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Mega Man Rap
This very cool Mega Man 2 video just rocked my socks. I can see them in the corner of my room. They’ve been rocked the fuck right off my feet. Cold appendages are the bitter side effect of such an awesome video. You have been warned. Fo’ realz.
Take a trip down memory lane, and learn a few 1337 stratz along the way. Keep an eye out for Mega Man putting his baby momma in her place! Oh, and hold onto your socks.
For those who aren’t quite sure how this internets shiznit works yet, the video is embedded after the jump. Just hit that little link down there talking about photos and videos and whatnot to see it. If you don’t see the link, you’ll be seeing the vid, so this point is moot. Moot Point. Moot.
Prime Meridian
In celebration of the UK entering Daylight Savings today I visited Greenwich to see the Prime Meridian. Adventuring to the southern end of London Daff and I climbed the hill to Royal Observatory and joined the masses standing on the line.
The Prime Meridian is the zero point for longitude. On one side time is GMT+11, on the other GMT+0. On one side you are standing on the western hemisphere, the other: the east. While moving from one side to the other achieves nothing in reality (unlike the international date line) it was still fun to see something that means nothing other than “zero”. Although the signage would have you believe you are at “… the center of all time and space!”
Oh and, this post also marks the return of the Odyssey Video Blog. Watch in awe as I take the Prime Meridian and make it my bitch!
Lamington National Park
On the penultimate (I love that word) day of having my hire car, Tegan and I visited Lamington National Park. Situated about 100km’s south of Brisbane, this world heritage listed site runs the gamut from dense tropical rainforest to sparse dry bushland. The area we had a walk around, Birra Burra, is part of a long silent volcano. Evidence of the volcanoes activity, though occurring an eon ago, can still be seen in the landscape.
Setting out early we reached Birra Burra at about 10am. Stopping at a coffee shop featuring a beautiful view of the area, Tegan grabbed a couple of guides and we planned our day over a latte. It was decided we’d do two of the shorter walks available. The first a rainforest walk, and the second a 5km hike that encompassed the other side of the hill.
The Rainforest walk was beautiful. Under the cool dark canopy we walked the tracks, taking in the immense trees and moist air. Huge strangler figs enveloped massive eucalyptus trees, vines hung everywhere. Little birds scrounged the undergrowth, making a mess and running about. The Rainforest walk was fairly short, but a good introduction to the park.
Jumping in the car we headed down the hill and started the Caves Circuit. The first thing you see on the path is a warning regarding the cliff edges. The photos don’t really capture just how steep and dangerous some of the portions of the walk were, with sheer, seemingly bottomless drops constantly present alongside the narrow, often slippery unprotected path. The view from the trek though was amazing. Looking into a valley carved over millions of years was awe inspiring. Along the walk we encountered a very relaxing waterfall, caves that were once used as protection from the elements by aborigines of the area and twisting tracks leading up the steep side of the mountain. The walk ended at the top of the mountain, leaving us to walk down the road to our car.
On the way down, feeling an itch Tegan took off her boot to find a leech gorging itself on her ankle. The little bastard did a bit of a number on her, and Tegans foot bled and felt weird for most of the drive home. It was utterly macabre.
After our visit to the National Park we headed to Burleigh Heads, south of Surfers for a packed lunch Tegan had made. We sat on the beach, eating cous cous salad and relaxing. I finally found a nice pub on the beach, something which proved non-existent at surfers, and we had a coffee before the drive home. It was a great day, and seeing the forest just made me want to adventure further north into the Daintree. One day.
After the break is a video montage of some of the photos I took during the day, with sound from the rainforest. Oh, and before you start, I know I spelt Lamington wrong in the titles. It was late, and I can’t be bothered fixing it.
Sony’s Next Stupid Piece of Shit
My mate just gave me the heads up on this very humorous bit of Onion news report gold. I suggest everyone who’s ever bought Sony equipment (I have pretty much exclusively bought Sony home entertainment gear all my life) should check this out.
It’s NSFW, so whack those headphones on, children.
Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work – Youtube [Thanks Dylan S]
Video Blog #3
Here it is folks, the next installment in the series of video blogs for this site. It’s a bit of a hodge-podge. Just a series of videos from the past few weeks. Just hit the link below and enjoy!
Street Fighter Whoopage
Yesterday I got a chance to play what seemed to be a dodgy import of Street Fighter IV. I was wandering around an arcade in China Town and spotted it hidden in a Tekken 5 cabinet.
Now I must say that while I am a Street Fighter fan, I have never been that crash hot a player. I can seldom pull off moves and would have only won a handful of fights. I take joy in watching other players mastering the game, in awe of their speed and accuracy. Street Fighter IV is the perfect game for me. The animations, art style and backgrounds are a delight to watch. Players who dominate can pull off beautifully animated sequences and the dust, flame and brush stroke effects are fantastic. While some of the faces the characters make are awkward (such as the much discussed Ryu “o” face) the characters are big, beautiful and move smoothly between their animations.
At this arcade they had two cabinets linked, and I challenged a seasoned player. Needless to say: I had my arse handed to me within a few seconds. I tried the single player arcade mode, had a couple of wins before being thumped by the fat clown dude, Rufus. The controls were tight, smooth and the game very enjoyable. Well worth dropping a few bucks on.
Anyone who is interested in checking it out, and is in Sydney go to Galaxy World above the Paddy’s Markets at the top of Market City. I wasn’t allowed to take pictures, but I did get a sneaky video of my opponent which you can see after the break.
Australia Day Shenanigans
It started with goon at 10am, and ended with sliding through Sydney soaking wet when the skies opened up and nature dealt a dud hand.
I’ve never been so sopping wet in my life, and yet enjoyed every minute. The day saw me drinking in Hyde Park, our group receiving the title “The Goon Boys” from the cops then walking to Cockle Bay for another free concert in the rain. The whole while I had the Hottest 100 in my ear, which made me a lot of new friends and had me dancing in the streets; which didn’t go down so well with the cops, even though they were closed. I guess the man doesn’t like those who dance to the beat of their own drum…
Video and Photos after the break.
Video Blog #1
Right folks: here it is, a quick mash up of the Videos I took from the Big Day Out put to some music. It’s not pretty, but it’ll do. Hit the “See Photo Gallery” link to watch and enjoy!