A song originally performed by The Magnetic Fields, from their glorious album 69 Love Songs. This version is played on a classic Game Boy using LSDJ software. Marvellous.
overyourhead - some irreverent musings by a gay London guy - crawling though technology, love and life... so you don't have to.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
iPhone 3GS Unboxing...
Unboxing videos can be rather dull. This one has a twist. Where's his right hand?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Overweight People Live Longer...
Cheerful news for those whose Body Mass Index (BMI) falls into the "overweight" - you will probably live longer than a person whose BMI is "ideal". Boffins in Canada and America (OK, the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research) revealed the new findings following a study of over 11,000 Canadians covering the last 12 years.
"It's not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk of dying, but it is surprising that carrying a little extra weight may give people a longevity advantage," said David Feeny, PhD, one of the study's authors.
My BMI is 23.55. What's yours?
"It's not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk of dying, but it is surprising that carrying a little extra weight may give people a longevity advantage," said David Feeny, PhD, one of the study's authors.
My BMI is 23.55. What's yours?
What is lamb, hogget and mutton?
OK, this came up in a pub quiz we did last year. And knowing what hogget was won us the cash. So just in case you find yourself in a similar position...
Lamb is the meat from the ovine ('sheep' to you and me) that is less than one year old. It has a mild flavour and low in internal and external fat. Requires short cooking times.
Hogget is the meat from the ovine that is one to two years old. It has a more intense flavour than lamb, low to medium in internal and external fat. Requires longer cooking times than lamb and more suited to roasting, stewing and braising.
Mutton is the meat from the ovine that is more than two years old. It has a very strong flavour, is high in internal and external fat. Requires extended cooking times and more suited to curing, 2nd class roasting (slow and low heat), stewing and braising.
So, now you know my little lambs.
Lamb is the meat from the ovine ('sheep' to you and me) that is less than one year old. It has a mild flavour and low in internal and external fat. Requires short cooking times.
Hogget is the meat from the ovine that is one to two years old. It has a more intense flavour than lamb, low to medium in internal and external fat. Requires longer cooking times than lamb and more suited to roasting, stewing and braising.
Mutton is the meat from the ovine that is more than two years old. It has a very strong flavour, is high in internal and external fat. Requires extended cooking times and more suited to curing, 2nd class roasting (slow and low heat), stewing and braising.
So, now you know my little lambs.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Bristol, Bath and Mary Wilson...
Darren, Rachel, Stu and I had a fabulous weekend away last weekend. We went to Bristol and Bath. In Bristol we met up with Hudd and Chris for lunch at Browns. Sadly the queue for the Banksy was just way too long (three hours). Then we took the train over to Bath in the afternoon to see Mary Wilson of The Supremes introduce a showing of Dreamgirls at the Little Theatre. In the evening we went out for posh nosh at the Gold Brickhouse and then sampled what Bristolian night life had to offer; Bristol Bear Bar and ladies in rubber seemed to be the order of the day night.
On the Sunday we partook of the waters at the rather fabulous Thermae Bath Spa and then went to see Paul Gambaccini in conversation with Mary Wilson at the Bath Assembly Rooms.
All in all, a great weekend away. More snaps here.
On the Sunday we partook of the waters at the rather fabulous Thermae Bath Spa and then went to see Paul Gambaccini in conversation with Mary Wilson at the Bath Assembly Rooms.
All in all, a great weekend away. More snaps here.
Monday, July 27, 2009
An American Werewolf in London (remake)...
It's enough to chill the blood of fans of John Landis's 1981 marvellous An American Werewolf in London. A remake/reinvention/reimagining/rehash is in the offing. Noooooo!
Friday, July 24, 2009
G’day Vader…
Star Wars the TV series has started filming – should be out next year. Set between Revenge Of The Sith and A New Hope George Lucas has described it as “Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space”. It’s been written by the Aussie guys behind Love My Way and The Secret Life Of Us.
Wiiiiii…
Wii Sport Resort is out today so I've got the day off and have got up early to go and queue at Game to buy it along with the super sensitive Wii MotionPlus. Yippie!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Herne Hill...
On Sunday we went over to see Jude, Gavin and their super new baby Benjy. We also popped across the road to Brockwell Park to go to the Lambeth Country Fair; sheep shearing, owls, goats, cows, food, stalls, bands and (best of all) a funny vegetable competition. Fab day out. More snaps here.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Andrew's Birthday Drinks...
