Nick Greenslade > Emotional Roller Coaster

Music Video Pimpout

2007-07-13T07:44:00.000+01:00

Hilltop Hoods - Recapturing the Vibe Music Video -- can you spot me?

Holy crap! Greedo shoots first!

2006-05-04T08:25:00.000+01:00

Now I didn't think they'd do this.This'll make about 6 different versions I own I think.

He returns...

2006-05-03T08:23:00.000+01:00

No not me. I'm just lazy.This guy. Much cooler. Enjoy.I actually expected a touch more, but I trust Singer will do right. At least he's got Luthor down to a tea.EDIT: Oh and this one too! Sold on this guy now.

Ha!

2006-01-27T16:10:00.000Z

Happy Australia Day for yesterday.

Video you need to watch

2006-01-26T08:39:00.000Z

Can't say much more than watch it.Actual proper posts coming.

Star Wars Prank Calls and Da Vinci

2005-12-14T18:41:00.000Z

Enjoy.People really are stupid aren't they.Da Vinci Code trailer is out too. Enjoy more.And yes I've read it - and it's not even in comic book form.

Best news I've heard for a while.

2005-12-12T08:09:00.000Z

I've always hated The Darkness. One hit wonders who beat Muse to best live act [and other awards] last year in the Brit Awards. And their second album gets this write up - http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/dec05/20051212_darkness.html. Hah! How long is that stupid looking lead signer going to have his statue in Madame Tussauds since people will just forget who they were....Also, even better

Graffiti and Paris

2005-12-08T10:50:00.000Z

Love this stuff. Illegal or not, it's awesome to see.Back from Paris on Monday and must say love that city. Peed my pants going up the Eiffel Tower - being petrified of heights, or have some vertigo issue it was an interesting time. Covered all the other key areas, didn't buy much other than some more comics [shocking isn't it!]. Check some pictures at The Girl's site [usual excuse].XBOX 360s are

My new t-shirt - offensive or poetic?

2005-11-21T10:34:00.000Z

I've had differing opinions on my new t-shirt. I was wondering if you thought it was offensive, cool, or poetic [as one of my colleagues said].I've been doing my best to find some unique tees on my journies over here, and I think I've done well. I wanted one from Threadless for a while, and I thought this one was pretty cool.Back from Brighton too. I'm back onboard with comics again after a 18

Goose/G33k bumps

2005-11-18T09:20:00.000Z

Not just -4C/7C temperature range today [bbrrr]. But the Superman Returns teaser.Knowing that Bryan Singer is directing and the fact its set just after Superman 2 - completely ignoring the bollocks that is Superman 3+4 - I know this will be awesome. After Batman Begins and then this, you know I'll be a blubbering mess come mid-next year [King Kong probably won't help either].More comics. Off to

sob

2005-11-15T14:31:00.000Z

Shouldn't have looked at this.It's about 10C max and 2C min today here. And it's still 2 weeks until winter. Why was I here again?Edit: Woah.

Star Wars Episode III DVD

2005-11-01T17:47:00.000Z

Purchased and watched. Love this movie -- ties everything up nicely.Hopefully the extras are as good as the previous disks. Though no blooper reel - we do get a rapping Jedi Master.

An Announcement

2005-10-28T11:01:00.000+01:00

All that read this know me quite well, and know my passions. I do my best to push them around and recruit for the good cause.So today I am here to make an announcement that may shock a few people.I have to say on the record that The Mars Volta have pushed The Smashing Pumpkins from the top of my list of favourite bands of all time. *breathe*I have just got hold of a pre-listen copy of the new

True geekness

2005-10-21T10:49:00.000+01:00

A mate of mine, who is quite the comic book geek has just added to his wardrobe. I am seeing him today, hoping to God he doesn't wear it to lunch.He could always go for the whole outfit.

