BOOK REVIEW, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
At the time of writing this I'm still reading the book, but the main plot is clear and I'm far enough into it to be rightfully able to make up an opinion of it.
A Spot of Bother revolves around the life of an elderly man, George, and his children, Jamie and Katie.
One morning George wakes up with a pain in his side, rushing out of bed and into the bathroom he finds a purple mark on his hip, the skin around is crusted and dry, after treating it with several different ointments he goes to see the doctor.
He is then told that it is just Eczema, but George believes it to be cancer, as the eczema spreads he slowly starts to lose his mind.
Meanwhile his wife is having an affair with one of his previous business partners and is torn between the love for her husband and the affection she feels for her lover.
Katie, his daughter is marrying Ray, a man her parents do not approve of, George thinks he has "Strangler's hands", while she's not sure why she's marrying him her fathers life starts to fall apart, and she now has to juggle her son, Jacob, her father and Ray.
Jamie, George's son has just broken up with his partner and is devastated, he then seeks his partners Ex in the hopes of learning how to get his partner back.
The book is well written, but not for people that can't stand reading long books, it has some pretty complicated language and is then of course, not for people who are not very good at English.
So, it's a very good book, I like it.
However, that said,
it kind of... Excludes some people by being a "liberal" book, bringing up certain themes that may offend you if you're a left-wing conservatist moron.
Also, SPOILER AHEAD:.... Eli Vance dies in Ep2.
Good book, read it.
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Edges of the Lord:
Edges of the Lord revolves around the story of a young boy that has to flee his home and disguise as a catholic to avoid being captured and sent off by the Germans during WWII.
When his surrogate father is shot however, his life spins out of control as his step-baby brother believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus. Tolo, his baby brother, is convinced that he can bring his father back and deliver the villagers from their sins. Romek's step-brother, Vladek is not pleased with the arrival of Romek, this changes however as Romek proves that his intentions are pure.
I liked it, it was dramatic and charming at the same time, I know I can't expect much from child actors, but beside Haley Joel Osment the acting was kind of wonky, but that's to be expected.
I'd recommend a rent, not sure if I'd buy it.
When his surrogate father is shot however, his life spins out of control as his step-baby brother believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus. Tolo, his baby brother, is convinced that he can bring his father back and deliver the villagers from their sins. Romek's step-brother, Vladek is not pleased with the arrival of Romek, this changes however as Romek proves that his intentions are pure.
I liked it, it was dramatic and charming at the same time, I know I can't expect much from child actors, but beside Haley Joel Osment the acting was kind of wonky, but that's to be expected.
I'd recommend a rent, not sure if I'd buy it.
Tuesday 21 October 2008
Crocodiles:
The alligator has been described as a 'living fossil from the age of reptiles, having survived on earth for 200 million years'.[1]
An average American alligator's weight and length is 800 lbs (360 kg) and 13 feet (4 m) long, but can grow to 14.5 feet (4.39 m) long[2] and weigh 1000 lbs (454.5 kg).[3] According to the Everglades National Park website, the largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long (5.3 m), although according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission web site the Florida state record for length is a 14 foot 5/8 inch male from Lake Monroe in Seminole County.[citation needed]. The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 7 feet (2 m) in length. Speeds have been clocked by alligators of up to 27 mph, making one of the fastest large reptiles on the planet.
An alligator's lifespan is usually estimated in the range of 50 years or more. A specimen named Muja has resided in the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia since 1937, making it at least 71 years old. Another specimen, Čabulītis, in Riga Zoo, Latvia died in 2007 being more than 72 years old.
American alligators are found in the southeastern United States: all of Florida and Louisiana, the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, coastal South and North Carolina, Eastern Texas, the southeastern corner of Oklahoma and the southern tip of Arkansas. The majority of American alligators inhabit Florida and Louisiana, with over a million alligators in each state. American alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and swamps, as well as brackish environments[citation needed]. Southern Florida is the only place where both alligators and crocodiles live side by side.
