What a headache…

The Hangover Part II is easily my favourite comedy film this year! I initially worried about an apparent lawsuit against the film that meant it may not have been released at all. Luckily it was, and I loved it!

Another online imprinted image to keep the original work alive!

Now this idiot is back with his dam lawsuit! I don’t quite understand how he has a case. The film has been released, the posters have been seen and the world now knows who you are! Yes, I’m talking about you S.Victor Whitmill!

I feel sorry for the make-up artist who worked so hard everyday to put that on Ed Helms! Their work may no longer been seen if Whitmill gets his way and the tattoo is changed digitally for the DVD release!

However your whining has only lead to more headlines and more disgruntled Hangover fans (and there’s a lot!) So now, everyone will know it as the ‘Stuart Price tattoo’ aka ‘dude from the Hangover tattoo’ aka ‘Ed Helms tattoo’; rather than Mike Tyson’s tattoo. He was always more known for biting Holyfield’s ear anyway!

 

And now for something completely different…

To lighten the mood, a rare sketch from some very funny guys:

The Alternative Vote- Findings so far…

Face to Face Research:

Nearly every person I have spoken to aged 40 or over are not going to vote again if AV is to become our new voting system.

That is awful considering, especially what women went through to secure a vote in the first place. But I don’t blame them.

I’m still finding it hard to find a good point, if anyone knows one, please, please let me know. I’ve already voted, but that’s not the point, I want to know! And don’t give me the talk about how it is fairer. One vote each is fair, end of.

Virtual Research:

A quick look on twitter and many who are voting YES seem to do it purely because they hate Cameron. Sounds mature. Do any of them know what AV is actually about? Have they just heard that a YES vote is a LEFT vote and a No vote is a RIGHT vote? It’s a little more complex than that.

Paper Research:

The Daily Mail has declared they are against it. There was no escaping their blatant front page this morning. And not only hate for Cameron but a newspaper has even made up the minds of some tweeters:

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The Daily Mail’s ‘No to AV’ front page campaign has helped me make up my mind. I’m voting yes!

 

I never thought I’d say this but thank god for the Daily Mail, otherwise poor old Ian would have been stuck at the polling station completely confused!

The Alternative Vote…

So it’s the eve before voting commences where we decide whether or not we as a nation, join the other three countries in the world who use AV aka The Alternative Vote.

This was my first reaction:

What a very liberal approach. It’s like one of those irritating new age teachers you get at school. You’re quite happily thrashing another team in any sport, lets pick Hockey for example, and you beat the other team 10 – 0. You’re happily celebrating with your team when she comes over and announces that you are all winners and both teams win medals.

In almost all kinds of competitions and voting activities, the majority will be disappointed!

What? I hear you cry! They are not winners, your team won, they lost. Simple math! 10 is bigger than 0, always will be. Half of those playing would have been upset, I grant you, but you still do not take away the merit from the other team. If there is nothing to play for, there’s no point in playing! It’s a great lesson for kids and should not be taken away!

Equally, lets look at a race. 10 kids, 100 metres in front of them. 90% of those children are going to be disappointed. Each child has two supporters, their mum and dad. I’m keeping it simple, I know this is not an average family in modern-day Britain. Therefore 90% of the audience are going to be disappointed and would have been rooting for a child who did not win. Surely that’s not fair? More people lost than won!

YES, BECAUSE IT’S A RACE FOR CHRIST SAKE!

With AV you still have one winner but you don’t lose by as much, and it’s a little bit nicer to those who lost as they can get a couple more votes- oh grow up!

So, yes, this was my initial reaction to AV.

So after having been literally littered with leaflets over the past month, I’ve come to this conclusion about AV and jotted down some good and bad points.

Bad Points of AV:

It’s expensive
It’s complicated (well I understand it, but many don’t)
More hung parliaments (that’s working great so far)
Racist parties have more of a say (BNP for example)
It’s pointless? (as in to say, deal with pressing matters at the current time)

People will vote badly- let me expand.

You Labour supporters who hate Tories for no other reason other than they appear posh, rich and Thatcher-ish, will therefore give Conservative the lowest vote.