Design explanantion

2005-10-18T08:48:00.000+01:00

Just because a few mates said - love it but its hard to read. The site that I mentioned on my previous post that I have pretty much completed, was given really light fonts because it then puts all your focus on the paintings. If you like the paintings, or the site, you'll sit there and really stare at it and hopefully give it a read.However, if the outcry is there, I'll darken it a little. Or

Stage Two of My Return

2005-10-16T19:01:00.000+01:00

Still needs content, but it's definitely on it's way. Fancy print stryle sheet also.Let's hope The Girl's Mum is happy.Check it.

The Aftermath

2005-09-22T08:26:00.000+01:00

Twenty nine. I'm shocked, and I'm pretty sure Mum is shocked. Another birthday has come and gone, my second in London. I had a blast on Saturday at my drinks - excellent turnout, after my worries about no-one coming, there was about 25 or so at its peak. Maybe they were all enthralled with my invite.Yesterday I got my presents - tickets to Rome [Oct 2nd], a book on graphitti and a barrel of

What would you do?

2005-09-08T10:22:00.000+01:00

Awaiting verification on a £535 Tax Return. Stoked. Usually, when not 10,000 miles away, I'd treat myself - it is "unexpected income". And you reckon this would look nice in the bedroom as a second TV...

Prove I still have it and more

2005-08-30T13:50:00.000+01:00

We've just had a long weekend, and we'd done Brighton [UK] and Loire Valley [France] in the last two weekends, and with both housemates out for a week, we relished the empty house.So I finally pulled my finger out and did some web work with my free time [or not on XBOX time]. The mockup was done in Photoshop about 2 months ago, but no [X]HTML. Well now there's some initials. Once the client [

July Seventh Two Thousand and Five

2005-07-07T19:06:00.000+01:00

Seeing the map of the tubes and accompanying explosions, I see my path to work every morning. This morning was no different, but just earlier than usual. I got out of Moorgate at 830am.Around 910am I walked up towards Liverpool St to see a client, and just saw dozens of police and fire engines screaming around the roads. A little unnerving. I got on the phone to Cherry -- no idea yet. Got to the

Safe

2005-07-07T12:52:00.000+01:00

Cherry and I are safe - shaken, not stirred. We're in the middle of it - Picadilly and Old Street, but are both safe. Can't really say much more -- it's all up in the air at the moment.We'll report as things go. Try the girl's site also.

Couldn't contain myself...

2005-06-22T00:16:00.000+01:00

Hiya. I'm still around. Just wanted a super post to bring me back, or something. Barcelona, didn't post. Meeting Gilchrist and Ponting, didn't post. Seeing U2 and being on the fence at the front, didn't post. Batman Begins, Star Wars Episode 3, didn't post. Kate got engaged, didn't post. Catching up with Mum and Dad, didn't post [shocker I know].Audioslave. A band I was instantly hooked into

Best Amazon Search ever

2005-03-18T16:55:00.000Z

Love this. Search for something like Batman.20C today and 21C tomorrow. You don't know how much I've missed decent sunshine. Bring on the shorts!

I'm back

2005-03-16T23:28:00.000Z

I'm sitting here alone [the girl is in Holland for work], showered and a little stiff. After nearly 9 months I made it back onto the basketball court. One of our clients was told I played and said if we need someone, I'll send you an email. So two weeks ago I get the message and get all excited. I'd actually played two mixed netball games the weeks prior [first game back -- Best On Court!] and

Newest eBAY purchase

2005-03-11T10:14:00.000Z

Gotham City is in trouble! Call for Batman!

Killer site

2005-03-09T16:09:00.000Z

Was looking for some CSS code for a workmate and found this site. If you have broadband, go check it out -- blow your mind.Aiming to post up the past fortnight this week. The Girl is away across the pond working so there will be lots of free time to hear about Bruge, Paul McDermott, Best on Court and Kevin Smith and my [potential] immortilisation on DVD.

I'm definitely not in Adelaide now

2005-02-22T13:51:00.000Z

It snowed lightly off and on all day yesterday [it's happening again today] with a thirty minute *proper* snow just as we left a friend's place last night, so we walked thru it to the bus.Fuck it was cool.

