Batmans Returns... well, erm.... Begins!

Story from MSN today - A lot of people attached to this project.

Dark Knight Falls on Oldman
Gotham City is starting to look a lot like London. Not only is UK-born Christian Bale set to don a cowl and utility belt to play the lead in "Batman Begins," but now fellow countryman Gary Oldman has signed on to play stalwart cop Lt. James Gordon, says the Hollywood Reporter. Oldman is the newest member to join the ever-expanding Caped Crusader cast. Also on board are Michael Caine as Alfred, Liam Neeson as Bruce Wayne's mentor Ducard, Morgan Freeman as businessman Lucius Fox, Ken Watanabe as villain Ra's Al Ghul, and Katie Holmes as Rachel, a childhood friend of Wayne's. The Christopher Nolan-directed flick, which is currently filming in Iceland, is expected to hit screens in the summer of 2005.

Kids books that never made it....

Quick IQ quiz anyone?

This quiz is more than likely waaaaay out but even so it's worth doing.

It's not easy but you MUST do it without paper or a calculator and as quick as you can... I scored 125 (above average IQ!)

Tricolor me blind!

Remember that huuuuge transport ship that sank in December 2002? Well it's been raised and scrapped - with the 2800 cars aboard!

Have a look here - it's facinating stuff!

LHD/RHD

I have recently started driving a RHD car again.. I live in the UK and 99% of cars here are RHD. That's simply because we drive on the left hand side of the road (so RHD puts you in the middle of the road).

I cannot stand it. Really.

I've been driving LHD for a few years now in various guises. Be it the DeLorean or my 911 or a friends Yank Tank. I've gotten used to it and I now thoroughly enjoy the experience. Sure it has it's "moments" (car parks for instance) but generally it's great fun and, quite different from the norm.

But since the 911 was requiring it's own en-route petrol tanker I've had to revert to a "cheap" car to get to work in (and pretty much everything else unfortunately). It's RHD and it's not fun.
There's nothing wrong with the car - my Calibra Turbo is also RHD and a lovely car - but it's not the same.

Probably just me being weird I suspect.

From beaterz.com

A site dedicated to beaten up cars. Interesting to see what people are willing to drive these days.

Check this out. It's a VWVortex link.

Corvette C6 Convertible...

Here they are:

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I won't bother hyperlinking them or uploading them - they're only pics. But it shows how attractive that yank tank really is. I'd certainly "pimp" it!

02-03-04 or 02/03/04 or...

That's a red letter date in history. It'll never happen again! :oD

It's cold outside...

It's cold (incredibly) and dark. Only one light is on - other than this monitor of course. The TV blaring out behind me. Star Trek VI - The.... UndiscoveredCountry (as Kirk would put it) is on Sci-FI at the moment; arguably one of the greatest Trek movies ever made (beyond "KAHNNNNN!!!!!" of course).
I should really be in bed but I cannot bring myself to lock up and get ready for bed... but my eyelids bear heavy on my eyes and there is no longer any coffee in the pot.

These dark nights are kinda cool. I can be snug inside with the entire electronic world right in front of me. It's very busy yet unbelievably lonely. Like spreading out the UK's population across the entire globe. I can surf without anyone's knowledge and be as interactive and busy as anyone else online at the same time.
I'm sure there is a double meaning in the internet. Something profound I just haven't worked out yet.

Captain Scott is none too pleased. His engines are working perfectly - but Starfleet are being told otherwise.

There is a picture here (well, 2 actually) of myself and Gemma. We're both smiling. I look like I've just been told to "smile". Gemma has one of those natural glowing smiles... it's very attractive. I just look an idiot. But that's my purpose - it makes her look even better I suppose.

Kirk is fighting a rather large alien. His "knee" is slightly more sensitive than mine.

I wonder. I wonder whether inanimate objects have thoughts. Nah. Wouldn't that be weird though? I bet my cars would be bitching at how cold it is outside. I am. I think - and have been told as much - that I shouldn't be allowed to sit and think. My brain does some (in my eyes, wonderful) strange things when left to it's own devices. I wonder about wondering. I try to unravel the things I cannot even comprehend. It's fun.

Kirk is planning his escape....

I've been quiet

Because I'm bored silly. I can't even think of something useful (or otherwise) to say. Good isn't it.

Anyway - to celebrate this block of writing I bring you this - quite simply the silliest thing to come out of Japan. And that is really saying something I think.

My first anniversary!

In a little under 90 minutes I will have been seeing my wonderful Gemma for 1 year. A whole year!

