Are babies born pure, neutral (If not the same thing) or something else?
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Thought for the day- When one refers to universities having produced Nobel prize winners and such, it is misleading. What actually happens is they ALREADY had it in them and chose a place to get creative etc, it was not honed there but rather their outlet, whether for finance, materials, friends to spur them on, debate with. or something else. Which is why you can easily make it outside of university, hence those people who have and even Nobel prize winners, if that is how humanity is to judge these days. Also, why attack people "Without education?" Which is incorrect for every single human inexistence but regardless, they can learn outside. Some of us learn naturally and can easily compete at the same level as university students and beyond.
Friday, 21 February 2014
Golden sun-Dark Dawn
Thought for the day
Whatever happened to Tyrell?
Tyrell's crisps
Well it turns out he has started manafacturing his own crisps, no doubt until it is confirmed what role he shall have in a new Golden sun game. He has even added an extra R to his name. Wow, confidence boost.
So while we may not have another Golden sun just yet, rest easy that Tyrell (or Tyrrell?) has another job busy spamming us to try his new crisps.
Fire up the Inferno psynergy! We got some cooking to do!
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Thought for the day
Whatever happened to Tyrell?
Tyrell's crisps
Well it turns out he has started manafacturing his own crisps, no doubt until it is confirmed what role he shall have in a new Golden sun game. He has even added an extra R to his name. Wow, confidence boost.
So while we may not have another Golden sun just yet, rest easy that Tyrell (or Tyrrell?) has another job busy spamming us to try his new crisps.
Fire up the Inferno psynergy! We got some cooking to do!
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If you like to do things like this to and want to share with me, or have discovered a photo or another name of coincidence or something else and would like to send it to me to put on my blog, please tweet me @barryvp Thankyou.
Well continuing on from yesterday, I have been back at my desk for a few hours now. It is 1:21 am and also I ate today pretty much what I ate yesterday but slightly less so. I did not eat anything after dinner. Dinner today had sweetcorn, potatoes and beef. I think I drank slightly less water today. I am not sure if sleep is catching up with me but I feel more ill physically today. I did wake up quite early though so no wonder, that is the trouble so to speak with going to bed early. Sometimes I wake up early instead of waking up the same time I normally would, thereby gaining extra hours. So no extra sleep for me, less if anything but the routine soon catches on again with my body. I have plenty of time to get to sleep not too late, I seem to be spending my time slightly more efficiently since I started this little experiment.
Well I am actually going to post this straight up right now so I have one less thing to worry about in the morning and I can just add to it anytime. 1:25am.
-2:38 am and I have just been playing my DS. I think I might go to bed soon.
Well I am actually going to post this straight up right now so I have one less thing to worry about in the morning and I can just add to it anytime. 1:25am.
-2:38 am and I have just been playing my DS. I think I might go to bed soon.
Thursday, 20 February 2014
So I am gonna be doing a random typing experiment, a spur of the moment creation within the project and the project itself is too. I may tell you what I had to eat, how I spent my day...who knows...but it will be a live update.
So I have been making changess in life today, well the second day of using my laptop on my desk at night instead of my bed as well.
I plan on going to bed around 2-3, it is 12:53 right now. If I start watching something else I will get carried away and stay up later however I just finished watching the latest episode of Pretty Little Liars so I feel accomplished having caught up slightly with the things I want to watch. There is a lot of noise coming from outside my room still as I am near other bedrooms so unfortunately it is hard to get to sleep until everyone else is sleeping anyway as the walls here are effectively non-existant. It is now 12:55. Hmm, so here is a food diary. I ate quite a lot today. For breakfast I had one fried egg, a few slices of tomato and a few slices of mushroom. For lunch I had a tortilla/wrap from Sainsbury's with a Doritos VERY nice but VERY hot BBQ dip. I do this because even though I seem to have a general problem sometimes with managing to swallow food due to the dryness of the food and/or my throat, it is more with bread type products. Hence why I stopped eating bread years ago although I do occassionally when I am very hungry which I regret immediately. But I do not miss it, bread never had a real taste and was only a carrier for food, hence the brilliant ideas of wraps, they are much thinner and easier to digest, although I do enjoy the really thick ones you can get too and these do not normally provide a challenge for me however just to make sure, I only usually eat wraps if there is some sort of lining available, dip, coleslaw, that kind of thing. So today I actually had both, I tipped some BBQ sauce and spooned some coleslaw onto my wrap. I broke up a chicken slice type product into pieces along with some leafy vegetables that were around I was done there. I selected some crisps which is always a challenge for me. I guess having been brought up on potato crisps most of the time it is no wonder I do not like them now usually, hence why Doritos are almost the only crisps I eat and almost the only ones I enjoy but Seabrook have some nice flavours. There was a Beef flavour but I wanted to stick with the Chives and cheese one this time. I put a few of the crisps in the wrap as I sometimes do just to give it a crunch but I always crush them a bit as they could pierce the wrap otherwise and so as to prevent any eating difficulties. I had a big chocolate bar today-Double Decker. I also ate a banana for it's magnesium. I do not like the taste of most of the common fruit really. I do not recall feeling too tired during the day which is incredible as I went to bed after 3 am again and first awoke at around 8 am. So the high amount of lunch time food may of helped, as I did also have some other crisps that were in a bowl for sharing, although they were not from a small sized packet, I did eat some more of them at random points throughout the day so I may of ended up eating 2 packets worth of crisps altogether. Again, my body fails to reflect this.
For dinner there were some vegetables that are not quite in my mind right now, along with chicken and I have a feeling something else I forgot. I think I had about 3 legs of chicken which is just about managable for me, which says a lot seeing as this is the man who can eat so much everyday but rather perhaps that is because I prefer to have a big lunch and a slightly smaller dinner and therefore can not eat so much at dinner but again that is not set, sometimes I am not doing anything perticularly active yet I am consuming food nonstop without a struggle.
