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Words cannot express the level of admiration I have for the guys (and girls) working at Pixar, they've only gone and done it again. All the other studios must shit themselves every time a new Pixar movie comes out.
Anyhoo. It's brilliant. The animation is ASTOUNDING. I never thought I'd see automobiles brought to life on screen in such an expressive way. I mean, cars aren't meant to show emotion (or provoke emotion from you either, at least not that way), but these do, in a way I would not have thought possible. Every little detail is perfect, for the tires on Lightning McQueen (the 'star' voiced by Owen Wilson, in great form) that have 'Lightyear' on them, rather than 'Goodyear' (an Pixar in-joke that I missed until about halfway through the film), to the leaves on the trees, the chips in the tarmac, the rust on the older cars, it's so, like, unbelieveable, that it's almost real. The cast, from Wilson to Paul Newman as the Mayor of Radiator Springs, to the ubiquitous (in Pixar flicks) John Ratzenberger, Cheech Marin (yay!) and even Michael Keaton as one of Lightning McQueen's rivals, all excel and revel in their roles.
The story, well, have you seen 'Doc Hollywood'? It's the same, pretty much. Big city slicker has an accident on his way to his next big break, winds up in backwater nowhere town, can't leave, hates the place and everything and everyone in it, has to do work to make up for making a mess of things, 'finds himself', finds love, makes lots of friends, and decides to stay.
That's it in a nutshell, but there's so much more, I don't really want to give too much away, because you should really, really, REALLY go an see this film. Go now! Leave work, and go. Or if you can't do that, go tonight. Seriously. You'll have the best time you've ever had (since The Incredibles / Finding Nemo / Monsters Inc / Toy Story 2, need I go on?).
(oh, and the short film at the start, 'One Man Band', isn't very funny. It does make you laugh though. And although it's not very funny, it's brilliant.)
(*this is me dancing, in a kitchen, in Monaghan, I thought I would show you me again!!) (all different, but all the same)
If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself
I would find a way?
The music is brilliant in it as well, makes me tingle
So I was going about my normal business the other night getting some pitta bread out of my freezer which is in the utility room in my house when I noticed a ?shitpile? of ants on the wall, now our house is in an ant prone area, being near the sea and that, I mean they are always all over the garden and paths and that, so me being me and not afraid of these things got the old ant spray out and blasted them, they were dead or so I thought?..
The next day I got home from work and decided I should clean up the dead ant depris from the night before, and when I looked down I saw more, coming from underneath the freezer, I was like ?oh dear, that?s a lot of ants? (there were maybe 100) so I got my groovy roomie Eimear to help me take everything out of the freezer and move it back (it was VERY heavy and I am strong, but small ish so moving it alone was not an option). When we moved the freezer, what we saw actually scared the bejasus out of me, (and I am not a scardey cat about creepy crawlies) there were THOUSANDS of them, more and more kept coming from under the lino, seriously it looked like something out of a horror movie, now I was ready with the (pretend) Dyson (ie: like a Dyson, but NOT ?400 ? neat!) in hand, and I was wearing flip flops (or thongs as weird people call them) and they were on my feet and I was freaking out BIG TIME, now I know that Matt has seen me freaking out a good few times what with being my bro and that, but I swear I have never ever ever freaked out this much in my life, I was vacuuming to beat the band, for 40 minutes, the container where the dirt goes was FULL of ants, ew, my skin is crawling even writing about it!! So when I was done vacuuming I ran out into my front garden, container of ants in hand, jumped over the wall into this field and set the ants on fire, I know I am a bad bitch but I had to, they would have come back, we pulled the lino up then and there were MORE (yes more!!) so I vacuumed them up too, burned them and then ant sprayed the shite out of everywhere, and ant powder and also this other stuff called ?Nipan? or something, which the ants eat and then go back to the nest and then they explode (groovy?) and kill the rest of the ants, ew Creepy Mac Creeperson seriously!! So yeah, ANT Invasion, not so groovy!!
While in Surgery, Do You Prefer Abba or Verdi?
