Everything's Eventual

7th February, 2006 - 16th April, 2008

2008-03-21T15:01:00.002Z

Everything's Eventual has reached the end of the line!

Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. It's been a great 2 years, but for some reason, my heart just isn't in it anymore. I'm not saying I won't return, but for now it's goodbye!

Malcolm

Girls Aloud - Je Ne Parle Pas Français

2008-03-14T16:49:00.002Z

I thought this would have happened. Wonder what the translation back to English! Anyone care to volunteer??

Singstar & Earthquakes

2008-02-27T17:57:00.003Z

Last night, me and a mate called round to visit our friend for a random night of drinking and singing. She had bought a few Singstar games for the PS2 over the Christmas and wanted to have a laugh. Now I know I'm not the best singer (which the game went on to prove) but we all had a great night. Guess not been able to sing made all the more fun. I did get better though as the night went on.

Our night was interrupted at about 1am thanks to an earthquake. Living in England, an earthquake is not something you expect on a regular basis. It was kind of exciting and shook the house quite a bit. Apparently from reading the news today, it was 5.2 on the Richter Scale and was felt in most of England. Apparently here in Manchester they are quite frequent, although not as strong. I just hope it wasn't my singing which caused it!!

Girls Aloud - Can't Speak French

2008-02-16T11:24:00.004Z

My favourite track of their album 'Tangled Up'. I'm especially liking how it's been slightly remixed for the single release. A bit gutted I couldn't get to see them in May :(

Night Shift - Meh!

2008-02-01T18:37:00.000Z

It's that time on the rota again for me to do my stint of night shifts. This time I'm doing two weeks worth in one go - which means doing a stretch of six! Think I'm gonna be dead by the time I'm finished. Sounds depressing when you think that I'm on night shift now until Thursday morning :(

Lost: Season 4

2008-01-30T11:48:00.000Z

Season 4 of 'Lost' starts tomorrow in the US and in the UK on Sunday. Can't wait to get back into it. Thought I'd do a little Lost trivia in the run up to the start of the season.

- Parts of the plane were used as percussion instruments and can be heard in the soundtrack.

- The Airline in this show that flew the ill-fated flight is called "Oceanic" this Airline name has been used before in Executive Decision (1996), and has also been used in many other made-for-TV movies.

- 'Yoon-jin Kim' (Sun) originally read for the character of Kate. The producers felt she was not what they were looking for but decided to create a new character for her along with her character's spouse.

- 'Jorge Garcia' (Hurley) was the first person cast for the series.

- Originally, Michael Emerson was only cast for a few episodes in season two. The producers were so impressed with his performance that they cast him as a regular and rewrote the part of Henry Gale/Ben to feature him more prominently.

- Charlie was in a band called Drive Shaft. Their only hit was called "You All Everybody". That song can be heard in the background of an episode of Alias, another show created by JJ Abrams.

- Jorge Garcia, Matthew Fox, and Dominic Monaghan all auditioned originally for the part of Sawyer as the other characters had not been developed at the time.

- Each episode -- other than the pilot -- covers 48 hours on the island.

- Originally, Libby was not set to die, but Ana Lucia Cortez was not a popular enough character to garner sympathy from fans, so Libby was killed as well for emotional impact.

- Michael Keaton was considered for the part of Jack, but turned it down. Had he accepted, he would have been killed off in the pilot episode.

Bring on season 4!!

I've Arrived!

2008-01-26T12:14:00.000Z

Just a quick post to say I arrived in Newcastle yesterday afternoon. Not half as bad as I thought it would be. The flooding subsided so the train was able to make it through in one journey. The weather is wild though! It's SO windy up here. I'm glad I didn't drive! The A1/M1 was blocked off due to lorries overturning - oops!

Anyway, off out for the afternoon with the family. We're gonna try and find a pub to have something to eat at - I'm starving!!

