Idiot drivers

I haven't posted on here it quite a few months, but after I was nearly run over by some cavalier-driving-Neanderthal, I felt I needed somewhere to vent.

Firstly, how the hell do the DVLA let so many ass-holes out on the roads who, in all fairness, can just about manage to get their brain to process the complex workings of brushing their teeth. I cannot count the times that I see someone on the road doing something fucking stupid, or worse, nearly causing a crash by doing something stupid. Usually it's something as retarded as idiots pulling out in front of you, but it can work up to something as simple as not signaling correctly, causing you to think a car is going left when in fact they intend to go straight on. Then the fool behind the wheel beeps at you because its "your fault", when at the end of the day if they can't figure out how their indicators work, then god help them.

No-one is a perfect driver, don't get me wrong. I do my own mistakes, but I can honestly say that they are few and far between, and I - to this day - have not had a serious infarction of any kind behind the wheel. I've done the thing we're all guilty of from time to time, which is come out in font of someone when they were a bit nearer than you thought, but not close enough to cause any problems (especially after you accelerate away like a bitch).

But back to the point at hand (this really is making me feel better, strangely). What arse-hole carries on driving over a crossing when someone is walking over it - this stupid bitch missed me by what must be mere centimeters. She didn't even looked concerned as I jumped back out the way, but waved a crap apology at me. Fucking tool.

If I hadn't have been so shocked by her idiocy and me nearly being run down, I would have taken her number plate and gone to the police station.

To sum up - fucking bitch!

The end.

We Are Fiction - 12/01/2008

We Are Fiction finally had another practice on the 12/01/2008.

We smashed through our set-list within a 20 minute period, then played it another two times [once on film], before stopping to work on the last three songs. My friend, Mr. Alan Charlesworth, was exploited once more for his amateurish-photography skills.

I should be getting hold of the video camera shortly. Once I have this, I want to A) finally add some video clips to the website and B) rip some MP3s of the best performances of the three recordings we have made.

As we were unable to practice this Saturday, we are hoping for a Tuesday practice. Rather than simply play through our set list, I intend this week to introduce two / three new songs. Hopefully these will become part of the list, which has reached 8/9 songs on last count [we scrapped one or two along the way].

Halo Wars

I've stumbled across yet another game that would be really good if it gets completed. Last updated in 2007, GameSpot brings us Halo Wars:

"The development team behind the Age of Empires series brings Halo to the RTS genre with Halo Wars, set before the events of Halo 1"

Although the screen shots are pretty small at the moment, even the description makes this game sound fantastic. RTS games are always great fun, and although I've never played one on anything other than the PC, it would be pretty interesting to get one for the XBOX.

Catch you on the flip side.

Battlefield: Bad Company

Yet another game that I think looks perfect is Battlefield: Bad Company. I have played 2142 to death, and that was always great fun over the Internet. So, naturally, once I have purchased XBox Live, this will be a fantastic addition.

Prototype

"An open-world game set in New York starring a shapeshifting man who can copy the appearance, skills, and powers of anyone he comes across."

I have literally just stumbled across this game in GameSpot. I have to say, just from the screenshots, this looks like a game I will love. Not 100% sure of the story, except for the synopses that I placed at the top of the page.

Another snipped from GameSpot explains that "Alex can also assume different shapes, most notably transforming his arms into wicked-looking blades which do a great job of slicing enemies clean in half. Another ability lets Alex use his accumulated biomass to create a thick armoured skin. Alex can also "consume" anyone he comes across--he can take on the memories and abilities of any person by consuming their biomass (thanks to icky Spawn-like tentacles seeping from his body). Not only can he take their abilities, but he can also shape-shift into that person, allowing Alex to sneak within his enemies' ranks and even get away unnoticed from any chaotic situations."

All in all though, this is definitely a game I am going to keep a close eye on.

Saints Row

I purchased Saints Row a few weeks back for £10 [it was second hand...no booklet, but who cares?], and I have to say - this game rocks.

Yes, it is extremely similar to GTA in a lot of ways...but, Quake was similar to Doom, and Unreal was similar to Quake, etc etc etc. The fact that a lot of people probably never mention, is its the little things that have been added on to make this game unique that really help it shine.

My favourite things to do are the "side missions". These can be anything from rescuing hoes from their Pimps for the Snatch missions, or diving in front of cars to claim money for the Insurance fraud missions. Please be aware - diving in front of cars is not recommended at home.

Another addition that pleases me, albeit small, is the garage. In GTA, you would park one or two cars per garage, and you would purchase houses mainly for convenience, but also to allow you more garage space. However, in Saints Row you can park [to my current knowledge] an unlimited number of cars in your garage.

Unlike GTA, the cars do not magically fix themselves when the garage doors close. However, once you have "Added" a car to the garage, if you drive it off and dump it, it WILL come back [a bit like Herby, but less-annoying].

Because of the addition of money in a safe in your house [this is generated based on how many areas your gang owns], I find the best way to "fix" your car is to, rather than drive all the way to the garage fix it and drive back, simply get it out the garage. Then, get out your shotgun and blast it till it explodes. You then simply open the garage, chose the car from the menu and pay $500. It is more expensive than the garage, but for time and ease [and the fact that $500 every now and then is nothing in the game], I would do this every time.

Graphically it is superior to GTA San Andreas, although I'd still say San Andreas is bigger in size to Saints Row. Don't get me wrong though, Saints Row is big.

Scrubs - RateYourDoc.Org

During one of the six new episodes of Season Seven, the medical team at Sacred heart were subject to a scrutinizing ratings system on Rate Your Doc.Org

As is usual with Scrubs [for example, in Season Six we learned of The Todd Time.Com, a disturbing homepage for Todd Quinlan], I went to rate your doc dot org to find out if it really existed. Sure enough, it does, and you CAN vote for your favourite Doc. Who the hell has been voting for Beardface?

My favourite page though is the one for the Lab Technition Franklyn [Hiro from Heroes].

HawHawHaw.