Deal Or No Deal......

"Ooooo your playing a good game here"

"Oh well played"

"Smart decision there..."

Seriously, what the fuck???? Its a game of pure luck. There is no skill at all in it, no skill at all! And then the players thank each other and hug and kiss as if they were best friends. Whats with the fecking crying also????

Seriously, what a sad fucking excuse for a TV show.

Quake Live...

Play Quake online???? Wooohoooo!!!
Play Quake online for free????? even bigger Wooohoooo!!!

Sit and wait for 1/2 million people to get a game before I do? Fuck that...



I can't help but feel that maybe, just maybe, the people behind quakelive.com underestimated the popularity of the game.

EU and Microsoft...

Late in January, I emailed the EC with regards to Microsoft bundling a browser with Windows.

I asked why there is an issue with Microsoft bundling Internet Explorer with Windows when the EC seem to have no problem with Apple bundling Safari with OS X or with Ubuntu bundling Firefox with its OS.

Today, the EC, through Head of Unit Per Hellstrom, got back to me with an explanation.

Basically it boils down to this, Microsoft are successful. They say that because Microsoft are in a dominant position, they cannot use that position to push their browser on the public. Apple on the other hand, are less successful, and therefore have free reign (or so it seems), to bundle whatever they want with OS X.

So, Microsoft are being punished for being successful. Apple are being treated with kid gloves because OS X is a minority.

What a funny world we live in.

U2, how come...

they play free gigs all over the world apart from here in Ireland??

This week sees them play the BBC Live Lounge gig in London where 200 lucky fans can get to see them for free.

How come they sign up for Letterman and Johnathan Ross, but we don't get to see them on our screens here??

This sucks, it seems like U2 are taking us, the homegrown fans, for granted yet again.

Red Bull makes my....

Nose itch!!!

I spent Thursday and Friday of this week wallowing in self pity. I didn't even bother getting dressed on Thursday and only for the fact that I had arranged to meet an old friend for lunch on Friday, I probably would not have went out that day either. Hmm.... that's not good.

My 3 day week generally is Tuesday to Thursday with Monday and Friday off. That suits me to be honest as Friday is generally a day when some friends are around as they leave work early. Mondays are not too bad either because, well because you don't suffer from Monday morning blues!

My working week has temporarily changed to Monday to Wednesday leaving me with Thursday and Friday off instead. That sucks.. No one is around on a Thursday and therefore there is no incentive to do anything that day. I think had I not made lunch plans, the "can't be arsed doing anything" feeling could very well have followed over on to the Friday. I can understand how long term unemployed can get depressed. I think I will have to be careful this week...

Anyway, it is/was Saturday night and recession or not, I was going out. I arranged to meet "the lads" in our new favourite local for a few drinks. I don't drink booze anymore, I haven't done in a long time, so, depending on the night, I may have a few Red Bulls to liven me up, give me a bit of a buzz.

I had forgotten that Red Bull makes my nose itch... jaysus it was annoying. I seemed to spend all night scratching it.

By the way, when did Poker become a sport???? WTF was it doing on one of the sports channels???

One thing that annoyed me tonight was that we seemed to be ignored by the bar staff. Now this probably was not on purpose, it was just carelessness by the bar staff. When I finally got served, I politely mentioned the fact to the bar man and to be fair, from then on he regularly checked in on us.

On a side note, there was this girl in the bar tonight. She had a tattoo of a daisy chain i think, that rose from beneath her blouse and up and over one of her breasts. I have to say, I was intrigued, but as per usual, I pretty much kept myself to myself and said nothing to her. I did offer her a sausage though.... :)

Anyway... I will not succumb to some form of unemployment depression!! I work 3 days a week. That's 3 days more than many out there. I can still pay the bills and still go out every now and again with my friends. My life's not that bad when you really look at it :)

Right, it's late, it is time for bed!

I have a theory....

Its not based on any scientific fact or any significant data, but here we go anyway...

It has come to me attention that women who drive the new style Mini car are all hot!! Well maybe not all of them, but the vast majority of them are.

The next time you see a new Mini in the street, take a look in it, chances are there will be an atractive lady driving the car :)

For fucks sake....

Stop inventing work for me just because I am on my own in the office!! As if I don't have enough to be getting on with.

Shite like that really really really fucking annoys me.

22 Years...

22 long years I have been attending Irish International Soccer matches....

Lately it seems I am just going out of habit, going through the motions. Kinda like the team itself.

Every time I go, I go to cheer the team. I don't need any one to tell me to do it, least of all a player on the team. What I do need is the team to perform... at least perform with a bit of spirit, at least make it look like they want to be there. If I get that, I will cheer. I will not cheer when some fucker on the pitch asks me to do it.

Anyway, yet again, due to Traps great technical ability as a coach (sarcasm!!!), we scrapped by and won 2-1 over Georgia.

Hmmmm... a win is a win is a win, but....

It's good to talk....

Went out tonight with some friends that I had not seen in a few months. Ahhh it was a good night, lots of chat, stories of the old days, fun times, fun times indeed.