Monthly Archive for April, 2008

PS. I Love You

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This weekend saw a bit of a Movie Marathon taking place. Not in the Bridget Jones, lock yourself away from all humanity and drink wine but just at the end of the weekend I just looked back and was like ’shit I’ve watched a lot of shit’. Speaking of shit, one of the bottom barrell one’s i managed to dig out was PS. I Love You. It had been a long time coming having dodged the bullet from Mrs Ben to watch it. Of course she had read the Cecilia Ahern book the film is based on, but alas according to a very annoyed Mrs Ben it doesn’t really follow the book enough and this takes away from the whole vibe, apparantly!

The film is about a young widower (Holly Kennedy played by Hillary Swank) who is trying to come to terms with her husbands (Gerry Kennedy played by Gerard Butler)  passing after suffering a brain tumor. Before passing on he wrote a series of letters that over the course of the year get delivered to Holly. These letters are to help her move on and get over his death.

I’m gonna put it out there and say that this wasn’t a bad film in theory, there are parts that are quite touching BUT what makes it completely and utterly unbelievable/stupid and what took the whole goodness of the film away was the complete paddy whackary going on throughout the 126 minutes (which doesn’t fly by as quick as one would hope!). It reeked of ‘top o the mornin’ to ya’ and wasn’t short of producing the wee leprachaun with hit ‘pot a gold’.

It features a part where Holly travels to Ireland (AAYERLAND) and the only genuinely believable bit is when you meet Gerry’s Parents and they are Irish people, Irish actors and their accents aren’t the dogs dinner.

An enjoyable flick of sorts, too many plot turns and twists and characters who aren’t needed to make this film what it is. Watch it and ask yourself ‘Why is Harry Connick Jnr. in this film AT ALL!?’. A DVD rental at a push becuase your other half wants it, no more, no less. Leave your brain at the door. . .

 

Barbie Massacre

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Ever thought of arranging your common garden type barbie doll into a Road Traffic Accident gore scene? How about a swingers party gone wrong? With blood splatter a plenty this is a silly crazy fresh idea and i like it. What that says about me. . . Eh pay him a visit and enjoy . . I would say NSFW but that depends on where you work . . your call . .

This guy officially has far too much time on his hands.

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Perv Spy Glasses

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This will save many a man eye strain when relaxing poolside on the next holiday. No more more squinting at bikini clad babes whilst pretending to read the book you bought in the airport.

*click*

These bad boys are fitted with a 1.3 megapixel camera (similar to mobile phone quality) and can take photos’s with a remote control. The mind boggles. . .

  • 1GB of storage
  • Plays MP3s and takes 1.3 Megapixel digital photos
  • Embedded ear buds for MP3 playback
  • Remote control for taking photos
  • RF remote frequency: 2.4GHz
  • Li-ion rechargeable battery (3.7V, 240mAh)
  • USB 2.0 connection for transferring files and re-charging the battery
  • Control buttons for Vol +/-, Fwd, Rwd, Play, Pause, Capture
  • Includes: sunglasses, remote w/ strap, USB cable, storage case, cleaning cloth, extra clear lenses
  • They sound more hi powered than my laptop to be honest. So you can happily listen to your Kelly Clarkson tunes whilst happily perving away at the jessica alba lookalikes poolside but god help you if the other half cops ;)

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    True Stories Told in One Sentence

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    This is very similar to Rick’s Post Secret but some of them are a good read! One of my fave’s

    When I was 5 or so my mom would tell me to lie down before she tied my tie and I just now realized at the age of 19 that she did this because she’s a funeral director.

    FREAKY.

    but true . .

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    Dual-Sim Phone

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    Very few things excite me these days but i have to say I was looking for this a couple years ago. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile, in a day and age where a lot of the prepay phone services such as Vodafone / Meteor and O2 offer free texts and calls between their own networks, that by simply clicking a button on your phone you could make a call through your preferred network. It seems like effort i know but even if you were to have two sims in your phone and top each of them up by 20 euro (the amount you would usually have to minimum top up) you would have free calls / texts to everyone on those networks.What about your friends on another network?