On Saturday Stu and I were out helping the birthday celebrate his birthday. First stop the Duke of Wellington in Soho. Then on to the new Profile bar. And finally Duckie. All great fun and Andrew, Tim and DL were all in fine fettle. You can see more snaps here.
We are also planning a good old fashioned pub crawl in the near future. As many gay bars as we can manage in one night.
We are also planning a good old fashioned pub crawl in the near future. As many gay bars as we can manage in one night.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Barnet 2 - 2 Arsenal...
Monday, July 20, 2009
What Wrong With Angry?...
On Friday Andy, Kev, Stu and I went to the Kings Head in Islington's glamorous Upper Street to see What Wrong With Angry?
The story is about an 'out' sixteen year old school boy who while cottaging one day hooks up with the head boy at the school. However the course of true love doesn't run smooth.
The play was written in 1992 when the Age of Consent for gays was five years older than heterosexuals, and Section 28 prohibited schools and local authorities from depicting homosexual relationships as an acceptable view of family life.
The story is about an 'out' sixteen year old school boy who while cottaging one day hooks up with the head boy at the school. However the course of true love doesn't run smooth.
The play was written in 1992 when the Age of Consent for gays was five years older than heterosexuals, and Section 28 prohibited schools and local authorities from depicting homosexual relationships as an acceptable view of family life.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Daily Telegraph In Rape Controversy...
I love Ben Goldacre. I really do. Here is an example of his work, a recent article on The Daily Telegraph spreading misinformation and lies about rape.
The Telegraph printed a correction:
Owing to an editing error, our report “Women who dress provocatively more likely to be raped, claim scientists” (June 23) wrongly stated that research presented at the recent BPS conference by Sophia Shaw found that women who drink alcohol are more likely to be raped. In fact, the research found the opposite. We apologise for our error.
The Telegraph printed a correction:
Owing to an editing error, our report “Women who dress provocatively more likely to be raped, claim scientists” (June 23) wrongly stated that research presented at the recent BPS conference by Sophia Shaw found that women who drink alcohol are more likely to be raped. In fact, the research found the opposite. We apologise for our error.
Blood Boil #2...
Two things get my goat. Being ripped off and being ripped off.
I go my home EDF electricity bill this week. £1380.06 for a three month period. Surely some mistake?
I go my home EDF electricity bill this week. £1380.06 for a three month period. Surely some mistake?
Blood Boil #1..
Two things get my goat. Being ripped off and being ripped off.
I have two telly boxes from Virgin Media. I get the first one, a V+ box (PVR, HD etc.), for free as part of the XL deal and am being charged £15 a month for the other non-V+ one. Only when I checked their web site it turns out I'm being overcharged for that 2nd box. Grrr!
My solution? I've got them to upgrade my 2nd box to be a V+ box too. So I'll have two. The total rental cost will only be just £5 a month. Saving me £10 a month (for much better kit)! Ha!
I have two telly boxes from Virgin Media. I get the first one, a V+ box (PVR, HD etc.), for free as part of the XL deal and am being charged £15 a month for the other non-V+ one. Only when I checked their web site it turns out I'm being overcharged for that 2nd box. Grrr!
My solution? I've got them to upgrade my 2nd box to be a V+ box too. So I'll have two. The total rental cost will only be just £5 a month. Saving me £10 a month (for much better kit)! Ha!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Jason Eisener's Treevenge Short Film...
The Christmas trees fight back. Warning: get's pretty gory towards the end.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Insomnia...
Gosh, it's good to be back home but boy did those twenty-five hour days of sunlight play havoc with my body clock. I'm not quite sure which way is up today.
Chatting to many Icelandic people over this weekend just gone they say that they have got used to having all daylight in the height of summer and all darkness in the mid-winter. And I guess that must be true because even in the fiveshort long days we were in Reykjavik both Stu and I had adjusted so much that we were genuinely surprised to see darkness when we got back to the UK on Monday night.
Still, lovely though it was, I think if I lived in Iceland's latitude I'd be manic all summer from not being able to sleep and super-depressed all winter wondering where the light had gone.
Chatting to many Icelandic people over this weekend just gone they say that they have got used to having all daylight in the height of summer and all darkness in the mid-winter. And I guess that must be true because even in the five
Still, lovely though it was, I think if I lived in Iceland's latitude I'd be manic all summer from not being able to sleep and super-depressed all winter wondering where the light had gone.
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