02-11-08
Ghost Busters costume complete

Halloween has come and gone, but it gave me the perfect chance to complete my proton pack and Costume. I have added a small photostory to the 'about sasse' section.

18-10-08
The longest running musical

I went to see Les Miserables with work people, it was probably too highbrow for my normal musical tastes that included Little shop of Horrors, Forbidden planet et all. The songs are not the sort that you can sing along with, and most of the time I wish they actors didn't sing.

That is not to say that the singing was bad, it is just that the music was very very good. Anyway for a candy coated take on the French Revolution, I would recommend seeing Les Miserables, just too impress your educated friends!

Next week I have a goal to finish my unlicensed nuclear accelator. Rather than the 2006 budget job, 2008 version will be stella!

05-10-08
What BandB did not expect

24-08-08
Mozilla firefox

Mozilla firefox is my new browser of choice, namely due to all the rubbish that adapted itself to Internet Explorer, to me they both look the same, but that is only because I am a layman. What I have discovered is how both these browsers ignore certain html, so I have been through my site and changed some things around and removed some of the stuff dating back to 2005. I really don't think anyone was reading my entries from 3 years ago!

Next up will be survivalhorror site as that seems to be ignoring some code, most annoyingly the menu navigation code!

10-08-08
July, Vundo and new location

My moonlighting at Guildford was made as permanent as it can be in July, and I also caught the Vundo trojan. That along with some pure laziness meant that no updates came to the site. Presently I am checking to make sure that the site, looks and works well in firefox, as that is the browser I will be using more now.

A small proton pack update. I have now got a frame to mount it on to, I am just considering whether any lights are going to be added to the pack, or if I will rely on reflective tape.

I also took some time out and saw the new Batman movie, which was absolutely amazing.

16-06-08
June

Well, I have been moonlighting at Guildford this week, with next week taking me further around the M3 area. Proton Pack is proceeding well, but it lost out this weekend due to Saturday being excellent BBQ weather. With a lack of decent films on tv and at the movie houses, I went to youtube and rediscovered the amazing Samurai Pizza cats, complete with spelling mistakes.

First off we have 'Pretty fly for a Samarai Pizza Cat'

And next probably one of the best cartoon introductions ever. Yes it is Pizza Cats again!

01-06-08
June

It has been a long month, a fair amount of my time has been spent on creating my new proton pack. I have a collection of images, and I am just waiting for some things to dry so I can have a huge addition of images showing in a time lapse kind of way what has happened.

I have updated the street fighter 4 section. The video game series that I spent so much of my younger years playing is back to take a lot of my adult years! Also did a tidy on some parts of the site.

Outside of internet I should have my CAS soon, so yay me!

04-05-08
Canary Wharf

This week I got to go up to Canary Wharf to visit to Barclays headquarters. The course was more of a feedback/workshop type event where myself and others were able to say what was good/bad/indifferent about our training, computer systems, products etc.

I was really excited about Canary Wharf as I had never been there before, and really that was it. I don't know why I was so excited about seeing a collection of buildings but I was is. It even made me take some pictures, albeit on my camera phone.

After changing at waterloo for Jubilee, this is the exit in to Canary Wharf.

This here is the view looking out from the tallest building. Just out of shot on the far left is the hotel I stayed in.

In the evening we all went to an Italian restaurant, and the Canary Wharf buildings were all lit up like Christmas trees.

The following day I had a nice walk to cath the DLR back to Jubilee, then back to Waterloo so I could get back to work in time for my appointment.

The fog was still strong, and my Camera phone could not cope, but you can see the building I went in!

19-04-08
Guitar Guile and Rolex

Next up one of those parody time video-edit-me-rip-me-do featuring the guy who wrote 'live and let die' and his charitable ex wife. Its funny for all the wrong reasons.

05-04-08
Musical Spooktacular

April fools day has come and gone. BBC did well with their flying penguins view it here. Capcom did Sheng Long again which was less of a fool, but more of a nudge nudge wink wink attempt. El Fuerte has been added to the Street Fighter section, and finally below you can check out a musical version of Ghostbusters.

Overture:

Setting: Catacomb-like depths of the New York Public Library.

