...of course, you should drink in moderation like I do!
but if you have a load of old bottles of weird and wonderful alcohol then drop them into this site and let it tell you which cocktails you can make from them...cool...and more than a little bit dangerous!
If you only have one bottle of alcohol left then it might be better to use this one instead. all you have to do is search by ingredient to find lots and lots of ways to get really really drunk, really really quickly!
I'm already there!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Day 19 - Adopt an endangered animal
According to the World Wildlife Fund the top 5 animals to adopt are
Personally I am going to adopt a Polar Bear
Personally I am going to adopt a Polar Bear
Polar bears populate the annual arctic sea ice in northern Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia. Between late April and mid-July, polar bears hunt ringed and bearded seals on the sea ice. With adult males weighing up to 1,430 pounds and growing as much as nine feet in length, they are the world’s largest terrestrial carnivores. As a result of climate change, sea ice is melting earlier and forming later each year, leaving polar bears less time to hunt. As their ice habitat shrinks, skinnier and hungrier bears face a grave challenge to their survival.world’s largest terrestrial carnivores!!! - get in!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 18 - learn a dancemove
and there really is only ONE dance move at the moment...SHUFFLIN!
Here are LMFAO showing you how to do the shuffle...
...and here is my version of the robot dance...try not to laugh too hard at my pathetic excuse for dancing...
(many thanks to the little girl on youtube who taught me how to do it)
...and here is the original...BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
I am going to try and nail the shuffle next week sometime and maybe make another stupid video.
get dancing!
Here are LMFAO showing you how to do the shuffle...
...and here is my version of the robot dance...try not to laugh too hard at my pathetic excuse for dancing...
(many thanks to the little girl on youtube who taught me how to do it)
...and here is the original...BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
I am going to try and nail the shuffle next week sometime and maybe make another stupid video.
get dancing!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Day 17 - get one over MS
yes, you heard me, screw them!
Last week I tried to download Escalation (the latest map pack for Call of Duty) on my Xbox.
"Oh no you don't!" screamed my xbox..."you now live in France, but your account is in the UK!" - some sort of crazy region restriction was stopping me!
What a load of utter tosh! I was fuming! I paid for the UK subscription whilst in the UK, I bought the game in the UK, I had spent the points on the bloody thing, but it wasn't letting me have it!
Me and my mate then spent hours trawling the internet to find a solution, to no avail.
We tried everything! But that expansion pack wasn't going to download to my xbox unless I took a flight back to the UK (with xbox as hand luggage) found a wireless access point, logged on, downloaded it whilst there, then took a flight back home! b****x to that!!!!
This guy looked like he had the answer...
So I followed the advice and tried securitykiss but still had problems logging onto xbox live once I'd got the thing working (which wasn't as easy as the guy suggests).
However, I was pretty sure I could share a VPN connection because this guy sounded convincing (and didn't look like he was just trying to make some money).
So I found a mate of mine who lived in the UK (and who had a fixed IP address - not an easy find I agree!) and we set about trying to pull the wool over Big Brothers eyes!
after a few hours of fiddling with some settings 'Network Connection', I finally manged to download what I had paid for a week ago...and...it works!!!!
Hallelujah!!!
Take that MS!!!; or Treyarch!!!; or Activision!!!; or whoever else was stopping me from playing my game!!!
If you want anymore info feel free to email or comment.
Last week I tried to download Escalation (the latest map pack for Call of Duty) on my Xbox.
"Oh no you don't!" screamed my xbox..."you now live in France, but your account is in the UK!" - some sort of crazy region restriction was stopping me!
What a load of utter tosh! I was fuming! I paid for the UK subscription whilst in the UK, I bought the game in the UK, I had spent the points on the bloody thing, but it wasn't letting me have it!
Me and my mate then spent hours trawling the internet to find a solution, to no avail.
We tried everything! But that expansion pack wasn't going to download to my xbox unless I took a flight back to the UK (with xbox as hand luggage) found a wireless access point, logged on, downloaded it whilst there, then took a flight back home! b****x to that!!!!
