tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74835269150277142132024-02-20T09:51:43.114-08:00The NoelDarling Typecast.I always wanted to do a podcast (never say never) but until then, this will have to do, and as it is written, I'm calling this my typecast.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-74994811170842252092014-06-29T15:13:00.001-07:002014-06-29T15:13:28.138-07:00Rant<p dir="ltr"><b><i>https://twitter.com/TellEmSteveDave/status/483364495121981440</i></b><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>"RT @Vulgarfan should I know who George Romero is?" @The12percenters</i></b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>Jesus Christ almighty. I apologize to anyone who read that question."</i></b><br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Why in this point in history does this happen? Why, when we are presented with something we don't know, take to social media to ask a question?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Unless of course it's rhetorical, why? Especially to a celebrity/someone in the public eye. If you see something/someone and don't know what/who they are, why not do a quick online search for it? Why advertise your ignorance? Ignorance not only in not knowing the original fact, but ignorant of not finding that information in the best possible way. You've already took time to hit the web and post on social media. That same amount of time could have been a Google search and a skim read of a wikipedia article. But no. Some people feel the need to just look even more dumb. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm glad Bryan didn't take this tweet seriously. Also I'm aware I've probably been hypocritically guilty of this in the past, but opinions change, you don't like it? #GFY</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-16742116718762098302014-04-09T15:10:00.001-07:002014-04-09T15:10:24.716-07:00Movies I'm Looking Forward ToI want to make this a regular occurance. Going onto youtube and picking out non-major/obviously well know movies that have had trailers released and saying which ones i like the look of. I know i stopped blogging about film because i was writing the same thing over and over again, but hey, its what i know about and, sometimes, what i like to write about.<br />
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<b>Chef.</b><br />
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Ok so kicking us of is Jon Favreau's Chef, he directs, lead performs, and writes what looks to be a fantastic movie. The cast looks great, Favreau, Downy Jr, Vergara, Hoffman, and Scar Jo. Love it. The movie looks like it'll be funny, and a good movie. I mean this'll be the best food movie since Ratatouille, maybe? Well we'll find out but I'm in.<br />
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<b>Wish I Was Here</b><br />
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Speaking of movies written, directed and lead starred by all the same one guy who is one of my faves in the entertainment business, its Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here. Now I was one of the many, many people to fund this on kickstarter, so to actually see what i decided to minimally fund turned out to be, will be good. The trailer looks really good, a mix of heartwarming, comedy and scifi? Im in.<br />
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<b>Begin Again</b><br />
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I like music. I like movies. I like movies that are about music. Begin Again looks to be just that. Glancing at the cast in the trailer we've got Mark "The Hulk" Ruffalo, Kiera Knightly, and Maroon 5's lead singer, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld and James Cordon. That last one isn't necessarily a good thing, but the movie looks really good.<br />
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<b>Lucy</b><br />
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Already mentioned Scar Jo in Chef, but here she is leading this very cool looking thriller. The concept and feel of the movie seems very traditional Jason Statham/Liam Neeson action/thriller type movie, just with the amazingly talented (and gorgeous Scarlett Johansson taking the reins). Well Im in.<br />
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This one is my could go either way pick of the month. On one hand i love period movies like this, on the other I don't know any of the actors in this film. That is always a big put off for me, but we'll see.<br />
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What do you think? Any of these look good to you? Leave me a comment, share, reblog, retweet, like...etc<br />
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Noel. Out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-4893617042916345272014-04-06T07:19:00.000-07:002014-04-06T07:19:59.551-07:00Dave Thomas, The Founder Of Wendy's.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Thanks to Sal and Q for bringing this game into the public eye/ear:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><a href="http://www.whatsayyoupodcast.com/episode-20-dave-thomas-founder-of-wendys/">http://www.whatsayyoupodcast.com/episode-20-dave-thomas-founder-of-wendys/</a></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-31423753912311019992014-04-06T05:46:00.000-07:002014-04-06T05:48:39.417-07:00Nightvale Fan-Fic Reading: Another Story About YouSo i really like the podcast Welcome To Nightvale. Recently i found that people write their own little bits that would sound not out of place on the podcast. Now whenever i read them, i always try it in my "actor, RP voice" and finally i've decided to record one, with my Rock Band microphone and Audacity. Now i don't know the copyright rules and what-not so i'm going to reference everyone fairly at the end of this post, as the music i used isn't mine and obviously i didn't originally write what i have read, so any complaints from anyone and i'll gladly remove/delete and whatever. (I've already done that for a Warcraft short story i wrote, see my other posts), so here we go, its my favorite one that i've read that i've decided to record and here it is(also apologies for my awful impression of Cecil at the end):<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-2619184043640835652014-03-08T09:50:00.001-08:002014-04-06T05:51:29.589-07:00Warcraft novel reading.<br />
