Bye matey

I think I've posted this picture of Pat before but I thought I'd pop it up again today in tribute to him. He was in his 18th year (pretty impressive I think) and had only really lost his 'bounce' in the latter 18 months but a full year after the vet gave him three weeks to live and two cancer operations later we finally decided that something had to be done. The tumors in his mouth were causing him pain and preventing him from eating food (his number one favourite past-time) and he wouldn't have survived a third operation so we took the humane course.
The vet was absolutely wonderful and came to our home to administer the injection. It was an emotional moment for all but mercifully quick. He looked so peaceful as they rolled him in a blanket to take him away for cremation.
So, thanks matey. Thanks for all the unconditional love you gave us, thanks for the all the times you made us laugh like drains by getting your head stuck in the back of the tumble dryer, the infamous 'balloon incident' and for slug-balancing. Thanks for being my little ginger buddy.
Bye Pat. I'll miss you terribly.

Hilarious

I was just in the toilet here at work and some bloke came in, stood at the urinal and parped whilst having a wee. I nearly gave myself an aneurism trying not to laugh. I'm 33 years old, why do I still find that funny?

BBC's Any Dream Will Do

Who cares?

Helvetica 50

Many Happy Returns Helvetica.
Probably the World's most popular font turns 50 today (which is probably only interesting to the typographers and designers out there but hey, who's blog is this? It's mine isn't it so shuddup). Frank Wildenberg the managing director of Linotype (the German firm that owns the font) says of Helvetica "It's durable. It comes from natural design forms. It doesn't have an expression of fashion. It has very clear lines and characters, it looks like a very serious typeface." Whereas Neville Brody sees the bitch 'Helv' as "bland, unadventurous, unambitious." What do I think of it? I dunno really. I've got a sodding wedding to plan! Why are you pestering me with questions about poxy typefaces? So long as it's not bloody 'Comic sans' I don't give a damn right now.

Eastenders

Who gives a fuck.

Long Live the Gene Genie!

Last night the finest show on TV, Life on Mars, drew to it's inevitable and all-too-soon finale and man what a finale it was. Was Sam Tyler mad? In a coma or had he traveled in time? I'm still not sure to be frank but that doesn't matter. All that mattered was the ride and the big man himself, Gene Hunt. Possibly the greatest character on television. As a tribute, here's some of the Gene Genie's best quotes.

Gene: They reckon you've got concussion - but personally, I couldn't give a tart's furry cup if half your brains are falling out. Don't ever waltz into my kingdom playing king of the jungle.
Sam Tyler: Who the hell are you?
Gene: I'm Gene Hunt. Your DCI. And it's 1973. Nearly dinner time. I'm 'aving hoops

To a group of children playing near his car -
"Anything happens to this motor, I'll come around your houses and stamp on all your toys. Got it? Good kids.

Sam Tyler: This place is like Guantanamo Bay.
Gene Hunt: Get off, it's nothing like Spain.

"This case is going as fast as a bunch of spastics in a magnet factory"

"There will never be a woman Prime Minister as long as I have a hole up my arse."

"She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot."

After Sam admits he was in love -
"You great, soft, sissy, girlie, nancy, French, bender, Mab United supporting poof!"

iMix

One of the many things I do for Beth every-so-often is to whip up a playlist on iTunes. I can't do it the old fashioned, and infinitely better, way anymore (via the beauty of a C-60 or C-90 tape cassette) but iTunes provides me with a similar, albeit watered down, experience. Why am I telling you this oh sweet-smelling reader? Well I'll tell you why. Because I've just discovered you can publish - yes, publish - your iMixes on iTunes for other folk to look at and even buy. It's kinda like making your very own 'Now That's What I Call Music' style mix album and then flogging it.
Anyhoo - here are the first two I did for Beth.

Saw Jude Law this morning...

He was filming (or more precisely he was being filmed) in Borough Market coming out of Applebee's fish shop. I did my damnedest to get in shot when the camera panned around and I reckon I just managed to sneak in. So look out for me in his next big budget Summer blockbuster "Fish Shop Browser".

Here he is... Nice coat Jude.

This is just genius

Glass Harp on Vimeo

A day of mourning

So today the World lost TWO great heroes.



Captain America created in 1941 by Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is to finally met his end at the hands of a sniper on the steps of a New York courthouse. The Cap' was created to fuel patriotic vigour during World War 2 and made his debut on the cover of 'Captain America Comics' punching Hitler in the mush. Go Cap!

On this side of 'the pond', John Inman passed away aged 71.



John Inman was the man behind the creation Mr. Humphries in crap 70's sitcom 'Are You Being Served' and is best known for his catchphrase "I'm free." and being VERY GAY.