Music: A toe-tappin' modern-jazz interpretation of Tchaikovsky's "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Faeries".

Through the magic of Stagecraft, one by one a collection of SPOOKS, SPECTERS and GOBLINS appear from behind the dark wooden shelves. They begin to groove and swing. The sea of ghosts parts to make way for SLIMER, a fat, green, floating blob with a big smiley face.

Slimer is at the front of the tableau. mimicking common ballerina moves to this Nutcracker theme.

At the tune's Apex, an elderly, female LIBRARIAN approaches Stage Left. She Sees the dancing ghosts, and lets out a SCREAM.

The music and dancing STOPS. Pre-Recorded we hear:

The Entire Cast: Who Ya Gonna Call?

BLACKOUT.

Scene 1. Columbia University, Paranormal Studies Lab
DR. PETER VENKMAN is quizzing a CO-ED HOTTIE and a WEIRD GUY with flash cards. Both have nodes attached to temples. RAY is nearby, reading monitors. They speak in recitative.
Venkman:	Here’s a query for you, my dear sweet one What card have I under my thumb? Is it the Diamond, or is it the Spade? How badly do you want this grade?
Weird Guy:	But I know for certain it’s the Diamond. Extra-sensory’s what my mind’s in
Ray:	(observing graph) He’s right there, Venkman. Off the charts!
Venkman:	Damn you, both it’s the Queen of (smiles at co-ed) . . . Hearts
Ray rolls eyes, Weird Guy gets up to protest. He receives a shock. Before he can respond, ENTER EGON.
Egon:	I come with some alarming news Dean’s handed us our walking shoes.
Ray:	This means we must all go get jobs?
Co-ed Hottie:	I’ve had it with you science snobs!
Co-ed Hottie exits, but not before winking at the audience and flashing a little leg.
Venkman:	I almost had her in my sights! That co-ed in the purple tights Let’s leave this stodgy college racket Hand me my Members Only Jacket.
Ray:	But what are we to do now, Pete? My résumé is incomplete
Egon:	It’s true, we’re only good as scholars.
Weird Guy:	Will I be given my ten dollars?
Venkman takes center stage, spot on him.
Venkman:	Raymond, Egon, my science chums The time to make our mark has come We know there’s much work to be done With ghosts and ghouls . . . and laughs . . . and fun
Song: There’s No Business Like Ghost Business
Venkman:	There’s no business like Ghost Business Like no business I know Everything about it is so slimy Everything about it’s so undead Paranormal specters get good money If you clonk them, on the head. There’s no business like Ghost Business E-gon, where are our specs?
Egon:	Here’s the box where we will put the slimers Here’s a ghost-gun of your dreams
Ray:	Those things look pretty dangerous to me, E.
Egon:	It’s fine! Just don’t cross the streams!
All:	There’s no business like Ghost Business Let’s get on with the show . . . Ray’s got approval for his triple mortgage!
Ray	(Holds magazine) [Plus] a free trial run of fine Newsweek reportage!
Egon:	We’ll need unstable containment supportage
Weird Guy:	My pregnant wife’s lined up for some abortage--
Venkman hands Weird Guy ten dollars
All:	For laughs, you bet, there will not be a shortage! Let’s get on with the--
Venkman:	Right on with the--
All:	Get on with the Shoooooow!
Scene 2: Dana Barrett’s Central Park West Apartment. DANA, a sexy brunette who bears an uncanny resemblence to Sigourney Weaver, is quivering in a chair and being consoled by LOUIS, who bears an uncanny resemblence to Rick Moranis.
Dana:	My hands are shaking, legs like jello I’m too damned spooked to play the cello. That creature hiding in the fridge A flaming oxen on a bridge!
Louis:	I’d like to help, you’re a neighbor of mine But I’m only here for your 1099 Go call your shrink, if you can trust her Or better yet, call a . . .
Enter Venkman
Venkman:	Ghostbuster!
Louis exits, and is heard banging on his own front door.