I'm particularly chuffed as I couldn't have wished for anyone as special if I tried.

Here's to the next year - may it be even better than the last (and I have a feeling it will be!)

Can't we all just.....getalong?

I love my forums. I spend more time posting on them than I do using spoken word. I love 'em.

Which is why it pains me to see ClubCalibra being divided the way it is.

If you like and visit forums then have a look at both:

ClubCalibra.COM
ClubCalibra.NET

I'll always support the club. ALWAYS - even after I've sold my Calibra(s). But I won't stand idly by and watch it disintergrate.

Long live the Calibra... and it's community.

I've heard of rice but this is crazy...

Take a Honda - spend a few thousand and you have "rice". It's a US term for a heavily modified car - and not a nice term. My Calibra Turbo would likely have earned that title with it's spoiler (now deceased).

But this is rice on another level!

A thing of beauty

I do not know how long this will stay up (it's an ebay auction) but I'll put it here anyway.

You liked Gone in 60?

You'll love this!

Ninja golf

I don't need to explain myself to you!

However... here it is

Surprised?

Fark me!

A wonderful news site - with us as the submitters (yeah, I know -"Submitters" is not a real word)... I like.
Everything from basic BBC stuff to more, "interesting" material. Have a look!

Adrenaline is for wusses...

Popping the door you glance inside. Everything is dark, black leather. But yet it's inviting you - at first you think "Yes!" but then you realise that this may not be a good idea.

Many times I've been told to leave dreams just that.

But yet you sit down. Closing the door you are now consumed by the interior. It's clean and simple. Controls actually appear to look like they do what they are supposed to and there aren't many of them. Hmm.

Key in hand you glance at the dashboard to see the ignition is near the door... on a left hand drive car. Odd place? Depends if you know your racing history or not.

Another quick glance and time to meet key and ignition.

Clutch in, key turns, engine..... starts.

A splutter, a rush of noise and then a rumble as six pistons arranged in a horizontally opposing fashion come to life and then settle to idle. The largest gauge in the dashboard; the one that is right in the centre; the only one not obscured by the wheel or other controls; reads around 500rpm.

Feathering the gas the engine responds with a air-cooled rattle. It's not smooth like your usual 4-pot; but it means business and really really doesn't want to sit here. Who could refuse that noise?

Gear selected. Cluch up. You're moving.

Gentle roads and rpm feathering allow the thick oil to heat and thin - lubricating everything that needs it. The oil temp hits the sweet spot.

"Redline her. She was designed to be redlined... won't drive right unless you do... over 4000rpm it gets interesting"

A clear road, low geared.. revs building smoothly but not franctically.

Then there it is.. 4000rpm. All of a sudden the car squats, engine note changing completely. and you're off - 7000rpm is already there; next gear; pedal hits carpet; again 7000rpm - almost before hand is back on steering wheel another 7000rpm... the obscured speedo gauge reads three-figured KPH - and not in the legal range.

Running out of road you let engine braking bring the car back to civilisation. Adrenline pumps blood through the heart harder and faster than should be possible while physically not moving.

Taking a smaller road, the opportunity presents itself again... this time with corners...



It was 2 miles to Asda from home. 28 miles later you're nearly there.



No I can't remember why I bought a 911 either... ^_^

Something about a door...

These doors do not open like regular doors. Oh no, they glide upwards - almost effortlessly.
They do not swing scissorlike or even butterfly like - like so many a misworded quote. These are gullwings.

These particular doors are attached to a gleaming stainless bodywork. Roughed up by grades of sandpaper on purpose to allow an easily maintained finish. But yet the grain is straight and still maintains a glorious shine.

These doors are attached to a car made famous to some by a series of movies; to others through job loss and government arguement.

These doors are to some more famous than the car they are attached to. To see the car glide past turns many a head - to see the doors open is to stop people in the street; mid conversation; whether they want to or not.

Owning these doors - while attached to this particular car - become less obvious. They become the entry point to the car; and the exit.

As I come to sell my doors I realise I will no longer be able to open them in public. No longer be able to pull up at a show and leave them wide open just for looks. No longer be able to tell people I own these doors.

So I must look for another pair - something the same; yet different.

I always looked to the future with these doors... now it's time to look back to the future one more time...

Ah another game doth rack thy brains

Here's the Crimson Room.

You goal: To escape.

I did it in just over 10 mins... have fun ;)

Hidden in the depths on MS's website... humour!

Yep you guessed it.. they had to hide it but it's there - a well written, very funny, description of a tool.

It's for something called Tweakomatic... have a read!