Quick Update

2008-01-23T00:48:00.001Z

Well, I knew I said I wasn't going to post until I had been to Newcastle, but seeing as we've had quite bad weather here in northern England, it's looking like it could be an adventure getting there. I get the train when I go back to Newcastle - simply because it's cheaper than driving and the journey ain't too bad. The problem at the moment is the trains are only running as far as Huddersfield. There's a bus replacement between Huddersfield and Leeds but you can never trust them. The ticket I have can be cancelled up until 6pm on the day before travel, so Ill give it till then and ring on Thursday afternoon for an update. If I have to cancel, I suppose I can always drive - that's if the motorways are OK - hehe.

In other news, I got the result for my latest module at university - 68%. I surprised myself. I wasn't expecting to get that high! One module and a dissertation to go and I'm done - woo!

Me and a mate went to see 'Sweeney Todd' at the weekend. I loved it - thought it was fantastic! Hoping to go and see it again next week when it's out officially. It was more of a musical than I thought. Johnny Depp was pretty cool. I loved Helena Bonham Carter's character! Wouldn't mind seeing the stage show now!

July 24th, 2004 - January 16th, 2008

2008-01-17T13:30:00.001Z

Today should have been my 500th post and I was looking to do something special. However, that's not gonna be the case.

Last night, after much talking, me and Alan decided to end our relationship after three and a half years. It was a very hard decision but we decided it was probably for the best. I don't really know what to write. I think I'll end it there by just telling it like it is.

I'm gonna have a few days doing nothing then off home next week. Speak to you all when I get back :)

Happy New Year!

2008-01-03T10:00:00.001Z

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-26T07:30:00.000Z

Better late then never huh?

I have been meaning to do a post for the past few days, but with work and the build up for Christmas I just never got round to it. Hope you all had a good Christmas. Mine was nice. Spent the day with Alan's family. We're both driving up to Newcastle later today to spend a few days with my family. I haven't been back home for a few months, so I'm looking forward to it. It'll be like a second Christmas for me. I told my family not to send my presents and stuff down in the post so I have them to open when I'm up there.

Anyway, if I don't post again - hope you all have a great new year!

To iTouch Or Not To iTouch...?

2007-12-09T02:07:00.000Z

I'm in a bit of a dilemma - for the past few weeks now I've been on the fence about upgrading my MP3 player to an iPod iTouch. At the moment I have a Creative Zen player, but the main downside to that at the moment is that it's not compatible with my Mac. I can, however just use the PC to update it so it's not a major problem. The thing that made me really want one was having a play around with my mates at work a couple of weeks ago. I've also had a play around with one a few times in the Apple shop and think they are great. Does anyone else have one? I need convincing to definitely go for one!

Yahoo Messenger

2007-11-21T01:17:00.000Z

When I first started using the internet way way ago - remember Lou? - I used Yahoo Messenger. Simply because most of the forums and groups I signed up to were on Yahoo. Back in the day when Yahoo was great! I stopped using it a while back as most of my contacts transferred over to MSN Messenger. I liked MSN Messenger, but when I got my MacBook in May, the version of MSN for the Mac was pretty basic. I lost a few of the functions. I was chatting to a mate a few nights ago on MSN and he told me the Yahoo Messenger for Mac is much better. It has all the functions of the MSN for PC.

I downloaded it and gave it a go. I have to say I'm pretty impressed. It takes me back to the good old days of Yahoo. If anyone has Yahoo Messenger and they want to chat, then send me a message - malc_79uk - or click the icon in the sidebar.

Santa Has Came To Town!

2007-11-11T11:14:00.000Z

I went into town yesterday and walked past the town hall, only to find a huge shiny Santa sitting above the door. I guess it had something to do with the turn on of the Christmas lights on Thursday night. I wonder if it's going to stay there. I hope so, it looks cool. One thing I don't understand is why it looks like Zippy from Rainbow!

Pam Ann

2007-11-10T14:23:00.001Z

I've just booked tickets to go and see Pam Ann in Manchester next year. I came across a clip of her on YouTube a few months ago (below) and more recently have bought the DVD 'Pam Ann - Come Fly With Me'. I haven't laughed as much in ages. Her mix of humour and her sharp tongue are great. I've got row D, which in her terms in in the business class section. Can't wait to see her. Looking forward to it already.