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This is a reading I have done for the short Warcraft story I wrote. I recorded it on a Rock Band microphone, through Audacity, so it don't expect SMod levels of perfect recordings, but it was fun to do :-p<br />
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Noel, Over And Out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-43731862619059297442014-02-28T15:55:00.001-08:002014-02-28T16:02:01.671-08:00If i could go back in time, top 5 places/times I'd go.<div dir="ltr">
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2. June 20th, 1965- The Kiel Opera House, St. Louis.<br />
3. September 8th, 1966- Anywhere watching TV in America.<br />
4. January 20th-30th, 1994- Park City, Utah, USA.<br />
5. EITHER: Sometime during 1598-1612- The Globe Theatre, England, UK.</div>
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So number 1 is the date that the Metallica S&M show took place. Metallica, a well known, heavy/thrash metal band, performs their greatest hits, accompanied by a full orchestra. I love the blend of the metal song that i already love, but with the added kick of the orchestra, really makes this easily my album of all time. I love this album. I love the live dvd footage, but to have been there and to have heard it played live, must have been fantastic. So whichever night they recorded, either the 21st or the 22nd, i'd like to go to the other one.</div>
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So number 2 takes us from my first favorite genre of music, to my second: lounge. I don't know if lounge is the right term, but I love Sinatra, Martin, Davis JR, and I suppose the modern equivalent would be Buble. But this performance was the first time these guys were televised for the whole world to see. I researched a few of their shows, and this one stood out as what would be the most memorable. </div>
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So for number 3 I had the choice between two different TV show pilot premiers. The show I decided not to use is essentially the basis for this entire set of questions (no points for guessing which or WHO I mean) but then the other option was a little show called Star Trek. I'm a big trekkie, albeit only since 2009, but as a loyal little nerd, I went back and watched where it all started. The camp acting, the wobbly sets, the 'inventive' aliens, and the pure sci-fi of it all. Because of this show, there have been (not counting animated) 28 seasons of all the incarnations of the show, and 12 movies. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-42473669496951105712014-02-23T14:13:00.003-08:002014-02-23T14:13:39.299-08:00Another A-Level essay.<div class="MsoNormal">
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pillows, with a faint scent of her still on them: reluctantly off. The
underlay, slightly creased on one side and definite signs of use on the other:
off. I am going to let you in on a little secret: I have no idea what I am
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treasure and enter the kitchen. This used to be your domain, you knew
everything to do with everything in this room, but you never told me anything.
I put the basket on the floor and start to shovel the washables into the
washer. Now if only I knew which button made it go, I can handle machines, you know I can handle machines,
but this one has me stumped; all of the buttons and knobs each will present the
washables in a different outcome. I fill it with powder, jab at a few of the
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figure, her smooth, shiny skin and the way she always does what I want her to
do. She is almost too loyal: never asking questions, never doubting my every
move and always making that sweet purring sound. I can sit playing her for
hours on end and with her there is no mother in law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I’m sat shooting Nazis with my MP40 and recall that day. It was a
Saturday afternoon, I was shooting some different Nazis then, or was I
protecting summoners from fiends in Spira? Either way I was fixed on the game.
You came in from shopping about half past four and said you felt like cleaning,
what for I still don’t know. Anyway she started to clean with the vacuum and
was standing in front of the TV, I shouted at her. She moved and with a flick
of her hoover she had sucked up the plug from the wall and my gaming all day
was in vein, I had not reached a save point. I shouted some more, she shouts
back I go upstairs for a shower. Whilst upstairs I hear a scream. I come
running downstairs to find her jumping up and down like a baboon. She turns
around and shows me a piece of paper, which I don’t get time to read and she
says she found in the sofa whilst cleaning, then starts jumping up and down
again. Then she goes upstairs. Then it hit me. She was watching the lottery.
