when you chuck a sickie.

But Blockbuster, Video Ezy and Civic Video have all followed suit and are offering similar concepts. The only difference is you have to walk to the store instead of the PO box. These traditional video stores also offer game rentals as well, which the other websites don't.

I'd much prefer to go to my Blockbuster and select a DVD from the shelve, than tick a few check boxes on a web form. A video store encourages you to browse and find new things. Where as online you really just find what your looking for. Also if you live near the video store you have a greater chance of getting more vids for your money and posting and receiving videos takes 1-3 days between DVD's, where as a video store is instant. Also if you are like me with a tiny letterbox to receive any video in the mail means a trip to the post office and waiting in line for 20 minutes. I don't see the time saving in that.

It will be interesting to see who remains and what happens to the rental market. All this just makes it harder for the independent video stores of Australia to survive. I haven't seen one in quite a while but i bet they still exist.

Weekly 6

For those interested Soap Creative (where I work and the company i help run) has their Weekly 6 which is regularly published every Friday. Check here to see previous issues and subscribe.

As i fell lazy for not posting here at least we've been able to post 6 good links a week for nearly 10 weeks. Fridays are my stressful day as we try to quickly find the 6 links for the week. We thinks this is better than emailing everyone what we have done recently, as blowing your own trumpet aint as much fun.

Trasitom

Trasitom: To find the file you were looking for in your computers Trash.

Trasitom's occur mostly right after you try to clean off your desktop in an effort to create some order. Resisting the urge to empty your trash is the hardest part.