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[356] World cup – up to the quarters June 30th, 2006 – 12:13pm Posted in Events 2 comments

Ukraine 1-0 Tunisia – bog standard game.

Saudi Arabia 0-1 Spain – not the most impressive of Spanish performances.

Switzerland 2-0 South Korea – they’re such an ugly team! And the Koreans didn’t perform at all well this time round.

Togo 0-2 France – bloody French sneaking through again.

Germany 2-0 Sweden – hahaha. I enjoyed this game more than any other. Watching the Swedes have a full blown ‘mare was ace – Ljungberg pulling his face every five minutes, Larsson missing an early chance, going two down in 12 minutes, having a guy sent off in the first half, missing a penalty… brilliant.

Argentina 2-1 Mexico – I caught bits of this while on a night out, but fuck me, how about the winning goal in extra time? The camera was at the perfect angle to watch it arch in. Lovely stuff.

England 1-0 Ecuador – it wasn’t the prettiest game but England played alright …read more.

[355] Livejournal nonces June 29th, 2006 – 1:26pm Posted in Bad Things 2 comments

You know what really does my head in? On Livejournal, I get really wound up when people post a comment on someone’s post but they post it as a reply to someone else’s irrelevant comment.

Right link to click: (Post a new comment)

Wrong link to click: (Reply to this)

*rage*

[354] No alarms, no surprises June 26th, 2006 – 2:31pm Posted in Thoughts 3 comments

I wonder when I became happy with a quiet life? There isn’t really much I want to do while I’m here. I have no goals, desires or ambitions; maybe that’s why I’m happy with whatever comes my way. Sometimes I wonder if I’m content when I should be doing more with my time on this planet but I like doing the things I do. I like laughing with my sisters. I like holding Lois’ hand. I like drinking beer in quiet pubs with my friends. I like organising holidays and nights out and parties. I like being alone on my computer not having to talk to anyone. I like writing “I like” lists like I’m a 17 year old on MySpace.

Hmmmm.

It’s that time of year again when I tend to look at myself and ask where I’m going and why. It’s the house moving thing, mainly. It forces me to …read more.

[353] World cup update June 23rd, 2006 – 2:16pm Posted in Events No comments

Portugal 2-0 Iran – the Portugese strike me as very untrustworthy. They have all the swagger and self-importance of Italy, but with a much dodgier defence. I hope they’re soundly thrashed by Holland in the second round.

Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana – Jesus! This was a turn up for the books. After the Czech’s first game, in which they totally pissed over USA, I was beginning to doubt my theory that they were too old to win it. But it seems that losing Jan Koeller had a bigger impact on them than anyone thought. Their situation was (I’m writing this after their demise in the final group game) much like England’s – their forward line cut apart and struggling because of it. Ghana – well, I’m sure they’ll capitulate in the next round, but they play some decent football.

Italy 1-1 USA – I can’t begin to imagine what kind of links …read more.

[352] I’m Alan Partridge (series 3) June 20th, 2006 – 12:47am Posted in Daft 4 comments

So, Saxondale. If I ever needed any encouragement that it’s worth me trying to write something remotely funny for SoulFade, this was it. How did this get on television? Answer: Steve Coogan did something exceptionally funny ten years ago and has earned a living from it ever since. Jesus wept. I swear to God I could see almost every line coming a mile off. Those that surprised me slowed down in the approach to give me a nice little warning.

I don’t know. I understand the fear in writing much better now. I know I’m not the funniest person on the planet to be around because I’m very private with my thoughts and I only say funny things to people who I know will understand me, but behind that I do understand how it all works very well – the things that make something funny as opposed to funny. It comes …read more.

[351] More on the world cup June 17th, 2006 – 11:25am Posted in Events No comments

Spain 4-0 Ukraine – I missed this game but from the highlights it looked like the Ukraine defence wasn’t the best. Shevchenko had one chance the whole game and looked knackered by the time he got it. I still don’t trust Spain to ever do anything in a tournament, even after this.

Tunisia 2-2 Saudi Arabia – I was out all day so also missed this one, but it looked a typically shit, meaningless game. My only hope was that one of the Saudis would seal himself a £1.6m move to Europe with a wonder goal, but alas, it was not to be.

Germany 1-0 Poland – if this had been a repeat of WW2, Germany would have gone 6-0 up in twenty minutes, Poland would have been reduced to five men and only a Russian linesman would have saved them. In reality, Germany fluffed a load of chances against one of …read more.

[350] Gay FM June 14th, 2006 – 2:41pm Posted in Daft 1 comment

First Name: Richard.
Middle Name: Geddy.
Birthday: May 10th.
Eyes: Brown/green.
Hair: Brown and indie.
Fav color: Deep purple.
Day/Night: Day.
Fave Food: Butter pie.

FRIENDS AND LIFE

Do you ever wish you had another name? In a way, because I like the name Richard and wouldn’t have minded calling my son that, but now it’d be very gay to do so.
Do you like anyone? All of my friends and my close family.
Which one of your friends acts the most like you? Terrence.
Who’s the loudest? John.
Who have you known the longest of your friends? Henry.
Who’s the shyest: Steven.
Are you close to any family members? All of my close family.
When you cried the most: The summer of 2004 when I had a horrendous comedown and totally lost the plot for about three days.
What’s the best feeling in the world: Having a very comfortable closeness with someone you know.
Worst feeling: A sense of uncertainty about the future/point to there being a …read more.

[349] The World Cup so far June 13th, 2006 – 11:10pm Posted in Events 1 comment

Dilemma: You like yabbering on the phone but nobody ever calls you.
Solution: Sit down next to your home phone with a plate of hot but rapidly cooling food and watch a world cup game. Phone calls from far-flung family members and friends will ensue.

My uncle Billy!! He hasn’t called me in 25 years (literally), but as soon as Italy kick off he’s on the phone about a broken computer. Likewise for my grandma, who took the biscuit with the opening line: “Oh hello, I thought you might be sat next to the phone watching the football so I thought I’d call you.” You fucking KNEW I was watching the game, and this was your motivation to call?! Cheers, grandma.

I don’t think people who don’t like trivial football matches on TV can grasp the attraction they have. The situation I’ve had over the past few days is my version of me …read more.

[348] The Arctic Monkeys June 8th, 2006 – 9:53pm Posted in Events 5 comments

For the last few months I’ve been firmly anti-Monkeys, but this has purely been for comic reasons. Everything about them invites ridicule, from their club singer beat to their wazzocky fanboys. A couple of weeks ago I got round to challenging my preconceptions and downloaded their album, and tonight while sat here in this wonderful reflected sunlight I gave it a listen through.

I’ve found both good and bad things about them. They are, essentially, a club band with a really samey sound; every set of lyrics seems interchangeable with every song. I can see why they’re so popular in places like the Cellar Bar because they work really well played loud and sound pretty chaotic, rebellious and so on. Songs like Fake Tales of San Fransisco have the chanting going on in the background that goes down really well at 1am.

I liked them lyrically, though, even if I just cannot …read more.

[347] Subscriptions June 8th, 2006 – 2:40pm Posted in Events No comments

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