Some things just can’t be explained. (Explicit Content)

Inspired by the trend #tweetapictureyoucantexplain I thought it would be comical if I offered my own interpretation of what is going on in some of these pictures appearing under this thread.

So first up… Courtesy of @dom1985

4 men waiting for a bus and as they see the bus in the distance everyone starts getting their tickets and money ready but man in suit drops money and asks second guy to help him pick it up and some inadvertently ended up there.

Now this comes from @crayola_wankers

I’m guessing what’s happened here is little old foxy here was driving home when he ran in to some nasty fox hunters angry that fox
hunting has been banned and foxes are now just allowed to drive about Willy nilly…
So they take matters into their own hands

This from @diablosteak

What’s going on here is the horses were having a bit of a bbq on that front lawn with a paddling pool and some music and some of the sparks got carried by the wind into the car, so they are watching it and denying all knowledge.

Finally for this one from @dianatheking

This is the future, girlfriends printed out on 3d printers and brought to life.
Unfortunately for this user they have ran out of ink and printer has only started around the sides.

© Dominic Speight 2013 – All pictures found on public domain.

Random National Days

Did you know yesterday (12th May) was national high five a ginger day?

No me neither, I gotta laugh at who makes up these days but some of them are hilarious and if you looked hard enough you would find a ‘national’ day for every day of the year and some of them are random as anything
‘Run up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes’ day anyone? (Jan2nd)
Maybe ‘national dress your pet day’  (14th Jan) is more your cup of tea
Or indeed for the more peculiar amongst us ‘national battery day’ (18thFeb) not long after valentines folks, infact there is even a day for peculiar people (10th Jan)

This website

http://www.kidpub.com/story/long-list-random-holidays-dont-matter-811113705

has the full list if you’re interested and will help you plan your ‘national day’ so you don’t clash with itchy face day, don’t ask, I’m sure there probably is.
What’s your favourite random day that someone made up?
Mine is ‘Feast of fabulous wild men day’ just because it sounds so random, so cave man like yet no one I know celebrates it.
But I now know to high five the gingers in my life next year, make sure you don’t forget.

Oh and this week is national clitoris awareness week if anyone fancies putting their finger on it so to speak..

My Love for Spotify

I have wrote about music on my blog before and today is no exception.
But I want to write about spotify in particular, because I am so computer literate and gadget oriented I sometimes forget people who aren’t into these things either don’t know they exist or are bamboozled with the complexity of knowing how to work these things.
I was talking about spotify today and i got asked what it was, I couldn’t believe people didn’t know what it was as it has definitely changed the way I listen to music forever.
In layman’s terms spotify is a music streaming site with a variety of subscription options.
Every user starts off as a free user and can stream music on your PC or laptop for free with the inclusion of ads, this I’d what keeps it free.
Although whilst free it’s limited to 10 hours a month broken down to 2.5 hours a week. With any additional time carried forward.
Spotify is also available on tablets & smart phones and this is where the money is made, as you pay a monthly subscription to play the music you want on the go.
At first I thought, I’m not paying for that, but I availed of a 30 day free trial and enjoyed it so much I am now a paying customer.
It goes to bed with me, when I’m in kitchen, when I’m writing like now (currently playing: Gabrielle Aplin – Please don’t say you love me) and when I go out it’s on my phone, so wherever I am I have my playlist.
No WiFi or data? No problem you can download to your device so got can play offline. It appears to use small amount of storage, so its very clever.

So you have read this article decided to check out spotify, what next?
Well start by searching for your favourite artists, chances are they are listed and especially more popular mainstream artists but that’s not to say the more ‘kooky’ artists arent there.
One of my favourite parts of the service is the related artists section, so for example you are listening to oasis and think I really like this type of music one click into related artists and it displays artists similar to oasis and I have found some really cool new music that way.
Another cool feature is the ability to press radio and it will act like a radio station playing songs similar to the genre you are in. Yet again a cool way to explore new music.
Whilst social media is now the back bone of most companies it really comes into its own here as you connect your spotify account to your Facebook you can share your songs, albums, playlists and rifle through your friends spotify collection with out them even knowing. (Don’t worry, no personal data is stored) don’t forget sharing is caring.

