Total Conversion

Amen brother.  Tell it like it is... http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2012/Aug-29.html http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2012/Aug-29.html

Just posted my review of Prefab Sprouts album Jordan the Comeback on my blog.  Only 22 years late ;)  Seriously though, it's one of my favourite albums of all time.  If you remember them fondly, the review is at  istoff.blogspot.com

So here's my next review.  Its Jordan the Comeback by Prefab Sprout.  I bought this album in 1990 due to me liking their previous hits Cars and Girls, Hey Manhattan and a few others.  This album was initially a turn off as it was quite eclectic and didn't grab me as being immediately accessible enough to listen to.  I guess my immaturity at that time, 21 or 22, meant that I couldn't initially appreciate it.  However, it slowly crept into a comfortable place in my soul and has made itself comfortable and it now shares a symbiotic relationship with me that I'll carry with me, always accessible in my head, without need for cd or mp3 player. A couple of songs off the bat initially received a lot more attention, Looking for Atlantis, Carnival 2000, were more accessible and possibly radio friendly.  I can't remember what the singles were or how popular, but I suspect that they didn't make the big impression of previous hits.  Some songs initially just turn...

Heads up to any gamers out there.  Arma2 is on sale on Steam  right now.  If you head over to  http://dayzmod.com/ and like what you see, Arma2 is 40% off on Sunday (US).  DayZ is a mod which requires Arma2: Combined Ops.  Normal price is $30, but its $19 now. http://dayzmod.com/

So. 33 years later. I finally watched Alien. Took me that long to get over my childhood fear of gore. With my wife, a cup of coffee and an electric blanket as my support, it was a great evening...

If you find the Windows 8 desktop split personality as distracting, irritating and non-productive as me, give Classic Shell a look.  Windows 8 Metro UI is the new Unity... http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

Just finished the Google puzzle on the search page today. Neat way to pass 10 minutes.  Yes, I'm stupid...