Apparently that's how it's pronounced now: Ter-rism. Maybe I missed the memo about dropping the second syllable. Nuclear is now Nu-cue-la, Terrorists is now Ter-rists and Australia is now Stral-ya.

And for those wondering, Lecithin is pronounced Les-e-thin, not Lec-i-thin.

I've noticed recently, and you may have also, that advertisers are treating us more like children every day. There are far too many ads that repeat the name of the business or company to try to brand the name right into your eardrum. They're usually in the format: "Looking for <product>? Call <company>. <product>, <product> or <product>? Call <company>. <service> or <product>? Call <company>. Need reliable information on <product>? Call <company>. <company>, <contact details>."

What advertisers fail to realise is that this form of advertising only serves to annoy people and to give them an initial bad impression of the company (somewhat similar, in fact, to a leech trying to suck the blood right out of your brain). Just like the Natural Confectionary Company ads on TV. You know the ones I mean... the girls sitting around gossiping, for no apparent reason other than to reinforce stereotypes, in a house they couldn't afford the rent of. Ironically they've forgotten that their main aim for the advertisement is to make people buy the product; unfortunately they failed.

Meanwhile, I transferred the money last night for my pinball machine! :D The ETA is Wednesday >:)

The first of my products has now been manufactured! \o/ They look great and the quality is better than I'd expected, so that means it's time to go ahead with the others. I'll give you all a little more info on this when the time comes to make them available online :)

Meanwhile I received photos today of The Getaway! It's ready to go and looks like it's in good condition, so next week it should be here. It's been a fair wait but it'll be worth it :D I'll post some pics online once it arrives...

Work has been busy and more interesting than it ordinarily is. Numerous little projects have sprung up and have meant that I'm constantly shifting from one type of work to another, which is a lot of fun :)

I urge everyone to go and see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. It's a perfect extrapolation of Terminator 2 and throws some clever humour in, without becoming "just another sequel".

But I've just had a haircut and there are tiny bits of hair all over me, so I need a shower! More updates soon :)

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Whheeww, I've been busy. Apologies for the lack of updates; it's ironic that when I actually have something to say, I don't have the time to write it all here.

At the present I'm sick and on antibiotics. I won't go into the details but let's just say that it's been very painful and not something I'd wish on anyone (well, maybe if I really hated them! ;)

But things are going pretty well. I've received my colorimeter and it's making life a lot easier. I now have consistent colour throughout my workflow and I can see just how off my previous colour system was :)

My pinball machine is also on its way, arriving in Sydney this week. That means I should hear some more about it shortly and if it's in good condition, it'll be on its way to me!

I've recently started another project that's along the lines of a staff information portal system using PHP and MySQL. It's a lot of fun and has provided some great programming challenges. There have been many developments with work recently, including my side projects that are steadily gathering momentum (I'll be releasing more info on those when they're ready - they keep getting delayed but it's all moving forward).

My prediction regarding the movie Ken Park was accurate. People may have heard this movie's name mentioned recently because it was refused classification in Australia and a bunch of hippies got upset. Despite their wishes, the movie has faded into obscurity and no one really cares. It deserves to: I checked it out for interest's sake and it was nothing more than a poorly-written, literally pointless, pornographic, boring, self-indulgent script masquerading as a legitimate movie. I advise you not to waste your time by watching it, but if you feel compelled to then I suggest you drink a strong caffeine beverage before pressing play or you'll be falling asleep in no time.

A movie I did find very entertaining, it's black humour and irony-laced storyline providing great laughs, was Three Chinesen mit dem Kontrabass (or Three Chinamen with a Double Bass). To give you an idea, the story centres around a man who believes he killed his girlfriend (when in fact he wasn't involved at all) and his friend, who has been roped into helping dispose of the body. Sound bizarre? The story becomes hilarious as they go from one sticky situation to another, increasingly complicating their efforts and implicating themselves. I guarantee that you won't be disappointed by this movie! Funny, witty and full of suspense, this movie is the best I've seen in ages. You also never see the body, even though you think in several scenes that you will, which adds to the humour of the movie and its atmosphere. The climax is a killer ;)

I'm also anticipating T3 as T1 and T2 are two of my favourite movies :) Hopefully I'll get the time to see it on the silver screen, or I'll have to wait for its DVD release.

Right now it's time for some heavy duty relaxation (i.e. watching The Simpsons).