Later on sometime between 8 pm-11 pm I ate a few sweets, a biscuit type product and some other snack like foods. I would say this is the most I have eaten in a week if not longer. I do not feel anymore alert than any other days really however I am not hitting my head on my laptop so perhaps that my performance is consistant with other days (Bearing in mind I am an insomniac so those other days are riddled with sleep problems too) is implying that despite an even more extreme lack of sleep, food has helped stabilise energy reserves and somehow override tiredness. It seems quite funny to me almost as if this was somebody else but I think it was around 2011 when I used to take naps. Now that could make sense in a way, I used to wake up early for college and given that I had no miraculous cure then (Or now) for insomnia, health problems, worries, stress etc etc I was having to not only continue to struggle each day to get up but now do it EVEN earlier so no wonder I collapsed. I can remember slightly how it often went. Sometimes I would be tired in the living room and sometimes I would purposely head upstairs for sleep and sometimes just for other reasons like to tidy my room or reasons unknown but regardless, I would usually just sit on my bed and sometimes fall asleep in an un sleep-like position or sometimes fully embrace the sleep. This was often after dinner if I remember correctly although maybe sometimes before or even both. I think I felt quite awful after, I am not sure how to explain it...but there was a weird feeling upon waking up.
Well it is 1:23 am now. I am not really feeling tired. I wanted to work on some new business ideas but I do not feel like it at the moment. I have some books to finish reading as well. I am actually feeling quite thirsty, maybe due to my heater. I have been drinking much more water in the last few years than I ever used to. As a child I only drank water if it was seriously hot.
All I was doing was moving around and taking items off my bed to put elsewhere and suddenly I was yawning. 1:45 am and I feel too tired to read, I think I will watch something instead if my laptop allows me too as the software was playing up recently. I will see if I can catch up on my Dragonball Z: Rock the dragon set as I am on disc 5 out of 9 now and I am desperate to hear how Frieza sounds on this dub as I can not remember. Ok, the disc had stopped whirring while I was typing the previous sentence. It looks like I may be up for a while as I tend to find it hard to go to bed earlier, I have gotten some practice in recently but I get caught up trying to fix the problem or finish whatever it is I am trying to do and ultimately I end up spending more time on it than other people but come closer to a solution than others sometimes due to sleep deprievation but again, randomly and most of the time I excel on little sleep, it has sadly simply become my life.
Ok, time to load VLC to see if it will play the dvd as I ordered The Company from Amazon a while ago and it still has not arrived so it might tomorrow and then I will be behind on dvds anymore, of course I do not have to watch them in one go in the sense I could watch 5 now and the rest months later but things stay in my head, I enjoy watching them of course but problem or joy, they all add up. Well VLC wants to update itself and it may present an oppurtunity to fix the glitches and the crashing the program has been suffering from lately so I am going to install it and hope that it does not take too long, almost 2 am now.
Well the disc would not load so I took it out and ended up looking at my reflection and noticing just how green my eyes were now (It is a common debate whether I have Hazel or Green eyes, answer-They change, I theorise depending on mood and perhaps other variables at times). I think I may go to bed soon, time-2:24 am.
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It was around 3 am that I actually went to bed, with a few interuptions of late night thoughts getting me sitting up to reach for my phone to record them on a writing program.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Stormy England
So how is everyone holding up today? Well, it is very cold here, at a guess 5-8 Celcius. I wish I had a converter program on my blog so you could convert to your measurements easily but just type into Google and it will tell you. Ok, I just checked one of my Windows 8 weather apps, as I have about 3 for some reason and apparently it is 6 celcius today. It is very windy also which is not a good combination, see below for confirmation;
I did read one man died unfortunately, due to the storms directly or indirectly. I think the driver of the lorry above was taken to hospital and recovering still if I remember correctly. Well what terrible weather we have been having all of a sudden! I hope it is lots calmer where you are.
Stay safe!
So how is everyone holding up today? Well, it is very cold here, at a guess 5-8 Celcius. I wish I had a converter program on my blog so you could convert to your measurements easily but just type into Google and it will tell you. Ok, I just checked one of my Windows 8 weather apps, as I have about 3 for some reason and apparently it is 6 celcius today. It is very windy also which is not a good combination, see below for confirmation;
I did read one man died unfortunately, due to the storms directly or indirectly. I think the driver of the lorry above was taken to hospital and recovering still if I remember correctly. Well what terrible weather we have been having all of a sudden! I hope it is lots calmer where you are.
Stay safe!
Barry's thought for the day.
Some say you can judge someone by the friends they have, however no-one is perfect. Some say you can judge people by who they follow, however even fools can speak sense at times and the world is not set with sane and insane and good and evil people.
Barry, Greek philosopher Circa 2014.
Some say you can judge someone by the friends they have, however no-one is perfect. Some say you can judge people by who they follow, however even fools can speak sense at times and the world is not set with sane and insane and good and evil people.
Barry, Greek philosopher Circa 2014.
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Cybertron News-Decadely (Once a decade except special editions) 20 Pence. (Or 55 spare body parts)
Special edition!
Front page headlines!
Megatron-ton-ton has been apprehended! READ A EXCLUSIVE NANO SECOND BY NANO SECOND (Trust us, it is even more boring than it sounds) CAPTURE BY LIEUTENANT ULTRA MAGNUS. "At one moment...yeah I was a bit scared. But I followed protocol and that is why we got the outcome we did. Er no.. I do not take autographs sorry... Oh you are asking if I want yours? Get lost Bumblebee."
Also- Ultra Magnus continues his famous "I I I I I" debate. In 2011 he had got up to "I." Now who knows where he is up to! Well we do. Read on to find out!
Unfortunately due to the scandal arisen from Megatron-ton-ton's after dark activities and his eventual arrest as a result of this, he is no longer able to model for our Page 3 and given the short notice we had we were unable to find a replacement. If you would like to model, please head on over to Twitter to speak to our accounts manager @barryvp.
Last decade's winner of Hasbro's new "Fruity Energon" life time supply award was the entity by the username of "SeductiveArcee1985."
Meet our unaffiliated affiliates! This website has nothing to do with us but mentions us! Wow Cybertronians. People mention our dead planet! So this is how England feels! -Cough cough- http://www.tfw2005.com/
If you have a story for us, please approach your local Cybetron warp point if you live on a United Earthern Nation Alliance planet and ask to speak to Grimrod. I mean Grimlock. Otherwise, once again contacting @barryvp is the alternative. We may pay you but we may not. If you have scandal for us we shall definitely pay you.
