Indiana Jones and the search for the Dark Knight

Sitting up here in my tree house, looking over the Random Forest, I saw a spider monkey swinging through the tree next to mine. Immediately I was reminded that I have been meaning to search out more information about the upcoming Dr. I. Jones movie!
I swang down into the mac room and eagerly loaded up my laptop to search for some stuff. Whilst doing this large fruit bat whizzed by me, barely missing my nose, and I was reminded of another upcoming movie that is exciting me a great deal!

Well maybe it did not quite happen like that but.... It is true that I am really exited about the upcoming Batman and Indian Jones movies. So I have decided to show all you marvelous people some stills and basic info that I have found on my search.

The Dark Knight
Release date: July 18, 2008
Official site: thedarkknight.warnerbros.com

After Christopher Nolan brought the dead francise back to life in the last film 'Batman Begins' I have been really excited about what will be instore next.

Still featuring the best actors from the last movie and Nolan directing again, I know it will be awesome. The biggest news (that I am sure everyone has heard about already) is that the Joker is going to be portrayed by no other than Heath Ledger, who is fast becoming one of the most credible young actors of our time. At first I thought no one would ever be able to stand up to Jack Nicolson's original performance but as you can see from these shots, Ledger certainly looks the part.

(These were originally posted on Rotten Tomatoes and then removed, so you may have trouble finding them elsewhere, Leave me your mail and I would be happy to email them to you).











It looks amazing, doesn't it?

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Release: May 22, 2008
Official site: indianajones.com

This movie had been producing rumours and news for years now but it is finally in production and has a release date too!

Harrison Ford has been being very particular about the script and I have every faith that it is going to be great as after about 4 years he finally agreed. Getting around the fact that Mr. Ford is quite and old man now they have moved the story into the 1950's and brought in a son to bring in the youth aspect (this is my only worry). Sean Connery is not on board but Karen Allen (Indy's original love) and great new cast members, including Ray Winstone, Kate Blanchet and Jim Broadbent, will make sure that the acting is solid.

I guess the main question everyone is asking is.... So, how does Indy look?

Well...... Pretty rugged and handsome, actually!







I'm so excited :) :) :). Maybe I need to grow up a little, they are only movies after all!

Are you looking forward to these movies?

Free and Easy - Business Cards

This is a sponsored post, but a helpful one too! :)

I have been thinking of ways to promote my blog recently and have been seriously thinking of ordering some free business cards so that I can give people I meet a real physical way of remembering my blog address.

There are various companies that offer this kind of service and Ooprint is one of them. They are offering 100 FREE blogger cards (you only pay shipping) and with some very simple but nice designs to choose from I can't see where you can go wrong. Their free cards offer the chance to feature your address and a keyword bublle so you can give a basic gist of what your site is about.

Working in the graphic industry for many years I was always dubious of the quality of these free card companies but when I first actually saw some from another company I was very surprised and if Ooprint offer this same quality then I see it as a great deal.

I will be ordering my cards using this design:

I just need to decide on my keywords, maybe you can help me?

I'll let you know what the quality is like when I receive them, but I am sure they will be great.

May I park here?

I have just done recently done something on a complete whim without any full research.

Usually these 'whims' of mine do not work out so I need some help and opinions from people, so I can determine if I should pursue what Is started!

I have been reading about domain name selling and parking through dnxpert.comand wanted to get involved. But of course I just get bored reading and not acting so I took a very silly plunge and purchased a batch of domain names from GoDaddy.

I have now parked these domains and am putting them up for sale.

Parking is basically re-pointing your domain name to one of them pages which are all ads, you know the annoying ones! Theoretically if someone stumbles across your page they may want to click on one and apparently that will earn me a few pennies! I have had no visits or clicks so far so I have no clue ho much it actually earns me. The page also has info letting any potential buyers know that the domain is for sale.

The domains I purchased are:
electionsection.net
fasttry.net
foreverclubbing.net
mumzcorner.com
passionatetravels.net
theecoplanet.com
timelessbritain.com
timelesstowns.com
yournewjoboffer.com
(I also purchased an Adult domain but am struggling with the ethics of it, so will not show it right now! Some of the domains are also still awaiting verification so may not be parked yet.)

I went with Sedo.com for my parking and so far they have been extremely easy to use.

I just need to work out how to get these sites visited now.

What do you think of them? Can you give me some advice?

Christmas is running at us at full speed! Coupon Chief is here to save you [money].

As we all know it's very close to December now and Christmas is ridiculously close.

Snow has started again too so I may be in for a white Christmas. Something I have rarely experienced. Yipee!!

I have not gotten anything for anyone yet and I still need to send anything I do get off to England for my family.

I think I may get books for my mum and maybe even for my dad this year too, although socks will probably suffice :).