The Chinese alligator currently is found only in the Yangtze River valley and is extremely endangered, with only a few dozen believed to be left in the wild. Indeed, far more Chinese alligators live in zoos around the world than can be found in the wild. Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in southern Louisiana has several in captivity in an attempt to preserve the species. Miami MetroZoo in Florida also has a breeding pair of Chinese alligators.
Large male alligators are solitary, territorial animals. Smaller alligators can often be found in large numbers in close proximity to each other. The largest of the species (both males and females), will defend prime territory; smaller alligators have a higher tolerance of other alligators within a similar size class.
An alligator showing the inside of his mouth.Although alligators have heavy bodies and slow metabolisms, they are capable of short bursts of speed, especially in very short lunges. Alligators' main prey are smaller animals that they can kill and eat with a single bite. Alligators may kill larger prey by grabbing it and dragging it in the water to drown. Alligators consume food that cannot be eaten in one bite by allowing it to rot or by biting and then spinning or convulsing wildly until bite-size pieces are torn off. This is referred to as the "death roll." A hard-wired response developed over millions of years of evolution, even juvenile alligators execute death rolls when presented with chunks of meat. Critical to the alligator's ability to initiate a death roll, the tail must flex to a significant angle relative to its body. Immobilizing an alligator's tail incapacitates its ability to begin a death roll. [4]
Most of the muscle in an alligator's jaw is intended for biting and gripping prey. The muscles that close the jaws are exceptionally powerful, however the muscles for opening their jaws are relatively weak in comparison. As a result, an adult man can hold an alligator's jaw shut with his bare hands. In general, a strip of duct tape is enough to prevent an adult alligator from opening its jaws and is one of the most common methods used when alligators are to be captured and/or transported.[5] Alligators are generally timid towards humans and tend to walk or swim away if one approaches. Unfortunately, this has led some people to the practice of approaching alligators and their nests in a way that may provoke the animals into attacking. There are federal laws that prohibit feeding of the alligators in several locations where they can be found; however, some people choose to ignore these.[citation needed] If fed, the alligators will eventually lose their fear of humans and may, in turn, choose to approach human settlements rather than moving away.
Crocodile-crunking Dundee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwpZFsVyues
JewTube that shit
I'm not sure whether or not I like this blog.
Duh, it has potential I guess but,
Overall it's pretty redundant so far.
New blogs aren't too bad I guess but,
'tis a little bit boring.
That doesn't stop me though, I shall prevail.
A post like this makes little to no sense when it's degraded to this,
Can't stop me though.
This blog site's my ultimate medium of forwarding my thoughts.
Under the surface though,
A lot of these aren't really making any sense.
Like, if you can find the hidden message I'll be sure to commend you,
Like, congratulate you or something.
You might find it, but, I dunno.
Liking blogging will brand you a nerd,
Inevitably.
Kisses are out of the question if you run a blog,
Extremely so.
Can't stop the power of the,
Readers imagination.
Overall you really can't read too much into these.
Could all be lies, you know.
Ordering stuff of blogs is also a viable way of getting
Detained.
I'm not sure how I'm going to end this post, probably a lot
Like my last one.
Extreme
Superwin.
Peace.
An average American alligator's weight and length is 800 lbs (360 kg) and 13 feet (4 m) long, but can grow to 14.5 feet (4.39 m) long[2] and weigh 1000 lbs (454.5 kg).[3] According to the Everglades National Park website, the largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long (5.3 m), although according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission web site the Florida state record for length is a 14 foot 5/8 inch male from Lake Monroe in Seminole County.[citation needed]. The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 7 feet (2 m) in length. Speeds have been clocked by alligators of up to 27 mph, making one of the fastest large reptiles on the planet.
An alligator's lifespan is usually estimated in the range of 50 years or more. A specimen named Muja has resided in the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia since 1937, making it at least 71 years old. Another specimen, Čabulītis, in Riga Zoo, Latvia died in 2007 being more than 72 years old.
