Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Abandon all hope ye who enter here...

The Gates of Hell are somewhere in West Sussex

Now comes that time of year, in which I weep and moan, a time in which I try my best to delay and postpone. Ah, school, the bane of my life. I'm baffled by the people who actively look forward to sitting on uncomfortable plastic chairs for hours on end every day; those people positively buzzing with educational fervor and an unquenchable thrist for knowledge - misdirected sex drive if you ask me. Many people tell me they're excited to see their friends and catch up on gossip, or whatever it is other people do. For me, school means, well, other people, and Hell is other people.

AFRICAN QUEEN

Featured Songs playlist by AFRICAN QUEEN

People, check these guys out! The drummer's an acquaintance of mine (as well as being a FUCKING AMAZING drummer) and the band in general are pretty sick (in the good sense XD). They're a psychedelic-rock band, which these days is kind of a rare thing to find, so take a look-see! Also, if you feel particularly generous, why not buy one or two of their tracks as well as taking advantage of the free downloads they've put up :)

J
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Unfinished blog posts are...

A beautiful mind...

...or perhaps not. You decide!
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J xxx

J's Random Review!!!

So, I'm going to try something different to get me back into the habit of blogging! Prepare for... SUPER RAPID CRAPPY SUBJECTIVE RANDOM REVIEW ATTACK! *kamehamehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*

*cough* So...

Robert Downey Jnr. - Brilliant as both Holmes and Stark

1) Iron Man 2: Brilliant effects, quite funny and Robert Downey Jnr. is as brilliant as ever, though it did feel at points like it served simply as a lead up to the Avengers movie... however - Mickey Rourke was amazing! Best scene: Rourke showing us some whip action and slicing up the TV *nods* Ultimately, not as good as the first movie, but still a good sequel.

2) Bram Stoker's Dracula: Firstly, the book - still yet to finish it, but obviously a classic and a brilliant read, and probably needed for any prospective A2 English students! Secondly, the 1992 film - hmmm, well, Gary Oldman once again proves that he is both a chameleon and a brilliant actor, as he really does make the film. It's probably one of the more loyal adaptions of the book, despite the addition of an entirely new sub-plot. Keanu Reeves is as wooden as ever, even in the sexy scenes, whilst Hopkins is also great and the casting of Tom Waits, of all people, as the psychopath Renfield is inspired!

3) Mary Shelly's Frankenstein: Yet to even start reading, but it's relatively short, which is never a bad thing, so... top marks!

Over the top... so to speak

Dash Vault

Greetings all my adoring fans and avid readers. I came back from a hot, uneventful, relaxing holiday in Egypt on Wednesday; this holiday made me feel somewhat lazy, so I've decided to be healthy, fit and industrious. I went for a walk last night and ended up Parkour training with some hay bails (dash vaults, kash vaults, tic tacs and gap jumps), and it got me thinking - what other weird and wonderful things might I be able to vault over? I want your help. I want your suggestions for weird and wonderful, but also feasible objects that I might be able to vault over, and I'd like to make a video of me doing so. My Parkour showcase reel is thus far non-existent, so this will serve the dual purpose of amusing and providing me with something to impress. Leave any suggestions as comments, if you'd be so kind, and hopefully we'll see me vaulting on camera for y'all in the near future.
Do me proud!

C
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He does many things...

My hair was getting quite long and unwieldy, I simply had to get rid of it. But I wasn't prepared to spend a small fortune getting it to look reasonable for a single day, and then have it grow out the next and look stupid. So I decided to save myself the money, and did the deed myself, since it would end up looking horrid anyway.

This is what M really looks like.

It doesn't look too bad, in my opinion. It has been received favourably by all. Although, no other living soul has seen it as of yet, but still. Huzzah! Now I can fritter away the money I saved on penny sweets and liqourice and whores more candy.

M

“It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.”

So, myself and my sister have an obsession with retro video games. Especially Super Nintendo games. So much so that our playing of them is occupying so much of my time that I'm unable to write a substantial post. So I decided to share with you guys some of my classy geekery, just in case anyone out there is alien to these LIFE ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES! So, here's J's personal top ten retro games! (Retro being pre-N64/PS1/DC by my definition)

10) Mario Paint


9) The 7th Guest (bit of a cult game, highly recommended)


8) Super Mario Kart


7) Sonic The Hedgehog


6) Final Fantasy VI

Ego cogitare mori...

I said in my first post that I'd retell some of the more bizarre events of my otherwise banal life, to perhaps show why I am as I am.

One day, when I was about five years old, my mother was walking me home from school. I was in a foul mood, but then I always was after school because I hated it so much (but that's another post). We lived on a council estate in a block of flats, and we still do. Now, my area's not exactly in the depths of the ghetto, but it's not the most reputable place for a young mind to flourish. I remember on that day, as we approached the wrought iron fence that barred passage onto the estate, I heard the sound of sirens. This was hardly rare for my area, so I took no notice. It was not till we tried to enter our building did I realise that instead of just speeding by, as most police and ambulances seem to do, they were parked near our block, right outside in fact. I was thrilled, and we walked closer. There was a yellow police cordon and a group of people standing in front of the only door into the building (the other; a fire exit that only opens outward). I was intrigued so I darted forward to investigate while my mother talked to the grown-ups. As they were distracted I was able to get right to the front of the crowd to see what was going on. Splattered onto the concrete floor, right in front of the door to the building, was a body.