coxy's blog

It's so, so cold in the house right now. If someone else was staying over, I'd put the heating on, but instead I've just climbed into bed where it's nice and warm. Both the cats, Nina and Tipsy, are on the bed too. That's it - we're all settled in on this cold winter night.

On Sunday I purchased an old copy of Emma by Jane Austen from a second-hand shop in Manchester. It's part of the Nelson Classics series and is a wee little hardcover edition of the novel. Someone has wrote the name 'Hilda Sharrocks' and the date '3rd October 1942' on the inside cover.

I shall read until I fall asleep.

I, perhaps incorrectly, thought it would be funny to see myself and lots of my friends becoming a fan of me on Facebook. It makes me look like a dick and like I've got a massive ego - maybe that's what's funny about it.

Anyway, if 25 people 'Become a Fan' I can claim a special Facebook URL. So, don't hesitate! Become a Fan of me on Facebook and make my day / massage my ego. But remember, it's just for LOLs. Promise.

We (as in Dave and I) are progressively making some changes to video games website, Gamestyle. I need to buy a new computer after my desktop at home decided to die, but we'll hopefully have something fresh up before the new year - if not, shortly after.

In the meantime, we have a Twitter account that you can follow and also a Facebook page that you can 'Become a Fan' of. If you did this, or at least told some of your friends about the site, I would be most grateful.

Oh, also, you can talk about video games with other gamers in Gamestyle Forum.

What's happening to all the major torrent sites? The Pirate Bay is a bit rubbish nowadays, Mininova has 'gone legal' and Isohunt is looking to follow.

I've just found a list of alternatives to Mininova, published by Torrent Freak. The list includes Kickass Torrents and BT Junkie - but none of the ten suggested sites even have a real copy of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus on there. Gutted.

The worst part about it all is that I wouldn't mind so much if there was actually a good quality legal source where I could purchase hi-definition copies of movies... but there's not.

If anyone has any serious recommendations of where I should be looking for illegal downloads, let me know in the comments - or if you're paranoid that the Internet Police will catch you, send me a message.