Updated list of all entities and life forms that are banned from having any kind of pets in any number;
Megatron (All incarnations). Sonic the hedgehogger. Mario. Irene. Anyone owning a Playstation 4. Piccolo.
Still no real puzzles! The only newspaper with real continuity!
Legal disclaimer- If you would like to sue due to a headache induced by the pain resulting from the many ocnfusing continuities suggested here (E.G. The mention of Hasbro despite them being the creators (Half creators) of Transformers or from frustration at working out whether any of these competitions were ever real, please message @barryvp or @Starscream2012 who will be more than happy to add to your confusion! Thankyou.
Please note. We have had to double the cost of this newspaper due to being sued by News Of The World for us printing real news which put them to shame. Ahem.
*"After dark activities was a joke, given one could say it implies brightness as after dark light appears once again. While I was not planning on really having models for my magazine spoof features, if you are interested in modelling and if I deem it suitable, I may be able to work something out in a funny or serious post depending on what you are after. Thankyou for reading.
*Obviously this was random and if any jokes sounded rude or something else it was not meant to, if it sounds like a joke implies something else it is coincidental, I rarely make jokes based on logic or my actual beliefs but based on random thoughts. While it was written in a comical manner, if you would like to really send me/make up stories or change real stories into a comical manner or leave how they are and let me transform them (Appropriate wording) then please do. They do not even have to be Transformers themed, I can work with anything.
Barry. Promoter of "And" at the beginning of certain sentences and "Thankyou" written as one word.
I did it. Did civilisations collapse? No. But I hear them sounding their horns of frustration.
Let them come.
(Barry, Greek philosopher. Allegeddly)
Special edition!
Front page headlines!
Megatron-ton-ton has been apprehended! READ A EXCLUSIVE NANO SECOND BY NANO SECOND (Trust us, it is even more boring than it sounds) CAPTURE BY LIEUTENANT ULTRA MAGNUS. "At one moment...yeah I was a bit scared. But I followed protocol and that is why we got the outcome we did. Er no.. I do not take autographs sorry... Oh you are asking if I want yours? Get lost Bumblebee."
Also- Ultra Magnus continues his famous "I I I I I" debate. In 2011 he had got up to "I." Now who knows where he is up to! Well we do. Read on to find out!
Unfortunately due to the scandal arisen from Megatron-ton-ton's after dark activities and his eventual arrest as a result of this, he is no longer able to model for our Page 3 and given the short notice we had we were unable to find a replacement. If you would like to model, please head on over to Twitter to speak to our accounts manager @barryvp.
Last decade's winner of Hasbro's new "Fruity Energon" life time supply award was the entity by the username of "SeductiveArcee1985."
Meet our unaffiliated affiliates! This website has nothing to do with us but mentions us! Wow Cybertronians. People mention our dead planet! So this is how England feels! -Cough cough- http://www.tfw2005.com/
If you have a story for us, please approach your local Cybetron warp point if you live on a United Earthern Nation Alliance planet and ask to speak to Grimrod. I mean Grimlock. Otherwise, once again contacting @barryvp is the alternative. We may pay you but we may not. If you have scandal for us we shall definitely pay you.
Updated list of all entities and life forms that are banned from having any kind of pets in any number;
Megatron (All incarnations). Sonic the hedgehogger. Mario. Irene. Anyone owning a Playstation 4. Piccolo.
Still no real puzzles! The only newspaper with real continuity!
Legal disclaimer- If you would like to sue due to a headache induced by the pain resulting from the many ocnfusing continuities suggested here (E.G. The mention of Hasbro despite them being the creators (Half creators) of Transformers or from frustration at working out whether any of these competitions were ever real, please message @barryvp or @Starscream2012 who will be more than happy to add to your confusion! Thankyou.
Please note. We have had to double the cost of this newspaper due to being sued by News Of The World for us printing real news which put them to shame. Ahem.
*"After dark activities was a joke, given one could say it implies brightness as after dark light appears once again. While I was not planning on really having models for my magazine spoof features, if you are interested in modelling and if I deem it suitable, I may be able to work something out in a funny or serious post depending on what you are after. Thankyou for reading.
*Obviously this was random and if any jokes sounded rude or something else it was not meant to, if it sounds like a joke implies something else it is coincidental, I rarely make jokes based on logic or my actual beliefs but based on random thoughts. While it was written in a comical manner, if you would like to really send me/make up stories or change real stories into a comical manner or leave how they are and let me transform them (Appropriate wording) then please do. They do not even have to be Transformers themed, I can work with anything.
Barry. Promoter of "And" at the beginning of certain sentences and "Thankyou" written as one word.
I did it. Did civilisations collapse? No. But I hear them sounding their horns of frustration.
Let them come.
(Barry, Greek philosopher. Allegeddly)
Phill Collins
So today I wanted to re-watch my Phil Collins concert DVD "Finally the first farewell tour" and write my thoughts as I listen.
Selecting concert brings you of course to the start. You can also choose to play songs individually where it will jump to that portion of the concert. Phil Collins walks through to the stage, fans cheering and excitemenr doubling every second. Phil sits himself near a drum kit and immediately gets to work. After an introduction to his drumming skills, for those not familar with them, he is joined by another drummer. Before long we have 3 drummers battling it out. The concentration on their faces is evidence of their energy going into keeping timing, sound and more. If I was doing what they were my hands would be tired in a few minutes! They continued for minutes easily.
I like how their drumming leads into the first song. Suddenly a familar tune plays and the singing begins, the crowd clearly no all too well what they are in for. "Something happened on the way to heaven" is the title of the song coming but not before Phil greets the audience in French. I like the story telling aspects to Phil's songs. I feel like I have been told to sit down and listen yet I have no intention of walking away anyway. "How can something so good go so bad? How can something so right go so wrong?" Phil is known for putting his experiences into his songs directly and I do not think this one is an exception. There is a clear defiance though, this song mentions not leaving 'till it's over and I remember a similar stance in another of his. Watching this song again for my review reminds me again how good it would be if Phil does tour again as some rumours seem to be pointing at. I love the energy emanating from the crowd and Phil effortlessly keeps it all going and intact. There is a guitarist who looks oddly like Barry Gibb which is interesting as it reminds me of two Youtube videos I discovered of Phil Collins playing for The Beegees.
