Archive for December, 2008

SwollenPickles looking back at 2008

Friday, December 26th, 2008

This is the time of year that people usually pump out the “…and that was the year that was” kind of stuff. I’m a lemming. So here’s my contribution.
2008 was an interesting year. I managed to keep this site up and running without breaking it. I started up a couple of other sites, with varying [...]

A postcard

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

As this post goes live, I’m most likely lying on the beach, singing about piña colada’s or something.
Holidays are awesome.
So is automated post scheduling!
I can look semi-productive even when I’m sunning myself.
Thanks to modern technology, here’s a picture of me catching some holiday rays. Ok… it’s not really me, but I find [...]

The little guy finally did it

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

I don’t normally post “cute”, but seeing as though I’m on holidays I’ll have to be honest… I was looking for filler! Don’t be offended, it’s just that it’s hard for me to post when I’m sitting by the beach working on my tan and drinking drinks with little paper umbrellas in them. Plus, I [...]

Smashing Pumpkins – If All Goes Wrong

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Smashing Pumpkins – If All Goes Wrong is a double disc dvd set focusing on the return of the Smashing Pumpkins circa 2006. Disc one features the Jack Gulick documentary, If All Goes Wrong, which received a limited theatrical release. Disc two features a live set taken from the residency tour that the documentary follows.
For [...]

Coldplay and Joe Satriani plagiarism bun fight

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Coldplay have found themselves smack bang in the middle of another plagiarism bun fight. Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has claimed that Coldplay have copied elements of his 2004 song “If I Could Fly” for their track “Viva La Vida”.
In an interview with Musicrader.com Satriani stresses that he was motivated by a desire to protect his [...]

George Dubbya and his Boots of Agility

Monday, December 15th, 2008

I’m guessing that you can pretty much travel any where in the world and you’ll find someone that has an opinion on George Bush. Sometimes you have to wonder whether or not the only people that will be sad to see him leave the White House are stand up comedians and guys like David Letterman.
While [...]

Infolinks – it’s time to believe the hype

Friday, December 12th, 2008

I’ll be honest, when I first read about Infolinks in various forums, I was more than a little sceptical. Whenever a new advertising program kicks off, it’s not unusual for discussion boards to become flooded with people spouting off about the overwhelming success they are having with the next big thing, no doubt in the [...]

Guns ‘n’ Roses – Chinese Democracy (album review)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

This may sound like sacrilege to some, but back in the ye olde days, I wasn’t the biggest Guns ‘n’ Roses fan going around. I liked them, don’t get me wrong, but I wasn’t fanatical about them. When the band apparently folded in the early 90’s, I didn’t shed any tears.
I guess that’s why I [...]

The 10 weirdest Hollywood sex scenes

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Proving once again that a top 10 list is one of the most valuable commodities on the web, celebrity/entertainment/gossip site ‘The Vine’ has posted it’s list of the 10 weirdest Hollywood sex scenes.
Isn’t that a link you just can’t help but click on?
In case you just want the summary version, here’s the list of films [...]

Toilet etiquette and mobile phones

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Basically everyone I know has at least one mobile phone. The things are every where. Being mobile is good, but it also raises some social conundrums. For me, the biggest of these is, what happens if you are in the lavatory and your mobile phone rings? Do you answer it or do you ignore it?
The [...]

November 2008 goal update

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

November is traditionally a very busy month for me, and 2008 was no exception. I say this, because basically I spent very little time on any of my websites, so I guess I should be grateful that they made anything at all! Enough of the rambling, the goal project keeps on keeping on…
1. Develop Swollen [...]