Dan_Dare

im just still up. been on a date, now im just chillin out and rubbing my eyes. need sleep. perhaps after This Charming Man..

I might do...thing is i have to plan and write my creative writing coursework atm so i dunno when I'll get time.

I present you with coolness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

haha. you were born with guy...

not really, it came about by just thinking 'whats the most rediclious thing I can think of for those guys who dissapear into their sheds for peace and quiet.' =)

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

sheeeeeeeeiiit.

this was a short piece i did for an english seminar last week, i hope you like it. Eric goes to the shed. A short story by Dan Phillips. He waited till she had gone out. Then he walked back through the house, his feet treading lightly on the beige carpets, his arms nimbly avoiding the hazardous gauntlet of wall mounted plates and assorted ornamental crockery that transformed his home into a non offensive display cabinet. Passing through his wife’s realm, Eric strode boldly into his own. The Garden. Eric knew what was what out here, it was where he spent his time relaxing after work or at the weekends. It was Eric’s space. Comfortable now, Eric headed towards his final destination, his castle amongst his kingdom, the last bastion of manhood in his home: His shed. Pausing to unlock the padlock on the freshly painted door he pondered his very suburban life. He’d moved down here 5 years ago when he had got the job of managing the local branch of a very successful model train manufacturer. Ever since he had been enjoying a comfortable lifestyle. No surprises either, which suited Eric just fine. The door swung slowly on its freshly and well oiled hinges. Escaping from this new opening was that smell which seems to accompany every single garden shed in England- a combination of hot, stale air, pine wood and a hint of motor oil. Inside the shed was a collection of particularly manly objects. Gardening tools lined the walls in an almost military fashion, rakes, strimmers, hoes and spades were all there, ranked and ordered by function, effectiveness and the all important factor of shiny. Casting an eye over his handiwork Eric could hardly stop his heart skipping a beat as his gaze fell upon his real pride and joy. His lawnmower. However, now was not the time for idle eyes and serious work had to be done. Turning to the centre of the room Eric passed the stereo by the wall and flicked the play switch. Seconds later the sounds of ‘hip to be square’ by Huey Lewis and the news was filling the shed and Eric got down to Business. The centrepiece of the room was a large model railway set up that had been a five year gift from the team at work. It was a spectacular piece with a steam engine that circled a large hill and passed through a quaint village on its way. Eric’s own customisation to the set up, however, was far more spectacular. Reaching over to the station controller, he twisted the small plastic man round on the spot in an incomprehensible series of counter and clockwise alternations. When he had done this, the whole table began to hum with a deep bass sound. Then, in an amazing way, the hill top opened up and a hologram began to appear over the railway! The hologram was a truly strange sight as the creature it displayed resembled a rather large, rather hairy slug with nine eyes, six tusks and a beard that, unbelievably, was actually better than Brian Blessed’s own incredible facial hair. Gazing down at Eric, the creature spoke. “ZWIP! WHAT HAVE YOU TO REPORT ON YOUR MISSION STATUS?†“All hail lord Mallazeuse! Overlord and master of the intergalactic zingmaheleon empire! The mission, my lord, has been a complete success, these earthlings may have defeated your old adversary Ming The Merciless if their history records are correct but I feel that they would only be forced to submit to our more powerful forces! “EXCELLENT WORK ZWIP! RETURN TO THE MOTHERSHIP IMMEDIATELY! OH, AND TAKE OFF THAT REDICLIOUS DISGUISE, YOU LOOK SILLY.†“Yes my liege, at once!†Eric bowed, turned off the hologram projector, and turned round. He looked at his shed one last time with genuine fondness and then climbed aboard his lawnmower. The machine promptly started to fly and then with a rev of the engine, Eric blasted off into the atmosphere. if the end reads wrong, i redrafted it this morning in a considerable rush =).

i like it. good use of colours and the character looks good. 8

i think he means direct sequel like say, half life.

monkeys, check. 7

2 reasons. 1st is rome total war. the other is this new creation

pdz impressions up at IGN.

new odds. nfs is evens.

"ridley! your reign of terror ends here! "WILL IT 'ECK LASS, SHUT THE TRAP AND GET TEA ON!"

shame on you for sega hate. they gave the world streets of rage. id go with almost all the suggestions so far, especially monkey ball and warioware. those games are genius.

yeah i'd go for that. new album is less ecletic but its a very coherent whole, very good. check out 'sweet troubled soul'.

band: Radiohead film: The Warriors song: Love Will Tear us Apart game: Occarina Of Time drink: Coke in it's many forms favourite artist: whoever draws 'The New X men' Book. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

i can only express my confusion at this time.

now that's just sill:p

no.....no they really don't....

i always intended to reafd it first. still gotta do that one... for all you rightous warriors fans, i watched it again after many years and sheeit damn its good. hasnt diminished at all over the years.

you probably remember me mentioning these guys a couple of weeks ago. well, i just recieved an import (not out in the ok, but cheap impolrt from amazon marketplace) of their 2nd album, samples of which are on http://www.stellastarr.com currently on track two and YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS! damn it's good. i know a few of you took well to what you heard before so go go go! anyway, carry on. my work here is done.

was that her theramin solo? she did that at T in the park too...it was awesome.

i really like supernature. more chilled out compared to tracks like twist, train and strict machine but it's still damn good. i'm a fan of time out from this world and number one- great for drifting off to sleep.