Venkman:	Sorry I’m late, our car’s a Jalopy I hear your kitchen’s all I.H.O.P.-y Scrambled eggs all over the tile
Dana:	And a monster breathing flame and bile!
Vekman:	How did he look? What size? What hue? What message did he pass to you?
Song "Zuul" [to the tune of "Fame"]
Venkman:	Dana look at me And tell me what did you see? I’m a pro at things of this kind Close your eyes, and try to o-pen your mind
Dana:	He was brown and a mess I nearly peed my dress He had horns and claws and black eyes I went to my fridge for a snack and got a surprise. Zuul! He’s gonna’ conquer the city He’s gonna be the top guy. Zuul! The ghosts in this town will sit pretty Object to his reign and you’ll fry.
Dance break. Suddenly, Dana is writhing and acting strangely. She's possessed!
Dana:	Venkman, I’m so scared But for this change, I’m prepared I’ve been ordered to a new task Are you the keymaster? will be the phrase I ask.
Venkman:	Oh no, in love have I fell To a woman under a spell She thinks she’s the keeper of doom A gate which leads New York to that master of gloom. Zuul! He’s gonna conquer the city He’s gonna be the top guy. Zuul! His destruction won’t be itty-bitty All the commuters will die.
Dana:	Zuul! He’s gonna conquer the city He’s gonnna be the top guy. Zuul! 5 boroughs to mourn and to pity (‘nless) the Ghostbusters give it a try . . . try . . . TRY!!!!!!
All:	(fists n the air) Zuul!
Venkman injects Dana with a tranquilizer. She collapses in his arms. CURTAIN. Scene 3: The street outside the Ghostbusters' headquarters. About half a dozen members of the chorus are on the stage--a boy putting out his garbage, a man smoking in the doorway of a CIGAR SHOP, as well as a COP, a CONSTRUCTION WORKER, a GUY ON A MOTORCYCLE, etc. PECK enters stage left with an ELECTRICIAN in a Con-Ed uniform, with Venkman chasing behind.
Venkman:	I know what you're here for, but I won't let you do it. If the EPA tries this, I promise, I'll sue it. And unless you've a warrant, I need not abide--
Peck pulls out some papers.
Peck:	Right here is my warrant, so please step aside.
Venkman:	But that containment grid's fragile, you can't shut it down-- You're risking our lives here, you're risking the town! You don't understand it--Peck, don't be a fool!
Peck:	But you don't have a license, and a rule is a rule.
The Con-Ed electrician is examining the wires leading into the Ghostbusters' headquarters.
Con-Ed Guy:	I think we should listen, this wiring's queer.
Peck:	Who asked you to think, boy? That's not why you're here!
Venkman:	Why are you such a bastard?? What makes you this way???
Peck:	That's just how you get, when you work for my E.P.A. . . .
A THUMP of DISCO BASS, a MIRRORED BALL drops from the ceiling, and the construction worker, cop, motorcycle man, and cigar store Indian join Peck to dance to this number as he points out the various ecological offenses of the people on the stage. Song My E.P.A. (to the tune of "YMCA")
Peck:	Young man! The plastic goes over there! And you sir! Clear your smoke from the air! And that Harley! Are those emissions to code?? Our poor Earth can't handle this load . . . Sometimes, we may look like we're fools, Spending billions--to strip asbestos from schools. It don't matter--if it's smart or it's not, 'Cause our regulations are all we've got. (CHORUS) I just love workin' at myyyy E.P.A., Won't see me shirkin' at myyyy E.P.A.-ay, Where the water is clear, And the air is clean, And the paperwork comes by the ream! A guy from Tulsa, who we sent to the clink, Owned a saw mill, dumping waste in the drink, Tried to fight us, said the mill wasn't his, But if the computer says, then it is. Loggers, who we sued and made pay, For this species that was dying away, Said the species, wasn't worth the conniving, But now those slugs are thriving! And one plant, spewing smoke in the air, Near a small town, a lot more sick than their share, We fined them millions, filled their stacks with cement, And hang-nails declined by three percent . . . (CHORUS) We may harass you at myyyy E.P.A., But we'll still tax you for myyyy E.P.A.-ay, If you think we're amiss, If you find we have flaws, We'll just add a few hundred more laws . . . At my E.P.Ayyyyyyyyyy!!!