Up next is an extremely familar song... "How could I just let you walk away?" With me now? Again, it has a similar message. In one sense perhaps Phil is telling the same story which is amazing considering how different the songs still are yet each song is also unique, telling of a different chapter in his life perhaps, the good, the bad but I think most commonly of all the struggles. "You coming back to me is against the odd but it's a chance I got to take." Again, that defiance I mentioned earlier. It is so nice to hear a singer sing live, no miming and sound so good. Of course there are those around still today. Avril Lavigne sounds brilliantly clear live, have a listen to her sing "When you're gone" live and play the piano at the same time, on Youtube if you are unsure. Phil has a very classic, no messing around style. He incorporates instruments, comedy and some other things into his concert but it is all at the right time. No dancing on his head to get someone's attention. If he ever decides to "dance on his head" it is not because he can but because it fits.
Ok, the next song is playing now. "Don't lose my number." This is a very catchy song, fast and also a message of not giving up. While Barry Gibb strums away on his guitar, the backing singers dance away clearly, genuinely enjoying themselves. Phil now looks like he is about to start hopping but instead transfers the energy to creating hand gestures to help you visualise his story and meaning. If you think he should be tired at act 4...well wait until an hour later when he is still bouncing around like a strange creature that somehow receives the energy back that he gives out.
Time for Phil to chat to the audience in France! Oh dear, thankfully there is a translation as he has got further ahead in his French than me! At this point you can clearly see Gandalf on the other Guitar.*
Tarzan! Well there is actually more than one Tarzan song and Phil sung at least two of them but this is "You'll be in my heart." Very clear messages with a great delivery and the continous assurance that "You'll be in my heart." "Don't listen to them 'cause what do they know?" Perhaps I should mention at this point that one of the backing singers looks like one of my brothers. Now that all the cameos have been mentioned it is time for the next song!
Here we have a slower paced song. "One more night." I think this might of been one of those songs Magic 105.4 (A british radio station) used to play at night during their "Mellow Magic" sessions and I can see why. It is soft and gentle and something you could listen to at night perhaps even fall asleep to not in a bad way at all. It is one of those songs I think I would listen to night on purpose actually, when you are trying to relax but still have thoughts to process, this song gets you thinking still, your last thoughts before you end the day. I would say the speed is perfect for that time of day (Night) actually.
"Give me one more niiiight?" You know the song, come on and sing along now :) Sorry I forgot your name but the trumpet guy is back...how people can hold their breath long enough to play that instrument I do not know...well done to you sir. As the trumpet sounds signal the end of the song, the singers give a last little push before finally stopping ever so gently.
While the beat of the next song starts I just wanted to tell you that on the back of the Dvd (Or my version anyway) you get a full list of not only features but every song and the order it is played during the concert. "Can't stop loving you" is a very "Storyfied" song. Close your eyes and hopefully you can easily visualise if not able to already. Why should he stop loving her, Phil asks? Why indeed. I think this is something some of us can relate to right? Ah the struggles of love! What I like is, you can hear this song and listen to it and understand it yet not be overwhelmed by the negativity of bad experiences in life, or that is how it is for me anway. It is like a softly written letter yet is honest all the same.
Phil now stares around the audience fiercely. "Hang in long enough" appears to be the next choice. It is not that long before Phil has all his backing singers walking after him. I do enjoy his physical manifestations of his singing. Please note my writing may keep pausing because I am enjoying the music so much! I like this, Phil is back on the front with his singers, leaning from side to side and then that is it! A massive round of applause and a zoom out courtsey of the cameras to show you just how many people are gathered here today.
Phil shows us his French again to lead into the next song. Now this song has been sung by others but I am not really keen on the other covers. "Don't be afraid. To let them show?" Can you guess? Yes. "True colours." With a nice input from the trumpet again at certain intervals. When he sings "Such sad eyes" I always feel the sadness, he is not just speaking words, he feels them and delivers straight to your door. The screen at the back has changed to a multi-coloured display to fit the song. Another crowd pleasing song.
Ah. This is one of my favourite- "Come with me." A song of ressurance again. "Hold my hand, it'll be alright?" What lyrics could be more innocent? I actually do not remember noticing the first time around that the display for this song is a picture of two hands reaching out to one another, remind me to pay more attention to it during each song. "I'll try and keep you safe, away from the heartache." ...."I'll do anything for you...don't be scared...lift your head." With a song like this, you could certainly have more positive thoughts in your head and a brighter mood after listening. As if to show he can do just that, Phil now crouches down and gestures with his hand for us to come near. 10/10,
This is another very familar sounding song. I am sure you can recognise it in a few seconds. "Groovy kind of love" is actually a song I did not hear until later on. I first heard "Against all odds" if I remember correctly, probably on Magic. "When I'm feeling blue all I gotta do is take a look at you." There are these songs where lyrics just seem to fly out so easily, not aimlessly but settle down nicely as a foundation for the next one to follow-this is one of those songs.
"I missed again" is act 13. With lyrics like "I'm waiting in line" and "You think you got it but it's something you already had" this is another good song, although every song here is. "I think I missed again. Uhuh." I think this is a song for any kind of mood and one people might find themselves singing along to quite easily. "You know I missed again!" Thus ending the song.
Once again we have a song with a great familarance. (Not a word? It is now!) "Another day in paradise." Brilliant lyrics that explain everything with very fine detail. "She calls out to the man in the street. He can see she's been crying." I would love to of written a song like this, I can tell you! "Another day for you and me in paradise." "You can tell by the lines on her face" is one of my favourite lines, I am not sure why but it always gets my attention and is the lyric I remember most from this song. Talking about paradise may seem odd given the struggles Phil has but it shows he has a range of emotions driving his singing experiences.
Act 15-"No way out." This is a slowish song, heavy with emotion. I think it is one of the longest songs here which is fine by me, it never gets boring nor repetitive. Another song I could listen to it again and again.