Twelve reasons not to see Ocean's Twelve

2005-02-16T22:50:00.000Z

This post may contain spoilers, but know this that if you read this post fully thru, know it is a warning to keep this two hours of your life for something better - go see your Mum or something.OK us in the UK are a little behind, and I'm sure there is a few of you in Australia who've seen this flick. Even a few local mates who read this, may have alreadyy seen it as its been out for a couple of

How to make yourself famous

2005-02-10T13:15:00.000Z

Wonders with web cams [office safe and needs speakers].

Changes to Holiday VISAs

2005-02-09T09:59:00.000Z

I have been contacted by a few friends asking about the changes to Holiday VISAs, whether it'll effect me, my girl or people coming over. According to First Contact, it seems that the Holidaymaker VISA is now one year - down from two. Tony Blair got hassled and decided to drop the length - but has anyone measured the amount of people who come over since the UK is now part of the EU? It doesn't

Mr. Greenslade, your transaction was successful. Thank you for your order.

2005-01-28T09:32:00.000Z

** U2 Vertigo Tour ** At Twickenham Stadium Sunday Evening 17:30 19th June 2005 Nuff said.

It wasn't going to be a repeat of yesterday

2005-01-25T09:08:00.000Z

Thick charcoal pin stripe pants, black Muse Earls Court t-shirt, thin woolen jumper, big black Jacket, scarf and gloves. I rugged up and faced the bitter cold this morning, and felt better about standing outside waiting for the tube. Yesterday it snowed. Only a little but it was snow. The Aussies and South Africans got all excited and ran out onto the roof of our new offices and stood there

An entertaining little jingle and worst [tele] movie ever?

2005-01-17T08:50:00.000Z

First, a little London sing along about the Tube. My obsession with eBAY is still at full force, and a week ago I received my Star Wars Holiday Special. A bootleg DVD of some horrifying TV special that aired after Star Wars around Christmas time to ca£h in on the excitement. Lucas claims he had nothing to do with it, other than oking the cartoon where Boba Fett is introduced. I'm hoping he is

Is downloading TV episodes bad?

2005-01-12T23:13:00.000Z

I used to visit a site that had downloadable TV shows on it that I can't see due to the fact I have the staple free to air channels on my TV and can't afford to get a SKY [think Foxtel Aussies] box. I'm not one for downloading movies or music - but I can't say I haven't [Ihave a HUGE pile of live music I got off the net - but this is stuff from concerts where people can tape -- this is another

Because my Mum said so

2005-01-11T23:35:00.000Z

OK, I talked my Mum, Dad and sister to day which was great. All three of them sitting there staring into a little camera, thinking that their boy was taking notice of their gallivanting in front of the camera, and not reading through the 50 page proposal he had to do this morning. And yes, Mum and Dad and Kate - you had my full attention, so don't fret. Back on track now.....mind wandering.....so

Happy Slackness

2004-12-21T10:38:00.000Z

Well I'm extremely slack with this, but I'll let you know I'm a happy fella at the moment. My girl is here. And she's good at telling the world what we're doing, while I just sleep and watch Battlestar Galactica on my laptop. Read on from Dec 1st. I'll get my shit together soon, I promise, and Happy Christmas if we don't talk before.

OK now its cold.

2004-11-28T23:05:00.000Z

Froze last night and today. Stood out on Oxford Street at 4am Sunday morning awaiting my favourite night bus to get home from my mates birthday do at Egg [club] in King's Cross. It was extremely cold. Today I did Harrods [donuts!], Somerset House to see the ice skaters get wet behinds, and then a trek through my favourite markets in Camden with my friend Courtenay. We froze today too; but I think

Mark Millar, Amsterdam and The Prodigy

2004-11-22T23:55:00.000Z

Laziness is a poor excuse I know. So coming up a month ago, I was reading up on comics and found my way to a message board talking about a small meet up of comic fans organised by Mark Millar. Now everyone goes, umm who, but a few of us go -- no f$%ken way he's the guy who [currently] writes Wolverine, The Ultimates and a Spider-man series. I was one of those who said the rude words, so I joined

They're coming....

