Crawley kids in a tilgate park


Just figured out I can post the videos directly on the site so you don't have to travel away :)

Just to prove that intelligence isn't genetic, heres some local UK children having..umm some fun with a moped and a roundabout.

A little bit of light relief

So I figured I started out my blog rather ranty, hell theres alot to rant about. I'm turning into one of those grumpy old men....anyway!!

To lighten the mood a little just thought I'd pass on my mini-review of Superman Returns, the remake/sequel/whatever of the old Christopher Reeves/DC comics classics from the 80's.

Firstly, genius!! some nice touches on the opening credits they kept the original theme tune!!! So if, like me, you'd seen in when you were younger, you're instantly back there. Hell they even kept Marlon Brando (at least it looked like him) as Kal El's father, the ghostly voice type guy in the ice palace place.

So far so good. I'm not actually sure when its meant to be set, I'm thinking after Superman 3 but before 4 as if 4 never existed, which believe me is a good thing, god that movie sucked!!

The intial scenes are all very familiar, the old Kent farm, a couple of neat flashbacks to get you into the mood for a bit of good old fashioned superheroing. And this is primarily what it is, after the flash and bravado and pyrotechnics of Spiderman and X-Men movies, good old fashioned superheroing.

The baddy is back, Gene Hackmans role taken on quite admirably by Kevin Spacey, in fact I'd go as far to say he excels in this role, theres a certain air of menace about his character which, whilst still very 'comic booky', leaves you wondering if at any moment he's going to flip out and chop peoples heads off...which he does regularly!! :)

Superman himself is superbly played by Brandon Routh, gives his character just the right sort of air, and in fact is very very similar in application to Reeves character of old.

The special effects are what you'd expect, super slick, nothing outstandingly amazing but all very well done.

The overall movie itself is highly entertaining the only downpoint, for me, being the ending which just sets it all up for a sequel. Whilst I'm not against a sequel I just wish at times they had a bit of closure to these movies.

A hugely enjoyable movie, well worth the cash. Its a fun for all the family type movie and whether or not you like comic books it'll appeal to all sexes and ages.

Whilst not as deep as a Peter Parker, or as involved and 'comic book geek' as an XMan movie it hits all the right buttons and I'm looking forward to the next one!

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Consultations, intitiatives...umm anyone tell them about just doing it...

BBC NEWS | Politics | Will action plan man Reid deliver?

So yet more hype and spin from the heartland of politics in sunny london town.

John Reid the new home office man in charge has 'committed' and 'planned' to implement intiatives and action plans.

I found it ironic to note he used the words 'in a few years' rather than committing to any dates.

"rebalancing the criminal justice system in favour of victims and proposals to get a grip on immigration and failed asylum seekers."

Was one of my favourites, I mean how priceless can a comment be. Rebalancing a criminal justice system in favour of the victims. Even Homer Simpson would be struggling to get a 'DOH' out here due to laughing so hard. I mean what morons have we got in government. And we let them get away with it on a daily basis.

I mean come on, he's basically saying that for the past few years the criminal justice system has been in favour of the criminal. Its no wonder theres so much apathy in this country when these morons spout these sort of rhetoric continually and are completely and utterly unaccountable.

Sure they sack a few people, or rather move them around quietly, I see old Blunkett is back in some position, and Mandelson is now in the EU...how on earth do they continue to get away with it?!?

Anyway back to good old John, there is pictured above grasping the balls of the nation...hard!

"proposals to increase the minimum terms served by dangerous offenders sentenced to life, create 8,000 prison places, hive off the "unfit for purpose" Immigration and Nationality Directorate, re-introduce embarkation controls and introduce uniformed border patrols."

More genius ideas here, especially the introduction of uniformed border controls, I mean didn't we have that already? Obviously not, and they wonder why we have a god awful immigration problem.

I particularly liked this part of the piece,

"Dave Roberts, director of enforcement and removals at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, told MPs he did not have "the faintest idea" how many illegal immigrants were in Britain."