I like "Seperate lives" a lot too. I have listened to this song so many times, I am not sure if I prefer it too "No way out" or not, it is very hard. I have listened to Phil duet this song with so many different singers, here in his concert with the singers surrounding him he adds another good one to the collection. I like how this song is very sad, gentle and hopeless...but then mentions hope still. The way this song is sung is surely in such a way that if you wanted someone to understand what Phil Collins is like as a singer you would just show them this song and then that is it! "You have no right to speak to me so kind." I love it. "Someday I might. Find myself.........looking in your eyes..."
Well we have reached the end of disc one now! We do have extras that we could cover sometime but onto disc 2 for now to listen to the rest of the concert songs.
We have 9 songs left now, not including bonus material, how time flies when you are enjoying yourself, really. I remember when I watched this concert the first time and was amazed at how much time had passed since I sat down and started listening. You just listen to one song after the next mesmerised. The start of "In the air tonight" is already underway. The Dvd box states the concert is 133 minutes long which is over 2 hours. The extras are roughly 224 minutes and the total duration is apparently 357 minutes long, this really is an amazing bargain. I am glad I bought it. This is a slightly different version of the song to what I am familar with. It is interesting to see Phil walking about as oppose to sitting at drums while he sings. I say that and he has now just sat down! Phil has taken to the drums again for a quick session of drumming. This does indeed have a really different feel to it this version. The audience are mimicking him, encouraging him on as he does a bit more drumming inbetween his "In the air tonight 2.0."
We now have about 4 trumpet players for "Dance into the light" a joyful song, we do have a bit of drumming in the background, Barry Gibb making himself known again on the guitar and swaying of arms from the crowd. "It's a brand new day! The world is in your hands now use it!" Phil keeps his physical work going as well, dancing as much as he is singing. I think playing this song loudly may just get everybody dancing into the light!
This song has been covered by a few singers as well. But again, I prefer Phil's "You can't hurry love." I guess the other versions are bearable but hearing this, it sounds more authentic. "Love don't come easy. It's a game of give and take." Who does not know these lyrics? Words are as always pronounced perfectly at the right moment in the right tone.
Ok, Tarzan song two "Two hearts." It is actually years since I watched Tarzan last, I think I may of been a child but I remember the story more or less. This song is very fitting and as a stand alone song as well.
The last song flows straight into the next one "Wear my hat." This song does have a very different feel to it as well. Phil has raided the wardrobe and we now have props for this song, I love it.
"Easy lover" is a lively song and one of the backing singers is allowed to take the lead for a bit. Phil did actually mention the real name of the Barry Gibb look alike but I missed it. Regardless, he is now of on his own instrumental on his guitar for a bit. More acting from the team as Phil gestures for a male singer to leave in the opposite direction of a female one, which if you were hearing the lyrics would make sense.
Almost done now. "Sussudio" is song 7. We have a nice contribution from the audience when Phil points his microphone in their direction. As the camera points towards the audience a lot now I notice what a range of ages there are which is nice. I can see people who look to be around 20 something and people much older. Clearly Phil has gained the attention of old and new fans. Haha, Phil has now gone down to the audience and stopping at random intervals to get them to sing along. One girl managed to hug him as in Phil willingly moved nearer after she made a sudden grab before he could move on to the next lot. Very good.
"It's not too late" will be starting soon...What I like is that the credits are playing as though it is over just like when you are at a concert...you realise the day is coming to a close sadly...but then wait... the singer you have come to see has started up again. Here we go- "Until he finds his answers." This is a perfect song to sing near the end of the concert. "It's not too late." That could apply for so many things, another charm going for this song.
Here we are! The final song. "Take me home." We have some drumming and slowly but surely the tune starts to appear. I think this is another one of my favourites. "There's a fire that's been burning...right outside my door." This song sort of reminds me of a destiny kind of song. At first it sort of sounds like a song from Tarzan, also. Home. Somewhere perhaps we all want to go but where is it? This is a good choice to end on I think. A concert with energy, joy, passion, excitement, fun and strength. I like how in a minute Phil has everyone applaud his team but keeps singing the song as each person leaves until he finally does as well. I notice someone was actually a trombone player so not all of those trumpet players I mentioned earlier may of actually been playing a trombone.
It is sorta odd that there is a Playstation 2 compatible logo/statement on the back given that almost all dvds are. I guess this was produced by Sony in someway and given the year, they may of been using it as a way to promote the Playstation 2 and show what it can do although I do not own another Dvd with it. I purchased the region 2 compative version although it did not really matter to me as you can download VLC for free to your computer devices to watch dvds from any region.
Well I hope you enjoyed reading my random, live analysis as I re-watched the whole concert again. Thankyou for reading.
*Gandalf and Barry Gibb do not actually appear in this concert but two musicians do bear a striking resemblance to each one respectively. Have a watch and see if you see it too.
So today I wanted to re-watch my Phil Collins concert DVD "Finally the first farewell tour" and write my thoughts as I listen.
Selecting concert brings you of course to the start. You can also choose to play songs individually where it will jump to that portion of the concert. Phil Collins walks through to the stage, fans cheering and excitemenr doubling every second. Phil sits himself near a drum kit and immediately gets to work. After an introduction to his drumming skills, for those not familar with them, he is joined by another drummer. Before long we have 3 drummers battling it out. The concentration on their faces is evidence of their energy going into keeping timing, sound and more. If I was doing what they were my hands would be tired in a few minutes! They continued for minutes easily.
I like how their drumming leads into the first song. Suddenly a familar tune plays and the singing begins, the crowd clearly no all too well what they are in for. "Something happened on the way to heaven" is the title of the song coming but not before Phil greets the audience in French. I like the story telling aspects to Phil's songs. I feel like I have been told to sit down and listen yet I have no intention of walking away anyway. "How can something so good go so bad? How can something so right go so wrong?" Phil is known for putting his experiences into his songs directly and I do not think this one is an exception. There is a clear defiance though, this song mentions not leaving 'till it's over and I remember a similar stance in another of his. Watching this song again for my review reminds me again how good it would be if Phil does tour again as some rumours seem to be pointing at. I love the energy emanating from the crowd and Phil effortlessly keeps it all going and intact. There is a guitarist who looks oddly like Barry Gibb which is interesting as it reminds me of two Youtube videos I discovered of Phil Collins playing for The Beegees.
