So I received a Your Voice survey today, with the incentive of 600 points (about $50) which takes 2.5 - 3.5 hours to complete. They say you can take breaks and resume the quiz at a later time, which I tried to do after doing about 50% of the answers.
Guess what happened when I went back to it? FUCKING GONE! Right back at the start. I'm fuming at the moment and I'm not going through that shit again. Fuck that! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time flies when you're not working...
The long weekend is OVER! *pronounced the way they do in Iron Chef*
And so, it's back to work .. the only saving grace is the fact that it's a short week till next weekend!
Didn't get up to a lot, finished off the story mode in Bully on the XBox 360 (I started playing it on PS2 but didn't finish it) .. there's another 25-30% to complete if I want to get the 100% completion achievement (not really)...
Did a bit of cooking over the weekend, allows me to unwind and I guess gives Mum some time off. However she tends to wash things which start to pile up (even when I'm not done with them yet, so they get washed multiple times!), and so whilst she gets some time off cooking, she's still cleaning! Oh well .. Mum will be Mum.
And so, it's back to work .. the only saving grace is the fact that it's a short week till next weekend!
Didn't get up to a lot, finished off the story mode in Bully on the XBox 360 (I started playing it on PS2 but didn't finish it) .. there's another 25-30% to complete if I want to get the 100% completion achievement (not really)...
Did a bit of cooking over the weekend, allows me to unwind and I guess gives Mum some time off. However she tends to wash things which start to pile up (even when I'm not done with them yet, so they get washed multiple times!), and so whilst she gets some time off cooking, she's still cleaning! Oh well .. Mum will be Mum.
Can't wait for the long weekend
We've got a 4 day weekend coming up, because of Easter. I am looking forward to having a few days off to plod around and relax.
PS3 cheap?
Going through the junk mail last night, I saw that the PS3 is now available for $638 at Big W. I must admit that I was tempted (Unreal Tournament 3, upcoming Gran Turismo etc etc), but in the end, there are still not enough games to warrant the purchase. And by the time the games do come, hopefully the price will have come down further...
New blogging toy
My IBM T30 Thinkpad has gone with me on my two previous trips so I could blog abroad. Whilst it's smaller than most laptops, it still was a pain to carry round (to check mail or upload blog entries) as it was still relatively heavy and it meant I had to carry a backpack.
On Saturday, I bought a Asus Eee PC to blog with whilst on travel. At only 920 odd grams and half the size of a normal laptop, it's much more travel friendly. It only has a 7" screen though and internal storage is 4Gb (solid state flash drive). It's a bit hard to type on, but ultra light to carry when we go on holiday in September!
Harsher fines for "road fools"
So plastered on the front of the Sunday Times today is an article saying the government is going to implement harsher penalties (fines) for "hoons and errant WA motorists".
I wonder how many deaths are due to speed and "hoons"? How about fixing the roads which are shittily maintained, fixing the traffic problem, fixing the problem with people parking where they aren't supposed to and getting the buckets of death trap shit off our roads?
I wonder how many deaths are due to speed and "hoons"? How about fixing the roads which are shittily maintained, fixing the traffic problem, fixing the problem with people parking where they aren't supposed to and getting the buckets of death trap shit off our roads?
Music Rant / Rave
I've come across a few new albums / bands lately and I thought I'd share my opinions on them:
Avantasia - The Scarecrow
The idea of Avantasia was/is awesome. Get the most respected singers (and musicians) in the world of Power Metal, create a conceptual world and create a metal "opera". The first one was brilliant (and my favourite), the second was good, but the latest one (which I got pre-release... erm... nevermind) just doesn't do it for me. The songs aren't as melodic nor catchy (apart from Lost In Space) on the first listen. Not sure if this one will get better with more listens....
Coheed and Cambria - No World For Tomorrow
My first exposure to Coheed and Cambria is their latest album. Labelled as Progressive Rock, they do have some metal elements in their songs although some of their drumming and riffing are quite "funky", and not really heard of in metal. I quite like this album, but not too sure if I'll see them when they come to Perth (in a few months or so)....
Elvenking - The Scythe and The Winter Wake
An unusual blend from the Italian band Elvenking. Power Metal with folk sounding influences, along with some aspects of Death Metal (both vocally and riffing) makes it an interesting listen. Typically heavier than I normally listen to, but still very melodic and quite catchy! Definitely worth looking for!
Helloween - Gambling With The Devil
I haven't been a big fan of Helloween after the Keeper series and their latest album cements it even further. It's the music, it's Andi Deris, it's everything .. But others like it and that's why their still very popular in Europe today.
Innerwish - Inner Strength
Late 80s, early 90s Power Metal recorded in 2006. This Greek band should be looked up by any Power Metal fan. Catchy tunes, fast songs and soaring vocals. Seriously good stuff. Too bad they're not as big as they deserve to be....
Stormwarrior - Heading Northe and Northern Rage
Stormwarrior picks up where Helloween stopped in the mid 80s. Ultra fast thrash/speed metal with soaring vocals. Helloween went on to literally create the Power Metal genre with their "Keeper of the Seven Keys" albums, but before doing so, had two rather good thrash albums. Stormwarrior is pretty much in the same style as those. In fact, a few of their albums were produced by Kai Hansen (who was in Helloween in that time and is now in Gamma Ray). Definitely worth a listen...
Avantasia - The Scarecrow
The idea of Avantasia was/is awesome. Get the most respected singers (and musicians) in the world of Power Metal, create a conceptual world and create a metal "opera". The first one was brilliant (and my favourite), the second was good, but the latest one (which I got pre-release... erm... nevermind) just doesn't do it for me. The songs aren't as melodic nor catchy (apart from Lost In Space) on the first listen. Not sure if this one will get better with more listens....
Coheed and Cambria - No World For Tomorrow
My first exposure to Coheed and Cambria is their latest album. Labelled as Progressive Rock, they do have some metal elements in their songs although some of their drumming and riffing are quite "funky", and not really heard of in metal. I quite like this album, but not too sure if I'll see them when they come to Perth (in a few months or so)....
Elvenking - The Scythe and The Winter Wake
An unusual blend from the Italian band Elvenking. Power Metal with folk sounding influences, along with some aspects of Death Metal (both vocally and riffing) makes it an interesting listen. Typically heavier than I normally listen to, but still very melodic and quite catchy! Definitely worth looking for!
Helloween - Gambling With The Devil
I haven't been a big fan of Helloween after the Keeper series and their latest album cements it even further. It's the music, it's Andi Deris, it's everything .. But others like it and that's why their still very popular in Europe today.
Innerwish - Inner Strength
Late 80s, early 90s Power Metal recorded in 2006. This Greek band should be looked up by any Power Metal fan. Catchy tunes, fast songs and soaring vocals. Seriously good stuff. Too bad they're not as big as they deserve to be....
Stormwarrior - Heading Northe and Northern Rage
Stormwarrior picks up where Helloween stopped in the mid 80s. Ultra fast thrash/speed metal with soaring vocals. Helloween went on to literally create the Power Metal genre with their "Keeper of the Seven Keys" albums, but before doing so, had two rather good thrash albums. Stormwarrior is pretty much in the same style as those. In fact, a few of their albums were produced by Kai Hansen (who was in Helloween in that time and is now in Gamma Ray). Definitely worth a listen...
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