So if you need to save some money on gifts then couponchief.com is a very good place to visit. With some amazing amounts of cash off available you can't go wrong. Anything from BestBuy deals to Vision Direct deals and in many cases saving of 100's of dollars are available.

The most beautiful song in the world

• Turn up your volume
• Press Play
• Close your Eyes
• Listen

• Then let me know if you agree

I was busy on YouTube trying to find some clips for an upcoming post and this song came on random song selection. I had to go find it right away so I could share it with anyone who has not heard it before.

This song was recorded by the Buena Vista Social Club. A group of older Cuban artists who had not been heard for many years. After the famous producer Ry Cooder had trouble with a band of African artists passing through customs into Cuba, he was stuck there with a recording studio and nothing tor record. Local enquiries accidently led him to rediscovering some of the most endearing, heartfelt musicians and music that I have ever heard.

The Buena Vista Social Club is available on DVD as a great documentary or you can purchase just the soundtrack. I would at least rent this as it is a must see (Hint, you can find it using the Amazon search on my sidebar!).

The music and lyrics to this song are so simple but they just resonate on the right frequency with me.

Spanish Lyrics:

De Alto Cedro voy para Marcan
Llego a Cueto, voy para Mayar

El cario que te tengo
No te lo puedo negar
Se me sale la babita
Yo no lo puedo evitar

Cuando Juanica y Chan Chan
En el mar cernan arena
Como sacuda el jibe
A Chan Chan le daba pena

Limpia el camino de paja
Que yo me quiero sentar
En aqul tronco que veo
Y as no puedo llegar

De alto Cedro voy para Marcan
Lleg a Cueto voy para Mayar


English translation

From Alto Cedro, I go to Marcan
I arrive in Cueto, and then I go towards Mayar.

The love I have for you
is something I cannot deny
I drool all over
I cannot help it.

When Juanica and Chan Chan
sifted sand at the beach

Chan Chan felt shame

Clean the path of straw
cause I want to sit down
on that tree trunk I see
and that way I'm never going to arrive

From Alto Cedro, I go to Marcan
I arrive in Cueto, and then I go towards Mayar.

Have you heard this song before? What do you think the most beautiful song in the world is?

Cheapest Ipod, maybe find it at Savebuckets?

This is a sponsored post.

I recently purchased a fantastic Ipod Nano for my lovely partner. The machine is beautiful and does an amazing amount of things such as play music and video and allow you to play and download games, amazing! My 3rd gen Ipod now feels so clunky and out of date even though it cost me nearly £400 at the time.

A few days after I got her the Nano I found it £15 cheaper elsewhere. It always hurts, that could have been a nice meal for me :) ..... or I could have treated her to a nice meal......

Anyway.. Save Buckets is a UK price comparison website and it may be the perfect place to find that special mp3 player or any other great deal you are looking for. Especially with Christmas just around the corner.

The layout is clean and easy, as is the search and they look like they are keen to keep improving.

Crustaceans lights the way. Strange but true!

Whilst taking an inventory of the fridge contents at work yesterday I noticed a very strange thing.

I opened the fridge door and in the half light I could see blue staining on the raw shrimp.

I grabbed the container and as soon as I removed the shrimp from the fridge the staining was gone.

"Are these things glowing in the dark", I wondered!

Well after testing by putting head in the fridge door and closing it, the results were in....

...The raw shrimp was glowing in the dark.

Trying to convince people was hard so many demonstrations were needed and most people turned right off at the idea of eating them.

Something was telling me it was , when I arrived home I did some research.

According to this article by Patricia N. Sado for the FDA in July 1998:

"Several consumers thought their "glowing" seafood was due to phosphorescing phytoplankton, or even fluorescence. The consumers' seafood products "glowing" in the dark were not due to radiation or to fluorescence, which requires an ultraviolet light to trigger the reaction. These seafood products exhibited luminescence due to the presence of certain bacteria that are capable of emitting light. Luminescence by bacteria is due to a chemical reaction catalyzed by luciferase, a protein similar to that found in fireflies.

The article also goes onto say;

"Luminescent bacteria occur naturally in seawater, fish, shellfish, and marine animals (5). These bacteria may be present on raw seafood products in the grocery store. They should not be present on cooked seafood products, since cooking destroys these bacteria and other pathogenic bacteria. Employees should follow good manufacturing practices and sanitation in fish markets and grocery stores to prevent cross-contamination of cooked seafood products such as seafood salads, cooked and peeled shrimp, and imitation crabmeat. Good sanitation practices would probably have kept the cooked seafood from being cross-contaminated in most of the incidents where P. phosphoreum and V. logei were isolated."

So if you see any glowing seafood, the official verdict is that it is safe and the unofficial verdict from me is that it is extremely cool to look at!

