Things I don't hate.

Tonight I realized for the first time in a long time I don't hate my life.

In the past year, I've changed jobs, made new friends, lost others and become single.

But its better than this time last year.

So in conclusion I no longer hate my life. Yay.

Trans At The Water Front

Tonight I went to Trans At the Waterfront. A music and dance event which was part of the Trans Festival. A good time was had by all. I'm now tired. So night

Oscar Wilde and the Men Of The Hour.

Last Night I had the honor of attending Oscar Wilde and the Men of the Hour. Truly one of the greatest plays of our lifetime. Let the website description tell you about it:

"Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemmingway, George Elliot and Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Separately, they are merely four individual superheroes. But bring them together and they become THE MEN OF THE HOUR, a heroic gathering of the hunkiest, fistiest, shooty-gunniest writers in the history of paper! Casting fear into the hearts of Nazis, fairies,Bogwomen and literary critics across the known Multiverse, and famous for their Mexican Luchador-themed dinner parties! If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, and if you’re sexy enough, and if you can afford them, and if their phones are turned on, maybe you can hire ...The Men of the Hour. Provided they’re not too drunk or anything."

No time traveling Nazi or fascist zombie was safe from their might and I had a good night too. God Bless Men of the Hour wherever and whenever they're getting pissed at right now.

I ROCK!!!

So Tonight I headed out to Doctor Sketchy in Belfast. For those who don't know Doctor Sketchy is just what you need to cheer up another dull Sunday night. Forget church or bible study, go draw some models who pose in all manner of shapes and forms. Tonight's theme was ‘Myths and Legends’, a fabulous, fantastic, perhaps even legendary, night of myths and mistresses. A good night was had by all. I won four times, the prize been a vodka shot (slightly bit not self at minute) and I won the overall prize of a £20 gift voucher.

The prize winning pictures will be on here in next few weeks.

Great night.

Let The Right One In

So I just finished reading Let The Right One in. Thoughts: This is an excellent book. It's sweet, tender, perverse and unnerving at the same time. Having seen the movie and before I read the book, and might I add the movie is a classic go see it, I can honestly say I enjoyed both. In cases of films based on books you often find that the movie is worse than the book but in the case of Let the Right One In, I can honestly say this isn't the case.

Both are beautiful works which are similar yet have their own distinct favor meaning its possible to enjoy one without the other. However, I would recommend the book purely from the background material contained within it.

WHY I LOVE MATT

A few months ago I was in a bedroom in Paris with a beautiful young woman, and like all men my age we did what you were suppose to do. We talked about what men we would have in our fictional harems. Well ladies and gentlemen I would like to introduce you to the latest addition, Matt Fraction. Matt, according to wiki is, Matt Fraction is a marvel comic book writer who is best known for his work on Ironman and the Uncanny X-men.

There are a number of reasons why I love Matt so here's a few:

1. The Five Fists of Science : Mother of God it has Nikola Tesla, Mark Twain and Bertha von Suttner combine forces to try to bring about world peace through superior firepower. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU TOP THAT????

2. His Uncanny X-men is just beautiful. Sod the plots, its the character moments, the dialogue, the humor, this is what comic books are about.

3. He's a damn funny man, read his twitter or his blog or any interview done with him. He's funny and clever and a nerd.

And finally he's damn cute as proven by this photo:

The Slayers (スレイヤーズ)

Category: TV Series
No. of Episodes: 26
Year of Production: 1995

The Slayers, is regarded by many to be the quintessential fantasy/comedy anime. Based a upon a is a series of light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It has been developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations (OVAs), and five movies.

Slayers can be said to be inspired by Dungeons & Dragons in terms of its narrative, following the adventures of the sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they fight monsters, wizards and demons. Unlike D&D, however, the series refuses to take itself seriously, and instead opts for the route of outright silliness, with characters been mauled by a giant fish or gay sea serpents.

The plot of the first season is based on the first light novels and is pretty standard as the fantasy genre goes. The plot does follow the "bad-guy-threatening-the-world- so-let's-go-stop-him" formula but the cast of off beat characters save this from been another bland fantasy. The series will sometimes take breaks in the middle of serious story arcs or fights for comedy value but it manages to find a nice balanace.

Animation wise the series has aged. However, it was made on a smaller tv budget and this should not be hed against it, as it still is better than many modern western aminaions.

All in all I recommend the series and would advise people to give it try, the early episodes may not make capture you but its a series worth sticking with.