Tuesday, 6. December 2005, 21:07:20
Taking a look at the latest ins-and-outs and ups-and-downs of recent days...
Film And CinemaToday I seen the trailer for
X-Men 3. For those that are interested, you can
click here and watch it at
Apple Trailers. Personally, I was quite impressed with what I was watching. I wasn't expecting to be a fan of the X-Men series, since I originally gave it a miss when it was out at the cinema, but ever since I bought 1 & 2 on DVD - I've been eagerly awaiting for the third.
Okay, it's probably quite a cheesey film, and the acting isn't the best ever - but then... the storyline is brilliant. The whole concept behind the film intreques me, because I can't help but wonder what it would be like if the storyline were true (to some extent). Regardless, you can count on me being in the cinema for when
X-Men 3 (aka X3) is launched!
Video GamesSpending a long day at work, I was looking forward to returning home to find some brand new
Nintendo DS games sat on the doorstep - one of which was set to be
Mario Kart DS. I was particularly looking forward to receiving this because its the first online game for the DS and I've set up a Wi-Fi connection ready to play online...
...only when I got home, there's a note saying that there's two parcels at the Post Office. And so, that means there's going to be no DS games tonight, but rather I'll have to go out tomorrow and get them before work. Tonight I'll be watching a DVD instead. Or, playing on the Dreamcast.
That's right! I have been up in the loft this past weekend and fetched down my
SEGA Dreamcast. This was my primary games console of choice whilst everyone was playing on their
Sony Playstations' (upgrading to their
PS2s) and
Nintendo 64s'. It has some brilliant games on it, and I've a feeling I'm going to play it more than my
Microsoft Xbox.
You won't see me playing on the
Xbox 360 - because I sold that during the weekend for £500 - two hundred and twenty pounds more than what I paid for it. A good profit, I'm sure you'll agree.
MusicOn the music front, I've had no luck this week with a band called
Bromhead's Jacket. These guys were meant to have a single out on Monday called 'What Ifs & Maybes' and can I find it? No. There is a website online where I could buy it - but it's nearly £4 online - whereas if I can pick it up in the shops, it would be £1.99.
What's more, to add insult to injury; they were playing Monday night at Club NME in Manchester. Only, I didn't realise it was on so late... so, when I trotted along to the gig at 7.30pm (on my own, might I add) - I found out that the first bands weren't going to be on until 9.30pm, and there were three bands playing, with the night on a whole ending at 2am. Sorry lads, but I'm not hanging around that long - it's a Monday night FFS.
However, what I did manage to pick up is the new single by a band called
Milk Kan. It's a good song - a bit cheesey, but good cheese. I love it.
The RestThere's not much else happening in the life of Matt Cox - or at least not much that needs explaining in detail. So here's a few other things to whet your appertite until the next post.
The first person I met off the net was Vikki Lea Clarkson. She's a lovely girl and as I was on my way home from work, she was going to a concert at the MEN Arena - and we met in the train station. Yesterday her boyfriend split up with her, so I called her to cheer her up. It was cool to speak to her on the phone, because I usually only speak to her on the web. Plus, I forgot she has a funny accent.For those geeky people amongst us, I made a
Yahoo Toolbar for Opera Web Browser. I call it the Yahoobar. At the minute, its not quite complete - I need some advice from some Opera staff, really, to finish it off. And when its there, I'll release it to the general public. In the mean time, you can take a look at toolbar in its current state by
clicking here. Leave some comments.
I'm getting really annoyed with myself for being such a pussy when it comes to women. See, there's the girl in HMV in town who I think is absolutely stunning, and aside from looking scared of me, has a cute personality too. I've mentioned her on here before, but I still haven't asked her out or anything - and probably should. Even if it comes to nothing... at least I'd have asked. I'll keep you updated.Mmm.
Ben & Jerry's ice cream is sooo nice. I have a tub of
Phish Food in the freezer right now. I think I might eat it.
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I just installed Windows 7 to my desktop at home. The first thing I did was download Opera 10, followed by Songbird. The default background is of a fish which is not too dissimilar to Maria Hammond's guppy.
and have been playing it the past few days. It's good, really good. There's one feature that I love in particular; you can watch back your gameplay and save off HD-resolution screenshots of the game (the picture below is one of my in-game shots). It gives you a chance to see how the game really works; how the AI reacts to certain situations, what your team mates on the other side of the battlefield are doing and to watch those all-important kills that you score.
WIDGETIZE