Why did I do this?

Hullo

2008-12-08T23:59:00.001Z

Hullo thar Phil. Checking my blog now are you?

Back In Edinburgh

2006-08-12T21:20:00.000+01:00

Hello, I am back in Edinburgh now and have been for a few days. I thought I should post something just because... I'm in my new flat now and we're just getting things sorted now. Don't know why I posted this and I think I might cave my blog in soon.

David

Summer Days

2006-07-03T17:29:00.000+01:00

Hello, not doing a whole lot this summer. Returned from Canada a few days ago and am off to Ireland at the end of this week. I can't think of much else to say except that I am still playing a great game called Albatross18.

David

Albatross18

2006-05-20T21:13:00.001+01:00

Hey, I was looking at my magazine yesterday when I saw a game review in the freeplay section. It sounded good, so I stuck the demo disc in the computer and, wahey, it's amazing! It's called Albatross18, and is an online multiplayer golf rpg. Basically you play golf, and get points for good shots, as well as getting experience for playing (and more for winning). The best thing is that it's absolutely FREE, no catches (well, for some items of clothing you need to fork out real cash for, but that's easily ignored). Give it a go here. Oh, you have to register on the site first, and it takes a little while to update the first time you play it, so be patient. Also, I heard you get something extra if you complete the training, which I didn't do, so try that out too.

David

Hot or Not?

2006-05-20T11:52:00.000+01:00

Just thought I'd post something seen as it is the second last day of term for me this year. It's gone very quickly but it's been good. I can't wait for next year when I move in with four of my friends. I don't know how I remembered it, but I thought of www.hotornot.com and decided to put a picture of Fraser up on it. Click here to vote for Fraser (be nice). I haven't yet put up a picture of myself, but maybe some day. Can't think of any else to say really, oh, Thierry Henry has signed a four year contract at Arsenal which is pretty good on the whole for English football. Also, the world cup is coming soon and I can't wait. Oh, and there's also Big Brother if you're into that sort of thing. Finally, a good site for funny football-related t-shirts here.

David

Honour and Pride

2006-05-11T20:27:00.000+01:00

I was made aware of the presence of this picture by my friend Fraser. It seems they made a film in my honour, but apparently it was not that good. The word "Garv" also brought up some other strange results, some of which I did not dare to touch.

David

Flatmate Watch Part 2

2006-05-10T13:21:00.000+01:00

All of my flatmates are currently studying, or at least trying to. I have now finished my exams so I now have to try not to distract them by asking for games of pro ev. Phil spent yesterday cleaning up his room and washing the dishes, and I had a fairly nice chinese takeaway with him for dinner last night. Henry has been doing his usual sporting endeavours and working as well as playing pro. Andy was doing some rowing test yesterday which, despite getting a P.B., he felt very depressed about. Oli is revising and doing his normal stuff and probably right now getting quite excited about The Apprentice on TV tonight. I know that was boring, but I was asked by Phil to put some thing up about flatmates. Oh, I just remembered, last night Phil, Henry and spruce Bruce were being very annoying by saying "saying that though!" repeatedly in Irish tones. That is all,

David

Cheap and Cheerful

2006-05-08T21:15:00.000+01:00

I was talking to my friend Fraser today about the phrase "cheap and cheerful" which he labeled Greggs (the bakers) sandwiches. I explained to him that my idea of cheap and cheerful is a Tesco Value chocolate bar, which I then went on to buy. I decided that while I was at it, I may as well do a brief review of it as well as another of my things of the moment, Coca-Cola in arabic glass bottles from the mosque.
Tesco Value Dark Chocolate Bar

Here goes. The chocolate is wrapped in a very classy package considering its price (£0.25). The fierce red of this particular dark chocolate bar contrasts to the less passionate blue of the milk chocolate bar, clearly indicating that the dark variety has a strong flavour and perhaps only suitable for those serious about their chocolate. The wrapper also helpfully points out key nutritional information on the bottom right hand corner so as to entice those watching their weight. Be warned though! The information is done on a "per square" basis and so eating one of these provides just under half of your RDA of fat!
I move on the the chocolate itself. As You lift the glittering silver foil, an aroma of fresh cocoa beans is wafted towards your nasopharynx (provided you open it the correct way, it needs to be treated with care). Oh, what a scent! The chocolate itself is fairly hard, and therefore quite difficult to break into its pre-designated squares. Unfortunately the chocolate doesn't really have that "melt in the mouth" quality initially, but upon soft chewing and tongue massaging, it begins to release its true potency. The flavour is strong, and not that sweet, with a very slight bitterness. Despite this, I feel most people could probably enjoy the chocolate, without needing much of an aquired taste. It does not leave me craving for more sadly, and for this reason I think it might last me a few days, thus robbing Tesco of potential extra revenue. i can see I'm drifting into Economics, so time to end the review. Overall, a 7 out of 10 for a product that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Coca-Cola (Arabic Stylee)