Online Grocery Shopping

2007-11-02T09:43:00.001Z

I've wanted to try this out for a while now, but people I know have told me stories of food being missing, delayed and substituted. However, with being busy at work and not really having time to go to the supermarket I decided to give it a go and see for myself. I did a brief search to find out which supermarkets deliver to my address. I wasn't impressed that Tesco only offered the service.

I then came across an online only supermarket called Ocado. It's attached to the Waitrose company and reading some reviews no-one had any problems with it. So I gave it a go. The website was very easy to navigate round, I managed to do my weekly shop in about 10 minutes and it also was about £10-£15 cheaper than if I was to actually go to the supermarket. I'm not saying the products were cheaper, but I guess there's no temptation to buy stuff you wouldn't normally get.

I checked out and booked an delivery time of between 9pm-10pm last night. I was a bit worried that they would make me go down to the lobby part of my apartment block to collect it. Previous experience of deliveries have made me do this - especially Ikea - b*stards! Anyway, they guy rang my buzzer and came up in the lift and delivered it right to the door. I'm sure he would have actually brought it into my kitchen too! The good news is that if the products are unavailable, it told me on the website and asked if I wanted to make a substitution there and then. It wasn't until I had unpacked all of the shopping and I realised it was only 8.45pm!

I was very impressed. Doubt I'll go to a supermarket again!

Back To Normality!

2007-10-30T08:17:00.000Z

After a few days off, I'm back on to day shifts today - thank God! My sleep pattern has been so messed up. As well as having to get back into a normal sleep pattern, I also had the fact that the clocks went back an hour on Saturday, which didn't really help things! Anyway, I think I'm just about back into a normal pattern. Let's hope so anyway.

Sunday and Monday were the worst. I found myself waking nice and early on Sunday morning, only to fall back asleep and wake up at 5pm on Sunday evening! Needless to say I was awake all night and found myself awake until about 2pm on Monday afternoon - crazy!! If I'm wide awake too, I can't lie in bed hoping that I'll drift off. As a result I found myself cleaning at ridiculous times in the morning!

I was also messing around on the computer. Many of you know I love the music of the band Texas. It's been a while since they have released anything, but when they last released an album, one if the tracks was called Getaway. On the b-side to this single was a cool acoustic version. I edited the video for the original video to fit around the acoustic version. It took me a few hours - only to find someone had beat me to it - D'oh! Ah well, it kept me amused. You can see the result below.....

Almost Over!

2007-10-24T07:19:00.000+01:00

Two more night shifts to go at work and I'm all done on nights until February! Saying that, they haven't been a bad set of nights. Lets hope the remaining ones are the same! I had to go to uni last night, so it meant only 2 hours sleep for me yesterday morning when I finished. Needless to say I was pretty wrecked last night and eventually fell asleep at 2300. I've been awake since 0600 this morning. I'm hoping I'll feel a little bit tired in a couple fo hours or so. I'll definitley be needing more sleep today if I'm wanting to get through tonight!

In other things, I came across this video last night. It's for Melanie C's new track "This Time'. Could it be her last solo track?? It's out now, so like the other 2 sigles she's released, it'll probably go un-noticed! I think it's a pretty cool track :)

Night Shifts

2007-10-15T15:44:00.000+01:00

Meh - It's my turn on the rota at work to be on nights for 2 weeks. I normally like to work Monday to Thursday, but because I'm at uni on a Tuesday now they are all split. Hopefully nights won't be too busy. I was working last night and it was a pretty nice shift. Next week I've asked for the weekend off. It's one thing doing night shift, but working it when the clocks go back?? Do I look that stupid??!!

Modern Technology!

2007-10-07T17:43:00.000+01:00

I took myself into town today because I needed to upgrade some software on my mac. I went to the Apple shop in Manchester and got what I needed and went to the check out to pay. When I got there I thought that it was odd just to have one till. It wasn't until I had been standing there for about 5 mins that a girl came over to me and asked if she could take my items. I then noticed that all the staff in the Apple shop had their own scanners and chip and pin systems attached to them and she scanned my item and I paid by card while still waiting in the queue! What really shocked me was that I didn't get a reciept, she took my email address and it was waiting in my inbox when I got home! I was well impressed!!