Apparently so, yes I know it is the coolest name in the world, but there is a BAND?? In Finland, I found these by accident the other night while hanging out with my friend Suzi Blue (*not her real name ? the Blue bit) anyway she had asked me over to her apartment to sing for her (yes I know, weird you may say but this is what was happening) she is in a band and heard me drunkenly warbling on Saturday at the BBQ in my house, and thought that I sounded lovely so I went over and drank red wine and was merry and sang, so we were kind of drunk and decided that we were forming a band, and were like ?what will we call the band!?? so we decided on Verso and found these dudes, some Finnish type metallers, they seem to be very Finnish, I am amazed, so we couldn?t use that so we decided on The Heroes, and as you can guess there was a band called that too, so what will we do?? Ideas on a postcard please!
So yeah a band called Verso, what were the chances??
I'm sorry, I was going to just bang this into the links, but it's just far too funny not to post.
[via Screenhead]
In work, I mean. Why is it, that on an absolutely beautiful day like today, with not a cloud in the sky, nary a hint of a breeze in the air, and the sun high overhead beating down outside, that I should have to be inside, looking at a computer screen, glancing longingly out the window every so often, thinking how wonderful it would be to be lying down with a book in my hand and a towel on my head, or splashing in the sea which is just visible from my office? Why, exactly, do we have to work when it's plain to see that it would be far better for our overall productivity and mental health so be outside turning ourselves a slightly darker hue and sipping on cold refreshing beverages, occasionally indulging ourselves with a dip in the salty water, only retreating indoors to escape from the far-too-hotness?
I call on all my readers to down mouses and pens, walk outside into the sunshine and declare that it is our divinely-given right to spend time in the sun on one of the few days of the year when it's actually worth doing so! I mean, I don't mind staying inside when it's fucking miserable outside, but please, when it's beautiful, at least let us enjoy it! Please? We can call it the REVOLUTION OF THE SUN, or something equally grand.
Maybe it's just the heat getting to me.
Via Winds:
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I didn't think I was scary at all... :-(
Here we go again... Take a deep breath...
Whenever man o man, I dunno I am starving and I have a head full of snot, like if you turned me on my side it would pour out
Scary thing happened after swimming: a knacker dude collapsed in my driveway (?) and then he had this massive gash on the back of his head and wouldn?t / couldn?t get up and then totally passed out so I called the ambo?s and then he got up and staggered across the road on front of a load of cars and that, and then collapsed across the road and then got up again and staggered away so I dialled 999 again and told them this and then they said that they would still get the Ambo?s bit also the cops and told me to go inside and calm down so I did and then the cops and this RIDICULOUSLY HOT paramedic dude came to my house asking me what happened and I felt really bad cause I told them he was gone down ailsbury road and I said that I told the emergency service dude that too and the really hot Ambo was all ?if he got up why did you call the ambos and then I almost started to cry (seriously they sent 4 cops and 4 ambo?s what the fook?) and I was all tearful and saying I didn?t know what to do he was really scary and obviously totally fooked up he had a massive cut on his head (I pointed out the blood on the driveway) and then he was like ?its ok love, calm down, it happens all the time?. I wanted to ask him out on a date but seriously embarrassing, he was a beautiful man! (I know you don?t want to knw about me fancying anyone but whatever! I am a grown up now!! Hahaha!!
Love you and we will get drunk soon ok
And... Relax... Phew. I'm knackered again now.
Q: What's the difference between an apple and an orange?
A: There's no such thing as an apple bastard.
*Well, it was really the thought for yesterday, but I forgot was too busy.
Somehow, my petrol tank is getting bigger. I've noticed this in the past six months or so. When I got the car, about three or four years ago, I could fill the tank with about ?35 worth of petrol, now somehow the tank has expanded so it now holds ?50 worth of petrol when full. I can't quite get my head around it...
Yesterday, by older sister Rebecca called me in a state of some extreme excitement.
"You're going to be an uncle!" she said.
"Huh?" I replied, being a little slow of thought at the time.
"Yay!" she said, when I realised what she was saying. Rebecca, after a long time trying with her hubby Sean, is preggers. Knocked up. Drinking for two.
I'm going to be an UNCLE!!! WOO-HOO!!!
Here's the scan she sent me last night. I think it's very clear. I can totally see my future niece/nephew anyway!
(Oh yeah, and congrats are due too to Babs, who's will soon be 'Cool Auntie Sarah")
Via Dan, here's my pathetic attempt:
Why not make your own and keep the meme going? For Dan's sake. He's a good guy, like.
This one was so weird I just had to do it! Here go go then...
Have you had sex in the past 24 hours?
Amazingly enough, no.
Are you gay?
Are you crazy?
Do you have hairy legs?
Hell yes.