Up next is an extremely familar song... "How could I just let you walk away?" With me now? Again, it has a similar message. In one sense perhaps Phil is telling the same story which is amazing considering how different the songs still are yet each song is also unique, telling of a different chapter in his life perhaps, the good, the bad but I think most commonly of all the struggles. "You coming back to me is against the odd but it's a chance I got to take." Again, that defiance I mentioned earlier. It is so nice to hear a singer sing live, no miming and sound so good. Of course there are those around still today. Avril Lavigne sounds brilliantly clear live, have a listen to her sing "When you're gone" live and play the piano at the same time, on Youtube if you are unsure. Phil has a very classic, no messing around style. He incorporates instruments, comedy and some other things into his concert but it is all at the right time. No dancing on his head to get someone's attention. If he ever decides to "dance on his head" it is not because he can but because it fits.
Ok, the next song is playing now. "Don't lose my number." This is a very catchy song, fast and also a message of not giving up. While Barry Gibb strums away on his guitar, the backing singers dance away clearly, genuinely enjoying themselves. Phil now looks like he is about to start hopping but instead transfers the energy to creating hand gestures to help you visualise his story and meaning. If you think he should be tired at act 4...well wait until an hour later when he is still bouncing around like a strange creature that somehow receives the energy back that he gives out.
Time for Phil to chat to the audience in France! Oh dear, thankfully there is a translation as he has got further ahead in his French than me! At this point you can clearly see Gandalf on the other Guitar.*
Tarzan! Well there is actually more than one Tarzan song and Phil sung at least two of them but this is "You'll be in my heart." Very clear messages with a great delivery and the continous assurance that "You'll be in my heart." "Don't listen to them 'cause what do they know?" Perhaps I should mention at this point that one of the backing singers looks like one of my brothers. Now that all the cameos have been mentioned it is time for the next song!
Here we have a slower paced song. "One more night." I think this might of been one of those songs Magic 105.4 (A british radio station) used to play at night during their "Mellow Magic" sessions and I can see why. It is soft and gentle and something you could listen to at night perhaps even fall asleep to not in a bad way at all. It is one of those songs I think I would listen to night on purpose actually, when you are trying to relax but still have thoughts to process, this song gets you thinking still, your last thoughts before you end the day. I would say the speed is perfect for that time of day (Night) actually.
"Give me one more niiiight?" You know the song, come on and sing along now :) Sorry I forgot your name but the trumpet guy is back...how people can hold their breath long enough to play that instrument I do not know...well done to you sir. As the trumpet sounds signal the end of the song, the singers give a last little push before finally stopping ever so gently.
While the beat of the next song starts I just wanted to tell you that on the back of the Dvd (Or my version anyway) you get a full list of not only features but every song and the order it is played during the concert. "Can't stop loving you" is a very "Storyfied" song. Close your eyes and hopefully you can easily visualise if not able to already. Why should he stop loving her, Phil asks? Why indeed. I think this is something some of us can relate to right? Ah the struggles of love! What I like is, you can hear this song and listen to it and understand it yet not be overwhelmed by the negativity of bad experiences in life, or that is how it is for me anway. It is like a softly written letter yet is honest all the same.
Phil now stares around the audience fiercely. "Hang in long enough" appears to be the next choice. It is not that long before Phil has all his backing singers walking after him. I do enjoy his physical manifestations of his singing. Please note my writing may keep pausing because I am enjoying the music so much! I like this, Phil is back on the front with his singers, leaning from side to side and then that is it! A massive round of applause and a zoom out courtsey of the cameras to show you just how many people are gathered here today.
Phil shows us his French again to lead into the next song. Now this song has been sung by others but I am not really keen on the other covers. "Don't be afraid. To let them show?" Can you guess? Yes. "True colours." With a nice input from the trumpet again at certain intervals. When he sings "Such sad eyes" I always feel the sadness, he is not just speaking words, he feels them and delivers straight to your door. The screen at the back has changed to a multi-coloured display to fit the song. Another crowd pleasing song.
Ah. This is one of my favourite- "Come with me." A song of ressurance again. "Hold my hand, it'll be alright?" What lyrics could be more innocent? I actually do not remember noticing the first time around that the display for this song is a picture of two hands reaching out to one another, remind me to pay more attention to it during each song. "I'll try and keep you safe, away from the heartache." ...."I'll do anything for you...don't be scared...lift your head." With a song like this, you could certainly have more positive thoughts in your head and a brighter mood after listening. As if to show he can do just that, Phil now crouches down and gestures with his hand for us to come near. 10/10,
This is another very familar sounding song. I am sure you can recognise it in a few seconds. "Groovy kind of love" is actually a song I did not hear until later on. I first heard "Against all odds" if I remember correctly, probably on Magic. "When I'm feeling blue all I gotta do is take a look at you." There are these songs where lyrics just seem to fly out so easily, not aimlessly but settle down nicely as a foundation for the next one to follow-this is one of those songs.
"I missed again" is act 13. With lyrics like "I'm waiting in line" and "You think you got it but it's something you already had" this is another good song, although every song here is. "I think I missed again. Uhuh." I think this is a song for any kind of mood and one people might find themselves singing along to quite easily. "You know I missed again!" Thus ending the song.
Once again we have a song with a great familarance. (Not a word? It is now!) "Another day in paradise." Brilliant lyrics that explain everything with very fine detail. "She calls out to the man in the street. He can see she's been crying." I would love to of written a song like this, I can tell you! "Another day for you and me in paradise." "You can tell by the lines on her face" is one of my favourite lines, I am not sure why but it always gets my attention and is the lyric I remember most from this song. Talking about paradise may seem odd given the struggles Phil has but it shows he has a range of emotions driving his singing experiences.
Act 15-"No way out." This is a slowish song, heavy with emotion. I think it is one of the longest songs here which is fine by me, it never gets boring nor repetitive. Another song I could listen to it again and again.
I like "Seperate lives" a lot too. I have listened to this song so many times, I am not sure if I prefer it too "No way out" or not, it is very hard. I have listened to Phil duet this song with so many different singers, here in his concert with the singers surrounding him he adds another good one to the collection. I like how this song is very sad, gentle and hopeless...but then mentions hope still. The way this song is sung is surely in such a way that if you wanted someone to understand what Phil Collins is like as a singer you would just show them this song and then that is it! "You have no right to speak to me so kind." I love it. "Someday I might. Find myself.........looking in your eyes..."