This is basically very similar to normal coke, but the glass bottle offers a slight sense of novelty and tradition to it, as well as having cool arabic (or something else) writing on one side of it. They also make nice decorations for your room. The taste is somewhat fizzier than the usual canned and bottled stuff in the shops, therefore leaving you very bloated after only 250ml (the size of the bottle). The volume is another negative, leaving you with a product which is not as good value for money on a ml per £ scale. On the whole though, I really like it, and would give it a fairly pleasing 8 out of 10, with a can of UK coke being about the same.

I hope you liked the reviews and please leave any comments or corrections on the blog. i couldn't be bothered runny the shoddy American spellcheck over it so I probably have made some mistakes.

David

Nearly There

2006-05-08T18:24:00.000+01:00

My last exam is Accounting on Wednesday and at the moment I'm feeling fairly confident about it. The past papers aren't that bad so I just hope they will follow suite this year. My days are fairly boring, mainly consisting of revision and procrastination. I've discovered that the Mosque kitchen has recently started selling glass bottles of Coke which I really like. One label is in the standard english logo, whereas the other side is in Arabic or some other such language (I'll try and get a picture up soon). I have also just ordered a new mouse because the pads on my current one are falling off and it's becoming harder and harder to use, though that could be something to do with my desk being a dust magnet. There's not much else to say except from that I have suddenly started playing and enjoying games of backgammon on msn messenger. It's annoying how you always think of a thousand and one pointless things you want to do when you have your exam just around the corner.

Anyway, I need to go out now and buy a birthday card for my big sister and post it out to her. I have put up a picture of backgammon for your pleasure.

David

More Films

2006-05-07T12:53:00.000+01:00

Finally saw The Constant Gardener on Friday night. I thought it was a very good plot, good performances by the actors, and it was pretty gripping too. Overall, 8 out of 10.
Went to see Mission Impossible 3 last night and it was also pretty good, but mainly because of the action. I can't say I came away from it wanted to discuss it with anyone, but maybe that is because the plot was fairly easy to understand. I'd give it 7 out of 10.

David

Hilarious

2006-05-05T18:01:00.000+01:00

I heard something really funny today so I thought Iwould share it with you. I'm not that good at stroytelling but here goes;

Me: Hey how are you
Friend: Oh I'm fine, and you?
M: Yeah I'm good too
F: Did you see the bbc website
M: No?
F: Oh it was really funny, they had a picture of Charles Kennedy

I found that so funny and I'm sure you will too, let me know any funny jokes you have.

David

The New Fraser

2006-05-03T13:50:00.001+01:00

This is what fraser will soon look like.

New News

2006-05-03T13:24:00.000+01:00

It's been a while since I've made a valuable contribution towards this blog. A few things have happened that I haven't really mentioned. Firstly, Arsenal will be playing Barcelona in the Champions League final on the 17th of May (I think). Who do you think will win, please leave a comment below. Secondly, I'm in the middle of my exams but I have my next and final one on the 10th of May, so expect much banter after that. The last significant thing that has happened is that Fraser McNab, my friend, is about to be inaugurated into the ranks of the Postman club. You can expect to see Fraser delivering his little packages on your doors by late May (Lanark only). Fraser has often been compared to Harry Potter, but may now have to take on the nickname of "Postman Pat", whom he bears an uncanny resemblance to. Finally, myself and my friends have managed to eventually find a flat in Edinburgh for next year, Hurrah!

David

Point of Vue

2006-04-29T11:18:00.000+01:00

Went to see the film "16 Blocks" last night. It was better than I expected amd so I would give it 7 out of 10. Bruce Willis was quite good in it, though he looked beyond his years with the moustache on. I must remember not to eat so much salted popcorn next time, it's very sore on your lips.

