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Jimbob

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  1. Parents have a strange and cunning way of acquiring more money from me. Which actually makes me angry at the same time. All of us (minus the younger, 17 year old sister (this becomes important in a mo)) went to Cardiff shopping. All i went for really was a new pair of earphones, ended up coming back with new tops, a calender and the earphones. We then ended up at PC World on the way back of which all that was required was the earphones i wanted. Parents then decide spontaneously to upgrade the Sky box at home to a Sky+HD box and part of the deal with that was existing customers have to take out Sky Multiroom with the pack. Fair enough, but they tell me i'm to have a box fitted in my room (the multi-room now, which will be the old nackered one and not a new one). I don't actually want Sky in my room, i am happy with Freeview and was looking into getting a fixed Ariel connection to the roof to the TV. So i now have Sky for my room, of which i don't want and they now want the multi-room payed for via me and half the Sky bill as well. And an increase in keep as well. I take home about £1,000 a month, they now want half of that. Now for the 17 year old sister, who pays no rent or keep and had a job as a cook and got payed pocket money. I stopped getting pocket money at 16 once i got a job and payed keep at that age. My demands to the parents are clear. No increase in keep until she pays keep at the rate i was paying it at 16, which was £40 a fortnight. My current keep-rate is £200. Things go as this, she lives rent-free and takes too much advantage of that, with leaving things on wasting power etc. And i have to pay for it.
  2. I popped into Zavvi yesterday, and everything was still at a high price even in the sale sections. HMV was actually cheaper than Zavvi for most things i was after.
  3. To be frank, he actually looks like he could be a good Doctor. I've never heard of him but after looking at some of the stuff he's done, he could do a good job. As many have said already, big shoes to fill.
  4. Most HD's only seem to last about 3-5 years anyway, short lifespan for something so critical to a PC. My advice is to do every scan possible to the PC (Scandisk, Defrag, Virus scan, Spyware scan, Ad-ware scan etc) to see if that solves anything. If not, then back-up everything that cannot be replaced and get a new HDD.
  5. I don't know if i can, but i could give it a go and practice. Ditto
  6. I Am Legend Will Smith stars in this post-apocalyptic movie as the last survivor in New York. First time watching this, actually thought it was quite a good movie. Good acting from himself and how well the zombie things react etc. I did actually feel sorry for him at points in the movie, namely these parts [spoiler=]when he has to kill his dog, which is his only companion in New York once it becomes infected with the virus - Each time his radio broadcast goes out, and he waits in the area for anyone to show up, and no-one shows up - And right at the end of the movie when he does finally find a cure for the virus and the infected are wanting to kill him in his own basement, and he looks at his family photo in the draw and kills himself to save the cure which is in the hands of the other survivor. Good movie overall, 9/10
  7. I'm quite bored atm, currently playing all my music on a different sound setting which produces the vocals at a deeper level, and also have the sound in an effect from an Auditorium as well.
  8. Jimbob

    Fable 2

    I'm heading on buying it soon, once i have done the final quest. Should be sometime tomorrow. And i think i got enough for it, 8x over that is.
  9. Happy New Year everyone.
  10. Seriously have to get back into a up early routine again. Past few days have been getting up at 11:30am, will try an 8:45am up time tomorrow again. Had a good night last night, got quite drunk and am still a tad groggy from it all now. Not much though.
  11. I usually have Kung Po Chicken, Szetuhen Chicken, Beef in Chilli + Blackbean Sauce or S+S Chicken as the main part. Extras can include 1 or 2 of the following: BBQ Chilli Ribs, Special Fried Rice, Chips, Noodles, Chinese Style Beansprouts + Mushrooms, Boiled Rice.
  12. Think i missed that as well Edit: Looks like what i predicted might happen on page 800 of the How was Your Day" thread may be coming true. It's not me, honest.
  13. They actually did an episode where they had no money to make it, they had to sell items to attempt to make it. They even had May playing a cheap keyboard to produce the theme. And even used a home video camera to film a car review.
  14. I see it as the other way around. Iron Man being the better one between it and Superman Returns. Iron Man had the laughs and had a great moments, Superman Returns tended to cut short the great action. Anyway Hellboy II: The Golden Army Good second incarnation from Ron Pearlman. This is the Blu-Ray version of the movie so i can safely say it looks fantastic, sounds fantastic and all that. The extras are plentiful and the BD-Live features are quite good as well. Story-wise, it is a great movie. Obviously the only references from the original movie come at the beginning and some patchy moments throughout. A bit predictable from the opening sequence about what will happen, but still a great movie though. 9/10
  15. Agreed, only just finished watching the episode. At the beginning, it just showed they were desperate for laughs from anywhere. Best bit was the end with Jack Dee trying not to move with the Opera Singer blaring in his face. Its been an ok day i guess, not much happened as such. I did manage to watch Hellboy II and play more Prince of Persia and Fable II earlier, which was good.
  16. Jimbob

    Fable 2

    Just working through a few side-quests before heading for the final push to beat the game. At the mo, i am working on the quest to acquire the Graveyard Mansion.
  17. Jimbob

    Fable 2

    Some of the decisions i made in the game came from choices i'd make in real life, not from choices i wanted to make purely for the game, otherwise i wouldn't be enjoying it as much.
  18. Just spotted a red pad of which i can acquire a power to get to later. Still enjoying this title very much.
  19. I'm at the point of picking up the first batch of Light things, and can't seem to find a way to acquire some of them. Any tips. Btw, they seem to be located on the outer wall of the area where you cast the light back into the land.
  20. Jimbob

    Fable 2

    I'm still nice to my family, always bringing gifts home from my travels. Surprised the wife is still with me from when i married 2 women and they both lived in Bowerstone opposite each other. Quite easily got rid of one, took her to the Temple of Shadows and sacrificed her. Pity, still got the marital house and can't sell it.
  21. It just made me think really. I mean, you wouldn't say change their names to something else just to get your name back. I'm not being grinchy or anything.
  22. This has made me think just now, i may be drunk(ish) right now but what the hey. (sorry just in case) For the members who changed their names to such as Herod (Dan Dare), Baby Jesus (JaySeven), Shepard (Shorty) and Little Donkey (Jordan). It made me think. What would happen if say a new person signed onto N-Europe and used your old non-chrismassy names such as Jordan and Shorty. It makes me chuckle this time of night/morning.
  23. It does make me wonder, how come there are all these job cuts and there is money available for students to have as EMA payments. I'm not joking but EMA was not available when i was in college until year 2. It would be easier to cut the free money and invest it in the economy and try to save it and all the jobs. These provide taxes to the government who provide the EMA. Solution, and students can hate me here inc uni students. Cut the free payments to them all. This will help solve a problem which is getting bigger each month. People should be able to go to college to learn and achieve better qualifications without "bribes" as it were.
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