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L.A. Noire on PS3

30
May 2011


Okay, so I haven’t purchased a PS3 game since forever – (well obviously not forever but I’m being dramatic - humor me.) However, yesterday I indulged and bought L.A. Noire – Now, buying this was almost a must for me for a few reasons:

1. I’m a very big fan of ‘film noir’ – I think the execution & story behind noir & neo-noir film is  beautiful & weirdly enough over the last few months, I have been having an ongoing discussions with others about this very genre.

2. Rockstar are -THE BEST- at crime-based RPG’s in my humble opinion; The Grand Theft Auto series is brilliant (apart from that last one, meh) and games like the Italian Job & The Warriors were cool too…

Anyway, yesterday I bought the game home and…lets just say, it has revived my love for the PS3. I have already completed a 3rd of the missions & cannot wait to play more…I have a feeling that errands will be delayed and phone calls returned at a later time when I’m playing this game…

The lines are sharp, the visual depth is incredible, the storyline is fast paced and exciting, I could go on throwing compliments at it or I could go & play it…*switches on PS3*…..

Category: Stuff I Like  Tags: film noir, grand theft auto, L.A. Noire, LA Noire, neo-noir, playstation 3, ps3, rockstar games, rpg games, the warriors  

Britain’s Full of Talent!

28
May 2011

Shows such as Britain’s Got Talent give us Brits a nice patriotic feeling. We watch them with a sense of pride because we are assured that from an island that has an abundance of gloomy weather and unreasonable traffic wardens, we bring forth some great people – yep, we can sing, dance, rap, act, write, and perform!

Sure, this in no way relates to the earlier adage of bad weather and increasing traffic charges – but I thought I’d throw that in there anyway – This is Britain after all!

Anyway – I’m always so happy for those of us that make it big, and this post represents just that, so without further ado:

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Name:
Anthony Hopkins

Place of Birth:
Wales

Famous for:
Roles such as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs & Ethan Powell in Instinct

Latest work:
Played Odin in Thor

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 - 10:
10 (absolute legend – there isn’t a movie of his that I’ve watched that isn’t beautifully acted…)

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Name:
Catherine Zeta Jones

Place of Birth:
in Wales

Famous for:
Roles such as Virgina Baker in Entrapment & Velma Kelly in Chicago.

Latest work:
Played Sandy in The Rebound.

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
8 (she rates this high for doing amazingly well in Hollywood – it would be nice to see her in some more dramatic/diverse roles)

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Name:
Chris Martin

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
Songs such as Fix You & Yellow

Latest work:
Christmas Lights

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
8.5 (legend! Front man of Coldplay deserves to be this high on the scale, his writing & composing abilities are spectacular – there isn’t an emo TV series/sad moment in any popular soap/tearjerker scene in movies of the mid ’00′s, that hasn’t dabbled in some Coldplay!)

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Name:
Ed Westwick

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
Roles such as Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl and Joey in 100 Feet

Latest work:
Played Johnny in Chalet Girl

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
6.5 (I ♥ Ed, I’m just waiting for him to do more…)

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Name:
Jane Leeves

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
Roles such as Daphne Moon in Frasier and Alberta Leonard in Miracle on 34th Street

Latest work:
Currently playing Joy Scroggs in Hot in Cleveland

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
7.5 (although she was at one point noted as the “highest paid British actress in Hollywood” It would be nice if she took on more roles…)

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Name:
Kate Winslet

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
Roles such as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic & Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Latest work:
Played April Wheeler in Revolutionary Road.

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
9.5 (Extremely talented multi-award winning actress – the 9.5 is completely justified!)

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Name:
Hugh Laurie

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
Roles such as Dr. Gregory House in House & Mr. Frederick Little in Stuart Little

Latest work:
Played the voice of E.B.’s Dad on Hop

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
8 (Laurie as House rocks, sarcastic & funny, quick witted & clever, he seems to be famous for a lot of voice work but I think the acerbic attitude of Dr. House would work fantastically in a feature length movie, just my humble opinion)

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Name:
Idris Elba

Place of Birth
England

Famous for:
Roles such as Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell in The Wire & Gordon Cozier in Takers

Latest work:
Played Heimdallur in Thor

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
7.5 ((side note: Idris is gorgeous!!! :-P) He only gets 7.5 because I feel he hasn’t had -that- blockbuster hit yet…soon I hope!)

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Name:
Wentworth Miller

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
The role of Michael Scofield in Prison Break

Latest work:
Played Chris Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
6.5 (Miller was excellent in PB but since then we haven’t seen much of him – that said, he undoubtedly has the talent to be at the upper end of the meter so I guess we just have to wait & see…)

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Name:
Slick Rick

Place of Birth:
England

Famous for:
Songs such as Hey Young World & Teenage Love

Latest work:
Street Talkin’

Points on the legend meter based on a scale of 1 – 10:
8 (with Doug E. Fresh he came up with La Di Da Di, dude is a legend – nuff said!)

So there you have it, a (by no means exhaustive) list of Brits who have leaked into Hollywood’s crevices to become legends on the lips of countless fans worldwide!

Feel free to add names in the comments of anyone you think should be here!