This guy looked like he had the answer...
So I followed the advice and tried securitykiss but still had problems logging onto xbox live once I'd got the thing working (which wasn't as easy as the guy suggests).
However, I was pretty sure I could share a VPN connection because this guy sounded convincing (and didn't look like he was just trying to make some money).
So I found a mate of mine who lived in the UK (and who had a fixed IP address - not an easy find I agree!) and we set about trying to pull the wool over Big Brothers eyes!
after a few hours of fiddling with some settings 'Network Connection', I finally manged to download what I had paid for a week ago...and...it works!!!!
Hallelujah!!!
Take that MS!!!; or Treyarch!!!; or Activision!!!; or whoever else was stopping me from playing my game!!!
If you want anymore info feel free to email or comment.
Day 16 - cook a really good curry
Everyone should be able to cook something, in my case its a pork-chop-sandwich.
hmm...pork...
hmm...chop...
hmm...sandwich!
delicious!
however, I think curry should be the staple food of the world, so wanted to try and cook my own (from scratch!), instead of buying it from the take-away/restaurant/shop!
this next video is great, an Indian, in what must be somewhere in America, doing a podcast on how to make chicken curry...I could watch these guys all day...infact, yesterday I did...and they make a pretty tasty curry...I tried it last night and it was pretty pretty good...although I put a lot more garlic in (well, I am in France!) and a shed load more chilli.
this person (it doesn't say if its male or female) has been developing the receipe found here for 10 years in their "quest to make the ultimate curry", thats some quest!!!...I might try this next week.
hmm...pork...
hmm...chop...
hmm...sandwich!
delicious!
however, I think curry should be the staple food of the world, so wanted to try and cook my own (from scratch!), instead of buying it from the take-away/restaurant/shop!
this next video is great, an Indian, in what must be somewhere in America, doing a podcast on how to make chicken curry...I could watch these guys all day...infact, yesterday I did...and they make a pretty tasty curry...I tried it last night and it was pretty pretty good...although I put a lot more garlic in (well, I am in France!) and a shed load more chilli.
this person (it doesn't say if its male or female) has been developing the receipe found here for 10 years in their "quest to make the ultimate curry", thats some quest!!!...I might try this next week.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 14 - grow your own vegetables
seriously, what can be more rewarding than growing your own veg...and feeding the family with them.
the site thats really serious about all this has to be the RHS! They are keen as mustard (which, of course, you should be growing by now, today though you should be planting the tomatoes and beetroot).
They have all sorts of resources available, a few years ago they had a planner for a metre square bed which when organised as they told you would provide a family of 4 with fresh vegetables all year round! wow!!!! This year they have the Great RHS Veg Challenge, you can enter here.
The have a really good planner as well...so you cant go wrong.
Have a look, and get planting!
the site thats really serious about all this has to be the RHS! They are keen as mustard (which, of course, you should be growing by now, today though you should be planting the tomatoes and beetroot).
They have all sorts of resources available, a few years ago they had a planner for a metre square bed which when organised as they told you would provide a family of 4 with fresh vegetables all year round! wow!!!! This year they have the Great RHS Veg Challenge, you can enter here.
The have a really good planner as well...so you cant go wrong.
Have a look, and get planting!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 13 - build the kids a treehouse
Just after we had moved into the old house in Chester (UK)...the wife took the kids away on a short holiday while I stayed at home to work.
While they were away, I built them a treehouse to surprise them when they got home...and boy, were they surprised. I bought metre upon metre of pre-treated wood; hundreds of bolts and screws; a new drill; a huge 10 inch drill bit; and a bright blue plastic slide.
If I say so myself, it stood the test of time (it was another 5 years before we moved out and the kids played on it daily)...the only trouble is they now want another one building here, in the south of France!
This should give you an idea of how much hard work to expect:
I've got much bigger plans for my next one, this internet is a dangerous thing for giving people ideas!!!
To the batcave, Batman!