She came downstairs with a suitcase packed, says she was leaving me and would
be back for her stuff at a later date and leaves me, alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It was Monday when she came round demanding her stuff. So I try the
whole “baby, don’t leave me, what did I do?” big mistake. She goes off on this
huge rant about how ever since I bought my sweet games console all I ever do is
play it and there is no time for her. Then there was a bit of crying, bits of
things that I had done wrong which I couldn't understand due to the tears but I
caught the odd word and insult to get basically what she was saying. She then
said that she had won 5.6 million pounds and wouldn't be needing me so was
living at Debby’s, who Debby was at this point I had no idea who Debby was.
Then she got one of her bags, which my offer to carry was refused, and went. I
wondered about carrying one of the other bags she had made of all her things,
but thought better of it. Then she returned but this time she had brought a
friend, whom I assume was Debby. Well again between you and me Debby had the
world's greatest backside ever, although I think they noticed that I had
noticed so I tried to busy myself in the kitchen with a cup of tea, fortunately
I can use the kettle. I watched my newly ex and Debby or “The Bum” as she was
referred to in my head, carry all 15 bags of what I would have labeled “crap”
out of my flat. She came back up, gave one last look at me and gave me my key
and the finger, what a charming person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">God only knows where she lives now, and frankly I couldn't care less. I
have my console and that’s all I need. Now if you’ll excuse me I am about to
start my new demonic powers and guns game.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-38476540557437959132014-02-23T14:11:00.000-08:002014-02-23T14:11:18.526-08:00My Y12 A-Level English Language essay, written in 2006/7<div style="margin-top: 0cm;">
Stretching out in front of
me, the harbor came into view. Somewhere on one those ships a man wheezed in
his sleep; he alone was the person who could help us.<br />
<br />
"Not long now", was the quiet mumbling from my comrade in arms. I
often wondered why the great Sir Tent became my friend. I remember the town of
Alexus. I remember the accident with the candle and the beehog. I also recall
Sir Tent in the smoke and the most unfortunate of recollections that day was
the bright pink light and the pain in my left arm, but the rest, a mystery.
Every time I inquire to Tent about that day he finds some way of diverting my
attention.<br />
<br />
"We’ll be fine", Tent muttered, “We have my sword, your spear and
Ketrin here has her father’s revolvers”.<o:p></o:p></div>
My third companion was the beautiful daughter of
Euram Blant; Ketrin Blant. Ketrin and her father were the governors of my
village and even though I could never grasp politics, we had been friends since
as far back as I can remember. I always had a deep urge within me that we
should be together, as she was the only girl that I knew that made my heart
beat faster and slower at the same whenever I laid eye on her. Many times
before had I tried to talk to her about it, but I could never muster enough
courage and changed the subject. I could go into a war risking my life, but I
can’t speak to a girl. All of a sudden my thoughts of being alone with Ketrin
were annoyingly cut short by a loud scream.<br />
<br />
I turned around and saw that my third companion wasn't there, but a deep growl
from the left hand side told me that I would be using my spear a lot sooner
than I had<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="feedback"></a> intended to.<o:p></o:p><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
A creature lunged at Sir Tent and sent him flying through
the air. He hit the floor and didn't get up. Before I could get to him and see
if he was OK, the beast blocked my path and I fell. I saw it for what it was, a
Jibbo. I had never seen a Jibbo before but they were exactly as they had been
described to me; a large dog with long, brown, shaggy hair, that made a mixture
of growls and sounds that could have been someone playing the drums. I thought
I would have been ready for an attack, but I was shaking, my palms were very
sweaty and my feet were rooted to the ground.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The Jibbo made a sudden loud note and started to charge. I
dodged. The Jibbo came to a halt and rushed recklessly at me again. I dodged it
for the second time, but when I turned around to see where the beast had gone,
time seemed to stand still. The Jibbo had somehow jumped in the air and was
coming down on me like a boot on a defenseless ant. I heard a scream and I was
crouched under the beast with my spear in hand, dreading what would happen if
the Jibbo made it to the ground, but I would never know, as <b>it</b> happened again.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Without warning a bright light filled my eyes. This time it
was bright blue and even though my eyes were covered, I was still blinded by
blue. There was a loud booming sound, which I guess came from the Jibbo and
then silence. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
When the light dimmed a face glared down at me. I did not
recognise this face but it helped me to my feet. As I stood I saw Sir Tent,
supporting an injured Ketrin. The face that helped me up belonged to a man in a
brown cloak and who had scars on his nose that were crossed under his eyes. He
began to speak.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Are you o.k.?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I couldn't reply, so I merely nodded.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I am glad”, he replied, “If I had not arrived when I did
you would have been that Jibbo’s next meal.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
My head was hurting as though it was in a clamp. I tried to
remember what had happened, but the memories were running away like water
through a sieve. I had eventually found my voice and muttered, “What…was
the…light?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I can answer that one”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sir Tent had perched Ketrin against a large rock and stepped
forward, his arm was definitely broken, “You also possess the power of a Shogun
don’t you?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At the time I had no-idea what a Shogun was and I neither
did I care because I noticed Ketrin had started to stir. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I mustered all the strength I could and crawled closer to