    Lets face it, if your miserable and sad enough to use this you won’t have many friends i would imagine . . .

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    Hairy Links 14-04-08

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    Because sometimes once a week just isn’t enough huh! Bonus hairy linkage! Where as my friday links I try to link to Blogs that i think are worthy of a mention, i do find a fair few links that are worthy of note so here is where they will lye once I compile the list! VOILA!

    Pretty excellent way in which you can download Youtube videos in mp4 format instead of FLV format. A. MUST.

    One of the better posts i’ve seen in a while. Super Fans (people with too much time on their hands!) . A compilation of the expletives in some pretty potty mouthed films!

    Job Specifics: Be able to rugby tackle people to get on to public transport? Tick!

    The lengths people will go to for a cigerette light . .

    The Daily Batman. Ronseal

    Pic of the week (via la Chance)

    Safety Tat – cuz f.e.a.r. sells!

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    Safety tat is a waste of time that just feeds on people’s fear of getting their child kidnapped in a Madeline McCann scenario.

    SafetyTat is a fun and colorful kids temporary safety tattoo that’s uniquely personalized with your cell phone number. When applied to the arm of your child or loved one, SafetyTat provides an immediate, highly visible form of identification that stays in place even when wet and lasts for days.

    I received a phone call from my son’s school camp this morning. “Mrs. H, I was just about to serve your son lunch and I see a tattoo on his arm that says he’s allergic to nuts.” This was shocking to me, as I had explained, in person, in notes and phone calls prior to this trip that my son is severly allertic to nuts and must only have the food I pack for him.

    I have to say i’d be more worried about the shithole camp you sent your son to that they don’t listen to you basic ‘keep my son alive’ request! Nothing like good ol fear to earn your yankee dollar on. Gone is the day you would get lost in a crowd, shit yourself and cry for hours. Now it’s ok that someone will come to your aid and oogle yer arm for your slightly hot soccer mom’s mobile number. FTW

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    What was #1 in the Charts when your born?

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    Only the most notable duet group FUNK namely :

    “Maneater” by Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Yeah I hadn’t a fucking idea either but apparently they were hot in the eighties (da eighties!).

    Worse still find out what song was playing when you were most likely conceived. . .

    “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

    GRRRRR Although my dad maintains it was the Rolling Stones. . eh . .

    Although both made comebacks as big songs for popular artists!

    What about you??

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    Dell Laptop for €249

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    Through a flyer that Dell sent. It’s ex-vat and delivery but it seems fairly decent for a laptop. Gone is the day when i paid 1100 euros for my HP Pavillion!

     

    Vostro™ 1000 NB(N0410013)

    Components

     

    • AMD® Sempron Mobile Technology 3600+
    • Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic – English
    • 1Yr Basic Warranty – Next Business Day Included – No Upgrade Selected
    • 15.4″ Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display
    • 1024 MB 667MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x 512 MB)
    • 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
    • ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 HyperMemory (integrated)
    • Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
    • 4 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (29 Whr)

     

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    The E-Value Code is MMMIE4-N0410013

    Hairy Links 11-04-08

     

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    Redmum has just become a different kind of 2 dimensional, SHE HAS A VOICE! (and a twisted version of magic!)

    Damien is asking should the IBA 2009 change for the previous winners of certain categories. A lot of opinion! Let him know yours!

    The Biscuit, soggy or otherwise found us some Fair City Funnies, my did we giggle.

    Everyone’s doing it, are you?

    Photoshop disasters Blog.

    So you wear Lederhosen? Have an iPod? FTW

    Proof that you will pay top dollar for pure shite!

    Stuff people don’t like. Coldsores, hitler and the like. . Personally i’d add speed ramps

    Trouble sleeping? See how the rich do it? Freaks