Have you ever experienced or even heard of such a thing?

Crank up the portable heater, the cold is coming........

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Snow had hit Montreal a few times in the last few weeks and although it's not knee deep yet, it's a small reminder that winter is heading our way.

It has been jumping between + and - but weather forecasts are indicating that a freeze is imminent.

I love being out and about but am finding less wish to leave the house and although the heating here is sometimes put a little high I am glad we have it.

Just a few weeks ago when it first started to drop temperature the heating had broken for a while and I really hope it does not happen again. I think I would have to go and live in a 24 hour coffee shop if it breaks again.

I live in a house shared with four others. I share a room with my partner and everyone else has their own space. We are all adequately heated (well as I said maybe it's a bit high sometimes but I don't feel the cold so much as others). The main lounge area does have a radiator but it is slightly too large to heat well. Luckily the landlord has wheeled in a portable gas heater so the room feels very warm and cozy even though just on the other side of the window it's a different story.

I must say though that the snow does look really pretty but it is in the process of melting completely and has become slush that billows into waves of ice when the cars zoom through it.

Hopefully we will receive beautiful fluffy snowman worthy snow in the next few days. It will make the cold more worthwhile.

Work in progress

Over the next week or so I will be playing with my theme and trying to make something I like.

Feel free to comment at any moment!

Me Luv Blogs We Luv

Last night whilst reading through all the articles I have missed over the last few days I came across Blogs We Luv (found the link on Bushmackel.com).

Blogs We Luv celebrates blogs across the blogosphere and also allows you to do a little site promotion and answer 10 questions for them.

So how could I refuse! I submitted my questions and then had a few quick email exchanges with the amazingly helpful Tish and voila! My post is up today. The link is proudly presented below!

10 Questions with Forest of The Random Forest

I suggest you go there right this second and submit your answers.

Dark times ahead!

Movie Review: 30 Days of Night.

Director: David Slade
Writers: Steve Niles and Stuart Beattie
Date: 19 October 2007 (Canada)
Genre: Horror

Last Wednesday I was faced with the boring prospect of heading home after work, but feeling achy and ill and not having my girlfriend around to comfort me, I decided that I would not go home for a while.

Drinking whilst ill is stupid, so my local hole of debauchery was off the cards. That's how I found myself heading towards the big bright lights of the movie theater.

Staring up at the listings and looking around at the posters I knew that a no brainer horror would be perfect. I wasn't feeling like I could pay attention to a deep and meaningful film, 30 Days of Night was on hand to fulfill my need.

30 Days of Night takes place in a town called Barrow which is the furthest most northern town in Alaska. For 30 days every year the town is thrown into night. This year the residents end up having to deal with far more than endless depression, alcohol being illegal and missing loved ones who have fled to brighter parts of the world.

The film opens with the two town sheriffs discovering footprints and a pile of burnt mobile phones, whilst on their annual shut down. Immediately you know that the extremely handsome Sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnet) is going to be the focus of this movie. The tradition of giving the hero the job of straight faced delivery of the stupidest one liners is held.

Very soon after the romantic angle is introduced when his separated wife, Stella (Melissa George), firstly just so happens to be in town for work and secondly misses the last plane out.

From here on in, you know, the bitter partnership will obviously be there to save the town from the freakish events that will unfold!

Eben and Stella's first meet occurs whilst arresting a very unfriendly and unwashed stranger who is causing hassle at the diner. After imprisoning him in the cell at the police station (that also seems to double as Eben's home) the stranger continues to be unfriendly by taunting Eben's younger brother and Grandma from behind the bars. Threats such as 'You are all gonna die' and suggestions that they are coming give yet more ominous signals for events ahead.

The murder of every sledge dog in town and events that lead to power and communications being cut quickly unfold and the evil aggressors are finally shown to us. Sporting a mixture of sleek black suits and trendy goth fashion the long nailed, sharp teethed villains get to work by playing with and feeding on the town residents in a very speedy fashion. The remaining humans meet in the diner and hatch an amazingly insightful plan to go hide in a loft until it all blows over.

I won't go into the exact details of what happens next, IMDB exists for this purpose, but I will say that overall it was an enjoyable movie that stuck well to it's genre constraints and presented everything in good a good dosage.