Ketrin to check to see if she was OK.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The cloaked man stumbled at what Sir Tent had said and
stared up with a confused and shocked expression on his face.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“How…how…d…do…y…y…y…”
the cloaked man stuttered.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I hold the power of the pink Shogun symbol”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The man fell to the floor and just couldn't accept the
information he had just herd, he was about to speak but I turned and
intervened.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It was you!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It was me”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I couldn't believe what my ears, Sir Tent had confessed to
summoning the pink light, a sudden deep beast had erupted in my heart and was
telling all my muscles to attack Tent right here, right now, but I thought
better of it, so I confronted him.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“All along, you where the one that shone the bright pink
light on Alexus, all this time and you kept avoiding it whenever I asked you!”
The beast was growling with rage. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Yes and…”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Then it was you who got rid of the Beehog and caused the
excruciating pain in my arm and…”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sir Tent took a step forward and raised his hand to signal
me to stop speaking, I did so but only because I knew that he could kill me in
several different ways all at once.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I caused you no pain that night, you fell out of your chair
and fell to the floor, I assume you landed on something sharp and painful, but
right now with this man’s help, you and I will, hopefully understand
everything”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Err…sorry but I do have a name” the cloaked man declared, “its
Bowton”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Well, Mr Bowton, may I inquire as to you telling me and my
comrade what you know of the Shoguns”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
There was silence as Bowton stared first at Sir Tent, then
at Ketrin and finally his eyes rested on me. In his eyes I saw pain and
suffering. He seated himself on the ground. He was in deep thought. My
attention turned again to Ketrin, who had just got to her feet.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“No”, I darted towards her, as she lost her balance and fell
back into my arms, “You need rest”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I…don’t need any…rest”, she said with her breathtaking
smile, “but now that you mention it I…I could go for some food I’m starving!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We laughed. It had been so long since we had both laughed
like this. I stared into her eyes. I had never stared into a person’s eyes
before and saw for the first time how beautiful they were.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Do I have something in my eye?” Ketrin said with a smile.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“No, I just never realised that your eyes were so pretty”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She laughed, “Very flattering, and I do believe you might
have fallen far me”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“W…w…w…well…well…I…I…I…” I couldn't speak, my cheeks were
filling with blood and my palms became very sweaty again.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It’s O.K. I know. You don’t have to say anything”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She leant up and came closer to me and I in turn was leaning
closer to her.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It was a touching moment, we were millimeters away from one
another, but was however cut short by Bowton clearing his throat. The huge
beast within me, from before was growling and cursing at Bowton for
interrupting us, but I kept my feelings to myself</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“O.k. I will tell you
all I know”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Thank you good sir”, Tent said, as he moved to sit next to
Bowton.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Right then, where to begin…”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Bowton and Tent then went on to explain about Shoguns, while
I listened and Ketrin rested her head in my lap. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The Shoguns were a family of great warriors that lived hundreds
of years ago. They protected their land on a far off world from all who opposed
them. Then the ruler of the neighboring land requested their help in
protecting some incredible power. The Shoguns accepted and became very rich and
very powerful.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At this point Ketrin gave a cute, but rather loud snore and
fell asleep, while Bowton carried on.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
One day, the Shoguns decided that they should be able to see
what they have been guarding all this time. The ruler had forbidden this, but
the Shoguns didn't care and proceeded to gaze at this almighty power. What they
saw no-one knows, but whatever it was it destroyed the Shoguns. That would have
the end of it but there was something else. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
My pulse increased as I heard this and leant in closer to
hear Sir Tent explain more.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
When the Shoguns were young, the smallest and youngest had
made them all carry a different coloured metal symbol to prove that they were
Shoguns; Pink, Blue and Green. The power that destroyed the far off planet
could not destroy the three Shogun symbols. Instead they absorbed their
master’s power and because of the explosion, were scatted to the far corners of
the world.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Both Sir Tent and Bowton possessed a Shogun symbol and
therefore both had Shogun powers but the location of the third metal ring is
still a mystery and must be found before some-one else does, someone who would
use it for evil.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sir Tent and Bowton then, I assume went into more detail
about the symbology, but for all I know discussed how to make the world's
greatest onion soup, because Ketrin had opened her eyes and stared up at me
with her smile. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Can we try this again, while we can?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She smiled, closed her eyes and leant up closer to me.