Equally, you Tory supporters will only think of Blair’s creepy smile, Gordon’s incompetence, the fall of our great country and Cherie not bowing to the Queen (I mean what was that about?) So you will give Labour the lowest vote.

Now, I dislike one of these parties greatly, and the thought of being petty and putting them bottom appeals most definitely, but I don’t like the fact that BNP could get a higher vote than either of them. But that’s going to happen if this voting system takes place.

My point is that manifesto’s will be less read than they are now, and the only reason on voting would be to try to score the one you hate with the lowest possible vote. It becomes petty and childish. Labour and Conservative are not all different at times on certain policies but some people seem so against either one of these parties that they will give their higher votes to others even if they disagree with a majority of their policies.

Good Points of AV:

Errrm…

Give us a second…

There’s got to be something surely…

I’ll get back to you if I can think of any!

Never cover a classic- Really?

I wouldn’t go as far as to call myself a ‘Gleek,’ however, I can proudly admit I’m a fan of the show!

Being in England, and of course not being illegal by watching Glee online, I waited till a couple of weeks ago for Season 2 to start. It’s aired on Monday nights, however I always miss it, so had to wait till today for the repeat! And my god was it worth the wait!

Not only was there a Grilled Cheesus, but perhaps Kurt’s best solo yet?

Now, I’m going to make a very risky statement here… but yes, Kurt’s version of ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand,’ was better than The Beatles.

This is coming from a ‘not the greatest fan ever’ of The Beatles. I mean, they are alright, (please don’t hurt me) but I think besides their song ‘Help,’ I’m not that interested. The Smiths, Stones, Who- Yes. Beatles- not so much.

I am generally against covering songs; there are some songs you just don’t touch. However I’m starting to warm to the idea that some songs do sound alright with a new twist. Take Ellie Goulding and her version of ‘Your Song.’ Before I heard it, I was angered; never do you cover an Elton John song. But now, I own her album and love her version!

So maybe I’m biased, I’d choose a Glee album over a Beatles one. I’d choose a Rolling Stones one over them too, and a Vengaboys probably… maybe even a PJ & Duncan.

I’ll leave you to make your own opinions on both versions!

A New Year, A New You… For a Few Days Anyway…

How many people right now are starting their second day of 2011 doing hundreds of sit ups, have quit smoking, are at the gym, or on a diet?

These are many of the new years resolutions that are made, but how long do they actually last. A week? Maybe two? Let’s face it, it’s rarely a month.

I promised myself that I would start jogging in the mornings. However it’s day 2 and I’ve just finished off my tub of Ben & Jerry’s and thought to myself that I’ll start Monday, as that’s technically the start of the week. But if I’m totally honest with myself, it’s probably not going to happen.

So this leads me to think, how much do people really change? Just something to ponder…

‘Dealable’ is no longer, well, ‘dealable’…

It’s safe to say my ‘ponderings’ in the last few months, have been few and far between, less frequent if you will, and if I’m being totally frank, as often as panda’s mate.

But I do hope to change this so my blog posts project a more rapid speed resembling more of a rabbit mating ritual.

So animal sex aside, the reason I’m blogging less, is that I feel my brain has completely turned to ‘moosh.’ I would look for a better word to describe it, but that literally does all the explaining it needs. I finally got a job, an unforfilling job, in a career I have no intention of pursuing, just so I can get some money as Christmas approaches. I hated it at first, but promised to ‘stick it out’ as everyone had told me to do so. Now, it’s ok, dealable- if that’s even a word. I have no idea anymore. However, I now understand how people can get stuck in jobs they hate. I have always thought, if you hate it that much, just quit. But to many people, it’s the financial security they want, and if they are being honest, it is dealable!

Well I’ ve had enough with dealable. Dealable has led me to waste my day waiting for work to start and all previous ideas and dreams I had, have been placed on a backseat.

After watching The Apprentice, I turned over to Gold+1, for a one-off show entitled A Bit of Fry a Laurie Reunited. Not only did it make me break open my DVD collection and whack on some old classic sketch shows from the double act, but it did bring back my creative flair, ish, and an inspiration to write again, even if it is at gone midnight!

So the kettle is noisily brewing, and a long night is ahead I feel. Hope they don’t mind me napping at work tomorrow…