REVENGE OF THE GEEK /// FUN

Walking to work this morning I witnessed a long queue of youngsters and oldsters waiting patiently to have first look and try out some brand new video game titles at The EuroGamer Expo 08. 

I'll admit, in my youth, I spent many hours button bashing on different games thru the generations of Nintendo consoles (and on the rare occasion, I still do...), but it was quite suprising to see that much comittment so early in the morning. 

Feeling a sense of kinship, I seized an opportunity and snuck into the event. I saw some incredible stuff like the latest installment of Street Fighter - its like a riding a bike, you don't forget! I was pleasantly suprised that I still remembered the moves! Before I get carried away I'll stop, but in closing I'll hopefully give you an idea as to why video games are outselling music: Mirror's Edge... things have come a long way from Super Mario!!!!  

STRESS BUSTER /// FUN

It's actually ridiculous how much time you can waste on this.... specially in manic mode!

POPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOP

Isadora

has post fright

BOO

So I guess I have been quiet of late but here I am!

I recently went to the British Museum - old favourite you might say? Something of a tourist trap but for all the best reasons. The boy and I got up early one Saturday and decided to check it out.

It's as impressive as ever and too much to take it all in in one day so I'd recommend a little planned attack.

He was all about Greece and Rome but I prefer the older stuff - China, Assyria, Africa. The BM is hosting an exhibition of modern sculpture at the moment as well, so you can see the like of Damien 'pickle a cow' Hirst amongst the medieval 'stir the fire with it' pokers. Marc Quinn's golden rendering of a rather vulgur looking Kate Moss is your entrance to Egypt - the mind reels!

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/all_current_exhibitions/statuephilia.aspx

The boy and I ended up fighting about something or other mid Egyptian section - I can't even remember what but I do remember my bad tempered farewell to him before I stormed off the Mesopotamia was 'Well you're a XXXX and Herodotos was a XXXX too'!

What a way to have an argument - 20 minutes later and tempers soothed, he came to look for me "Where are you darling?"

"In 6000 BC" came the grumpy response.

"Hmm I'm in Assyria - am I close?"

"Errr, no you're about 4000 years out actually".

Reunited we went to see the controversial but undoubtedly beautiful Elgin Marbles - both of us strongly felt it was indeed time that they returned to their rightful habitat with the Parthenon in Athens.

Oddly enough the next day I read that Italy had just given back their sections - something which must have gotten the Curator at the BM shaking in his boots. This article is pretty good on the matter (I might add it might be the only time in history I will EVER agree with Hitchens)

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/45552,opinion,greece-has-won-the-debate-over-elgin-marbles

All in all - The British Museum is still well worth a trip.

Even if Herodotus was a XXXX