The Old Curiosity Shop

Just because I look at the world sometimes and think 'What the hell is going on here?'

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Location: England

Since stumbling out of University 2 years ago I've taken it upon myself to spend most of my time travelling around the world in a slightly haphazard way.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Ask A Stupid Question, Get A Stupid Answer

Hello world. Whilst taking a break from enjoy the unusually warm weather here in England, I checked my e-mails and found this intriguing little game had been sent to me. The basic idea is to put your itunes/other music player device on random and whatever song comes on next is the answer to the question. Easy. These are all genuine answers, some of which are weirdly accurate.

How am I feeling today? Hard To Explain - The Strokes: how very apt

Will I get far in life? In Between Days - The Cure: this makes no sense

How do my friends see me? I Get Along - The Libertines: it's true I do carry on regardless

Where will I get married? Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols: the UK would be nice, no anarchy though thank you

What is my best friend's theme song? Waterfall - Stone Roses: I don't think this is true

What is the story of my life? Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths: this can sometimes be true unfortunately

What is/was highschool like? Don't Stop 'till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson: I'd had enough and was quite happy to stop thanks Michael

How can I get ahead in life? PCP - Manic Street Preachers: I don't think drugs are the answer!!!

What is the best thing about me? Last Train Home - Lost Prophets: Great, going home is my best attribute

How is today going to be? White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane: What?

What is in store for this weekend? The Guns Of Brixton - The Clash: marvelous, I'm going to get shot

What song describes my parents? Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard: too true, my parents always made life pretty sweet at home

To describe my grandparents? Factory - Martha Wainwright: my Grandad did own a factory once . . .

How is my life going? God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols: ????

What song will they play at my funeral? We're On Fire - Crashland: truly, I hadn't planned on being cremated

How does the world see me? Golden Gate Fields - Rancid: this one confused me also

Will I have a happy life? Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Bob Dylan: thanks Bob, that is reassuring

What do my friends really think of me? Music When The Lights Go Out - The Libertines: well this didn't answer the question, best ask my friends

Do people secretly lust after me? Under The Gun - The Killers: can I just get it straight I have never asked anyone to lust after me at gunpoint

How can I make myself happy? Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan: buy a tambourine, be happy. What an easy life.

What should I do with my life? Luv - Travis: I like this one, after all, all we need is love

What is some good advice for me? Alright - Supergrass: keep my teeth nice and clean, now that really is good advice

How will I be remembered? I Woke Up In A Car - Something Corporate: I hope I won't be remembered for that

What is my signature dancing song? Friday Night Explodes - King Adora: hell yeah!

What do I think my current theme song is? Big Isn't Beautiful - King Adora: this should be everyone's theme tune, always

What does everyone else think my current theme song is? Change Your Mind - The Killers: I used to indecisiveive but now I'm not so sure

What type of lovverrr do you like? ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'swholeworldwouldfallapart - Manic Street Preachers: sometimes the Manics just confuse me.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

This Is The Modern Way




Greetings everyone, as I said in my last post I can't guarantee how often I am gonna keep updating this blog but I thought this little clip was too funny not to post straight away. When I first saw it I was a little confused as to why the guitarists from Towers Of London were chasing a carpenter who used a can of beer as a weapon through the streets of Peterborough, but I guess things like that are sometimes just too inexplicable to make sense of. Fucking funny though.

My favourite bit of the whole thing is the line "No, I'm not a rock star, I'm a carpenter." I believe if you read the early copies of the Bible, that is the exact thing that Joseph said to Mary when they first met.

As funny as this video is, it is unfortunately a prime example of 21st Century life in provincial English towns. That makes for quite depressing thinking really.

Anyway, it's time for me to go again now so until the next time,

Goodbye.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Well, We've All Got To Start Somewhere













Hello all and welcome to what can only be described as perhaps the most pointless blog of all time. This is something created out of the author's (I've never described myself as an author before, and probably shouldn't start here) boredom. As I have the square root of nothing to do at the minute I thought, hey, why not write about blabbering crap on the internet to kill a bit of time and so here we are.

In short, this blog will provide you with the kind of stuff you've often thought about but never deemed necessary to present in the public domain, but that is where I come in. I too don't see the information I'm about to impart as necessary but somehow I feel I should put it out there anyway.

Today, we shall start with two things I saw on television last week that I thought to be quite troublesome. Here we go:


  1. Why do the criminals from the planet Krypton in the Superman 2 film sound as if they were born and bred in deepest Oxfordshire?
  2. Currently showing on English television is a program called Bad Lad's Army Extreme. The basic concept of the show is that they take 30 criminals and place them in 1950's style military training for one month. One person quit after less than one day, the following slogan was printed on his T-Shirt:

"Rehab Is For Quitters"

The irony of it all eh?

Anyway that is the kind of thing you will read about on this blog. I'm aware it isn't as interesting as a single mother's diary of how she is struggling against an oppressive masculine world or the life and times of someone desperately trying to find the meaning of life but sod it, I'm not trying to do either of those things hence why I'm not writing about them.

I'll bid you farewell now, if you want to read more of this kind of drivel keep checking back, if not, don't, it's that simple.

Goodbye.