Incase anyone wonders what I do for a living…

The “camp skeleton villian” is hugely under-used in TV today if you ask me…and that’s why no one does…

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you…

…The leader of the FREE WORLD…Mr George W Bush!!!

I think my favourite part is when he obviously thinks of a new ‘move’ to bust out and nudges the guy to his left and his eyes says “Check this!!!”. There’s certainly a hint of point-point-tissue-tissue in there. Mozz for President!!! Mozz Wazz 08!!

Bless him…just 562 more sleeps…*sigh*

Pocket full of Kryptonite…or not.

Here’s a story from the BBC website, always the purveyor of fine news stories. Apparently a substance found in a mine in Serbia is KRYTONITE. I thought this was a bold claim but still couldn’t stop myself hovering my mouse pointer over the link and clicked with the high hopes and giddy nature I’ve not felt since I was eight years old. And then I read the following:

“Scientists have discovered a mineral with the same chemical make-up as the fictional kryptonite seen in Superman”. Wait…so it has the same chemical make-up as something fictional?!?!? So really it has the same chemical make-up as The Easter Bunny. Brilliant. I read on in the hope that this story could be salvaged. This is what I saw:

“I’m afraid it’s not green and it doesn’t glow either”. So…it’s not really Kryptonite is it? It doesn’t glow, it’s not green but it does share the same fictional chemical make-up. Bloody scientists…

Interestingly a baby boy was found wrapped in swaddling clothes nearby by local farmers Johan Kentovic and his wife Marta. They plan to raise this child as their own.

Poor show BBC. Poor show.

If like me your belief in science has been shredded by this story, please see this crazy-ass fish from the Congo…which actually has nothing to do with science…but it is big and scary. Which counts for something.

Learn Spanish!! The Fun Way!!

This video is just awesome and ever so slightly spooky. I’m just waiting for Messi to be found in his hotel room, heavily overweight with enough crack to kill a camel (and camels…well they love their coke, love it!). Either that or he’ll turn up for training looking like Nicole Ritchie…either way it wouldn’t be good, but I’m intrigued none the less.

Anyway, my Spanish is OK so I’ll help you all out with the translation of the commentary. Messi = Messi, Gol = Goal…and actually that is all you need. I love the Spanish. Enjoy.

Good Evening…

…and welcome to my new blog.

I guess first off I should apologise to any of you who come here expecting a high standard of English…if so you’ve clearly been mis-led by the title of this blog. Yes I am an academic…but really that is just a glorified term for my current status as a student. But I’m a mature student…oh yes…but even that is quite mis-leading. Really the state of affairs is thus: Yes, I’m an academic, yes I’m fairly egomaniacal but in that sweet “love me, LOVE ME!!!” kind of way. Think Michael Scott more than David Brent. And…oh yes, in case there is any further doubt about my place as an academic, please see my bastardisation of the English language and general abuse of of parentheses and ellipses as proof.

I’ve been forced into developing this blog by the taunts of Mr Scott Morrison who provided me with the label and fine moniker under which this diatribe is produced. When I read his post suggesting I was perhaps in some way egomaniacal I was insensed. I thought to myself “I am NOT egomaniacal, I’ll show him…by producing a blog that revolves solely around my thoughts and opinions!!! That’ll learn him!!!!!” Anyway I hope to use this spot as a soapbox from which I cast my views and the occasional rant, should the subject matter provoke me…

Anyway, I don’t really know why I’m explaining myself or the origins of this blog since there is a strong likelihood that the only people reading this are my mum and my “friends”. Anyway, please feel free to comment and let me know what you think.

Cheers