Peck:	(to Con-Ed guy) Do it!
The Con-Ed guy cuts the wires. Suddenly, the entire set is shaking. LIGHTS flash on and off in the Ghostbusters' headquarters. RAY AND EGON ENTER with Louis.
Egon:	My Keymaster search is finally done.
Venkman:	No time for that, I think we'd best run!
The ‘Busters flee, leaving Louis alone.
Louis:	And now to find that brown-haired chick And other exposition schtick!
He runs off stage right. Scene 4: Peck, The Ghostbusters and the new Black Ghostbuster are in the Mayor’s office.
Mayor:	My city has gone all haywire There’s no one left for me to fire How can I blame this on the press? Will someone save me from this mess?
Venkman:	It takes a man with sight and power To face the battle, never cower Although irreverent, in a trench I stand up and become a mensch
Ray:	We’ll stick our necks out, for this town
Egon:	And spin this Zuul guy back around
Peck:	You’re nuts, our time’s not at an end!
Black Buster:	Show’m the Twinkie, Ray my friend,
Ray:	The black guy’s right, this town’s unfit They’ll soon be ghosts each way you spit.
Mayor:	Enough, I don’t know what to think You drove your Mayor off to drink. The tension here is much too thick.
Venkman:	Peck over here, he has no dick!
Mayor:	Stop!!
Song: The Town Where I Live to the tune of "The Street Where You Live"
Mayor:	I’ve been voted here, many times before I’ve had many scandals and always weathered the storm I’ll act Democrat Or Conser-va-tive If someone just saves the Town Where I Live
Peck:	These four men you see, are all shysters, sir. They take fact and fiction and mix them into a blur There’s no wisdom or Science truthes they give Kick them out of the Town Where I Live
Venkman:	Would you listen to bureaucratic hacks?
Egon:	Venk, I think that may be the wrong angle to attack
Venkman:	All I know is that Dog will live with cat If we don’t fight for the Town Where We Live
Ray:	Venkman’s got you there, we have got the tools We can show the goblins that New Yorkers aren’t fools
Black Buster:	And I got the brawn I can whoop ‘em wiv
All:	If we just save the Town Where We Live!!!!!!!
Finale. Atop Dana’s building. A whirl of spooks and specters and light effects spin in a dizzying and electrifying showcase of entertainment. The ENTIRE CAST follows their trail, flailing their arms and bellowing, "Woah! Woah! Woah!" It all reaches a deafining climax until there is a FREEZE. Spot on a the humongous STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN
Ray:	I can’t believe it, from my thoughts A horror made from gum and frost
Venkman:	I’m not worried, we’re not running Egon here will think of somethiing
Egon:	There is one way to beat this foe And bring a curtain to this show We cross the streams, and fingers too
Black Buster:	That’s some crazy shit for us to do.
The Ghostbusters cross the streams. Strobe effects. Dry Ice. Finally everything clears and Venkman and Dana are alone on a bare stage. Song: Ghosts Away [to the tune of Yesterday]
Venkman:	Ghosts away. Now the city’s clear for us to play I’ve no worries about slime today Oh, we have chased the ghosts away.
Dana:	How you found A normal woman trapped inside that hound? Is a question I will bounce around while cheering all the ghosts away
Both:	Why they came at first I don’t know They didn’t say All I know, is that these rhymes must have scared the ghosts away-y-y-y Ghosts Away . . .
The rest of the team, including Louis, join.
Louis:	Gosh . . .I don’t know where I am. Can someone direct me to a phone?
The gang smiles.
All:	Who ya gonna call???
CURTAIN.

