May 22 2008

why don’t you throw one over Flannery

Published by Fence under Sport

Disappeared again for a few days there didn’t I? tut, tut, my bad. But just be glad I’m here at all. Cause you know… Nope, can’t come up with an ending for that sentence at all.

Anyways, remember back two years ago I made such a huge fuss about Munster and the Heineken Cup final. You’d be forgiven for thinking that I’d given up on supporting them at all, so little have I written about this season, or indeed last season. But that isn’t the case. The real problem is that since Sky nabbed the rights it is harder to watch the matches. And those highlights packages just aren’t the same.

I did head to the pub for a few, but then you’re in a pub and not really inclined to be blogging. Something to do with alcohol no doubt.

But this weekend is Heineken Cup Final weekend. Munster V Toulouse. And of course Munster are going to win. And of course we’re all supporting them. And of course Gift Grub have done a song for the occasion:

In other random exciting news I’ve just gotten The Wire season 4 in the post. Yay! Now, I need some device to stop time so I can manage to watch it all this weekend and still have time to do other stuff.

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Gift Grub, HeinekenCup08, Munster rugby, Munster V Toulouse, rugby, The Wire

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Sep 24 2007

I had such fuckin’ hopes for us

Published by Fence under Honk

I’ve been out. Doing things. You know, that I shouldn’t be, *glances warily around* going places I shouldn’t.

Yup. Shopping again. It’s shocking[1] how easy it is to spend money when you don’t have to hand over any actual cash. Just flash the plastic and away you go[2] Crazy easy it is. And not only am I going to moan about spending the money, I’m also going to moan about not spending the money.

See I found this nice pair of trousers[3] Tried them on and all was grand apart from the length[4] Went hunting for the short-arse version. None to be found at all[5] Now, people of whatever Debenhams shop I was in, bet you wish you stocked petites, don’t ya.

And while I’m in semi-moan mode[6] why is it that I’m forced to try on 3 different sizes in the hope of finding one that fits. Three! That’s like all you’re allowed to take into the dressing rooms in some shops.

Craziness I tells ya.

However, in the good news stakes I did finally get my hands on season three of The Wire. Just what I need to distract me from the depression that is the RWC[7] I get to watch the dvds with the ineffectual POlice and the drugs wasteland and the death and the killings. Yay!


Title from Epsiode 30 of The Wire
Linknotes:
  1. shocking altogether
  2. okay, so you gotta insert the card in the machine and then hide your PIN from the world, but still, easy baby.
  3. for work
  4. on account of all the giants that live in this modern age. Freaks!
  5. at all
  6. this in nowhere near a full blown moan, as you all know
  7. .
Tags: 2007RWC, moan mode, money, shopping, The Wire

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Aug 03 2007

The Wire - Season 2

Published by Fence under Moving Pictures, TV

Creator: David Simon
Dir.s: Edward Bianchi, Elodie Keene, Steve Shill, Thomas J. Wright, Daniel Attias, Timothy Van Patten, Rob Bailey, Ernest R. Dickerson, Robert F. Colesberry
Writ.s: David Simon, Ed Burns, Joy Kecken, Rafael Ã?lvarez, George P. Pelecanos
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  • Dominic West … Det. Jimmy McNulty
  • Sonja Sohn … Det. Kima Greggs
  • Domenick Lombardozzi … Det. Herc Hauk
  • Lance Reddick … Lt. Cedric Daniels
  • Seth Gilliam … Sgt. Ellis Carver
  • John Doman … Deputy Commissioner Rawls
  • Idris Elba … Stringer Bell
  • Michael K. Williams … Omar Little
  • Andre Royo … Bubbles
  • Chris Bauer … Frank Sobotka
  • Paul Ben-Victor … Vondas Vondopoulos
  • James Ransone … Ziggy Sobotka
  • Pablo Schreiber … Nick Sobotka

The first season of The Wire dealt with drug dealers run by the Barksdale family. At the end the detail got reassigned with McNulty working for the marine unit. While out he comes across a floater. And later the bodies of 13 more women are found in a container in the city port. At first there is considerable debate over who has to take these cases; there is even doubt over whether it is murder. But eventually McNulty works out exactly where the deaths must have happened, and the it is his old homicide colleagues who must take the case. Spite and revenge really do get results.

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Tags: 10 Stars, Andre Royo, Baltimore, Chris Bauer, Daniel Attias, David Simon, Domenick Lombardozzi, Dominic West, drugs, Ed Burns, Edward Bianchi, Elodie Keene, Ernest R. Dickerson, George P. Pelecanos, human trafficing, Idris Elba, James Ransone, John Doman, Joy Kecken, Lance Reddick, Michael K. Williams, Pablo Schreiber, Paul Ben-Victor, police, Rafael Ã?lvarez, Rob Bailey, Robert F. Colesberry, Seth Gilliam, Sonja Sohn, Steve Shill, The Wire, Thomas J. Wright, Timothy Van Patten, war on drugs

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Aug 01 2007

Come at the king, you best not miss.

Published by Fence under Shiny, TV

Guess what? My voice is back, yay! Not totally, I’m still a little hoarse[1] but I can talk. Celebrate good times etc.

Also the new Estella’s Revenge is out, off you pop to take a peak.


I’m about halfway through the second season of The Wire and it is sooo worth watching. Everyone says so, but more importantly, I say so. But if you don’t believe me[2] then here are 9 reasons why you are wrong, and I am right. Just look at all those As. So, with a helpful nudge, I’m directing you to check out The Wire.

On the face of it, it’s a show about police and drug dealers in contemporary Baltimore - but that’s a woefully simplistic description. Stick with it, and by the time you get to season four you’ll realise that when co-creator David Simon describes it as a “treatise on the death of America”, it’s not empty hyperbole. By some margin, this is the most ambitious, complex drama serial ever created.

Course I haven’t gotten to season 4 yet. But I will. In one way I want to watch them all straight through[3] but I’ve learned my lesson from Firefly, patience can bring rewards. Honestly. Not racing through them means that they’ll last longer and I’ll have new episodes to look forward to for longer. I’ve heard that season 5 will be the last. So I only have three seasons left to go.

Linknotes:
  1. lets not make with the bad pony joke
  2. Im hurt by your non-belief, hurt, a little angry
  3. three episodes last night
Tags: Estella's Revenge, Firefly, Omar, The Wire

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