Well we have reached the end of disc one now! We do have extras that we could cover sometime but onto disc 2 for now to listen to the rest of the concert songs.
We have 9 songs left now, not including bonus material, how time flies when you are enjoying yourself, really. I remember when I watched this concert the first time and was amazed at how much time had passed since I sat down and started listening. You just listen to one song after the next mesmerised. The start of "In the air tonight" is already underway. The Dvd box states the concert is 133 minutes long which is over 2 hours. The extras are roughly 224 minutes and the total duration is apparently 357 minutes long, this really is an amazing bargain. I am glad I bought it. This is a slightly different version of the song to what I am familar with. It is interesting to see Phil walking about as oppose to sitting at drums while he sings. I say that and he has now just sat down! Phil has taken to the drums again for a quick session of drumming. This does indeed have a really different feel to it this version. The audience are mimicking him, encouraging him on as he does a bit more drumming inbetween his "In the air tonight 2.0."
We now have about 4 trumpet players for "Dance into the light" a joyful song, we do have a bit of drumming in the background, Barry Gibb making himself known again on the guitar and swaying of arms from the crowd. "It's a brand new day! The world is in your hands now use it!" Phil keeps his physical work going as well, dancing as much as he is singing. I think playing this song loudly may just get everybody dancing into the light!
This song has been covered by a few singers as well. But again, I prefer Phil's "You can't hurry love." I guess the other versions are bearable but hearing this, it sounds more authentic. "Love don't come easy. It's a game of give and take." Who does not know these lyrics? Words are as always pronounced perfectly at the right moment in the right tone.
Ok, Tarzan song two "Two hearts." It is actually years since I watched Tarzan last, I think I may of been a child but I remember the story more or less. This song is very fitting and as a stand alone song as well.
The last song flows straight into the next one "Wear my hat." This song does have a very different feel to it as well. Phil has raided the wardrobe and we now have props for this song, I love it.
"Easy lover" is a lively song and one of the backing singers is allowed to take the lead for a bit. Phil did actually mention the real name of the Barry Gibb look alike but I missed it. Regardless, he is now of on his own instrumental on his guitar for a bit. More acting from the team as Phil gestures for a male singer to leave in the opposite direction of a female one, which if you were hearing the lyrics would make sense.
Almost done now. "Sussudio" is song 7. We have a nice contribution from the audience when Phil points his microphone in their direction. As the camera points towards the audience a lot now I notice what a range of ages there are which is nice. I can see people who look to be around 20 something and people much older. Clearly Phil has gained the attention of old and new fans. Haha, Phil has now gone down to the audience and stopping at random intervals to get them to sing along. One girl managed to hug him as in Phil willingly moved nearer after she made a sudden grab before he could move on to the next lot. Very good.
"It's not too late" will be starting soon...What I like is that the credits are playing as though it is over just like when you are at a concert...you realise the day is coming to a close sadly...but then wait... the singer you have come to see has started up again. Here we go- "Until he finds his answers." This is a perfect song to sing near the end of the concert. "It's not too late." That could apply for so many things, another charm going for this song.
Here we are! The final song. "Take me home." We have some drumming and slowly but surely the tune starts to appear. I think this is another one of my favourites. "There's a fire that's been burning...right outside my door." This song sort of reminds me of a destiny kind of song. At first it sort of sounds like a song from Tarzan, also. Home. Somewhere perhaps we all want to go but where is it? This is a good choice to end on I think. A concert with energy, joy, passion, excitement, fun and strength. I like how in a minute Phil has everyone applaud his team but keeps singing the song as each person leaves until he finally does as well. I notice someone was actually a trombone player so not all of those trumpet players I mentioned earlier may of actually been playing a trombone.
It is sorta odd that there is a Playstation 2 compatible logo/statement on the back given that almost all dvds are. I guess this was produced by Sony in someway and given the year, they may of been using it as a way to promote the Playstation 2 and show what it can do although I do not own another Dvd with it. I purchased the region 2 compative version although it did not really matter to me as you can download VLC for free to your computer devices to watch dvds from any region.
Well I hope you enjoyed reading my random, live analysis as I re-watched the whole concert again. Thankyou for reading.
*Gandalf and Barry Gibb do not actually appear in this concert but two musicians do bear a striking resemblance to each one respectively. Have a watch and see if you see it too.
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Ravenswood
So I just finished watching the last episode of Ravenswood, the Pretty Little Liars spinoff. I did enjoy it. While perhaps not everything was resolved, that itself was good leaving a bit of mystery but also explaining just what was going on. I liked the revelation that Collins was protecting Miranda as was sort of hinted very early on, I assumed he was misunderstood and was right.
Friday, 7 February 2014
I have a new update to share with you all today. Well I actually updated just a few hours ago so here I am again. I have been having some issues with Skype via the Windows 8 app and had been meaning to see if there was a way to run it in desktop mode. You see, the app is brilliant, great for touchscreen and so on..however there are flaws! If I may explain, Windows eliminates or suspends apps that are either causing trouble if I remember correctly or not been used for a while. Yup you get it! Everytime I stop using Skype even for just a few minutes it closes, evidenced by me navigating back to the app and being shown the splash scren (basically how all apps start, a full screen picture, often more or less a background colour, in the case of Skype you are presented with a nice blue colour with a picture of a cog as the app starts up) although oddly I am sure I have been on my desktop, received the notification in the top right hand corner of a new Skype message and yet had to watch the app reload when checking this message out. Anyhow, the solution is here. It turns out there is actually a seperate piece of software as oppose to Chrome and Internet explorer whereby with the same piece of software you are able to switch between App and Desktop mode and fairly effortlessly at that (When it works!).
Here is the link from Skype-https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12162/how-do-i-get-the-desktop-version-of-skype-windows-8-or-above
Mine has just finished installing so I will log in now for the first time on the Windows 8 desktop version. Visually it is different to the version I had on Windows 7 (Unless they have just updated since I last used it there however it has that sleek look all apps and programs on windows 8 tend to have) and there are two options now. You can sign in with your Skype name or with your Microsoft account details so this is definitely a more modern version. I imagine the rest of the software runs the same as the 7 version.