24-03-08
Eclipse and Superstar tennis

Last weekend I went to Northampton for Eclipse, which was a Heroes event. By that I mean an event to meet the cast of the tv show Heroes. Although the guest lineup changed a lot, the final guests were excellent, with Christine being my favourite.

There was an option to have your picture taken with the guests, unfortunately the group option was very popular and you had to stand on an 'x' which was 1/2 meter in front of the guests. This caused a problem for taller people as it made the guests look like hobbits! Observe.

That was not the worst part, just look at my hand placement. What a queer pose! It looks like I have been caught mid shimmy-dance action, when I had not.

However better things were around the corner, Sega released Sega Superstar Tennis. So I can now get my Pudding fix on 360. Funnier still is UKR. Observe again!

Think there's just one umpire? THINK AGAIN! SEGA Superstars Tennis has a choice of two umpires - that's twice the sound, twice the words and twice the recording studio time with the voice-over artists. This is no mere game - it's a labour of love.

21-03-08
Gratuitous Cutey

07-03-08
Learn Chinese and slow site update

I am currently still going through some of the really old pages updating them and writing more recent prose. This is quite time consuming, made worse by the fact that I am quite lazy. Any way he is a great way to learn Chinese in only a few minutes.

23-02-08
Supanames and sound-a-like

It would seem that for the last 15 months I have not paid my hosting fees for this site, so this month it disappeared. I am surprised that the site remained active for such a long time after it should have been deactivated, but I am thankfull that it did. Supanames were quick to explain to me why my site had gone down, and equally quick re-instating it for me, so big well done to them.

Street Fighter 4 is continuing to get me ever more excited. I have updated my Street Fighter section with new screen shots, characters, and the excellent AOU 2008 trailer which you should check out below.

Crimson Viper is rapidly becoming another SF character which looks exciting to play as. Her background is still unknown. :-(

Where I work I can have a personalised name badge. The idea is that customers will forget that they are dealing with a big International financial institution and think they are dealing on a more 1 2 1 basis. I really wanted to get a Ghostbusters quote on my badge, namely

'Listen can you smell something'

as that line always makes me laugh. However it was a faraway from the suggested

'Ask me about our great mortgage deals'

Eventually I came up with two excellent quotes, both from movies. The first quote was..

'Be excellent to each other'

It is from Bill & Ted's excellent adventure, and also sounds very motivational. I order that badge to come to one of my branches. The second badge only turned up a few days ago, it says...

'Yippe ki yay mortgage lovers'

Mortgage lovers should be replaced with...well, everyone knows...and IT IS NOT MUDDY FUNSTER! So next time you are in the Blue Eagle bank, have a look at everyones name badge, and if you see me, say 'hello'

03-02-08
Trap and Language teaser

Lets start off with a bit of fun. What does this say? Answer at the end of this update.

Si Senor, der daigo forti lorez Inara.

Demsnot lorez demsar trux fullov ensan cowsan dux

Finally took some shots of my Ghostbusters trap. It still needs work in making it look...well better, but I was happy enough to put some pictures up. Images taken with W910i phone. This shot shows what is wrong with the trap at the moment. 1.) The handle is broken. 2.) The doors close down too far.

Here you can see that the trap can actually come out, like it did in the movies before the ghost was deposited in the containment unit. I am considering putting something behind the doors to create a spooktacular effect!

This shot shows that I need to paint the wood on the back of the trap doors. :-( The trap needs to look more metallic, so I will probably purchase some gun metal paint.

Did you get the opening teaser? Well here is the answer.

Si Senor, der daigo forti lorez Inara.

Si Senor, there they go forty lorries in a row.

Demsnot lorez demsar trux fullov ensan cowsan dux

Thems not lorries thems are trucks full of hens and cows and ducks

13-01-08
Crimson Viper

Crimson Viper! What a name, and what a character. She is the new character added to Street Fighter 4, you can see what she looks like by head on over to the Street Fighter section.

Also new affiliate added to the Survivalhorror site. Resident Evil IT is the site for all you Italian Resident Evil fans.

01-01-08
Happy New Year

As per normal when the site enters a new year, it is time to see how well it did.

This time I was not expecting much as the updates throughout 2007 were fairly random as my career took priority. This has had a direct hit also on my Alexa ranking which has doubled, so 2008 needs something to get the site back on track.

For those of you not able to remember, or even check back in the archives, I have lost just over 82,000 visitors in 2007, which is a huge amount to make up. Fortunately now that things have settled down I can begin to work on updating more on my Street Fighter site, and doing some tidying up on the main site itself, as some of the content is so 2002!

So promises all round which has got to be worth something. I am also happy to receive any contributions for site visitors for anything related to the content that I am providing. Until the next update, take care.