2004-10-28T02:08:00.000+01:00

Ostrich burgers, Adelaidians and Merrell

2004-10-25T22:25:00.000+01:00

OK, I'm having lots of fun still. Sorted my work hours out a little (I now own my laptop and have four days owed to me for time in lieu), and I've gained a new client too. This one is in Birmingham which is 2.5 hours train if you book your trip the morning you leave; but getting out to London to what is rumoured to be a shopping mecca [agreed] and some decent clients. This project is an Intranet

How Princess Leia said f$%k to me and more

2004-10-08T01:55:00.000+01:00

I have just reviewed the last post date - Septemebr 2oth. Heck I didn't even post on my birthday. Aaahh well, like I said previously, I was too excited about the Holy Trilogy coming out on DVD. So I'll give you a run down of the exciting things for this newly turned 28 year old. I watched the best Star Wars episode on my birthday - The Empire Strikes Back - and my housemates got me a cake and

Currently wetting pants and Birthday Remix

2004-09-20T13:08:00.000+01:00

OK. Just returned from HMV with a big bag of loot. Not just 3 x Butterflies and Hurricanes singles (CD, DVD + 7"), the new The Music album and Blues Explosion's new single, but also the gold at the end of the geek's rainbow -- The Star Wars Trilogy DVD Box Set. And because its me buying them - its of course the HMV Exclusive Gold box with the half price Gold Box Set soundtracks. Of course it is

Best. Weekend. Ever. [at least in London]

2004-09-14T23:22:00.000+01:00

As I mentioned in my previous post the weekend that just past was the best I've had here in London. I went to the coastal town of Brighton, a little bigger than our (South Australia's) Brighton -- more like the size of Manly. We started after work getting picked up by my boss's mate, Chris, who drove us my bos, Tim, my friend Julia and me, down there. Now we dicked around dropping things off (to

Excuses and excitement

2004-09-13T01:03:00.000+01:00

Had the best weekend I've had in London, but too tired to write about it - includes I have pounds now, Brighton, dancing, pebbles, Shawshank, bacon and eggs, webcam and workmates, and a traditional Jamaican home cooked meal by a mate's mum. The Blues Explosion are touring London and have a new album out in 2 weeks. I'm so stoked. The Star Wars DVDs come out in 10 days and I'm wetting myself.

Hail Apple, Medulla and Bourne Crap

2004-09-01T23:52:00.000+01:00

OK. I don't like their computers, or their website but I definitely like their service. I sent off my iPOD for service (after I'd sucked all the songs off it) and it took less than a week to get it delivered back to work. Its a fresh new one, so thats grand as my old was scratched to buggery. I've just completed the re-upload of the songs and its all happening for a return to The Tube with Tunes.

You can happily skip this post

2004-08-30T20:03:00.000+01:00

I'm sick. I have what feels like an inflamed throat (and I looked at it in the mirror and its as red as Superman's cape), stuffed sinuses causing me to have a headache and I'm basically exhausted. And its bringing me down. I've been in bed most of today, other than to get lozenges and to watch Die Hard With a Vengeance on the couch, and I've just sat here thinking about how things actually sit

Status Check

2004-08-23T01:15:00.000+01:00

OK kids. I know I've been bad with this. But its a big city, I've been relying on laptop arriving and I've talked to a lot of you via email, messenger and phone - but I aim to improve my communication lines a little with this little web site. So I sit in my bed, laptop on my knees typing for the masses. Welcome back I say - the roller coaster is still going, it may have slowed a little, got to

Soon I Promise

2004-08-09T18:07:00.000+01:00

Ok peoples. I've got all your complaints, and I do apologise. Currently going a little crazy at the moment. This is a temporary post, one I will update later with a whole pile of news. Its all sort of waiting on my laptop [Dell Inspiron 5150] to arrive (expected in the next few days) so I can sit in the comfort of my own bedroom g33king out. And from then on you'll get a plethora of updates, and

House - Check! Job - Check!