We put these people in power, we elect them, we pay their damn wages and they come out with statements like this and what happens? Well I've so far not seen any 'Dave Roberts Quits' statements.

I used to be in sales a long time ago, I had set targets to meet, if I missed those targets 3 months in a row I was out on my ear, that was that.

These people are playing with our lives, and yet they run free over the land, starting committees and sub commitees and plans and projects that ultimately achieve nothing. Its all hot air and bollocks. This government has now served its purpose and its time to go. The worrying thing is that we'll just get the same thing just a different colour, and on it will go again.

We just need someone, anyone, to step up, grab this great country by the balls and give it a damn good shake. Don't plan and pontificate...DO! Because if we continue down this line of complete dis-engagement from the real man on the street politicians are going to find themselves relics that noone has any interest in, and eventually enough will be enough and there will be riots/civil unrest, and not before time either in my opinion.

Time to stop the rot.

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Un....believable

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Rice holds talks with Israeli PM

I mean just absolutely incredible.

Iraq invade Kuwait, the west stamps on them, Iraq apparently have WMD, the west stamps on them.

The balkan war, afghanistan etc etc we're more than happy to go trampling all over these countries and regimes but Israel attacks Lebanon and we go and have  nice cosy chat with the Israelis first.

Sure Lebanon are also to blame, but we're talking about an age long dispute here, with Lebanon having the equivalent of rocks in comparison to the might of the Israeli army, or sorry should I say Hezbollah. I'm finding it increasingly hard who to believe here.

And what amazes me most is that whilst we're busy trampling all over these countries in the Middle East dictating to them  how they should carry out their lives (for that read: how they should supply us their oil) we happily continue to ignore what is happening in Zimbabwe, North Korea etc

How do we let these people who run our countries get away with it? Its hardly encouraging is it, I mean from a purely financial point of view I'm actually worse off since we invaded all these countries to 'protect my freedom' than I am before. Petrol prices are rocketing out of control, and yet Shell, BP etc are posting record profits....We're being sold a huge pile of shite in my opinion.

And the best thing is, I mean the most hilarious thing, is that you ask a Politician these direct questions, and you never ever get an answer. Since when was it ok for Politicians to never give us answers to our questions? Since the last 20 years, since spin became the word of choice.

Its easier now to not answer a question than it is to answer one and we let them get away with it on a regular basis over and over and over.

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What in the world?!

I've been meaning to get round to starting a blog for a long time now. And though I'll probably start this one and finish it just as quickly I'd like to think I can finally get the energy to say what I've been meaning to get out of my system for ages.

So anyway here I am in corporate land, stuck at a desk , in a 9 to 5 job. I'm actually a graphic designer/techy geeky nerdy type fella with a penchant for DJ'ing and anything creative involving photoshop and flash.

So what am I doing in corporate land you might ask? well I fell into it, following a job with the evil pharmaceutical giant I sold my soul to the devil and ended up building websites for an insurance company who subsequently got swallowed up by one of the 'big 3' banks.

I'm a fish out of water for sure, and I'm barely afloat. I've created a position whereby I'm completely stuck and have no idea how to get out!, I've a mortgage to pay and a life to lead as well, but day after day I question why the hell I'm doing this.

So we've been considering a life abroad, a new place to call home, selling up and leaving it all behind, god only knows what that'll be like. I just can't see a future here in the UK, its becoming such a totalitatarian 'nanny' state and so much of your income goes to one tax or another, its truly depressing to know I'm paying as much in tax now than I actually earnt 8 years ago.

So for now I escape into the murky world of the internet or just shut it all away and go out with the family my one true joy. My daughter is 12 now though so that'll end soon and then it'll be just the two of us again, which'll be entertaining hehe

Anyway I shall post more, far more often than I should as no doubt I should be compiling a 42 page document on why meetings are important, until then keep safe.