David McFarlane

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When your teams are doing as averagely as mine are!

Some people may know that I support both Newcastle United and Dunfermline Athletic (for my sins).

Most people will probably know that both teams are doing pretty crap - until today!

Yes, roll out the barrels, Dunfermline won -a 2-0 win over Queen Of The South means that Jim McIntyre has his first victory as boss.

As much as I like the guy though, he isn’t the right man to lead the club forward - I personally believe that The Pars need someone who’ll give certain players the boot up the arse that they need (perhaps someone like Terry Butcher, even if he used to be a member of The Scum).

Newcastle face Derby tomorrow, and I’m confident of a win. Although Derby won the last time the two played, I can’t seem them getting anything out of the game.

Cue me appearing on here tomorrow with egg on my face!

I fucking love Charlie Brooker.

Not only does he speak more than sense than almost every other "TV expert", but he seems to actually even despise the very company he works for (the beasts known as Endemol, famous for such shit as Big Brother).

I can’t understand why so many people are happy to watch seriously bad shows such as X Factor, the aforementioned Big Brother or Britain’s Got (Very Little) Talent - I’d rather scoop out my eyeballs with a spoon than watch any of that guff.

If there were more Charlie Brooker’s in the world, surely television would be slightly more bearable.

Toodle pip.

EDIT:

I’ve added a video that now works.

That show last night was absolutely awful - Die Hard (yes, fucking Die Hard which is about as close to a disaster film as Cinderella) was number one in Channel Five’s Greatest Ever Disaster Movies countdown.

At this very moment, some chimps are banging their heads off of keyboards coming up with the next countdown show - Greatest Ever Movies With The In The Title.

Money on Die Hard winning that as well.

See that Aberdeen upset the odds and humped Copenhagen in the UEFA Cup. I can only say well done to the players and fans (but the Fat Orange Tango Bastard can still get to fuck, I don’t forget), and wish them good luck. Also well done to Everton for beating a decent Alkmaar team at their own ground - who happen to have a really good manager in Louis Van Gaal as well.

Christmas next week, so I’ll be giving myself two days off (Eve and Day) - I’m such a bastard to myself!

Goodbye.

A programme titled "The 50 Greatest Disaster Films" is currently showing on Channel Five, here in the UK.

What an absolute crock of shit.

Reign Of Fire was a godawful film, Arachnaphobia isn’t a disaster film and Godzilla was crap (even if I enjoyed it!).

As much as I like these list shows, I sometimes wonder which simpletons they bothered asking - my guess is that they either look for films that they have the rights to show clips from, or just have a quick look on the Internet Movie Database for films that look like they might be disaster-types. Probablt the latter, knowing the shower of shit that is British television.

I dread to think what number one is.

Honestly guv, it’s a great film!

I like to work during the night as it’s when I come up with some of my best ideas, and is oddly also the time where I work hardest.

Many times I find myself lost in something only to realise that it’s fast approaching the time when most folk are getting up for work!

Ah, the joys of an internet marketer!

Can’t complain though - not many other things you can get paid for when you actually get some sleep!

I also like to take time to listen to/see motivational shit on YouTube or the like, hence the reason why I’ll leave you with basketball coach Jimmy Valvano.

Toodles.

For some reason I’ve recently (when I’ve had the time) got back into trying some of the old Amiga games.

I’d forgotten how difficult, at the time anyway, games like Treasure Island Dizzy and Batman: The Movie actually were - I suppose it’s because so many games that come out now are ridiculously simple.

People are desperately trying to get hold of the Wii in time for Christmas, but I can’t help but feel that might be a little disappointed when they get one. I’m lucky  in the sense that I got mine when it came out last year, but there isn’t a whole ton of games that are must-haves - the only titles springing to mind are Super Mario Galaxy and Resident Evil 4.

That said, I can only applaud Nintendo for doing something different - and by Christ it’s obviously worked, as I’ve been reading that it’s getting increasingly difficult to get hold of a DS as well!

I can’t even begin to imagine how the Wii will be topped for innovation - perhaps through some sort of telepathic control scheme.

I’m sure THAT would prove popular!

I, by my own admission, am a massive dork.

So you can only imagine my excitement at the news of a new Ghostbusters game coming out towards the end of next year - I’m like a bloody child!

I’ve never been able to fully explain why I enjoy everything Ghostbusters (I’ve just finished watching Ghostbusters II for about the 12th time at least), but I do know that it is a little on the disturbing side.

That said I also have affection for the Back To The Future films (understandable), and, for some strange reason, Willow (I fucking love Warwick Davis - the tiny bastard).

I’ll leave you with a couple of shots of what will be the greatest game ever made.

Goodbye.

Well, I’ve finally moved to my new virtual home at davidmcfarlane.org.uk

Why the change, I hear nobody ask?

Well, I prefer having a UK domain because I detest .net ones. I have no idea why this is, and I intend to seek professional help as soon as possible.

This was just a quick introductory post, but expect some of the shit I used to post on the old site on a more regular basis.

Cheerio for now.