I just finished walking back to the hotal after the X-Box party at Festival Hall. This is the Brisbane version of the old Hordern. The night was better than I expected.There were: BBQs Open Bars Actors wearing (presumably) X-Box character costumes 4 Bevan bikies, with Molls, riding through the crowd A tattoo booth (I got… Continue reading Angry Anderson
Plates of meat
Today I came across something that you don’t see too much of these days: rhyming slang. A courier was delivering paper to my office and complaining about the lack of parking, at least, I think that was what he was saying. He wanted to know “where d’ya put yer jam jar?”. I told him to… Continue reading Plates of meat
Lemon Thunder
Desperate times lead to desperate measures. It is Saturday night and there is no beer. There is only OP Rum. There are also a lot of lemons. An frozen diet coke. The Lemon Thunder: IngredientsThe Juice of one lemonA lidful of Rumfrozen diet coke MethodAdd to glass in order, from top to bottom.
Windtalkers: I suck signed John Woo
Think of a version of ‘Saving Private Ryan’, but without the suspension of disbelief, and with another hour tacked on. Nick cage must have killed 600 Japanese soldiers in this movie, most of them whilst he lacked a sense of balance. This only seemed to make him angry and also forced him to use his… Continue reading Windtalkers: I suck signed John Woo
Think. Geek.
Yay! My tshirts have come! I just opened my package from thinkgeek, and the first 3 tshirts have arrived. They are the F*R*A*G, GEEK Candy, and Joystick Junkie shirts. They fit well and are good quality. I am happy. These shirts supplement my existing thinkgeek catalog: you are dumb v1.0; caffeine; C.H.I.M.P.; and Nerf Gun.… Continue reading Think. Geek.
Tweekin, Oh Tweekin
As I was driving home from work yesterday the track It’s Like That (Drop the Break) by Run-D.M.C. -vs- Jason Nevins was played on the radio. A chill went down my spine, as so many images of my past flashed through my head. Images of tweekin, and the way it used to be in the… Continue reading Tweekin, Oh Tweekin
Metropolis
Dendy : Martin Place was the host cinema for Metropolis, an anime remake of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. Although I have to admit that I did get bored at times, there were many outstanding parts to this movie. Foremost among them was the CGI. It was brilliant and detailed, although spoiled at times by the layered… Continue reading Metropolis
A bit of an update
OK, I have just rushed the latest build of darryn.net into production, despite some major flaws. See if you can spot them. I think I have hit on a formula that will go the distance, so expect to see an end to the flux and more of a forward progression.. I only published to stop… Continue reading A bit of an update