While they were away, I built them a treehouse to surprise them when they got home...and boy, were they surprised. I bought metre upon metre of pre-treated wood; hundreds of bolts and screws; a new drill; a huge 10 inch drill bit; and a bright blue plastic slide.
If I say so myself, it stood the test of time (it was another 5 years before we moved out and the kids played on it daily)...the only trouble is they now want another one building here, in the south of France!
This should give you an idea of how much hard work to expect:
I've got much bigger plans for my next one, this internet is a dangerous thing for giving people ideas!!!
or maybe I will knock this little number up over a long weekend
To the batcave, Batman!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 12 - create a timelapse recording of the day/night...
if there is anything cooler than watching the clouds roll overhead in one of those 'natural world' documentaries then I haven't seen it!
Try it yourself, how hard can it be?!?
Classic! 18 hours of my life I'll never get back!!!
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Try it yourself, how hard can it be?!?
- Get a camcorder (with a timelapse function, otherwise this is going to be a lot harder!)
- Set the timelapse to 15 seconds
- Chose a decent position for the camera (one where you get a decent view, a bit of the garden, lots of sky, maybe a bit of roof, maybe place it behind a dirty window pane!!)
- Press 'record'
- Wait 24 hours
- Press stop
- Watch the day and night unfold in all its majesty and wonder
Classic! 18 hours of my life I'll never get back!!!
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 11 - hack your kinect
I dont care if I'm not supposed to, it looks like fantastic fun, really really cool, and maybe a little bit educational!!!
you can even join some sort of community: open-kinect!
Now I'm as sceptical as the most sceptical person on earth, but if you take these videos at face value (why would anyone bother to spoof the whole thing - now, that would be a waste of time!) then....WOW!!!
This guy is controlling google earth on a projector using his hands - can you imagine the look on your mates faces when you turned the projector on and zoomed in on their house by waving at the wall!!!
and this guy too...
Kinect Earth from Matt Fargo on Vimeo.
and then this guy has 'taught' his computer to recognise a variety of objects:
"I see a giraffe"
"I see a toy"
"I see a cow"
I would love to see the look on the guys face if the computer suddenly said...
"I see dead people"
...or...
"look out behind you!"
you can even join some sort of community: open-kinect!
Now I'm as sceptical as the most sceptical person on earth, but if you take these videos at face value (why would anyone bother to spoof the whole thing - now, that would be a waste of time!) then....WOW!!!
This guy is controlling google earth on a projector using his hands - can you imagine the look on your mates faces when you turned the projector on and zoomed in on their house by waving at the wall!!!
and this guy too...
Kinect Earth from Matt Fargo on Vimeo.
and then this guy has 'taught' his computer to recognise a variety of objects:
"I see a giraffe"
"I see a toy"
"I see a cow"
I would love to see the look on the guys face if the computer suddenly said...
"I see dead people"
...or...
"look out behind you!"
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 9 - become an astronaut
Like most little boys I wanted to become an astronaut when I grew up...mainly so I could fly the Millennium Falcon with Chewie.
That dream still lingers somewhere in the back of my warped mind, so imagine my delight when I found that Virgin Galactic were inviting applications for Pilot-Astronauts!!!
Unfortunately it also appears I was a little late (6 days late to be fair) in sending the application off, but you can still register you interest for future Pilot-Astronaut positions up until 30th June.
I not sure, but I'm pretty certain I wont make the grade:
That dream still lingers somewhere in the back of my warped mind, so imagine my delight when I found that Virgin Galactic were inviting applications for Pilot-Astronauts!!!
Unfortunately it also appears I was a little late (6 days late to be fair) in sending the application off, but you can still register you interest for future Pilot-Astronaut positions up until 30th June.
I not sure, but I'm pretty certain I wont make the grade:
- I'm not a US citizen!
- I haven't graduated from a recognized test pilot school! Hell, I didn't even go to an unrecognized one!
- I only have 2,999 hours flying experience (and thats as a passenger, and mainly whilst drunk!)