Do you smoke anything?
I smoke everything. Especially cheese.
Do you like monkeys?
Yes, but I couldn't eat a whole one.
How many fillings do you have?
My mouth is sullied by but one filling.
Would you rather swim in the ocean or a lake?
Probably the ocean, depending on cleanness.
Have you ever licked one of those square batteries?
Every chance I get (the rechargable ones give you a better hit).
Have you ever read the Bible?
Not really. I've heard it's a great yarn though.
Did you ever go to Sunday School?
I choose not to answer this question as it is too American.
Do you wear a lot of black?
Not really, unless I am working on the stage (not often, but sometimes).
Did you ever bring a weapon to school?
If you count my trusty Swiss Army Knife as a weapon, then yes, every day.
Have you ever hugged a tree?
A couple of times. They don't really hug back though.
Do you know what a sphincter actually is?
Err... Yes? Don't you?
Describe your hair?
Short, mid-brown, with 'product' in.
Are you a wildbeast?
I don't think so...
Do you like to have fun?
Occasionally (for 'occasionally', read 'always').
Do you like drama?
Personal drama, no. Stage Drama, yes. TV drama, sometimes. Movie drama, also sometimes.
Have you ever taken a bong hit?
Yes! What's a 'bong' (innocent look)?
Do you like mayonnaise?
That depends on the nature of the sandwich.
Are you afraid to die?
Not right now. Maybe in the future?
Do you like playing in leaves?
Once upon a time, yes. Now, well, yes.
Have you ever peed your pants as an adult?
Not that I remember.
Have you ever thrown up on somebody as an adult?
Hmmmm... See previous question (and also add possibly, probably, dunno).
Are you an adult?
Outside, yes. Inside, not even close.
Ever won a spelling bee?
See answer to 'Sunday School' question, above.
Do you ever eat because your depressed?
I eat for any reason at all.
Are you a television addict?
My name is Matt and I'm a tellyholic.
Do you think OJ was guilty?
I think he was framed, but he looked guilty.
Do you enjoy spending time with your mother?
My Mammy is my friend.
Have you ever had sex in a hot tub?
Not so far. Sounds fun though!
On a swing?
Please explain how one would do such a thing.
Do you like Elvis?
Who doesn't?
Do you enjoy watching animals ?do it? on the Discovery channel?
I am traumatized for life after seeing walruses 'doing it' the week before last.
Ever been hit on at a zoo?
Yeah, the giraffes really dig me
Have you ever had sex with a total stranger?
The very idea is an anathema to my sensibilities.
Do you enjoy the calming effects of turkeys?
Err... What?
Does your mom think someone is hot?
She's a sucker for Sean Connery George Harrison. RIP George, my Mammy loves ya.
Are you a sugar freak?
If by 'freak' you mean 'addict', then yes.
Ever been arrested?
Not yet (touch wood).
Ever commit a crime and get away with it?
Yes. I'm not saying what though (In case Interpol read my blog like).
Do you like orange juice?
Yes, freshly squeezed with juicy bits in.
What sign are you?
"No Right Turn"
Ever do the party boy dance in front of the elderly?
Every chance I have.
Where do you wish you were right now?
Back home in bed, eating a peanut butter and jam sandwich.
Did you enjoy this?
It was fun for a while, then it got a bit boring...
For those of you who are interested in such nonsensical whimsy, I have decided to set myself up a (fictional) nation state over at Nationstates.net. Anyone who want's to visit The Republic of Gunteria can do so here. Have a nice time in my wonderful, beautiful country!
[via ScrewYouHippy]
UPDATE: Gunteria now has a national flag, pictured to the right.
