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01.06.08: Redesigns and Nights In Streaming Song Of The Day: Live And Let Die by Escala Free MP3 Of The Day: The Dandy Warhols - The World The People Come Together (Come On) So, um, yeah, you might have noticed that the blog looks a little bit different. The truth is that I have been working on an idea like this for a little while now. And while I was away on holiday I was reading a web design magazine and trying to get ideas for a new layout. Then a design in the magazine struck me so I began sketching my own version in my notepad. And then inspiration hit me. I first had the idea to make the blog like a fridge, with fridge magnets holding up pieces of paper, but then I figured that this is a blog about a workplace, and therefore a noticeboard with bits of paper being held up by drawing pins would be a far better idea. I actually tried uploading it earlier, and it didn't work, and as my darling girlfriend is without internet access today, I decided to try and work on a functional version of this blog. Still have one or two tweaks in the pipeline, but more or less, this is it! Now, I can't say I am proud of this design, namely because I don't really understand pride, but I am pleased with it. This said, there are still a few minor and major improvements I'd love to make to this blog, and fully intend on doing so later on but for now this is it. Not a bad way to welcome June is it? Last night I decided to spend the night in. Well,the finals of Britain's Got Talent and I'd Do Anything were on, and as much as I hate to admit liking I'd Do Anything...the damned thing has caught my attention and sucked me in. Grrr! But Britain's Got Talent was great. I've been watching the auditions for weeks, and it's just great. This said, as with everything, I do have a few issues with it! First off...kids. Why! Come on, let's be serious for a second here. Yes, it's great to see kids perform. Yes, it's great to see kids doing well. But; they are never going to win. Ok, so a "kid" won last night, but The Cheeky Monkeys? Come on. Two six year olds dancing and being cheeky. Oh, and Signature were robbed. The kid who won did the same routine he did in the semi final, didn't do anything different, not even a little and won! Simon Cowell complained that Signature might be a one trick pony, and that's what this kid was. Wow. He dances under a glorified shower. Amazing. Signature have innovative music, a brilliant gimmick, and they are talented. They make you laugh but at the same time you can't stop looking at their dancing. I did also watch Dr Who on BBC iPlayer, and it was a pretty good episode. Not great. Not terrible. And better than ok. The problem I had with it was that it was essentially lazy. Love the twist of The Doctor having a lover who he hasn't met in his own personal timeline yet. I think this must be a big, big "David Tennant is staying" message to all the papers who insist at the end of each series that he is going to quit at the end of the next. She'd never recognise him if he had regenerated, and if he leaves, he has to regenerate. Also loved the line "You've got a sonic screwdriver?" to which she replies that it's his, and he says "Oh no! I don't give those to just anyone you know!" Too right. Even Rose didn't get one. But here is where it was lazy. The bad guy is a "swarm" trapped in a space age survival suit with a malfunctioning communicator giving the suit a voice. Not in any way like the nanomachines who resurrected the dead kid then made everyone have gas mask faces. Really lazy writing. Rehashing an old idea because it was popular and scary and you want to celebrate your promotion to chief of Dr Who Things with a popular and scary episode. Here is my problem with it. I am not a famous writer. I am not in charge of a really popular tv show. I write about about my daily life. Now, if I have a slow day at work, with little in it for me to turn into a post, if I was a lazy writer I could just write an update on stuff that had happened in the past. Or relive stories I hadn't shared yet from my dark retail past. But I don't. Why? It's lazy. I like my stuff to be new, fresh, not stale. Ok, so past stories may not be stale, but they are irrelevant now. I mean, if I were to relive the story about when I was held up at knifepoint, the end isn't going to be a surprise (Spoiler: I didn't die) Permalink Comments coming soon!
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