Thankyou for reading :) Enjoy your day.
-Update one.
Ok I signed and got a bit of a surprise. After Skype did what the windows 7 version does, ask to check your microphone etc and asking me to upload a picture unaware that my details are the same as the Skype app so the two pieces of software are not self aware at first, I managed to bypass the photo prompts somehow despite not remembering seeing a button, I suddenly got a flood of messages along with the continous sounds to go with them! Basically, if my assumption is correct although again this is odd considering they are the same accounts regardless of software using them, every single message I have received since using my 8 app instead of the 7 version on my old laptop was now coming through on the 8 desktop software. Why? I checkd my profile and bingo! My picture was there, hence me saying the software was not self aware at first but soon corrected itself with my uptodate details and I checked some messages that I was allegeddly getting but knew of course I had replied to ages ago on my 8 app and sure enough this piece of software had deduced I had replied because it showed my replies at the bottom, so why it was programmed to send all of this as some kind of massive hello thank you for downloading me, I do not know, I guess the two pieces of software are not synced that well.
What I do like is that lots of information is displayed in one viewing rather than the app that takes up half the screen showing just a few recent messages, this is not neccessarily negative for me and it does not take long to touch another part to view something else but it is handy seeing who is online clearer with the desktop version. Ok update two- I just checked those what must of been hundreds of messages and all is fine. By the way, not hundreds realistically, notifications yes but one person I talk to a lot from France on my 8 app had 100 messages or so from her alone so you only have to pick a person and scroll to the very bottom to check the software realised I had already replied so I only had to check ten or so contacts.
Here is the link from Skype-https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12162/how-do-i-get-the-desktop-version-of-skype-windows-8-or-above
Mine has just finished installing so I will log in now for the first time on the Windows 8 desktop version. Visually it is different to the version I had on Windows 7 (Unless they have just updated since I last used it there however it has that sleek look all apps and programs on windows 8 tend to have) and there are two options now. You can sign in with your Skype name or with your Microsoft account details so this is definitely a more modern version. I imagine the rest of the software runs the same as the 7 version.
Thankyou for reading :) Enjoy your day.
-Update one.
Ok I signed and got a bit of a surprise. After Skype did what the windows 7 version does, ask to check your microphone etc and asking me to upload a picture unaware that my details are the same as the Skype app so the two pieces of software are not self aware at first, I managed to bypass the photo prompts somehow despite not remembering seeing a button, I suddenly got a flood of messages along with the continous sounds to go with them! Basically, if my assumption is correct although again this is odd considering they are the same accounts regardless of software using them, every single message I have received since using my 8 app instead of the 7 version on my old laptop was now coming through on the 8 desktop software. Why? I checkd my profile and bingo! My picture was there, hence me saying the software was not self aware at first but soon corrected itself with my uptodate details and I checked some messages that I was allegeddly getting but knew of course I had replied to ages ago on my 8 app and sure enough this piece of software had deduced I had replied because it showed my replies at the bottom, so why it was programmed to send all of this as some kind of massive hello thank you for downloading me, I do not know, I guess the two pieces of software are not synced that well.
What I do like is that lots of information is displayed in one viewing rather than the app that takes up half the screen showing just a few recent messages, this is not neccessarily negative for me and it does not take long to touch another part to view something else but it is handy seeing who is online clearer with the desktop version. Ok update two- I just checked those what must of been hundreds of messages and all is fine. By the way, not hundreds realistically, notifications yes but one person I talk to a lot from France on my 8 app had 100 messages or so from her alone so you only have to pick a person and scroll to the very bottom to check the software realised I had already replied so I only had to check ten or so contacts.
Hi, me again.
So I discovered Demi Lovato's version of "Let it go," the theme song for Disney's movie titled Frozen recently and discovered that Connie Talbot had sung it too. I had never actually heard much of her voice before having never watched Britains Got Talent, the show she first appeared on to sing "Over the rainbow" but she sings Let it go brilliantly. I can not decide whose version I prefer, of course I do not have to and may well end up conceeding to liking both the same, after all, both are nice, is that not enough? Demi does not appear alone with the strength, Connie is very good in that department too. Please go to Youtube and have a listen to both, also other people on Youtube and perhaps other websites too have covered the song also. You could of course listen to Idina Menzels version, which I had heard after Demi's having not watched the film to later but I advise you not to. I am sorry but it is awful.. WHAT? I never said that! Shhh stop making stuff up. .Um..my dinner is ready now...gotta go...stop making lies up..
Please check out their music on Amazon too or any other shop. I think Ebay may have some good deals although whether cheaper than Amazon or not I do not know.
Connie talbot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJR5A2dttp8
Demi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHue-HaXXzg
Hey! Me again ;)
Well during a random browsing session I stumbled across an interesting website.
http://www.iusedtobelieve.com
Basically, if the URL still leaves you scratching your head, it consists of "Stories" that people remembered from their childhood days. I have to say, a lot were believed by me when I was a child...although some were very different from anything I ever believed! However, all in all it is a fun website with interesting accounts helping you remember just how different the world was when you were still learning these things, "These" referring to, "Where the water goes in your sink," "Do you grow a third arm to help you cope with not being able to carry so many things at once?" And many more hilarious and interesting stories that will have us child psychologists drooling at the fascination at how our minds once worked.
*It may of been implied, heavily due to cerain wording structure, that I am a child psychologist. In one sense this is true. In another not. Thankyou for your confusion. Adios!
Well during a random browsing session I stumbled across an interesting website.
http://www.iusedtobelieve.com
Basically, if the URL still leaves you scratching your head, it consists of "Stories" that people remembered from their childhood days. I have to say, a lot were believed by me when I was a child...although some were very different from anything I ever believed! However, all in all it is a fun website with interesting accounts helping you remember just how different the world was when you were still learning these things, "These" referring to, "Where the water goes in your sink," "Do you grow a third arm to help you cope with not being able to carry so many things at once?" And many more hilarious and interesting stories that will have us child psychologists drooling at the fascination at how our minds once worked.
*It may of been implied, heavily due to cerain wording structure, that I am a child psychologist. In one sense this is true. In another not. Thankyou for your confusion. Adios!
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