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Smittens - blech…

This is a shot of Waterloo Station that I took earlier this year, which has then been run through a plugin called buZZ.Simplifier. I quite like the results, although you really need to look at the full-sized version to get the full effect.

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Don’t Delete This Message is a fine example of the sort of emails you can get from real people. It’s amazing how worked up normal people can get about a simple, yet confusing, email…

Stuck in a boring, meaningless existence where the only venue is the local pub, it’s no wonder that Shaun (Simon Pegg) is miserable, that his girlfriend dumps him or that he almost completely fails to notice the invasion of shuffling reanimated corpses.

Shaun of the Dead is a very funny and sharp British comedy from the writers and director of Spaced (a first-class UK sitcom) based loosely on the George Romero film Dawn of the Dead. After Shaun and his hopeless friend Ed (Nick Frost) eventually discover the zombie threat, Shaun gets his arse in gear and plans to rescue his parents, girlfriend and friends and take them somewhere safe - the pub.

The script shines with nuggets of golden dialogue, and takes the characters and plot much further than Spaced did. It never feels like a TV show - between the jokes the tension is built very effectively and there are some genuinely scary moments, and the special effects work (including some impressive blood and gore) is excellent. The film has a very British feel, so it might be interesting to see if it has similar success when it’s shown in other countries.

Overall a fantastic film, especially if you’re into zombie movies or Spaced.

(for more reviews and ratings see the reviews page)

Wordcount is very simple: a list of words, in order of frequency of use. It’s quite interesting, although much of the fun comes from the frequently bizarre juxtaposition of words (eg. banker is next to wretched, at 10,024th most frequently used word in the English language).

I have some invitations for GMail if anyone’s interested - mail me and I’ll send them on…

The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide is a great page for the ancient game.

Particularly interesting is the advanced RPS guide for accomplished players. Are you an agressive player (rock) or someone who has controlled agression (scissors), or a more peaceful style (paper)?

Last weekend my girlfriend’s parents celebrated 40 years of being married, and I took some photos of the party - click here to see them.