first post in a while

"to sleep, is to take a momentary lapse from reality, this lapse lets us take a glimpse and what our life could be life with no restraints..."
- Michael Bullock. 31st August 2009. 01:04am


Now, I had a dream lastnight, that made me wake up...with a HUGE grin on my face!
not many dreams do that, I actually wanted to force myself back to sleep but my body wouldnt allow it...

I'm sure you're all curious as to what my dream was about...
1word

Love.

this love was, possibly the most powerful loving feeling I have ever felt...
even in reality I know I am loved by many people, friends, family, neighbours...but that sort of love you take for granted as its around you everyday.
but after waking up, I just felt loved

I'll explain the dream

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It started out with me being back in Leeds (in my old house) and it was my 25th birthday and also, I got a promotion at work (YAY) I had all my family around, my grandparents (who aren't with us anymore...R.I.P) my friends, the neighbours...and my fiancé, my lovely mom brings out the cake and its amazing (she used to make special cakes for birthdays a few years ago - supermario cakes and nintendo cakes...they were amazing)
after I blew out the candles everyone cheered, wished me a happy birthday and everyone piled inside to carryon the celebrations, me and my fiancé (Sierra) tagging behind arm in arm, she pulls me to one side and asks if we can take a walk...I agree, I tell my family and friends I'll be gone for 10-20minutes and we both leave.
Whilst walking she turns to me and asks "Did you think about what I said earlier?" (I had no idea what she said, as the dream started from the Birthday) - I replied "sorry, I couldnt hear what you said earlier with all the people"... with that we both walk on together in silence...again she turns to me and says "we're having a baby!"

... *now I have to explain something, this was wierd the fact that I started a dream halfway through a narrative...crazy and somethings happening that I'm not sure about...anyway*...

I couldnt contain my happiness in the dream, so I grabbed her laughing and grinning ear to ear (both of us) and ran back home with her on my back to tell my family and friends the good news, we both enter the house and as we walk into the kitchen...theres a huge congratulations banner there, even more friends than before and everyone cheering and clapping...it was the most wonderful feeling ever... then

I woke up...

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now, I only wish that this dream could be some form of reality for me...

Thank you.

IM HAPPY :D

Works finished
Filming is done
Editing Done
Storyboard + Plot Done

DONE!

hand-in is tomorow and my brothers taking me, cause hes wanting to go shopping in town, w1n...
man Im loving it
Today I am dedicating my day to Blue Dragon...and thats it...just playing that - if anyone wants to pop on xbox and have a chat - mbWarlock - is my gamertag

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqgN1VDJ068

thats the final product

East Coast Collective: Football Club Gig + Other Stuff

Its taken me a couple of days to get around to writing this blog, mainly because I'm closing in on my University Reassesment deadline and I've been doing the work :p

but yeah, I went to a gig on Friday with some friends of mine (Beth & Emma) £2 entry...for 4bands I think it was (was listed as 5bands but only 4went on) - it would have been £3 but a mate of Beths had a bunch of fliers, which knocked a quid off the entry price...which...you know credit crunch and all that... The bands that were playing, sweet man, loved the music, although one of the bands...not being funny but every song sounded the same, breakdowns in every song...and the guy sounded like a tool (lead singer of Laidback Legends...lead singer from Merseyside, putting on an awful American accent, then saying stuff like "When I say, Metal Haters, You Say... Fuck Dem Ye!"...why... sounded like a total chav prick)

anyway the Lineup was:

LAIDBACK LEGENDS
www.myspace.com/laidbacklegends

SHADOWS CHASING GHOSTS
www.myspace.com/shadowschasingghosts

HEROES LAST ACTIONS
www.myspace.com/heroeslastactions

MERMAIDS IN THE BASEMENT
www.myspace.com/mermaidsinthebasement

FOREVER AND A DAY
www.myspace.com/foreverandadayuk

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gonna start off talking about my favorite band of the night, after spoiling through myself 2nights before, I went to Shadows Chasing Ghosts page, listened to their songs, and loved it, on the night, loved them...loved them so much, I parted with £10 stirling...for a t-shirt (yeah I know I could do my own whatever) spoke to the lead singer for about £10 about random stuff, and he was awesome, down to earth everything, found out hes from an area close to someone I know (Kiz)...anyway

yeah, their music, its sorta like...We are the Ocean...but harder - you should check out some of their stuff on youtube and myspace, you will no be dissapointed