The Vampires themselves were very freaky and given a look which is a mixture between human and pure evil. Intelligence and explanation of their arrival in town was given to and heard only from Marlow, the leader of these evil creatures. Surprisingly he carried the most human traits. He looked like a businessman at the end of a hard week, showing a slight pot belly and a double chin gained from too much lunchtime drinking (of blood, I can only imagine!), he instructs his minions to devour the helpless, hapless townsfolk and gives them moral support! He is pure evil but you find yourself kind of liking him at times , you find yourself imagining that he was probably quite an amicable human. At one point he almost shows compassion, but opts to break the neck of the slim goth 'token' lady vampire, after she is burnt with a UV light, previously used for the nurturing of a small marijuana crop. He instructs the town to be burnt to the ground so that the humans who come back will suspect a 'terrible accident' (this idea shows huge disregard for modern forensics!) and the vampire myth will still be only the stuff of bad dreams. The other vampires all have strange appearance, from overly large mouths to strange tilted eyes or a striking resemblance to Marilyn Manson, if he had spent the last 5 years living only on water and celery. They never really get a chance to speak, however the make up for it in heartless murders, sometimes of townsfolk that you did not expect.

The special effects and cinematography were excellent. An Overhead shot of the devastated town with blood stained snow and vampires feeding and chasing really wowed me. Slightly off colour gave the film the loneliness feel and shaky camera scenes, such as the camera being followed by a vehicle, made you more than aware that evil was lurking. The cuts were well done and gave a chance for both the humans and the vamps to shine through verbally and visually, and they left you to imagine at least some of the slashes, murders and general mayhem.

Josh Hartnet did a better job than I expected but actors such as Mark Boone Junior (playing the big beardy snowplough driver, Beau) and Mark Rendell (as Jake, Eben's little bro) gave great performances. The people interacted with each other in an interesting factor and managed to appear scared enough to make you worry about them.

The end of the film has an almost unexpected twist but sadly there was no after credit revelation. I left the theater with the exact feelings I wanted. Satisfied with the gore and enough plot to hold me but not switch me off. I look forward to the next installment, of what I am sure will end up being, the '.......of Night' franchise.




Have you seen this movie? If so I would love to know what you thought?

Also how did you like my review and how could I have improved it?

Today

Finally got back to blogging and working on stuff today....

Got 3 Movie reviews to write....

About 500 posts in my Google Reader to read....

So I will get back to the regular posting from today...

Long evening ahead, wish me luck!

It's not a game... It's a.. well, yes it is a game actually!

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I first went Paintballing quite a few years back now. My friend and I managed to get a bunch of cheap tickets so we sold them to all our friends, making enough to cover our day, and off we went.

Everyone turned up in old rotten clothes and it was a cold wet day but I knew I was excited at the prospect of running around diving in the mud and shooting little blobs of paint at my friends.

During our briefing at the center the instructor explained to us that a few other people would be joining as they had turned up that day just hoping to join in with a game, of course we did not mind.

One of these guys was a chubby 30ish year old dressed head to toe in army camo gear with Rambo style face paint to match. My immediate reaction was 'weirdo' and I was happy that he was put on the other team. 'He will be an easy slow target I thought'.

So when we went through to pick up our paintball gun packages I looked around and saw his mean looking and new gun completely out shinning our bashed up bent little things. I then correctly realised that this guy even had his own equipment and he was no amateur. We were in trouble!

I will probably never reach a high level but I have learned that If you wanna play this game for real you need your own gear!

Ultimate Paintball sells gear from all the top brands including Tippmann, Spyder, Smart Parts, Dye, Empire, Draxxus and many more. They offer great paintball gun packages including their top selling guns: Tippmann A-5, Tippmann 98 Custom, Smart Parts Ion and Spyder Pilot ACS. All of their Paintaball offers also come with free shipping so the deals you see on the site are the deals you get.

One of them 'Sorry' posts...

Sorry I have not been around too much the last few days.

I have been getting a little ill and can't really afford to miss work so have been neglecting my blog.

I managed tp post a paid post because I had actually written it sometime last week.

The snow has just started to hit here in Montreal and I am excited about taking my camera around when I feel up to it.

I also managed to stop by the movie theater and watch 30 days of night and have been thinking of the best way to tackle a review. Hopefully you will get that from me tomorrow.

Does anyone know if it is allowed to post movie reviews and things on here and Helium at the same time?

See everyone soon, I hope!

Are you smart, dumb, sexy or just plain crazy!

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Take the Cooking Test - Cooking Quiz at QuizRocket.com!
Make Your Own Quiz

I work in a kitchen and I only got 56%, maybe I should start paying some attention!

Quiz Rocket is another one of those sites that you can go onto to take all manor of fun tests, including humorous and personality IQ tests. With 30+ tests there is enough to keep you going almost everyday for a long while.

With all this Holiday season business coming up they have a Christmas trivia quiz for you to take right now and I am sure some other themed quizzes will be popping up in the next month or so.

Quiz Rocket is free and the website is fun and easy looking. When going through the quiz I there were a few sneaky questions to gather data from me but they were not too bad and then to get your results and HTML code you have the option to sign up to or skip various offers. I choose to skip them all and it took a while to get through them but again it wasn't the end of the world.



This is a reasonably fun site to pass a quick 10mins break.