tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272532352024-03-08T04:59:30.067+00:00UnrationalCuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-68822303779072514172012-08-01T19:52:00.001+01:002012-08-01T19:52:54.275+01:00Trying out the blogger app on my new nexus 7Perhaps this will spur me on to blog more often we'll see...
Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0Southampton, Southampton50.909702 -1.4043509tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-13626263132604247712010-09-12T13:03:00.003+01:002010-09-12T13:07:35.293+01:00Seriously, just don't look down the HoleI took Tom to see a new 'teen horror' film today (well, he is nearly 12) called 'The Hole 3D'. As you can probably guess, it was free, and offered from my favourite internet site seefilmfirst - who have renamed themselves showfilmfirst.I guess I should have realised what it was going to be like from the phrase 'teen horror'. I suspect anyone of my vintage (i.e. old) will be thinking of 'The Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-10018971147057703052010-07-18T14:18:00.001+01:002010-07-18T14:22:49.926+01:00The Karate KidI've just returned from watching a preview of the new karate kid film. I was a big fan of the original films, and I didn't know what to expect from this - it's getting lots of hype because of the appearance of Will Smith's son Jaden Smith... hype is not always a good thing!This film really does live up to the hype though, and Jaden Smith is brilliant. Also on top form is Jackie Chan, as young Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-25262885744595048632010-03-27T13:30:00.002+00:002010-03-27T13:42:38.443+00:00How do you train a dragon?No - it's got nothing to do with drugs... I'm talking about the new movie 'How to train your Dragon' that I have just been to see, once again as a result of responding to a request from www.seefilmfirst.com.I'm nearly 40 (just 2 weeks to go!), so I'll be honest, I got tickets to see this mainly for my own kids, thinking they will absolutely love it. I got home and presented them with my spoils (Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-25096190064822486602010-03-23T22:28:00.005+00:002010-03-23T22:39:18.881+00:00Kick AssI've just got back from a preview screening of the new action movie 'Kick Ass', organised by those nice folks at www.seefilmfirst.com & www.tellten.co.uk.Surely, any film with 'Ass' in the title (as in backside, not donkey) was going to be good. It's got a scuba gear wearing hero, an 11 year old crime fighting girl in a purple wig, and Nicholas Cage as... well, as batman! what more could you Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-8853768422010106402009-08-25T23:11:00.002+01:002009-08-25T23:30:54.554+01:00500 days of BasterdsWell - that was fun! (no, it really was fun!) I had a ticket for a preview of a movie called 500 days of Summer; a rom-com, which, mainly because it features Zooey Deschanel, I was really looking forward to seeing.Now, it's not uncommon for me to be rushing to get to these seefilmfirst showings, because they're always at 6:30 PM and my time-keeping is abysmal, but for once I was there in plenty Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-88720704683756365512009-08-14T16:10:00.004+01:002009-08-14T16:18:00.327+01:00RubyWMQI've been playing with ruby (and rails) for about a day now, and I'm starting to really like it. It's even beginning to collide with work, found a really useful interface into MQ - which is the product I work on, RubyWMQ. It's incredibly easy to use - the following, for example, connects to a queue manager and puts a 'Hello world' message:require 'rubygems'require 'wmq/wmq' WMQ::Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-48952328485554284262009-08-13T20:38:00.004+01:002009-08-13T21:12:49.657+01:00On the RailsSo, I thought I'd have a go at being all modern, I thought I'd try playing with Ruby and Rails, I'm following a book, and it looks like it ought to be really simple - it's not quite as simple as they say though, the book says that all I need to to is install Ruby then use ruby to install Rails, but actually to get something working you need to install Ruby, install Rails, Install the sqLite ruby Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-23692013704149629382009-07-07T23:52:00.003+01:002009-07-07T23:54:42.563+01:00I've Been MuggedI honestly thought this would not happen for a few years yet...IBM UK snuffs 'final salary' pensionsNot only that, but today is Michael Jackson's funeral...I'm not looking forward to the 8th of August, and on the 9th of September, I'm hiding under the table.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-77301157457806274962006-10-12T23:01:00.000+01:002006-10-12T23:04:15.478+01:00Finger Lickin' goodAnother classic from Simon over at Los 3 Gato Cypriato.I think I might just head off to some island somewhere and blog about it; looks like fun.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-16367638610203054632006-10-04T22:46:00.000+01:002006-10-04T22:56:30.038+01:00Read all about itI've just finished reading a phriends (scratch that, I don't work with him any more) friends new blog, The Three States if Cypriot Cats. It's a series of musings on the ex-pat life in a small Village in Cyprus.It's well written, witty and well observed.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1156319180064729182006-08-23T08:27:00.000+01:002006-08-23T08:46:22.100+01:00Southampton 90210If anyone asks you, I don't live in the England, right? I'm from Beverly Hills.See, I was listening to Keane's new album, Under the Iron Sea, and thinking to myself that I cannot think of any similar music.Then it occurred to me that maybe I hadn't listened to enough music to decide that there wasn't any similar around!I'd read something a while ago about Pandora. This site builds you Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1156230572002332882006-08-22T08:05:00.000+01:002006-08-22T08:09:32.016+01:00WankersBig Brother is over - and, no surprise, Pete (aka Tourrettes boy) won it.Earlier I mentioned that I'd put bets on three of the housemates to win, Pete, Imogen and Glynn. I was hoping for Glynn to win it, purely and simply because I stood to make the most money out of him winning (£21). As it was, with Pete winning, I got £6, which is a measly £1 profit.Shame you couldn't bet each-way on Big Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1156193719957188062006-08-21T21:37:00.000+01:002006-08-21T21:55:20.013+01:00eBay gumIt started small, with Tamagotchi batteries; you've got to get your Tamagotchi batteries from somewhere, right?Then it got a little bigger, an Analogue cable TV receiver; every home should have one.But I think I could have gone a little too far with the Porsche Boxter.I'm sure Suzy will understand.