Seizing the moment while I could, I kissed Ketrin. I had never kissed a woman
before and loved every minute of it. It seemed to go on forever and I wished it
did, but eventually it had to stop.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ketrin smiled and whispered, “I would like to do that again
too, but I’m very tired and need sleep”.</div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
She curled herself up in my lap like a pet cat would and
started to sleep. I couldn't stop myself and gave her a peck on the forehead
before falling asleep myself, leaving Sir Tent and Bowton discussing long into
the night.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-76921136451828581962014-02-23T13:42:00.000-08:002014-03-08T09:44:18.314-08:00A short World Of Warcraft story I wrote just after Mists Of Pandaria was released. <div class="MsoNormal">
Of all the safe houses and Sanctuaries around the world,
Noel Darling, Paladin of the Silver Hand, has never felt more safe or at home
than in his quarters in Dalaran. It's unusual for a non-mage to take a liking
to the Magi capital of Azeroth, but despite his dedication to the light, Noel
always admired the arcane arts and those that practise them. He had only
recently acquired his current living area, after winning it in a duel against a
rather unusual Worgen Mage. It wasn't much but it was all the adventurer
needed; a medium sized room, with a section curtained off for a bed, and two
smaller rooms either side for a kitchen and a bathroom.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Noel sat underneath a window, at a rather large table, which
had obviously taken a beating from some alchemical experimentation the Worgen had
be developing. In one hand he held a cloth, with which he was polishing his
chest-piece with, and in the other hand, a freshly brewed cup of honey-mint
tea. He sipped at the tea and took a
moment to look down at his protective attire. It was the most mismatched armour
set worn by anyone in the history of Azeroth. Every piece was a gift from
someone, who had hired Noel to help them with some menial task, varying from
the retrieval of some lost or yearned for item, helping clear out any unwanted
pests, to actually aiding in the war efforts that have ravaged all adventures
for the last several years. Each piece told a different tale, except for his
goggles, which he created himself through his exceptional engineering skills.
His armour may look impressive, but compared with most it was as useful as a
potato sack. Where Noel was a terrific adventurer, he mainly left the fighting
to more experienced adventures. He would help as much as he could up to the
main fight, but would often fall short at the final confrontation. He wished he
could have been there when Ragnaros was first banished, or when Illidan had
been slain, or to have witnessed the final seconds of Arthas' life before he
was laid to rest, and just recently he was absent from the fall of the Earth
Dragon Aspect, Deathwing's, reign of terror. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Bringing him out of his trance was a knock on the door.
Setting everything down on the table, he got up and walked over to it.