2004-07-24T13:35:00.000+01:00

Done and dusted. I am moving into my new place on Saturday morning and start my new job as a Web Producer (Project Manager with a little more hands on). Phase Two complete. The House. Three bedrooms, sharing with an Aussie girl (Kristen) and an Irish couple (Stephen and Kathryn). The couple are upstairs with their own ensuite so I share the bathroom with Kristen. The place is all new inside and

Phase Two Nearing Completion and Web Cams

2004-07-20T17:29:00.000+01:00

OK -- I have an interview tomorrow, and probably another one this week (awaiting contact). I'm looking at two places tonight and one more Thursday. So its all looking up today for Phase Two completion -- Phase One was getting here and settling in some sort of way > which has been done, especially with all of the alcohol and great mates I've met at Belushis, along with the calls and emails

Beautiful Windsor

2004-07-19T17:13:00.000+01:00

Just a quick post. Interview went well - lovely blokes. And I got the opportunity to wander around Windsor. Such a beautiful part of the country - poles apart from London's hustle and bustle and into another stylish, slower world. I could live there I'm sure. Got to Windsor early (it was an hour travel from where I'm staying), so found the place I was going for the interview, and then did the

Time To Put The Suit On

2004-07-16T11:31:00.000+01:00

Internet Cafes are some what of a challenge for me - they are hot (no one here has air con, its just all heating - which I'm sure I'll praise in a few months), they have English keyboards (slightly different layout - always fun to touch type then spend the next 30 secs finding the doubles quotes and the @ symbol), and the seats are crap for the man with the bad back. But.... you can't live

No Beer and Finding Employment

2004-07-12T19:15:00.000+01:00

It seems that everyone is "up for a quiet one" tonight. Beers are being devoured too quickly, and everyone is just wandering around looking pretty stuffed - myself included. Even my room mate Tim was still in bed around 1pm today. I've done some washing and curled up with my new comic - The Matrix Comics -- a collection of the web comics found on the matrix web site. Been waiting for it and

Incredible London and Beers with Aussie Legends

2004-07-11T19:30:00.000+01:00

OK, I think I have a little more time to blab tonight. I've had a few beers at the pub and am sitting in front of a computer recalling all of my antics over the last few days. Friday night I sat in the pub below my hostel and drank too many Kronenburg pints with an English lad (Eddie) and remember vaguely returning to my 4 bed room reasonably drunk desperately trying to find my padlock keys to

Still alive

2004-07-09T18:13:00.000+01:00

For all you out there looking at this to see if the plane(s) landed correctly...yes they did and I'm now in London with head buzzing. I will detail everything from last Wednesday week back so you can all understand what occurred prior to landing here in the UK sometime soon. Because I know you all love my rants :P Thankyou to everyone who's sent emails thru, and for everyone who came along to

Currently Unemployed

2004-06-30T15:40:00.000+01:00

Today was my last day at my current job, and now its off to London for employment! The following is the email I sent to all staff. Well its been a blast! And I mean that. I've been with here for basically 5 years and can't even put together all of the fantastic experiences I've had with everyone here, but I'm going to try tell you some of them..... I was interviewed late one afternoon, and

Information vs Design

2004-06-22T14:24:00.000+01:00

I had a quick discussion with a mate at work today after a $hitty meeting that had me repeating - glad I'm going soon. We were looking at web sites and I was pushing foward how newer sites are looking one way and not the the other - and he says - Gimme information, I don't give a toss what it looks like, just give me the information I want to read and not all these pretty pictures. I disregarded

Lost in Translation and Preaching CSS

2004-06-17T16:09:00.000+01:00

OK, no beers or ports were digested to post this. Re-reading last nights post just proves that I was on my last legs when I got to post it all up - can anyone please translate the last two sentences... I've fixed the CSS bugs for the layout, which obviously appeared around beer 6 or 7, as they were pretty minor. A good few spelling mistakes and a few more little changes to correct some layouts.