American alligators are found in the southeastern United States: all of Florida and Louisiana, the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, coastal South and North Carolina, Eastern Texas, the southeastern corner of Oklahoma and the southern tip of Arkansas. The majority of American alligators inhabit Florida and Louisiana, with over a million alligators in each state. American alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and swamps, as well as brackish environments[citation needed]. Southern Florida is the only place where both alligators and crocodiles live side by side.
The Chinese alligator currently is found only in the Yangtze River valley and is extremely endangered, with only a few dozen believed to be left in the wild. Indeed, far more Chinese alligators live in zoos around the world than can be found in the wild. Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in southern Louisiana has several in captivity in an attempt to preserve the species. Miami MetroZoo in Florida also has a breeding pair of Chinese alligators.
Large male alligators are solitary, territorial animals. Smaller alligators can often be found in large numbers in close proximity to each other. The largest of the species (both males and females), will defend prime territory; smaller alligators have a higher tolerance of other alligators within a similar size class.
An alligator showing the inside of his mouth.Although alligators have heavy bodies and slow metabolisms, they are capable of short bursts of speed, especially in very short lunges. Alligators' main prey are smaller animals that they can kill and eat with a single bite. Alligators may kill larger prey by grabbing it and dragging it in the water to drown. Alligators consume food that cannot be eaten in one bite by allowing it to rot or by biting and then spinning or convulsing wildly until bite-size pieces are torn off. This is referred to as the "death roll." A hard-wired response developed over millions of years of evolution, even juvenile alligators execute death rolls when presented with chunks of meat. Critical to the alligator's ability to initiate a death roll, the tail must flex to a significant angle relative to its body. Immobilizing an alligator's tail incapacitates its ability to begin a death roll. [4]
Most of the muscle in an alligator's jaw is intended for biting and gripping prey. The muscles that close the jaws are exceptionally powerful, however the muscles for opening their jaws are relatively weak in comparison. As a result, an adult man can hold an alligator's jaw shut with his bare hands. In general, a strip of duct tape is enough to prevent an adult alligator from opening its jaws and is one of the most common methods used when alligators are to be captured and/or transported.[5] Alligators are generally timid towards humans and tend to walk or swim away if one approaches. Unfortunately, this has led some people to the practice of approaching alligators and their nests in a way that may provoke the animals into attacking. There are federal laws that prohibit feeding of the alligators in several locations where they can be found; however, some people choose to ignore these.[citation needed] If fed, the alligators will eventually lose their fear of humans and may, in turn, choose to approach human settlements rather than moving away.
Crocodile-crunking Dundee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwpZFsVyues
JewTube that shit
I'm not sure whether or not I like this blog.
Duh, it has potential I guess but,
Overall it's pretty redundant so far.
New blogs aren't too bad I guess but,
'tis a little bit boring.
That doesn't stop me though, I shall prevail.
A post like this makes little to no sense when it's degraded to this,
Can't stop me though.
This blog site's my ultimate medium of forwarding my thoughts.
Under the surface though,
A lot of these aren't really making any sense.
Like, if you can find the hidden message I'll be sure to commend you,
Like, congratulate you or something.
You might find it, but, I dunno.
Liking blogging will brand you a nerd,
Inevitably.
Kisses are out of the question if you run a blog,
Extremely so.
Can't stop the power of the,
Readers imagination.
Overall you really can't read too much into these.
Could all be lies, you know.
Ordering stuff of blogs is also a viable way of getting
Detained.
I'm not sure how I'm going to end this post, probably a lot
Like my last one.
Extreme
Superwin.
Peace.
Tuesday 14 October 2008
This Blog Is Redundant And Useless, As Redundant As Capitalizing Every Word In A Text, You Know?
So, my english teacher forced me to make this blog and post, it'll be gone when I'm done here, if you're looking for any newsposts that actually regards me you'd better head over to FlyBlog.
So there.
I have no clue what I'm supposed to write up in this place.
So there.
I have no clue what I'm supposed to write up in this place.
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