- I have no operational experience of an aerospace aviation project or business!
- I couldn't ably communicate my aviation knowledge and safety related information - because I don't have any!
- I prefer golf to playing in a team!
- I do, however, hold a degree...maybe they will make an exception, fingers crossed!!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Day 8 - map your online life...
...but don't be surprised if its a little scary!
I started by making a list of all the different online tools/applications/websites and then weighting them according to usage and lastly linking them together where they interacted with each other. I didn't add real people, but trust me, I do occasionally say the odd word to members of the human race.
Here is the first draft...theres a lot more work to go into it yet, I'm pretty sure the links need work and the weighting needs more analysis...sites like that daytum wsebsite mentioned in a previous post would be ideal for this (assuming you'd been recording everytime you went on Facebook from the minute you started going on facebook, that is!) because I'm not sure you can easily measure facebook 'time' or even count the number of 'comments' made, or 'likes' liked, or photos uploaded whilst extremely drunk which you really will regret in the morning and that you will be deeply ashamed of for the rest of the time you have on this earth!
I've got to say I'm a little concerned! It looks like a vipers nest!! I'm not even sure I know what Tumblr is for?!?
I've got to organise these, maybe trim them down somewhat...but I would be more than interested to know what other people are using...
I started by making a list of all the different online tools/applications/websites and then weighting them according to usage and lastly linking them together where they interacted with each other. I didn't add real people, but trust me, I do occasionally say the odd word to members of the human race.
Here is the first draft...theres a lot more work to go into it yet, I'm pretty sure the links need work and the weighting needs more analysis...sites like that daytum wsebsite mentioned in a previous post would be ideal for this (assuming you'd been recording everytime you went on Facebook from the minute you started going on facebook, that is!) because I'm not sure you can easily measure facebook 'time' or even count the number of 'comments' made, or 'likes' liked, or photos uploaded whilst extremely drunk which you really will regret in the morning and that you will be deeply ashamed of for the rest of the time you have on this earth!
I've got to say I'm a little concerned! It looks like a vipers nest!! I'm not even sure I know what Tumblr is for?!?
I've got to organise these, maybe trim them down somewhat...but I would be more than interested to know what other people are using...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 7 - create an IPOD/IPHONE/IPAD app...
...go on, how hard can it be!
i just need to think of a killer idea that hasnt been done yet...after all there are only probably a umpteen million that already exist coving everything from buying and selling shares to 1,500 different ways to play "rock, paper, scissors"!.
If I ever do think of a killer idea, then i may well try this company...
although the "note to the royal couple" looks a little disturbing (i hope they dont ever read this! and i dont mean William and Kate!!)
i just need to think of a killer idea that hasnt been done yet...after all there are only probably a umpteen million that already exist coving everything from buying and selling shares to 1,500 different ways to play "rock, paper, scissors"!.
If I ever do think of a killer idea, then i may well try this company...
although the "note to the royal couple" looks a little disturbing (i hope they dont ever read this! and i dont mean William and Kate!!)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 6 - learn a card trick
Everyone, and I mean everyone, needs to know at least one decent card trick!
Full-stop! No arguments!
Many years ago I read a book, I think it was some sort of thriller but I can't remember the name...anyway, a part of the story in said unknown book was about a guy tricking another guy (probably in a bar) with the use a simple "heads-or-tails" trick.
From what I can remember - and I've been drunk a few thousand times since reading it - he had several different coloured coins in his pocket, 5 red and 7 yellow.
He would pull a coin from his pocket (unknown to the other guy) and if it was yellow he would call 'Heads' and if he was right the guy gave hime $1, if he was wrong the guy would receive $1.
If it was a red coin, he would call 'Tails' and if he was right the guy would owe him $1, otherwise he would give the guy $2!
For the life of me I could not work out why this trick always succeeded in making the guy more money than he gave away...but several nights at the bar of the local pub proved the 'trick' was a winner.
It's just a shame I have forgotten the exact details, because I would have made a pot full of cash by now!