Update On Things!

2007-10-04T22:19:00.000+01:00

It's been a week or so since I last update, so I just thought I'd do a quick one! Since my last post, I went back up to Newcastle to see some family for a few days. It was good to catch up. Was also my dads birthday so we all went out for a meal. Newcastle changes everytime I go back. It's quite scary really.

I've also started back up at uni again. The module that I am doing this time it all about ethics. Sounds like it's going to be quite difficult, but interesting at the same time. I only have one more module to do and then my dissertation. Soon, it'll all be over!! Well, July 2009 it'll all be over!

I've spent most of the day today in bed. I was out for my mates 25th birthday last night and was a little worse for wear this morning. It's been the first time in a long time that I've woken up with a hangover. My mate introduced me to Morgans Spiced. I think I have found my new best drink!! We were out of it before we got in the taxi to go into town!!

I've got a nice few days off work at the moment. I go onto night shift for a couple of weeks soon!! :( Luckily, I'm not doing nights the weekend the clocks go back!!

Texas: The BBC Sessions

2007-09-25T14:58:00.000+01:00

For as long as I've liked Texas, I've always wanted them to release an acoustic album. I got their BBC Sessions today which is a 2CD set with all of their live BBC sets from 1989 - 2003. It's FAB! There are a few tracks on there that I hadn't even heard of! Sharleen's voice is so suited for live music - probably why she's so damn good when I've saw them in concert.

Birthday Meh-ness!

2007-09-24T12:29:00.001+01:00

So it was my birthday on Saturday and I edge another year closer to the big 3-0 (not that I'm dreading it of course). I had quite a good weekend. On Friday me and Alan went out for a meal. It was really nice. Was all sea food based now I lok back on it. Quite a nice restaurant - Relish in the Great Northern Complex if anyone's interested.

Then on Saturday me and a mate went out for drinks. You know the usual night, '"Oh, we'll only have a few, nothing too heavy". Well, we didn't drag ourselves out of the club until 5.30am! Was a really good night. I enjoyed myself. I didn't get to sleep until 1pm on Sunday and even than I oly had an hours or so sleep. Needless to say last night I was shattered and slept from 7pm until about an hour ago! My head should be back in synch soon!! Thanks for all the birthday wishes to everyone - it was nice :)

In other news, I start back at university on Tuesday. I'm then heading up to Newcastle on Wednesday for a few days. Should be fun, looking forward to it. My dad has moved house since and I've yet to see it. I think I'm gonna go and get a strong coffee!!

Manchester Pride

2007-08-31T23:56:00.000+01:00

It's been way to long! I hadn't actually realised it's been almost two weeks since I last added an entry! The main reason is mainly down to being too busy with work. I was going to try and do a post lst weekend. We had a couple of mates over from Leeds for Manchester Pride. It was a great weekend, lots of drinking! A few people I spoke to at work don't do the whole Manchester Pride thing. Listening to their argument I can understand why. Basically, for those who don't know, Canal Street is the main 'gay village' in Manchester. During the Pride weekend the whole thing is cordoned off and the only way you can get in in by buying a wristband which sets you back £10-£18 depending on when you buy it.

There isn't a great difference to Canal Street as opposed to any other night. Fair enough there's a main stage with bands and stuff, but generally you just end up doing what you would do any other night - drinking a pint on the street by the canal. The also have the big parade through Manchester City Centre - and that's free anyway. The bars also tend to bump the prices up and a lot of them tend to stick on an admission fee - or donation to charity as they call it. So my mates argument was that you end up paying about 3 times as much as you would normally do if you were to go out on a normal night out. Fair enough I guess, but I had a cool weekend. It was my 4th Pride this year - I think they are fun!

I've uploaded a few pictures to my Flickr account if you want to have a look :)

Natalie Imbruglia - Glorious

2007-08-16T01:49:00.000+01:00

Glad she's back - I do like Natalie Imbruglia! Something about her music that I like. It makes good driving music too. This single is released in the next couple of weeks with a singles collection to follow in September. Looking forward to her new album next year!