One of my niggles, if you could call it that is the inability to categorise your albums for example if I wanted a folder called ‘soundtracks’ and wanted to place all my movie soundtracks in it so I could find them in one folder but spotify insists on just having everything out in the open. I am able to create a playlist with single songs but I want to have my albums categorised coz I’m a big freak like that.

But if you love music then don’t take my word for it, go check it out and then add me as a friend so I can check out your stuff.

©D,Speight

Should LFC sacrifice results over reputation?

There is no doubting L.S is a talented player, helping Liverpool out of some scrapes and producing results, with out him they really are a mediocre team and a shadow of their former self..

It seems the glory days are long gone and you have man utd sitting above now in league cup wins, and we know they won’t let you forget it.
But back to Suarez, now having issued two apologies and accepting a 10 match ban, there will be a lot of speculation between now and august on whether he goes or stays.. I’d say there will have been some volatile board meetings either here or in us where owner is based.
In my opinion they should sell him, as a Liverpool fan I can’t help but think he will let us down again next season and then football gets dragged through papers for the wrong reasons, Rodgers needs to sacrifice Suarez and build a team on loyalty and respect.
Stevie G don’t have long left and it will be up to the younger ones coming through the club to set the example.

Time will tell if he truly is sorry.

What’s in your medicine cabinet?

Everyone has a medicine cabinet don’t they….
Mine Is more a drawer but it’s interesting nonetheless, as well as the usual suspects umpteen packets of ibuprofen,paracetamol and aspirin, there is old anti biotics that become discarded once any sign of the ailment that you once suffered starts to clear up but we better keep them incase we get sick again, cough mixtures, cold and flu tablets the drawer also seems to be a hoard for pens and batteries..
I also discovered a pack of air gun pellets from my mates stag do.. 6 years ago.
Tape measure and curtain hooks also kick about in there, it appears things that have no home end up in my medicine drawer, but at least if I get ill I I’ll have those old antibiotics…

What’s in your medicine cabinet??

Evil Dead Review

So I went to see Evil Dead remake last week, I watched the original before hand to remind myself of it, I own a collectors edition book of the dead just like the one in the film.
So the new one then, glossy, looks good, full of loud noises and some rather scary bits with”pushed to the limit” blood and guts gore… But I’m afraid that’s all it is, is got characters I didn’t care for, a storyline about drugs and they seem to have lived in the house before as kids..

How does that work? The demons not come out 10/15 years earlier?

That said if it was just another horror and not a remake it would be pretty decent and will please the filmgoers who have no prior knowledge of the original or don’t care for it.
But for the fans of the original it doesn’t come close, the original had grittiness, had amateurish looks about it coz it was done on a budget, characters you rooted for. Ash anyone??

Unfortunately this will do like other remakes and spawn sequels which will x measured against their predecessors and let’s face it, won’t come close..

Want my advice? Go see it.. Then go home and watch the original..

Boston Bombers

A lot had been said about the Boston marathon bombers and i have largely remained out of it as he who casts the first stone and all that, but I must say I think Donald trump is doing more damage than good with his comments on twitter.

Basically using the Boston bombers as an excuse to attack Obama and his administration on his health care policies because he is bringing in to help the poorest people.
Trump seems to forget it was America that made him rich and be don’t give a rats ass about the general American people just the upper classes.

He said the Boston bomber would not be able to complete Obamas health care form, then said next time you are in an ER remember the bomber got emergency attention… Of course he did, they want him alive don’t they, so they can question him and find out as much info as possible to stop further attacks.
And although the evidence presented by the media points in his direction we should still remember that old saying

Innocent till proven guilty.

Maybe Mr. Trump would do well to remember that too next time he reads the words  Boston Marathon SUSPECT

Django Unchained – Verdict

Following on from my Tarantino post, I watched Django Unchained tonight.
All I can say is I guess I now like westerns…

I was sceptical as westerns are the type of genre to least appeal to me but as you know it was my fav director so had to give it a chance and I’m so glad I did..

Jamie Foxx is immense as the lead and Christoph Waltz just wow…. These pair steal the show and I couldn’t take my eyes of the screen..
The dialogue is fast,witty and typical QT, the violence is very bloody and gratuitous but again very QT.
As this is a film about slavery the N word features VERY prominently and I’d suggest if you were uneasy with that word you might find this viewing uncomfortable.
Di Caprio surprised me both as a choice for QT and with his performance, He was excellent as the bad guy and didn’t disappoint.

