Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 May 2007

Heaven, and having to brush my teeth with my left hand...

Last night was one of the best nights I've ever had - It definitely earns a high 9s or even a 10.

This is because I went to see G4 on their Farewell Tour. Let's just say it was AWESOME.

We started off with a support act, Shayan Italia. He was the worst thing I have ever heard, full stop.

But then G4 came on, and it all seemed worth it. They sang all their best songs.

At one point they walked down the aisles, and I shook Matt's hand as they passed, hence having to brush my teeth with my left hand - It was perfection.

I had an awesome night. And I bought a T-Shirt.

IT WAS AWESOME. DON'T BE PUT OFF BY THE FACT THAT I DON'T SEEM INTERESTED - I'M STILL IN SHOCK!!!!

~d~

Monday, 14 May 2007

The 017713 Project, plus Dvorak

Anyone who has read about the improv group Improv Everywhere will know that they are very clever and funny. I admire what they have done very much.

Before I knew about them, me and my friends at school did this thing - we stood on either side of the archways to the quad, in line, and whenever someone walked past, we would do the wavy arms thing ~;~ and say 'whoooooo' like a ghost. Amazingly funny.

So today, we decided to do another one. Me and a couple of friends that took part in The Ghost, as we call it, planned it: two of us would stand just around the corner of the arch and the other would stand nonchalantly and rub his nose when someone was coming. Our job was to jump out and shout random words, or a stream of gibberish at that person. Again, Amazingly funny. This was called The Sneeze, I think.

We tested out a new one as well, called The Entrance, in which we would stand, one on either side of the arch and one in the middle, and would say 'Welcome to the Quad,' to anyone walking into the quad (we were going to add 'We hope you enjoy your stay,' but couldn't say it fast enough) and to anyone walking the other way - 'Thankyou for visiting!' Needless to say we got some funny looks, but that's all part of the fun!

We decided to give this thing, these games, a name. We decided to name it after a quote from when we were playing a improvisation game - 'Your computer is a malfunction box'. Don't ask. Just don't.

We were going to call it Operation: Malfunction Box, but a) It was too long, and b) It wasn't cool and snappy enough. So I experimentally shortened it to O:MB, decided that this was hard to make a logo for, and played around with a few other things, before finally settling on The 017713 Project, or possibly The 017713 Experiment. The 0 is O:, the 177 was the M and the 13 was the B.

I intend to do a few more, perhaps expand them to be more like Improv Everywhere's stuff. And I might get Tom Forde to help me (his sleepover was great, by the way! We spent the whole time playing games, mostly Bomberman).

On another note, I just found a new card game, called Dvorak. You make your own cards, so naturally, I set about doing a Heroes deck. Stay tuned for more info, 'cause I gotta go now.

\(^.^)/ -=Yatta!=-

~d~

Ps. 2 episodes of Heroes tomorrow - I know they are today in America, but I get them the day after :(

Pps. Also, I passed my grade 3 piano with merit - got this news ages ago, but couldn't be bothered to post about it.

Tuesday, 17 April 2007

I think that it was me, at the Albion ground, with a prize I didn't want..

No offence to people who like football (like Neil), but I don't at all. I don't like most sports. And football is right up there at the top of the list of sports I don't like. Even higher than Rugby. And that's saying a lot.

However, I don't mind quizzes, and when I got the chance to go to one with Neil, I though 'Might as well!' Me and Neil always have a good laugh. It was at the Albion ground, which was ok with me. It's just a quiz. So I go, and it's ok. Few rounds about sport, especially Albion, so I took a backseat in those.

The funny thing is that me and Neil were talking before the quiz about the likelyhood of there being a Guitar Hero song in one of the 3 music rounds. We decided it was none.

Then came the first music round, and what should one of the songs be? You Really Got Me. From Guitar Hero. Me and Neil looked at each other as soon as the song started, and laughed our heads off. What are the chances?

The second interesting thing that happened was that we had a Children's quiz. Me and four other, older, boys won this, and although the prize was only meant for 2 people, they decided to give it to all four of us. I wondered vaguely what it was, not really thinking about where I was.

It was a pass for a football training thing. I can't remember what the man said now. Typical, though. I win something and it's something I hate. I still laughed, though. I probably wouldn't have used whatever they gave me.

In the end I gave it to Neil. Put his name and phone number on the paper. 'Cause he likes football. But it didn't matter in the end. I couldn't be bothered that I didn't get my prize.

We also won an Albion signed football on the raffle. We decided to give it to Neil's mom, the only Albion fan on our table.

Eventful.

On the other hand, I'm getting along well with Melee. Well, reasonably well, for a beginner. I'm actually not very good. But shhh.

Well, it's a warm day. Better go and make the most of it, this being England an' all...

~d~

Saturday, 7 April 2007

Dragonforce and Discworld

As Neil said he would, he sent me the Dragonforce song - to quote my brother "It sounds like someone throwing a guitar down some stairs". However, it's still an awesome song! Dragonforce have loads of other songs. I only have 2.

I'll have to get Neil to send them to me...

On another note, I tried the Discworld Mud again last night (google it). Took me ages to find the womble, but now I'm finally in the open, In Ankh-Morpork. Hopefully I might make something of my existence and become a wizard. Learn some spells.

Discworld is awesome and so is the MUD.

That's all for now!

~d~