Anyway, I digress, onto todays project...I have been practising the simple card trick as demonstrated in the video below, by CardTrickCentral. I used to know a few good card tricks and it's been great getting back into the swing of things.
The beauty of this trick is its simplicity, but can I work out how its done? No, not yet, but then I've not been to the bar yet!
As I said earlier, everyone, and I mean everyone must know at least one decent card trick!
Full-stop! No arguments!
Many years ago I read a book, I think it was some sort of thriller but I can't remember the name...anyway, a part of the story in said unknown book was about a guy tricking another guy (probably in a bar) with the use a simple "heads-or-tails" trick.
From what I can remember - and I've been drunk a few thousand times since reading it - he had several different coloured coins in his pocket, 5 red and 7 yellow.
He would pull a coin from his pocket (unknown to the other guy) and if it was yellow he would call 'Heads' and if he was right the guy gave hime $1, if he was wrong the guy would receive $1.
If it was a red coin, he would call 'Tails' and if he was right the guy would owe him $1, otherwise he would give the guy $2!
For the life of me I could not work out why this trick always succeeded in making the guy more money than he gave away...but several nights at the bar of the local pub proved the 'trick' was a winner.
It's just a shame I have forgotten the exact details, because I would have made a pot full of cash by now!
Anyway, I digress, onto todays project...I have been practising the simple card trick as demonstrated in the video below, by CardTrickCentral. I used to know a few good card tricks and it's been great getting back into the swing of things.
The beauty of this trick is its simplicity, but can I work out how its done? No, not yet, but then I've not been to the bar yet!
As I said earlier, everyone, and I mean everyone must know at least one decent card trick!
Full-Stop! Get practising!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Day 5 - start your own film production (or join someone elses)
I'll be honest, I've been rewriting the same goddamn chapter in my novel for about 10 years now...what I put down one week, I completely scrap the week after.
Now, it looks like the people at wreck-a-movie have done some good work in the past...
...and come up with the great concept of collaborative film-making...3d artists; actors; prop/set building; composers....and you guessed it, Writers!
So, I am going to give it a go...I have just registered and am trawling through the active 'Tasks'...wish me luck!!!
Now, it looks like the people at wreck-a-movie have done some good work in the past...
...and come up with the great concept of collaborative film-making...3d artists; actors; prop/set building; composers....and you guessed it, Writers!
So, I am going to give it a go...I have just registered and am trawling through the active 'Tasks'...wish me luck!!!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Day 4 - Record it
wow, this is definately getting easier and at the same time, a hell of a lot harder!
I've decided to expand the experiment to post 100 different "things to do", you may have already noticed that each day so far (ok, I know theres only 3, bear with me) have been posts regarding little 'project-ette' type things.
so, here is day 4s...
record your life
I read about the creator of this site quite some time ago...I originally found him from kottke.org (fantastic blog!) where he had created a visual record of his fathers life (infographics are king!) and it really blew me away!
So, I've started recording little mundane things on this great website which allows you to record anything and everything which you display in little barcharts or piecharts or weird wavey line type graphs - totally cool and also pretty meaningless to anyone but oneself...if you try one thing today...try this!!!
if you're remotely interested, you can find my first stab at recording stuff (in numbers) here...my life in numbers, well, my alcohol consumption at least!
I've decided to expand the experiment to post 100 different "things to do", you may have already noticed that each day so far (ok, I know theres only 3, bear with me) have been posts regarding little 'project-ette' type things.
so, here is day 4s...
record your life
I read about the creator of this site quite some time ago...I originally found him from kottke.org (fantastic blog!) where he had created a visual record of his fathers life (infographics are king!) and it really blew me away!
So, I've started recording little mundane things on this great website which allows you to record anything and everything which you display in little barcharts or piecharts or weird wavey line type graphs - totally cool and also pretty meaningless to anyone but oneself...if you try one thing today...try this!!!
if you're remotely interested, you can find my first stab at recording stuff (in numbers) here...my life in numbers, well, my alcohol consumption at least!
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