July 2010
2 posts
I am going to struggle at the North Run
Finally forced myself to go for a run today as I have been putting it off since my last run a couple of weekas ago and it is slowly dawning on me that I really do need to start going running every day pretty much to give me any hope of finishing the North Run. Went along my usual route which is just over 5k and my last few runs have taken me about 32/33 minutes, albeit with a couple of stops along...
Mega Shark v Giant Octopus
Have been meaning to watch this film for quite a while as I’d heard how bad it was meant to be and wanted to see just how bad it was, surely a film called Mega Shark v Giant Octopus couldn’t be that bad?
Well I am pleased to say that those who slate it are wrong. The film is nigh on genius. The title alone ranks it along the likes of ‘Snakes on a Plane’ for sheer...
May 2010
1 post
Free Noisettes Gig
So I entered a competition a while ago that I completely forgot about to be honest and got an email a week or so ago informing me that I had won two tickets to see the Noisettes in Kentish Town. This was all done through some Russian Standard Vodka promotion and I cannot for the life of me recall even entering but I’m not one to turn down free tickets to a gig so went along last night.
I...
April 2010
5 posts
Outdoor Run No.2
Well today was the day of my second outdoor run. I hadn’t actually been for a run since my last outdoor run a week or so ago so in essence I could have just classed this is my next proper run but that would not have sounded anywhere near as impressing as Outdoor Run No.2.
Well those of you that have actually read the blog will have seen that my first run outdoors was around Stewartby lake...
1st Outdoor Run
Well I finally did it on Saturday. I went for a run outdoors. Thought i better do it rather than stick to gym running as I’ve gotta get used to it soon enough. Got some application on me Android phone to monitor the run for me and set off for a run around Stewartby Lake.
It wasn’t brilliant in all honesty. I stopped a few times, ok about 3/4 times and the one time I actually managed...
Getting Slightly Fitter
Went to the gym today for the second time this week. I know you are going to think I am getting addicted to this fitness lark having made a whopping two visits to the gym in one week but I assure you this is not the case so you can rest easy.
It went a bit better today than it has previously, mainly as I thought it was time I stopped being a lazy begger and actually tried running a couple of...
Man Utd V Bayern Munich
Well I know I will come across as bitter Man Utd fan by bemoaning the fact that my team were knocked out of the Champions League tonight but fuck it. I don’t deny the fact that Robben’s goal was pretty much worthy enough to win any game, let alone a deciding quarter final game, but the players of Bayern Munich really do know how to play act.
I thought Rafael was pretty damn amazing...
Getting Fit Malarkey Part 2
Well seeing as we’re now into April and there’s about five months or so left to go until the Great North Run it would be remiss of me not to update those very few people who actually know this blog exists, let alone read it, how I am getting along with the whole aspect of training for a 13 mile run. Well to date I have run about 2 miles in total. That’s right, 2 whoping miles....
March 2010
8 posts
Jury Duty
Well, Jury Duty is something I’ve always wanted to do. It just sound like a cool thing to get to do. You watch all the movies that have court cases involved and figure that if you ever got the chance to do Jury Duty you just know you would get on a really cool case and get to spend ages deliberating over all the evidence, not reaching a verdict so going to the pub for lunch and then coming...
Oscar Betting Results
So I watched the Oscars this morning, at the sensible time of 09:00 thanks to Sky Plus, no way I’m staying up from 01:00-05:00 to watch it live and not be able to skip the adverts.
I was right for all but one as I did think the academy may have seen some sense and at least honoured Avater for being best film seeing as it has taken over $2.5 billion and is pretty damn good but obviously...
Oscars 2010
Finally decided to place my bets on the Oscars this evening seeing as the awards are starting pretty soon. About the second time I’ve ever put a bet on and I’ve gone with my usual way of betting, in that I’m not betting a stupid amount of money and putting it on the most likely to win.
So here goes the betting and what I (and pretty much everyone else) thinks:
Best Film -...
The Birds
Just finished watching Hitchcocks ‘The Birds’. It’s one of those films that I have always been meaning to see and bought the DVD ages ago but never quite got round to watching. Did the same with ‘On The Waterfront’ and when I finally got round to watching that I was damn glad I did as it’s a really good film and at least I’ve now watched the ‘I...
The Work Night Shift
So far this week i have worked 3 night shifts and have one more to go due to having Friday off to go and see Dave Gorman. And on the three night shifts this week I have managed to watch the following:
Monday Night - The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum.
Tuesday Night - Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part 2, Back to the Future Part 3.
Wednesday Night (Tonight)...
Getting Fit Malarkey
So seeing as I have for some strange reason decided that it would be a rather good idea for me to run 13 miles in Newcastle in September in the spirit of raising money for charity I took the first step towards actually trying to be fit enough ‘run’ 13 miles without dying after the first mile or so, walking the rest of the way and coming in last.
To be honest it did not go well. I have...
The Blind Side
In my quest to see most of the Best Film nominees for the Oscars this year today I watched ‘The Blind Side’, mainly because I wanted to see if Sandra Bullock deserved to be the favourite to win the best actress Oscar.
Didn’t really know what the film was about, other than it involved American Football and a supposedly Oscar worthy performance by Sandra Bullock. Well I have to...
February 2010
8 posts
Killer Whale →
Now surely I am not the only one who is not shocked at this. Surely the fact that the whale is classfied as a KILLER WHALE should be a giveaway really. So why do people act so shocked when it actually does what it is named for doing?
Rudest Man In Britain....Possibly The World:...
Those that know me will be aware that there is a certain Facebook group entitled Steven Chase. Rudest Man in Britan….Possibly The World. This group was set up whilst I was at uni and contains many examples of how I have been percieved as being rather rude, not least insulting a lady on New Years day in Scotland who was merely pointing out that whilst I was attempting to make toast in a...
The Wolfman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS02xaTIdRI
Second film review for me and this one is a damn sight easier than reviewing ‘The Lovely Bones’. The sole reason for this is that the film is god damn awful.
I can’t recall being so bored watching a film for some time and that is saying something as I have watched some amount of tripe in the cinema courtesy of having the unlimited...
The Lovely Bones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUWKi0W5_g
Went to see ‘The Lovely Bones’ yesterday. Have to say that it is a pretty strange film for Peter Jackson to be doing coming on the back of King Kong and prepping work for ‘The Hobbit’ but I’m not against directors doing personal projects in between the big ‘Hollywood’ films so went along to give it a go.
Have...
1st Post
Well it has happened. After quite a while of reading the escapades of Mr Rostance I thought ‘why the hell not’ and decided to get in on the act of this blogging lark. Not sure what will go on here but I’m sure i’ll be able to muster up some vaguely interesting posts. If not then I guess this will just be yet another inane blog full of randomly dull posts but lets see what...