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secondly Forever and a Day... this is Beth's friend's band, I was actually suprised, back when I went to college in beverly I used to see the guy on the bus travelling the same route as me, same college...but I only ever talked to him once or twice, anyway, hes the bassist in this band and they are actually really cool...
definatly going into my favorite bag

(... yes... I have a bag in real life called my favorite bag...its right near my spank bank, just across from my cup of STFU)

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the other bands, yeah they were ok, like I said before though, I really went to see Shadows Chasing Ghost's... (when I found out they were going I was stoked...before that I was going because Beth asked me...and I hate refusing .. lol)

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Games

right, I know its a long-shot...but I really want to...someday goto E3...with an AAA pass, and do whatever the hell I want, just from playing video games and doing reviews, ever since listening/watching 4pp, it actually seems possible!
but Im not sure if its actually worth it...so... meh, put that dream in my "not gonna happen anytime soon box" (next to my favorite bag)

Assassins Creed

I have been playing an awful lot of Assassins Creed lately, after getting it in a rush (as I realised that I hadnt completed it yet) I fell in love with the game...yet, the first time I played it I got bored of it cause it was so repetative...
BUT
after going back to it and playing it again, I realised... yes, it is repetative, but who cares, it functions smooth and has some sweet graphics (the physics are a little boned but classic game)

anyways, I completed it (woohoo, 100G...for completing the game and another 50G for noticing some writing on the wall...that is probably the easiest 50G I ever got...just pressing Y and looking at a wall)
one thing I hate about the ending though...is the credits!!! - you cant skip them...you cant do...anything...its just like a 15minute credit roll....who wants to see that, its pointless...at least put a fastforward function in there or something! (ffs)

The reason I wanted to completed this game was because (as most of you know...) Assassins Creed 2 is coming out this November (North America on November 17, 2009 and in PAL regions on November 20, 2009)
and...imo you cant grasp the story of a sequal without actually finishing the first installment, its like watching Die Hard 2...without watching Die Hard .. WHO DOES THAT

anyway, Im anticipating the arrival of that game...and if I had the money at the moment, I would probably pre-order it like a bitch!

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Thats all the blogging I have time for atm
(Josh wants to play LBP)
I'll catch you guys later!

Batman Arkham Asylum: Demo

SWEET MOTHER OF GOD

This is a game I would gladly wait in line for, playing the Demo, they have done an absolutely amazing job, of making this game...BATMAN!
other games...nah, not even the movies (although admittedly the movies were cool)
This game hopefully if its like what the demo is all the way through, will be the best seller for a good 3/4weeks in my eyes


Combat

Batman combat, in the movies and the comics, show some brutal takedowns and some sweet beatdowns, this game captures everything to do with the violence portrayed in the novels, not so much the movies, as they weren't as violent as they should have been...

Combos
Dodges
Takedowns
Inverted Takedown (basically an upside down grab...whilst hanging from a statue - SPOILER)
Batarangs

and In pure batman style, SLOW MOTION FINISHES!!!!


Cut-Scenes

With me personally, I can tell if a game is good within the first 20seconds (just from the cut-scenes)...this game, had my full attention, throughout all the cut-scene's...even on the 2nd time playing this game, I couldnt bring myself to skip the cut-scenes, it seemed, wrong... it would be pure evil...to skip the cut-scenes!

As soon...as I first saw the batmobile in the first cut-scene...I knew for a fact, this game was gonna be badarse (hopefully on the full release, you get to drive the batmobile...if not, still awesome) anyway I digress, the Demo...leaves you with quite possibly the greatest cliff-hanger ever


Environment

I am a very very picky gamer, most of the games I play involve awesome Environments...if the game has a sucky environment, poorly made blah blah blah, thats it...turned off, dont like it, luckily, Rocksteady Studio's, know what the hell they're doing!

Perfect, absolutely perfect, even when it comes down to the grates in the wall....grates on the floor, PURE GENIOUS!


