This song by Roisin Murphy is guaranteed to cheer me up, and this video by a film student is very cute. The choreography reminds me of the Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) video:
Confession time: When this video was released I bought the making of edition so that I could have the full-length version and learn the routine. I was quite a big BSB fan back in the day, I even went to one of their concerts. My favourite one was Howie, who makes a lovely vampire…
Flashbacks of a Fool: When an ageing movie star returns home for a friend’s funeral he faces his youthful dreams, and a nightmare he’ll do anything to forget. Judging from the trailer this film will be a sensuous and thoughtful exploration of young love and its consequences.
With still over 200 days left until Bond 22, Daniel Craig makes sure that I am not left bereft without him for too long. Plus he appears to be quite nude in at least one scene…
On the way home from work this evening something very strange happened. A bright pink limo drove up beside me, and two burly blokes grabbed me and tossed me into the back. I found myself sitting opposite someone who looked a lot like Mariah Carey in sunglasses.
“Do not speak directly to Mariah,” said a minion sitting beside me. “You are PJ, of the Urban Recluse Blog, are you not?”
“How do you know that?”
“We have our ways of gaining information,” said the minion, who spoke in an unusual accent, like Angelina Jolie in Beowulf or Alexander.
“You have offended Ms Carey with your blog post about a trash bag dress. She would never wear such a dress, and she felt that your sarcasm was unwarranted. She has beautiful breasts, and feels entitled to flaunt them whenever she wants. Who are you to deny her this human right?” I could smell the minion’s peppermint breath as he leaned in close to rebuke me.
“It was an April Fool’s joke,” I said. “I thought that Mariah could take it. I’m sorry that I offended her. I agree that she has lovely breasts. Please don’t hurt me, I know all your songs. October 2003, Wembley Arena; I was in the second row, and you smiled at me. We have history, Mariah.”
The minion snapped my bra strap. “Do not speak directly to Ms Carey! Girlfriend, you need to quit your hating, and start making it up to Mariah. Mariah giveth and Mariah taketh away, you dig?”
“What do you want me to do?”
“You should write a post on your blog about Mariah, which must include as many sexy pics as you can find. The sexier the better, and the more cleavage the better. Ms Carey would also love it if you could display some of her sexy videos too.”
“No problem,” said I. “Can I get an autograph?”
Mariah tutted and turned her head away from me. The burly blokes lifted me out of the limo and set me down outside of my house.
“Remember, we know where you live,” said the minion, leaning out of the limo window. “Mariah forever.” The limo sped off.
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As agreed, here are my pics and youtube playlist for the lovely Ms Carey. Enjoy!
The past couple of weeks have been pretty good. Work is still sucking, but there’s more to life than the 21 hours I spend there.
To cut a long story short, I’ve won an electric guitar! I won it in an online contest run by a graphic design blogger, where there were several ways of entering, and somehow the fates chose me as the first prize winner.
If you’re interested in the details the entire prize is a Squier Strat Electric Guitar by Fender (California Series), Instructional DVD, Electric Tuner, Guitar Strap, Guitar Stand, Gig Bag (Guitar Bag) by Fender, Guitar Cable and Picks. It’ll look something like this:
So what am I going to do with my new axe? Well I used to play classical guitar in my teens, so I’ve got some very basic knowledge of chords and scales already. I plan to have some noisy fun with it and play along with my Aerosmith CDs (eventually). Maybe I’ll even start a rock band.
My favourite geeky electronic band, Hot Chip, dedicated the following track to me to celebrate my win:
Vid: Hold On by Hot Chip
I’m only going to heaven
if it feels like hell
I’m only going to heaven
if it tastes like caramel
By the way, the pretty girl is Toni Praver, a Sports Illustrated model.
Pregnancy seems to be an infectious condition in Hollywood right now. Half the women on the Academy Awards’ red carpet seemed to be sporting those fashionable bumps. Here are some celebrities who are either currently up the duff or have recently given birth to their babes. Pregnancy definitely seems to suit these women… (more…)
I come across a lot of strange things online, and as this blog is becoming an extension of my mind and a receptacle of my thoughts, I thought it appropriate to share them here. You may remember a few interestinglinkage posts that I wrote last year, well this is an extension of those. I haven’t decided whether these posts will be weekly or fortnightly yet. (more…)
Remember J.D. and the A-bomb? Well that’s nothing compared to my current longing for the next Bond movie.
Now the publicity machine has commenced, and we’ve been blessed with a strange title: Quantum of Solace, which was taken from a short story written by Bond author Ian Fleming, and refers to Bond’s broken heart after the demise of his lover Vesper Lynd.
Here’s a BBC report about the new film, with a few seconds of Craig hurling himself around heroically on a rope.
And my girl Olga Kurylenko is playing a Bond Girl called Camille. Olga was the best thing about the Hitman movie, so I can’t wait to see her in Quantum. Here’s her Sunday Sauce slideshow in case you missed it.
