http://hornet.ittso.com Contains strong language from the outset, and scenes of a sexual nature. Hopefully. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In honour of the release of the Top Gun Anthem for Guitar Hero III, here are the Top 5 Bits Of Music That Can Make Anything You Do Seem Awesome. 5. Ride Of The Valkyries 4. Push It To The Limit - Paul Engemann 3. The Can-Can 2. Dambusters March 1. Theme From The Professionals http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/07/01/youre-still-dangerous/ I put off writing about Grand Theft Auto 4 for a while, partly because I wanted to finish the story missions before I tried to put my impressions into words (and, as I mention later, there was a bit of a delay in doing that), partly because Yahtzee's review came ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/07/01/i-remember-when-all-this-were-guilt-free-mayhem/ Apologies for the paucity of updates, but work is energy-sappingly hectic at the moment. I really want to get a post together to help me sift through my thoughts regarding GTAIV, and this weekend I'll have another crack at writing the post on the career of Canoe Reeves that I've ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/06/13/this-week-the-blue-man-has-been-mostly-reading/ The actual lyrics to Blitzkreig Bop. For the last 20 years or so I've been singing something like "Keep hopping in a straight line / We're going through a tight wine / The geezer's in a landmine / Blitzkreig Bop!" Oh, and Gimme Shelter goes "burns, like a red coal ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/05/26/10-things-i-have-learned-from-rock-band/ How in God's name are you meant to know when to stop buttering a crumpet? A nanosecond after spreading the butter, it melts and falls down the holes, leaving it in an uncertain state somewhere between butteredness and non-butteredness. You could potentially collapse the probability waveform by biting into it, but ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/05/13/schrodingers-breakfast/ Further evidence of my increasingly obvious arrested deveolpment - I didn't bother going to the flicks for There Will Be Blood, but I did hand over £7.50 (plus a frankly outrageous 10% online booking fee) to see Iron Man. In my defence, I've always had a nagging fondness for old Soup ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/05/12/der-der-der-der-der-da-der-der-der/ Because I surround myself entirely with excellent folk I sometimes forget that gaming is a pastime primarily enjoyed by affluent young males. Actually, that's not really true. Most of my Live friends list are affluent young males. The websites I frequent are largely made and populated by affluent young males. ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/04/10/idiot-country/ I can't remember ever having pre-ordered a game in my life before. This month, I've done it twice. The first was Grand Theft Auto 4. All the previews I've seen made me a little leery of it at first. I was a little worried tht the game seemed to be veering toward ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/04/10/anyone-can-play-guitar/ Hello, you! Sorry no updates over the last couple of weeks. To get you all caught up, I did the road-trip to Bolton on Easter Saturday. It was a long day - out of the house at 8am, home about 1am - but an absolutely brilliant experience. In the main tournament I ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/03/31/omnibus-edition/ This may not tickle you as much as it tickles me. But then this is my blog, not yours. It comes via the excellent Control Point podcast. "They call it a Support class because I carry your ass..." I particularly like the assorted scenes of bonesaw-related ownage. Possibly my proudest moment in ... http://hornet.ittso.com/index.php/2008/03/14/i-love-this-doctor/