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1150218001546710792006-06-13T17:52:00.000+01:002006-06-13T18:00:01.556+01:00IngerlandI've surprised myself, once again, at how my brain works. In short, it doesn't.I see an opportunity to watch a nice football game at the pub with a few friends, fine, great even. Because it's a special occasion, I agree with my wife that it's OK if I go out for a few beers after the game with my friends, just to catch the other matches, fine, great.So why is it that I went utterly mental?I can't Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148716862488984612006-05-27T08:55:00.000+01:002006-06-10T01:03:33.370+01:00ShouldersAm I a fetishist?I find shoulders attractive. A good pair of shoulders, to me, is probably better than a good pair of legs - so why is it that shoulders get such a bad rap?How many times have you heard someone say 'what a great pair of blades' ? I'll wager (uh-oh, gambling is back) that the answer is never. On the other hand, how many times have you heard someone say they will 'shoulder the blameCuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148672746376418862006-05-26T20:12:00.000+01:002006-05-28T16:29:33.976+01:00Grandson of GamblogMonumentally bad day!14:40 Goodwood - Mountain High £5 @ 8/11 lost15:30 Newmarket - Lets Roll £5 @ 10/3 lost15:40 Haydock - Escape Clause £6 @ 1/3 lost16:10 Haydock - Pride Of Nation £5 @ 5/4 won 11.2516:55 Goodwood Nicada £6.25 @ 17/2 lostI've withdrawn a bunch of money now, so this is today:-Movement: down £16 Account: £0 Hand: £42.75I do have several bets outstanding though...£5.00 on Germany Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148593386320685432006-05-25T22:37:00.000+01:002006-05-25T22:52:40.470+01:00Big BoretherYou should know something about me, I'm very faddy. I am guessing, that if you're reading this blog you probably already realised that I get heavily into something for a while, really enjoy it, and then get bored.Well, it didn't take long, but I think I've reached the end of my teather with Big Brother. All the interesting people are walking, or have walked, out of the house. The ones that are Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148592978287214882006-05-25T22:33:00.000+01:002006-06-01T08:35:08.346+01:00Son of GamblogBad day today.20:35 Lingfield Kahlua Kiss £5.00 @ 12/1 lost15:55 Ayr Secret Liaison £5.00 @ 5/1 lost14:50 Ayr Deutschland £5.00 @ 6/4 won £12.5014:40 Goodwood Corridor Creeper £5.00 @ SP lost14:10 Goodwood Night Crescendo £5.00 @ 4/1 lostI also put a very shameful bet on something else, which takes another £5 off the accountMovement: down £12.50 Account: £32.50 Hand: £25.00Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148500519324967202006-05-24T20:45:00.000+01:002006-05-25T10:51:16.976+01:00GamblogI have had a roller coaster ride on the horses today (which, if you think about it is an odd image - a carousel ride would be much more fitting).I have been playing some more with Ladbroke's money. Here are the highlights of today's action:14:55 Kempton £10 on Fajr @ 9/4 (favourite) lost15:25 Kempton £5 on Rezzago @ 8/1 (rebound!) lost20:15 Sedgefield £20 on Heartstopper @ 6/4 (favourite) won £Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148497541252582192006-05-24T19:53:00.000+01:002006-05-24T20:06:02.056+01:00Birds wordsThere is nothing worse in this world than a man using women's words.I don't mean words about women, no, I mean words that have clearly been designed with ladies in mind. Words like tea-cake, smooch, and yummy.There really should be a ban on the use of these words, by men, in public places. We have a smoking ban, and, whilst I find the smell of someone else's smoke on my clothes mildly annoying, ICuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148414022884941922006-05-23T20:29:00.000+01:002006-05-23T20:54:40.086+01:00BB7 Bio: ShahbazAge37SexMaleOccupationOne-time Rent boyHeroPatrick McGoohanMusicShirley BasseyTVAre You Being Served?Shahbaz loathes hypocrisy, loves not sleeping and adores his mouth. His biggest ambition in life is to knit his own Kylie Minogue to wear to parties.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148238559556508362006-05-21T20:08:00.000+01:002006-05-21T20:09:36.326+01:00BB7 Bio: LeaAge'35'SexOnly if the cameras are rolling.OccupationModelHeroThe Montgolfier BrothersMusicGail WilliamsTV / MoviePlastic Fantastic (XXX)Lea sees herself as a caffeine addicted, honest single mum, with a body 'to die for', although it is also a body that 'she paid for'.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148194941806470742006-05-21T07:38:00.000+01:002006-08-12T23:27:58.323+01:00BB7 Bio: GlynAge18SexMaleOccupationLifeguardHeroDavid HasselhoffMusicBaywatch classicsTV / MovieBaywatchGlyn sees it as his duty to show off his sexy body to the nation. Missing his A-Levels to do it, is a bonus. A cunning linguist, Glyn speaks both Welsh and English.Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253235.post-1148193062387455892006-05-21T07:27:00.000+01:002006-05-21T08:27:50.203+01:00Weak, I am weakI caved - I had given myself 2 weeks before I would start watching BB7, as it turns out, it only took me 2 days (and it was probably less than that).I've decided that I cannot keep banging on about Big Brother over here though, so I created a blog specially for that event: bb7-uk.blogspot.com.What I am going to do, just for fun, is create some unofficial biographies of the housemates, I'm going Cuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707262819037113368noreply@blogger.com0