The soundtrack is another gem, all the tunes were great, suited the film perfectly and I’ll be buying the soundtrack as soon as I can.

Definitely a film I’ll be watching again when released on dvd and as ever geek that I am, will be watching with interest the extras on the DVD.. love seeing how films are made and gaining an insight to the directors vision.

So if you see it, then let me know what you think..

4/5

To Sport or Not to Sport. . .

Growing up I wasnt much of a sporty guy, my parents werent into sports so I never got into it either. I used to hate P.E. at school as i was rubbish at football and no one really wanted me on their team, and i dont blame them, i was crap but I wasnt interested, my mind was on video games and movies but as i have gotten older, into my 20s and 30s i have started to enjoy sports more, not by playing them, Ha, no!
im still crap but watching them and going to see live sports, really gives you a thrill….

The sports i have become interested in are :

Ice Hockey,
Whilst not as popular here as it is in Canada and USA the Belfast Giants team know how to put on a show,(or the “Stena Line Belfast Giants” if im being pedantic)  i have been to two games now and have really enjoyed myself, i think because it is quite different from other sports and its quite fast paced and exciting with the possibility of a fight.. (i know)
my most recent time i went i got the VIP treatment in a private box with waitress service and my own entrance.. was V. impressed and could defo get used to the VIP treatment more often i must say .

Golf
Whilst i have never been to any tournaments, I do think Wii Sports has a lot to answer for. but a mixture of wii sports and my mate Des taking me to driving range, i got a bit of a bug and although not strictly the same myself and clare have been to crazy golf and the driving range loads of times, really works those arm muscles.
But just as when i was a kid, i am crap, i wouldnt ever be ready to go on a proper course, there are a lot of factors that hinder my performance, the biggest being my left handedness.. being a leftie you have two options, teach yourself to play right handed or buy a left handed club and play away, but even at the driving range there is only one automatic reloader catering for us lefties.
Other than the hinderance, i enjoy it, and im guessing with Rory Mc Ilroy being from NI and being world No.1 we can expect to see a surge in kids taking up golf, which is only a good thing really.

Football
This is the biggie, i guess you could call me a confused football fan and i try and enjoy the game as it is w/out any affiliation to any team but thats rather hard, my dad bought me an Everton top when i was around 10 and im swayed towards the notion that there was a reason he gave me that particular team top as it was 10 years or so later id meet and marry clare who was a life long Everton supporter.
At school i said i was a Man U fan just to fit in but a lot of their fans annoy me, So i started having a fondness for Liverpool and this was before i met Clare but i think my affiliation still lies in Merseyside whether its red or blue is another matter..
Since 2008 i have been going to all the Ireland home games and have some great memories and met some fab people, the results have not always been great but its important to play a part in supporting your team when you can. The atmosphere in a stadium when a last minute goal or a penalty is scored is immense and the buzz is all over the stadium and if the team win, its all over the city..
i enjoy tournaments too like the Euros or world cup, i find the provide more excitement..
im not a die hard fan by any means, for some people its life and death but if thats thier passion. then great… im happy just to go along for the ride..

So these are just a few of the sports i have got interested in as i got older, Movies will always be my passion i think and writing (if you can call this writing, i call it ramblings) but its nice to have another outlet to enjoy. . .

Pedantic or Not.

I was out last week and made a comment to a friend, then laughed and said “im being pedantic” then i got to thinking, Am i pedantic more than i think i am?
i looked up the the definition of pedantic and its as follows.

 
1.    Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
2.    Being showy of one’s knowledge,often in a boring manner.
3.    Being finicky or fastidious especially with language

First off, that bloody dictionary is being pedantic on point 3 as well as ironic.

They state overly concerned with rules and trivial points, im not really that bad but thinking about it is it that bad to be following the rules to a certain degree? im all for following the rules but when it comes to making sure other people do then I couldnt really give a monkeys,

but being showy of ones knowledge thats something else altogether, i mean ME? Showy? ha, never!
i would never show off at my knowledge of movies or pop culture and in a boring manner too… sure being pedantic is one thing boring is another..

maybe its pedantic i have created this post. ..  

am i pedantic?

oh i give up..