Category: I'm Just Sayin', Random Chit-Chat, Stuff I Like  Tags: anthony hopkins, britain, britains got talent, catherine zeta jones, chris martin, ed westwick, hugh laurie, idris elba, jane leeves, kate winslet, patriotism, slick rick, wentworth miller  

5 “OMGSH I can TOTALLY feel myself blushing!” moments…

18
May 2011

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We have all been there before, those priceless moments that leave you cringing in embarrassment with an ego a third of its original size, somehow though – we don’t care that others have experienced it before when we go through it. LOL! Here are some examples:

The ‘Strut-N-Trip’…

Picture this: I’m listening to Chalie Boy’s “I Look Good” jam in my iPod, walking down the street mid May in a pretty little spring get-up & I feel wonderful! Not to mention these aviators look banging!

Jheeeze – I’m feeling myself, so much so I miss that little jutted out piece of pavement I would have noticed had I not been SO zoned out to the chorus & – whoops – YUP there I go!

I almost fall over completely – & since I was walking alone there is totally no one to laugh it off with, AND OMGSH this happened at a red light, so the entire street saw…

The ‘oh noooooo I forgot my purse/I have just realised I do not have enough money to pay for this stuff & now I’m at the front of the queue’ move…

It’s Saturday & I’m at the shopping mall with a basket-full of accessories, shoes and trinkets & I can’t wait to take them home! The queue is SOOOO long but thankfully I don’t care, I even took the time to try everything on in store, so I’m certain it’s worth the wait.

At the till, the cashier charges everything up and although a little more pricey than I thought, I excitedly reach inside my handbag to find my purse… … … & YUP I left it at home!

My throat becomes dry and my palms sweat a little & since I’ve been hard-staring this no-mannered cashier since I got to the till – I feel so humiliated that I can’t even find the words to apologise – so instead I sheepishly drop the basket at the counter and dart towards the door like a Charlie’s Angel mid-quest…

The ‘HUGE smile, wave & hello to that old friend…oh wait it’s not even them’ moment…

Oh look, it’s (INSERT FRIENDS NAME HERE) & despite not having seen him in ages, I’m really excited to say hello…cue the big smile, extended arms and high pitched greeting – but wait, hold on, as I get closer to him, I realise he never had a gold tooth, and his nose doesn’t look like this dudes!

The fact he’s looking at me so strangely now confirms it isn’t him & since the entire street has watched me pre-greeting him, there’s nothing I can do to style it out so I reach into my bag for something, anything to distract me from this awful moment….anything but my purse that is; I probably left that at home! *sigh*

The ‘OMGSH I have food between my teeth and have spent the last hour smiling like a Cheshire cat’ embarrassment…

You’re out on a date/get-together with friends you haven’t seen in a while/work dinner or whatever the most important foodie based thing is to you, and you’re dressed to impress. Conversation has been flowing perfectly and the side of corn-on-the-cob you just ordered looks irresistible!

You’re really hungry too, so you’re going IN on that food, but you do it as neatly as you can & manage not to get any on your clothes. RESULT!

Anyway, once home you head to the bathroom to freshen up and smile at your reflection…what smiles back is you and a whole bunch of corn shards dotted between your front teeth.

Safe to say – you don’t expect a call back/they laughed about you on the way home/you didn’t get the promotion.

The ‘oh noooo, I’ve just seen someone I’d really rather avoid’ moment…

Right, I’ve just spotted (INSERT ANNOYING PERSONS NAME HERE) & I haven’t wanted to talk to her lately. She’s annoying and that’s that. I’ll casually walk across the road into that off license and get some gum, or some chocolate…yeah chocolate sounds good! -

I walk away and start to pick up my pace & just then, I hear my name being yelled out in that unbearable tone of voice of hers…yup, spotted.

LOL – such is life!

Category: Random Chit-Chat  Tags: funny situations, jokes, random chit-chat, SMH, such is life, uh oh  

Decisions, decisions…

06
May 2011

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I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth buying some Beats By Dre (BBD) headphones even though I already have Skull Candy (SK) Pro’s and they are pretty dope.I feel like it’s time for an upgrade but at the same time I feel as though its kinda disloyal to the SK’s since I adore them!

So what do each have to offer and do the BBD’s clearly poop all over the SK’s?

The quick answer is probably, mostly because the person creating the BBD’s is Dr. Dre himself – a legend in hip-hop and R&B production. However, I have a love affair with my SK’s and not just that pair either; I have gone through quite a few pairs of in-ear styles of their earphones too.

I just love that (apart from the black & white ones above) SK’s range are bright, colourful and pretty, and the audio quality is off the freakin’ hook, yet it seems BBDs would offer all that and more…Hmmm?

Category: Stuff I Like  Tags: headphones, hip hop, music, music equipment, production, rap, studio  

Fine Dining…

05
May 2011

So me & a friend went out to one of my favourite places in London to eat the other day & I devoured this plate in a matter of minutes!

Italian food is one of my favourite things in the world to eat & Bella Italia never gets it wrong! Don’t judge me, but I had to take a picture! YUM-YUM! :-D

Category: Out on the Town, Stuff I Like  Tags: Bella Italia, day out, food, food & drink, food with friends, Italian dining, London  

3, 2, 1…& take-off!

02
May 2011

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Okay so first & foremost – you guys are all awesome (just in case you forgot)!!!
I launched this site just yesterday & the feedback has left me (almost) speechless! You all loved it, which makes me happy because I love it too & a lot of work went into it so I’m thrilled it seems to have paid off.

My debut video was released yesterday also & everyone who has seen it has had nothing but positive feedback! I’m already reaching triple figure view counts in just one day! YEAH BABY!

Please keep sharing it, commenting & watching it because it’s doing wonders & As always HMU on here, or any of the social media networks above if you need anything. Muah!

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