Although Dalaran was a Sanctuary, there were still Horde members who would like
to see the end of Noel. He had one hand on the door handle, the other, inches
from the hilt of his mace, leaning against the wall. He slowly opened the door
and peered into the hallway. Standing there was Noel's best friend, Drackmore,
a Draenei Hunter.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"What are you doing right now?", she said asked,
with a sense of urgency in her voice.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"Well I was enjoying a nice cup of tea, but I'm
assuming you're here with something more dangerous to do?", Noel replied
as he made his way back to sit at the table.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"No time for tea, Doctor Darling, we've been summoned
by King Varian."</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Now most adventurers would have been honoured to be
personally summoned by the king of Stormwind and leader of the Alliance, but
not Noel.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"What does he want now? We already vanquished the
Twilight Cult, we exorcised the Scourge and fought for him in that Tournament
we had in Icecrown. What could he possibly want now?"</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Drackmore hesitated, before turning around and closing the
door.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"Close the window, I don't trust that Horde spies
aren't listening in to us."</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She took a few steps into the room, her hooves clopping on
the wooden floor, as Noel closed the window.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"Prince Anduin was on a ship bound for Booty Bay, and
we received word that the fleet he was with has been attacked by the Horde. The
King is gathering everyone and anyone to board the Stormcaller and fly out to
find him. There are reports to suggest wreckage on an uncharted island."</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Noel set down his tea and stared into the cup. He had known
the young Prince since he was a young frightened boy, ruling the kingdom in his
father's absence. Since Varian had returned, he had grown from a young
frightened boy, into a mature young man. He and Noel were even key in securing
the discovery of the Twilight Hammer's corruption in Stormwind. To now be told
that his young friend was lost at sea because of the Horde gave Noel but one
simple response.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"We'll set off as soon as I am packed."</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Preparing for adventures in uncharted territory, he knew
he had to pack only the essentials. He had his armour, which he promptly put
on. Sure it wasn't as impressive as the matching collection Drackmore was
wearing, which she recieved as reward for her involvement in the slaying of Deathwing, but her's had
seen a lot more action than Noel's. There there were still dints in her armour and still some dried blood stains. Noel
emptied his pack, leaving only a snack, a drink, his trusty Gnomish Army Knife
and hearthstone.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"Let's do this"</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
They left Noel's small apartment and made their way to the
Alliance Embassy in Dalaran, where the magi had erected a portal directly to
Stormwind. Drackmore went first, beaming herself across to a whole different
continent. Noel took one last look around, glancing at a Night Elf and Human
talking in the corner, before smiling and taking the first step on his new
adventure. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-8753061538507885382014-02-23T13:02:00.003-08:002014-02-23T13:02:40.238-08:00Wow has it really been that long?....Hello....pfft....pfftttt...hello?? Can anyone read me?<br /><br />Ah its working again. Wow, after 3 years of absence this blog is still attached to my google account!?! Wow.<br /><br />Well not going to lie, recently I've been feeling the old writing itch. The only problem being that I have absolutly nothing to write about, then again, looking back on afew of these posts, it didn't stop me before now did it?<br />
<br />
Well what can i say? I stopped reviewing movies, because i got bored with writing the same thing over, and over and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.<br />
<br />
What I really want is to write a play. Not a full length, 2-4 act play, but maybe just a short 1 act play. Just to prove to myself that i can do it.<br />
<br />
Well as soon as i get some inspiration i'll be sure to update.<br />
<br />
<br />
Until then, this is NoelDarling. Over and out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-44859531711666969872011-01-14T03:58:00.001-08:002011-01-14T03:58:21.421-08:00UniversitySo time to bend over and get shafted I think. <br/> Can't open the database in OpenOffice, the copy of access I downloaded at uni won't install, the new downloading version of access probs won't finish for hours. <br/> Just like the rabbit from Snatch, I'm about to get royally fucked :-p <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-74567208906840200782011-01-02T19:02:00.001-08:002011-01-02T19:02:00.405-08:00Top 10 Films of 2010Ok, these are my top 10. The list started at 20, now its 10. So there are a few missing and a few that might have been on here, if I'd seem them, anyway, the list: <br/> <br/> 10) Unstoppable <br/> 9) Iron Man 2 <br/> 8) Tron Legacy <br/> 7) The Warrior's Way <br/> 6) The Social Network <br/> 5) Toy