Well maybe don't trade in the Xbox quite yet, but those classic old Nintendo games we all grew up with (at least I know people that grew up with them!) can be played online now for free! If you want to have a crack at some old school Super Mario Brothers, check out excessively.net and play some free online games. Yup, that site combines two of my favourite things, video games, and free stuff!

I think if you look hard enough, you'll even find the original version of Frogger on there! Don't hate the player, hate the game people.

This debate has been raging for a good 2 minutes now. I know who my money is on... but I better try and keep this as unbiased as possible. Of the two hot Cylons from Battlestar Galactica, who is hotter, Cylon Sharon (Grace Park), or Cylon No.6 (Tricia Helfer)? Although I'm interested in the opinions of others, and I'm willing to let the debate continue, I have to say, my minds made up! The winner is.... Cylon Sharon.

Supporting evidence for my decision includes:

1. She's hot (although she was only named #93 in Maxim Online's 2006 Hot 100 List - clearly something wrong with Maxim's rating system);

2. She also featured in an episode of Dark Angel (which starred Jessica Alba, another contender in the hot list); and

3. She's Canadian.

Anyway, here she is (click the picture if you want to open a wallpaper size version)...

I have a crap voice, I can't sing, and have trouble reading from scripts. Clearly a career as a voice over artist is out of my reach. If you do not suffer from any of my afflictions however, then the internet is making it easier to give voice over work a try. There's a website called Voices.com that lets you search for voice over work online. Haven't seen anything else like it, and it looks pretty good.

A lot of people seem to make the transition from singing or acting to voice overs, and some use voice over work to suppliment their main income. If you think you have what it takes then have a look into it, and at least you can be confident that you won't  be competing with me for work! » Read the rest of the entry..

This one is courtesy of Bean Bag Boy, probably the only person more disturbed than me. I knew I shouldn't have let the little guy watch the second series of Wild Boyz on the weekend.

We all know whales are pretty big so none of what you see here should be of any surprise to you. The statistics really speak for themselves. The sheer volume we are talking about really makes you question why whales are so endangered? Statistics aside, what I'm even more disturbed about is the dangling tally wacker!

I think I've given you enough to think about for today. Carry on.

I'm not exactly sure what I did. I was attempting to install a plugin for wordpress (and no it wasn't Ploppy) when all of a sudden I was unable to access the Pickles control panel. I got emotional at this stage and swore a little. Then I lost everything. Lucky I'd recently done a back up. Basically had to uninstall and then re-install everything. Bottomline, I violated my website. I don't recommend violating your own website unless you are looking for something to do for 4 hours! Anyway, Swollen Pickles is back (although the visitor counter has been reset to zero), looking pretty much how it used to.

Proving that there is a WordPress plugin for everything, I present you with "Ploppy". What is "Ploppy"? It's a WordPress plugin for describing the state of your bowel movements using the Bristol Stool Scale. Makes me dream of bathroom vanities. Oooooh.

The best part? The fact that it has little icons to indicate the current state of your stool. My personal favourite is number 3, described as "Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface", with it's icon vaguely resembling Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo from South Park. Now for the big question... will "Ploppy" be installed on Swollen Pickles? No. The world is not ready.

Here's a story from the Age regarding Pearl Jam's Monday night show:

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is the latest major overseas rocker to roast Prime Minister John Howard.

Midway through the American quintet's Melbourne show last night, Vedder slammed Howard for blaming the decline of the Australian economy on bananas.

"You know what," he said, "John Howard should get his hand off of George Bush's banana!"

The comment drew a huge roar from the 12,000-strong sell-out crowd.

The American rockers have never shied away from political commentary, in particular criticism of the Bush Government and the Iraq War. They were one of the first mainstream rock bands to openly condemn their government's actions. Like the Dixie Chicks, they have faced strong criticism for it at home.

Last night's incendiary two-and-a-half-hour show, the first of three sold-out engagements in Melbourne, dug heavily into the band's enormous back catalogue - now eight studio albums deep - and broke the venue's curfew by 20 minutes.

Highlights included Black, Alive, Corduroy, Given To Fly, Daughter and a surprise cover of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing.

When a security guard attempted to eject a patron for smoking a cigarette, Vedder stopped singing and pleaded with the guard to go easy on him.

"I'm the bad guy, not him," he noted, before cheekily lighting a cigarette on stage.

"Take me before you take him!" he said defiantly.

Highly unusual link for today... drum roll please... pearl necklace. That is all.