So I was locked in a toilet cubicle at work today, jamming away on my air guitar for those final few seconds before lunch. It made me realise that I don't really discuss the city of Liverpool that much here - yeah, air guitar in a public restroom reminds me of Liverpool. I have no idea why, either. So without further ado...

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In the land where I was born
There lived a man, under the sea.
Doo de deee... de dum... da.. something....

WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE!
DIDN'T LIKE THE COLOUR SO WE PAINTED IT GREEN!

The Liverpool Echo arena. Brooding and dark, and brooding... but very small. I expected it to be massive, but it seemeth me to be very tiny.

Bit disappointed with this photo, really, but there's so much construction work going on around the Liver Buildings that it's impossible not to get a few cranes in shot. The Liver Buildings are Liverpool's version of Big Ben, only unlike those mean Londoners who kick Ben and call him names we love our big clocky building.

Liverpool Cathedral in the background there. It looks like an item from Smash Bro's level constructor. Again, looked a good photo at the time, but my obvious lack of natural photographic ability is evident. Except for my next photo...

I like that photo, I really do. In work they had a Liverpool 08 Calander competition, where you could submit photos for a Liverpool-themed calander. If they do it this year, I'm submitting this baby.

Although it's worth noting that Liverpool is only European Capital of Culture for 2008, so a 09 calander would be a little odd.

Hi there,

There comes a time on the Internet where, at some point during a friendly arguement or discussion, we have said something full of cruelty and malice while our minds told us that it was funny. This wasn't one of those situations. Instead, I would like to apologize to Robbie and the two people who posted comments for posting such a low-quality insult. Kissing mooses? How lame is that. We've all looked at mooses in that "special" way at one time or another, and as such doesn't qualify as an insult. Therefore, I would like to offer this alternative ending to the previous blog post.

Robbie's secret is that he only has one nut, or "ball", if one were speaking about Adolf Hitler and the Albert Hall. It was lost in a violent bar-room brawl many years ago. Full of optimism and drunk on Orange flavoured children's non-alcoholic smoothies, Robbie approached George Foreman in a bar and pitched his latest idea for a mean, lean, fat reducing machine. In essence, it was a pencil that you jabbed into the meat to hold it aloft while you "cooked" it with a cigarette lighter. The design was so poor and Robbie's marketing abilities were so weak that it enraged George, causing him to pull a blade on Robbie. A brief knife fight ensued, and Robbie was cut in a tender area.

Robbie is also an excellent soprano.

Oranges

Oranges

Oranges

Oranges

ORANGES

ORANGES

ORANGES

ORANGES

....now, I want you to think of a fruit in your mind. Focus, now. It is... an orange, yes? See? I can totally read your mind. Right, now that we've established my brain reading abilties, I will abuse my powers to reveal a hidden secret that Robbie does not wish the world to know.

Are you ready?

***SPOILER***

Yeah that's right, I can Google BBcode too. How do you like them oranges, huh, Robbie?

http://kotaku.com/5024513/oh-dear-new-sonic-unleashed-trailer

So, a new trailer for Sonic Unleashed has been released, and I have to say, it's about friggin' time. Ever since the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega have been hinting, oh-so-subtlely, that Sonic is a werewolf. Like, you remember at the end of Sonic 3, Sonic grew hair and ate Tails in one bite? Remember the pixellated blood? Or how about that cut-scene in Sonic Riders where Sonic says "Hey there chump, I'm Sonic The Were-HEDGEHOG! Sonic The Hedgehog and nothing more!"

So, from a narrative point of view, it makes perfect sense for Sonic to finally turn werewolf. Plus, aww man, imagine the gameplay mechanics! I can imagine the werewolf sections will split up those boring, dull regular "Sonic runs" sections full of high-adrenaline action and replace them with absolutely fascinating stealth / exploration sections that try to use the same gameplay engine as the "Sonic runs" sections and fail miserably. Frankly I'm wetting my pants a little thinking how great that will be - maybe they'll even bring back the city exploration levels that some nay-sayers have critisized - damnable fools! If Sonic needs new shoes, you don't just get them - he has to collect rings and do side-quests to afford them, just like in real life. He's not a communist, after all.

I do hope Shadow makes a return. Although admittedly I only enjoy Shadow when he has human beings to interact with - in fact, the story should heavily involve humans. Maybe even a princess in danger that you need to save, rather than the usual Chaos Emerald tomfoolery. It's a far more original storyline, is saving a princess - no videogame had ever done that angle before Sonic The Hedgehog on XBox 360 and PS3!

But god, they'd better not mess with the camera! It's worked perfectly well since Sonic went 3D - I found it's erratic nature to be charming - and messing with it will only be pandering to silly little children who don't understand videogames.

Also, Sonic should have guns. Lots of guns. And cars.

All in all, I'm excited. I really, really am.

I am not pantless, yet I wear no pants. Some call me Monday. Blue is not my colour. A tyrannosaurus ate my car.

What am I?

I used to live next to a pair of horses, you know, when I lived in Canterbury. They were my neigh-bours. They were in a stable relationship. I wanted to move away from them, for one of them sang loudly and his voice was a bit hoarse. I fell at the first hurdle - I didn't have the money. I'm afraid I was saddled with them. My happiness was my mane priority. Hoof cared if he sang poorly? I didn't want to stirrup any trouble.

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And in Smash Bros news, I've unlocked Ganondorf. I'm not entirely comfortable with the changes they've made yet, but I'm sure I'll adjust.