Game Play

Overall the gameplay in the demo, left you wanting more (obviously cause its a demo) but yeah, awesome game, cant wait for it to be released :D


released on August 25, 2009 in North America and August 28, 2009 in Europe.
http://www.batmanarkhamasylum.com/

Awesome

I have actually had a pretty good day

I got up at about 10:30...11:00 somewhere around there, after snoozing my alarm (that went off at 8:45)
after getting up I walk downstairs, see my Aunt sitting on the sofa :D
huge smile - been a while since I've seen my Aunt and I always love seeing her, had a bit of a talk, then she had to go (my dad was taking her to pick up a Dog in Hull then take her back home...lovely dog)
when the house was empty (mum and brother went with them) I went and got my fender, brought it to the kitchen and jammed whilst eating some toast :D thats how its done

an hour flies by, and I was getting ready for the gym, stomach felt kinda iffy, must have been the sick licks I was belting out, but anyway got over there did about 20-30mins cardio/little bit of weights, felt really ill, so I came home, took a really long shower and had a shave....and a cup of Hot Chocolate :E
I started feeling better after having a little rest, think I need more sleep - afterall I didnt get to sleep till like 5 in the morning!

THEN, I booted up my xbox, played Guitar Hero: Smash Hits again :D - completed it twice...once on Bass, next on Guitar (after raging quiet a bit at Through the Fire and the Flames....I actually hate Dragonforce with a passion by the way... FU DRAGONFORCE, DO IT LIVE!)
yeah, got a few gamerpoints for that, I then had an amazing idea....guitar....AND MICROPHONE!
so I hooked up the Xbox Headset to the Controller, started playing - 4star'd like 5songs....man, I am such a badarse! (singing I love rock and roll....and Hit me with your best shot - with my window wide open... fml)

had food, was awesome, chicken curry + rice YEYEYE
came upstairs to sort out my ipod and clean up my room a bit, found an album I thought I had lost (Emergency - Pigeon Detectives....awesome album)

went to watch TV for a bit...
came back upstairs, sat down, started listening to the new 4pp Podcast, it is awesome
The Roach of Krondor
over 2hours long, probably the longest ever, so funny aswell ^^

I got an email from facebook saying I had a new friend request, from Jess Tullock - normally I dont accept randomers, but the second name...only 1 letter differance from Mine ... which funnily enough was why she added me, been talking to Jess for about an hour, and she is pretty cool - also, I got coaxed by Beth to go to the gig at the Brid Football Club on the 14th, dont really like the bands that are going, but...friends hangout :)

ALSO

I still need a main actress for this Anti-Advert i'm doing for university - SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT!

anyway, Im out
got a few new movies to watch tonight
catch you later blogspot :D

4pp

pure sex

check it out

Today

Today, is the day I have fully dedicated to Uni work



first step is to - Remaster my Storyboard...so it doesnt look like a bunch of scribbles on paper (as shown on the right... that was done when I first thought of the idea...safe to say Im getting rid of it...going to burn it, in a fire...of hatred!)

I've already got to the 4th panel (I'm doing the panels, 1 per A4 sheet, the sheet is awesome its set out perfect)




My next step is to actually find someone to be the leading lady in my Anti-Advert, I did ask Amy if she could come over the Weekend just gone but she got stuck in some random place and said she was ill :( badtimes
so, I may have to call a few friends and pull some strings here and there, hopefully I wont have to change the script/storyboard completely...again - cause it just wouldnt feel right using a man instead of a women for this advert.

Then finally, I need to film it, which really does need to be done asap...as Im confused as to when the work needs to be in, its either...the 11th...12th or the 17th (i know huge jump right) hopefully its the latter, so I can get full optimal time to complete it...(please god let it the 17th!)

THEN!!!

I need to write an essay on how I found the project blah blah blah, how I made it blah blah blah blah, all that bollocks... then finished :D

anyways
as most of you are wondering about my Anti-Ad by now i'll give you the title and the Tagline

On Your Heels
It's closer than you think.

and it should be good...if I actually get to finish it ¬_¬
fingers crossed eh..

anyways
done with this little blog for now
catch you later

To The East, To The East

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