Long Time, No Blog

2006-04-10T14:16:00.000+01:00

Well, I realise I haven't "blogged" in quite a while now so I thought it my duty to at least attempt to keep this page interesting. I have been at home for the last two weeks so that is my main excuse for the lack of content. I am really into a computer game called Call of Duty 2, but I won't bore the common reader with the details, so I'll leave it to you to Google for it if you are interested.
I went to see some of the Davis Cup tie between Great Britian (the person who named this person must have been pretty vain, eh?) and Serbia and Montenegro. It was good, with a fairly high standard of tennis, given that Greg Rusedski is still somewhere around number 60 in the world. Anyway, that is all I can think of at the moment so I shall try to update this more often in the near future.

David

Funny

2006-03-24T13:16:00.000Z

Just had a short humourous conversation on googletalk so I thought I'd share it with you;

David Garvey: hi
David Hiscock: this is gig
using dave's machine
David Garvey: it is?
haha
David Hiscock: thanks tard you just broke oblivion
David Garvey: oh well
David Hiscock: oh well f**k you
David Garvey: happens to me too sometimes
bye

I don't know if blogger has a policy about swear words so I'd rather play it safe and censor it out, not that it makes any difference, most of you still know what the word is. Not much other news, going home tomorrow and really looking forward to playing Call of Duty 2 online. Have a good holiday,

David

Blogging Hell

2006-03-20T15:24:00.000Z

As you may have noticed, I haven't been blogging in a little while. I have been busy with work and a few other things. Nothing much has happened in the last while (as usual), though I did manage to get onto the Gamesoc commitee as Publicity Rep. I hope this will be a step forward for me in all departments. Had a good lan on Saturday and a great game of ET last night on the Gamesoc server. Going home in a few days so I might get more time to update this then.
Phil News: Phil has not done much in the last few days apart from sleeping, eating, drinking (mainly alcohol I figure), smoking and doing a bit of work. He is his usual cheery self but he has taken to using an old copy of the Financial Times as toilet paper!

David

Flatmate Watch

2006-03-16T13:54:00.000Z

I feel like doing another sort of item log so I think I'm going to monitor anything of interest in my flatmates. First on the watch is Phil, stay tuned. I'm happy at the moment, so here's a pointless picture.

David

Last Night

2006-03-12T10:05:00.001Z

Oh my God, I had a pretty strange time last night (very early this morning). The first part was very average; I went out with a couple of friends and then we went back to Pollock and watched "The 40-year-old Virgin" starring Steve Carrell. It was a good film, I'd give it 8/10, go and see it some time. When I got back into the flat (at about 2:30am), I realised that the party was still in full swing. I was shortly embraced by Phil and asked several times "Do you want some booze?", "Do you want a smoke?", "Do you need some alcohol?". I turned these gracious offers down as, quite frankly (or earnestly if you prefer that), I was exhausted. I think Phil was having a good time and he decided to liven the mood by stealing my listerine and taking a huge gulp of it. I think he was regretting that decision shortly afterwards as I saw him throw it into the sink.

At this point I went to bed, using the conversation between Greta and Jude (Jude jude) to send me to sleep (It was actually pretty interesting though, I'm not mocking the conversation, oh forget it). It took me ages to get to sleep, hearing conversations of people right outside my door. The best thing I can remember hearing is a conversation where one of the two girls had gone to the toilet. Here is what I think I heard;

Girl in Toilet: "there's no paper, is there any paper in my bag or the other toilets?"
Other Girl: "wait, I'll go check" -pause- "no there's no paper anywhere!"

GiT: "oh no!"
OG: "erm, just use the towel"
GiT: "I can't do that"
OG: "don't worry, we'll never be seing these people again"
GiT: "no, I shouldn't"
OG: "use the towel. If you don't tell, I won't tell"
GiT: "erm, well..."
OG: "yeah, just use the towel, nobody will know!"
GiT: "oh ok, hold on"

Yeeuch! When I heard this last night, I was laughing my head off. I knew I wanted to tell Andy (I think he owns the towel in question) the next day, so I jumped out of my bed and wrote some of this down. I hope I get to him before he uses it.

Anyway, It's snowing right now and I woke up about 40 minutes ago. I'm not feeling that tired and that's really interesting isn't it. I was thinking of making signs for some of the doors so people would know where to get out of the flat. Also, I want to get on the commitee for Gamesoc in the AGM on the 18th, so that's something to aim for.