New Style Sheet

2004-06-16T20:02:00.000+01:00

6 beers and 5 ports later we have a new design for this blog. Too many conversations with people at ungodly hours of the morning, and way too many alcoholic beverages to seek the right creative-ness. But all in all, you get this -- there's some bugs, but its 430am and I need some sleep. I'll fix the probs as soon as possible. Its 17th June -- Happy Birthday Dad! iPOD is finished with my

Too much time to think

2004-06-07T14:01:00.000+01:00

A little daydreaming at work, a thought of some one rugged up on a bench in a park in London, and out comes this. Its not User Interface or CSS work, which I probably should have been doing, but some prose. Enjoy. Winter's Day shape the leaves at your feet build an unbroken heart big and bold to reminisce splash of the tear that rolls off your cheek the time passes the wind blows mend your

Unclassifiable

2004-06-03T15:17:00.000+01:00

Today I got my last eBAY purchase today that I'll make for a while - The Mars Volta's Inertiatic ESP UK single. Moving this onto my iPOD, it chucks it under the genre of Unclassifiable. I've been trying for months to think up a genre for TMV, I recommend it to everyone, and the usual reply is -- "What type of music is it?" So now I have an explanation. Unclassifiable. Love it. And no one dances

Words I wish I wrote

2004-06-02T06:37:00.000+01:00

fool enough to almost be it cool enough to not quite see it doomed pick your pockets full of sorrow and run away with me tomorrow june we'll try and ease the pain but somehow we'll feel the same well, no one knows where our secrets go i send a heart to all my dearies when your life is so, so dreary dream i'm rumored to the straight and narrow while the harlots of my perils scream and i fail

Short and Sharp

2004-05-30T14:42:00.000+01:00

I'm going to be [more?] boring and give a short run down of stuff, because I need sleep. Non-Trip stuff Watched The Last Samurai -- I liked it even thought I hate Tom Cruise [well...I am Australian]. Watched The Return of the King -- class even the third time. Saw The Day After Tomorrow -- I like big-budget, disaster movies and this is another cool one. Ended a little abruptly [they don't tend

Monster Job Search and Accomodation

2004-05-27T16:43:00.000+01:00

Hooked up with Monster UK and applied for 6 jobs. Is it still too early for this? 6 weeks to the day I'll be in Tokyo [cooolll!] and the following day walking thru Heathrow, so should I think that anyone will take interest in this Aussie guy who they haven't met and can't meet for half a dozen weeks? Lets hope so -- especially the fabulous technology researcher job which is a little out of my

The Working VISA arrives,Troy and Hook Ups via SMS

2004-05-25T14:13:00.000+01:00

I got my Working VISA today. I now can legally work in the UK by flashing my huge stamp in my passport. I have everything that is required to get me there. Excitement level has increased. Saw Troy last night and was a little unsatisfied with it all - as I have been with a number of movies of late - don't get me started on Van Helsing..... The older actors were gold and the "younger" [isn't Brad

Moving Out and Air Guitars

2004-05-20T05:50:00.000+01:00

Why I'm looking foward to moving out of my unit [which I live in on my own] as from an email I wrote today. I'm sort of looking foward to sharing a house with multiple personalities so they can mix with mine. As a big eBAY fan for rare singles, I liked this one from a newsletter I get --- Air Guitar Sells [on eBAY] For $5.50. Read it here.

New Outfit

2004-05-18T12:47:00.000+01:00

Direct from the USA, comes my Allan Houston #20 Knicks Reebok Men's NBA Authentic Road Jersey . Big thanks to Diana [mwa] for my new singlet to wear when I cruise the gyms for a game of basketball in London. Check it out here. Does anyone know if they play basketball in London? Songs on iPOD: 1397.

It Begins

2004-05-17T08:15:00.000+01:00

On July 8th I am leaving my comfort zone in Adelaide and moving to London for a working holiday. Its only 7 weeks or so to go, and I feel things are going OK regarding organising everything. I'm one to worry about everything to be perfect and organised, so I'm a little overwhelmed with all of this. I've written my list of things to do, and notice that most of them will have to come in a rush in