To give you an idea of what Babs is like, as a sister, friend and someone who I love to bits, here's an email I got from her the other day. This Mail has been copied and pasted, with no changes at all:
Howdy Dudey!I am SO bored today, Trishbags is off sick still with some bizarro viral infection jazzaroonie, ew and also scary, she has to go and get blood tests, I am bonnixed from swimming, and also scared that she will make me go into the lane swimming thingymajigaroonie boonie, my chest hurts cause I have a classic Verso spot and no can understand the pain!! I squished myself last night in yoga-toga, I think I mashed my ribs together trying to do that lift up thingy majig, my teacher Ciara told me that I should do some abdominal exercises (?) at home to build up my ?core? and then I can move onto the next level you know like ? a woohoo! Although I am a bit scared of that too, I was thinking of maybe joining the gym but that?s far too boring so have decided against it for the moment, I am SO tired too, felt like I had about 2 hours sleep last night, when in fact I had about 7 ? I am DEFFO going to bed dead early tonight, if I have any choice, that is, I am hoping to be there by at the most 10 o?clock but I just always seem to have SO much to do, crazy town tacular. You know me and the way that I type the way I speak, can you actually hear my voice in your head talking it all out or what, you have a crazy imagination but not as crazy as me, I think I win in the Krazy Kat Kompetition!! I just feel totally drained like I should go to bed or summat, either drained or like I want to explode into hyperactivity, I find it hard at times to decipher which one it is! I am going to Deftones gig tomorrow night in the Ambassador I think, I hope, I have to call Daddio the hero dude father, so that should be good then its dead as a dodo on Saturday I am not doing anything at all, apart from maybe having a stroll on the ?beach? I need a total restamundo day you know what I mean? My whole body feels wrecked, I wanted to make cookies tonight but I think I might be just a little bit wrecked and I cant even think of anything to have for dinner, and I am going over to Trish?s gaff for a while after work, groan!!
Ok I am going to sign off from my rant face!! I am sure that you might be bored, get me a surprise or something, hope that the gaffaroonie is all swell and that, have you slept there yet, whats the bleedin jazz man?
Peace and Love Turtle Dove!
XOXOX
Now, imagine talking to her, every other day, and trying to get a word in edgewise (only messin', as I said before, I love her to bits!).
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet and current street name)
Luna Merrion
2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your mom's side, your favourite candy)
Ernie May Sherbet
3. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your middle name)
S-Ver
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favourite colour, favourite animal)
Yellow Terrapin
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Ruth Drogheda
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name)
Verson
7. JEDI NAME: (middle name spelled backwards, your mom's maiden name spelled backwards)
Htur NoscaaI
8. PORN STAR NAME: (middle name, street you grew up on)
Ruth Chapel
9. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favourite colour, favourite drink)
The Yellow Beer
While sitting at my desk in work today I was emailed this link, all I can say is BRILLIANT!!
Seriously, what is the infamous Hoff thinking, was this produced just for the German fans? Or wha??
(Video after the jump, so as not so slow down or spoil your browsing experience...)
(aren't I nice?)

Hmmm. When I opened my Gmail this morning I got an interesting surprise. Gmail isn't Gmail anymore (it's still beta though?), it's now Google Mail. What's all that about? Wasn't it Google Mail to begin with, a couple of years ago? And then it was Gmail. And now it's Google Mail again.
I do wish those Googlers would ever make up their mind.
Last night, 8 months after deciding to go for it, Nikki and Myself finally moved into our new house. Hooray!
I had intended to post last night about it, but when I turned on the laptop all I got was 'the LAN connection has limited or no connectivity' or some such jazz, and after spending half an hour trying to get it to work I came to the conclusion that it was bedtime, and I really couldn't be arsed.
So, yay for us! Even though the place is in a absolute state, with wiring visible in walls I have yet to plasterboard over, kitchen units sitting unsupported on the floor, no tiling or carpets done, bags, boxes and pieces of un-put-back-together furniture lying around everywhere, we are home, in a house that is ours.
Invitations for whatever house-warming events we will have will be announced when the aforementioned wiring, walls, bags, boxes, tiling and carpets have been sorted, tidied, finished, and painted.
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Well. The last two episodes of 24 - Day 5 were on last night, and for anyone who hasn't been following it, they were two doozies. I won't go into them here, as if I do, at least two regular readers of the LWT will cry 'Argh! Spoiler! Bastard!', etc, as they are almost definitely waiting for it to come out on DVD (if it hasn't already).
All I will say is this: Day 5 was the best series so far. No other series had such major moments of character development, so manySo, aforementioned 'regular readers who are almost definitely waiting for it to come out on DVD (if it hasn't already)', buckle up, you're in for a rough ride. Don't be afraid, but it definitely gets worse before it gets better.
I REALLY can't wait for the next series. Anyone got any ideas when it's due out?
I met, and talked to, approximately 12 people that I knew, before 11am this morning. These people can be divided into two groups:
I much prefer the second (much smaller, as in one person) group. They are nice.
Question: If you saw someone you knew, in work (or in a café, or shop even), with Marmite (or other condiment) on their face, would you:
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