The Last of the TouristsjawaproSat 24/03/2012 11:40 PM
Wow - that was awesome!
Probably the best night out I’ve ever had.
I just got back from Mick Thomas’s gig at Red Hot Music in Devonport.
For those who don’t know, Mick Thomas was the lead singer from Weddings Parties Anything – which (for those who don’t know) is one of my favourite bands of all time.
The gig was a small one with only 150 tickets up for grabs, so you got to sit close and really get a kick out of the performance. They played some of his more recent stuff (including the current Last of the Tourists album) as well as a good selection from the WPA days.
The support act was Shelley Short who was also quite good - but it was certainly Mick’s show.
Listening to them belting out "A Tale They Won’t Believe" as a final encore was simply perfect.
I’ve also discovered that taking photos of concerts is very difficult - so I gave up and just enjoyed it (hence the stock photo above).
The actual concert - showing off my awesomely non-existent low-light photo skills.
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News UpdatejawaproSat 24/03/2012 11:35 PM
Ok - so maybe nothing recently has been worth an individual post (plus I’ve been lazy) - but here’s what I’ve been up to.
Mass Effect 3
Ok - so this is most of what I’ve been up to when I’m not at work, much to Chris’s annoyance. But it’s soooo good.
Church Camp
It was church camp last weekend. In many ways it was actually one of the better camps with less formal stuff on the Saturday night so we got to play board games and just enjoy ourselves (in past years there has been challenges and concerts and things). The catering wavered between good and lousy (cold corn on the cob just doesn’t cut it!) but sadly I’ve decided I’m just completely over Dysart (where the camp is held). I’m sick of it. Plus, we all missed Klutz’s snoring.
Curing the Genophage
Years after I first tried - I’ve finally cured the genophage. Long live the Krogan!
Repairing Oscar
Chris did some work to Oscar recently. My rear brakes are fixed (when I did them last we didn’t replace the calliper even though we knew it was stuffed - so it’s warn through the pad already) and the handbrake (which actually holds the car now!). It feels downright un-natural pulling on the handbrake and it actually working!
The best news though, is that he also replaced the Exhaust Manifold Gasket for me - and Oscar has picked up some of the power he’s been missing lately. I’ve gained about a gear’s worth of power - which is awesome! Might not be quite right yet, but it’s a darn sight closer than it was.
Finishing Mass Effect 3
While Chris was away camping I put in a few solid evenings and got to the end of the game. While I didn’t hate the end as much as some people did - it still rather annoys me. Simply because at the end - your choices throughout the games just don’t matter anymore. Which flies totally against the rest of the game and the rest of the series up to then. But still, it was a brilliant game.
Longford Revival
I went to Longford today to check out the Revival again. It wasn’t quite as good as last year, but this time I wasn’t sick - so I probably enjoyed it more anyway. Lots of awesome old Mustangs and Ford GTs - and a old 40 series cruiser in the carpark I had to check out as well!
Well - that should have you caught up on the important stuff recently. I’ll now return you to normal programming...
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John Carter of MarsjawaproFri 16/03/2012 08:45 AM
A mate invited me to go and see John Carter on Tuesday, and I must say, I really enjoyed it!
It’s a very old-school Sci-Fi, which makes sense when you realise the book was written 100 years ago. This is the first time it’s been made as a movie, and I’ve never read the book - but somehow it all felt familiar - in a good way.
Some Sci-Fi movies ‘play by the rules’ while some set out to break them. John Carter feels like it plays by the rules - but an old ruleset that we haven’t seen in a long time. It’s oldschool from it’s setting on earth, to the civilizations on Mars, and the idea of rescuing a princess in distress. And it just works!
A lot of reviewers didn’t seem to like it, but I thouroughly enjoyed watching a movie that wasn’t trying to be different to everything we’ve seen before, but instead revels in it’s old-schoolness. And as odd as it initially seems - it makes sense as a Disney movie too.
Is it an odd movie? Certainly. But I for one enjoyed it.
http://youtu.be/6Rf55GTEZ_E - trailer
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Back on the BeachjawaproWed 14/03/2012 12:16 AM
Well - I’m back from camping again.
My folks and I spent a very nice long weekend chilling on the best little beach in the country.
The bad news is that I got a phone call from work at 6AM and had to go in and replace a bit of equipment. Didn’t exactly look the most civilized - haven’t had a shower in about 4 days.... Ah well - that’s what you get for calling so early after a long weekend....
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Mass Effect 3jawaproThu 08/03/2012 12:25 AM
The beacons sounded
A small army gathers
The cold and the hour does not impede
The geeks of the city come out as one.
We stood together as all counted down
And the remained was paid
As men boasted of past battles
And talked of future strategies.
At a minute past midnight
We were called to the front
It has all come to this,
Our future awaits...
With prizes held aloft
We departed from thence
And sprinted home
Sleep could well wait!
I picked up my copy of Mass Effect 3 from EB tonight!
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