David

The Weather Man

2006-03-11T01:48:00.000Z

The film "The Weather Man" is average in my opinion. I would recommend that you avoid it unless you are bored or there is no alternative. 5/10

David

George Bush

2006-03-10T15:30:00.000Z

Thought that I'd bring you another of George Bush's legendary quotations, so here goes;

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure"

Thoroughly inspiring words in my opinion. Anyway, In other news, I had a great conversation with my friends last night whilst eating curry at the Mosque. It started off with two of them debating whether Bill Gates was still the richest man in the world when I interjected "a stupid way to lose all of that at once would be to make a long term investment in a large batch of canned peas". I got some weird looks, but then the discussion sparked into life. We figured it may not actually be as bad as previously thought, as surely supply for peas would suddenly drop, and then the peas could be sold at an inflated price. Saying that, peas are not essential to life and you may find out that you'd lose the money anyway. If someone has a lot of money, please try this option when investing your funds and let me know how it works out. If you make a profit, make sure you mention me, and I want 20% of the profit. If you lose the money, I don't know you. Why the hell am I talking about this? I think my blog has sunk to an all-time low thanks to this.
I think it's time to change my music video and I'm disappointed that nobody has made a recommendation. Oh well, at least now I can pick one that I like.

David

Footie-ball

2006-03-09T16:12:00.000Z

Just realised that I hadn't given you the results for the 2nd leg games of the round of 16. Basically, Arsenal were the only British team to go through and Barcelona, Lyon, Juventus, Villareal, Benfica, AC Milan joined them, with Inter Milan to play Ajax next week. Full results here. I hope that's helped my large number of readers. I found out that I was top result in an msn search for "tonights football results", wow! That is all for now, I really need to think of something interesting to talk about...

David

Tech Wizardry

2006-03-07T21:04:00.000Z

Talk about consistent blogging, that's twice in an evening. Watching the football at the moment but just saw this amazing site here. It kept me entertained for ages and now I have a sudden need for technology. Someof the stuff on it looks great, such as the Microsoft Origami and GDrive from Google.

David

Publicity

2006-03-07T17:32:00.000Z

Call me a sucker for favours. Someone put a comment on my last post asking me to publicise his site on my blog so here goes:

Go and have a look, I'm sure it's great. Also, If you want to help me then please click on my ads above. It takes hardly any time and I get money, so you can feel pleased with yourself that you've helped someone today. Still been looking at all the speculation about this game called "Spore" and I honestly can't wait for it to be released. Her is a video courtesy of www.gamingsteve.com to get your teeth into;

I found a provisional date of "Autumn 2006" but apart from that there isn't much confirmed. Lecturers had their strike which meant that one or two of my classes today were cancelled, much to my annoyance (not!). Saying that, I saw hardly any picketers. Maybe they had sheltered from the rain, or had gone home briefly to watch neighbours. Got some walkie talkies at the weekend (don't ask me why) and I'm a bit disappointed that one has run out of power already. It was the one with the tesco batteries in it, hmm...
I've started thinking about making a PC sometime in the future (probably in about a year) as I can see that my fairly high power laptop may begin to struggle in some departments in the next while. I've been told that it's expensive and difficult to upgrade a laptop and the size restricts what can be done.
Football is on tonight with the encounter between Chelsea and Barcelona being the one I'm most interested in. I would love to see Chelsea lose. I really dislike Jose Mourinho, Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben. The latter's face is always wrinkled up as if he's in some sort of eternal discomfort or pain. I can't stand the diving, admittedly Ronaldo (of Man Utd) used to do it a bit, but never as artisticly (is that a word?) as the Chelski pair. That's enough rant for now, anyway, I'm trying to do a bit of work to prepare myself for what's to come in the next few weeks so I best get back to that. Click my ads.

David

Stuff

2006-03-06T22:32:00.000Z

Wow! I've really slowed down haven't I? Had an okay day today and tried to record the third episode of the show before my computer crashed just after we had finished, oh well! I was doing my regular check of "I am bored" when I saw this great video for a game in development called "Spore". From what I saw I can say it's mainly about creating creatures and developing them through evolution (if you believe in that) and then through their respective societies. I'm not quite sure when it's due out but I'm definitely going to get it. Also, had thoughts today about maybe building a Desktop PC sometime in the next 18 months depending on how things go, but for now I have to focus on accomodation for next year. Whew! Now I can leave you for another 5 days.

David