Story 3 <br/> 4) Four Lions <br/> 3) Inception <br/> 2) Kick Ass <br/> 1) Scott Pilgrim Vs The World <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-78379024327313570442010-12-08T06:34:00.001-08:002010-12-08T06:34:27.811-08:00supermarket madnessI was in Tesco today and I couldn't help but feel a bit of Morrisons pride. That we hang our bananas rather than on a shelf. That we have chocolate and chewing gum at the checkout conveyor belt rather than SIM cards and car insurance. We have a separate area for technology and a separate desk with specific "tech" staff rather than again just a shelf. Damn we're good. :-D <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-32786317287520556592010-11-26T08:39:00.001-08:002010-11-26T08:39:37.747-08:00First line of my Essay<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> 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porn.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-2636801524056039242010-11-19T17:56:00.001-08:002010-11-19T17:56:53.390-08:00Music Films: is it just me of what?I'm re-watching Walk The line and I constantly find myself getting it confused with Almost Famous, De-Lovely and Dewy Cox. The stories just all seem very similar to me and I'm looking for scenes that are in the other movies. <br/> Is it just me? I know iv only seen these few, any others I should see just tweet me @noeldarling (not sure if this Android app will give me comments) <br/> <br/> Don't get me wrong I love all the mentioned films just they seem very similar.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483526915027714213.post-80488396594463638902010-09-07T08:16:00.000-07:002010-09-07T08:20:16.065-07:00The HTC Desire reviewOk i reviewed the HTC desire when i first got it, heres the review (mostly) unedited:<br /><br /><div class="description"><br /><br /><p>Ok. Iv only ever had a Sony Ericson phone and when the Satio/U1 was just an epic flail, i needed something that was as awesome as an iPhone, but not an iPhone. Now my good friend @Aaronage had been tweeting on about HTC for a while and i was still unsure what they were till i looked them up and decided they may be the horse to back, so i got a HTC Desire.</p> <p>Positive:</p> <p>*The screen is awesome, High quality screen awesome for viewing anything: pictures, websites. its all touch and awesome. The keyboard is easy to use even with my fat fingers, which leads me to…</p> <p>*Keyboard. As said above its awesome and i love the HTC auto complete text thing, it knows a good 89% of what i want to say and if not, just add it in. Surprised it didnt know the word “scone” though.</p> <p>*Interactive wallpapers, might sound silly but the fact i can have fish swimming around my home page makes me giggle.</p> <p>*Syncing my contacts from email and facebook = Genius. Love it, all my friends nice and synced in with additional info pulled from fbuk and pictures for each. Yes the friend has to have their profile set to public but still, not the phones fault.</p> <p>*Texts as intant message screen is awesome. Instead of scrolling through other texts to find the text you sent to the person yesterday, its right there :-)</p> <p>*Appstore/Market Although yes not as awesome as the iAppStore, but still awesome. If i wanted apps and crappy flash games id have got an iPhone, but the HTC market has jsut enough :-)</p> <p>*Camera. Yes i went from the Satio’s 12mgpxl to 5 on this, but i like the auto focus it works.</p> <p>*Headphones = awesome. Love the control thingy on the headphones for next,play and back. Never been a fan of fabric headphone covers tho</p> <p>Negative:</p> <p>*As with all smart phones and most gadgets these days, you need to charge this bad boy upn at night. If, like me, you leave the 3g on and am constantly checking social sites, even though no push message has come through and then listening to music while doing it, Battery Life will be low. Its not bad, just every night you’ll need to plug it in.</p> <p>*Facebook. Now this might just be me, but as far as i can see there isn’t an option for general facebook notification notifications. I get messages, events, friend requests but no wall posts or comments. I’d like to think its not me and i cant find the option and its fault, but not at the same time :-P</p> <p>*Widgets. Seemingly useless. This may just be another facebook rant, but seesmic does it too. If the widget is to be used properly i want the latest tweet/status to be shown, not a random assortment of old ones. So instead of widgets for the social stuff i jut have links to the app.</p> <p>*GPS or whatever it is: When getting my current location for the HTC weather app, or for tweet locations, its never right. Im in Flanderwell Rotherham, not Doncaster.</p> <p>*i know the screen was a positive and this is just a little thing, finger prints appear ofton and easily. They are easily wipeable, but meh</p> <p>*Not really a negative but the tracker ball thing in the middle is useless until taking pictures on the camera.</p> <p>*Message tone. Usually on a phone there is an option on a phone to select a song and set it as your messgae/notification tone, however with the Desire, you have to put the song file in a specific folder when connected via USB. Seems a long winded way of doing a simple action.</p> <p>Overall- even though there are some faults, in the words of @AlexAlbrecht: “This is AH-MAZING”</p> <p>Love the phone, highly recommended</p> <p>Thank you for reading my blog/review.</p> <p>Yours,</p> <p>NoelDarling</p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905895646173448968noreply@blogger.com0