Go directly to jail

No such London hilarity this weekend, more of a return to the mundane. Although I’ve not long at work before the luxury of a week off – and a birthday to boot!

Decided to see how my iPhone likes being un-jailbroken. It’s not that there is anything wrong with the iPhone since I jailbroke it, far from it, I just wanted to make sure restoring it didnt create some ill effects. I’ve heard some horror stories from people who’ve had their iPhone bricked when they’ve tried to un-jailbreak!

Plus the latest firmware Apple have released seems to have sorted out one major problem. The iPod always forgot where it was when I was in the middle of a shuffle. I’d listen to music on the way to work, go on the Internet on the phone, actually do some work, then listen to music on the way home only to find I’d have to start from the beginning!

I’ve got the option of re-jaiIbreaking it, of course. I’ll see how it goes before I do anything rash.

Meet The Bulgars

Been to London again. Iain and Aleks are going to Bulgaria soon, and it’s the last chance to see them before they go (coincidentally on my birthday!) so we (me, mum and dad) went down today, where we were also offered the chance of tasting some fine Bulgarian cuisine. Aleks (being a Bulgarian, you see) had heard that a bar/restaurant a few miles away from them in Willesden was one of the few Bulgarian eateries in London that was worth a look.

Nothing could have prepared me for the crazy name by which this place was called though….

Bulgarians possibly not one for double entendres, Crazy Cock seemed to go unnoticed on a bleak North London street. These Londoners no doubt used to this funny named restaurant. I’d personally never tire of it! 

Turns out that the food was good, even if the establishment wasn’t the nicest of places. I opted for a chicken on rice dish which i imagined to be some kebab style chicken pieces with rice, but instead was a weird risotto style dish with melted cheese on top, kind of similar to a moussaka. And the meat…well, it was chicken. Chicken liver. I hate liver. I tried my best to eat a few bits, but was a bit disappointed that something was lost in translation with the description of the meal, and cursing myself for not going for fail safe of the actual chicken kebab!

Nevertheless, it was great food. Chips with Bulgarian white cheese on were brilliant, as was the salad. Bulgarian food is similar to Greek food. Or at least the dishes that I tried were. I’d definitely try it again.

Just now I’ve finished watching Lost. I’ve not watched a single episode prior to today, but i was intrigued when a show about Lost was on while we were at Iain’s. The plot just seemed so fantastical that i thought I’d give it a go. I liked it, despite being a little bamboozled at some points.

Blah de Blah

Have finally got through my countless new DVD’s that I’ve either been given or bought over Christmas. Family Guy, Simpsons, Mitchell & Webb, etc… it’s taken weeks but I’ve watched them all. 

It’s a little sad when the only thing i can think of as a Christmas present is a DVD. But what else is there to have? I could spend a small fortune in HMV anyway, so it’s all gone to good use!

I’m just after the money for my birthday (in 2 weeks) as i have certain ‘plans’ for that cash (!) – plus turning 26 is better to be a low key celebration.

I watched 1408 the other day, first horror film I’ve seen in a while. It’s a little freaky, but i thought it was quite good. Not as scary as I was lead to believe, and all the better for having watched it at lunchtime rather than before bed!

Makes for excellent reading…

Now, get Donny out of the bottom three and replace with Derby County and i’ll be happy!

Wossy: The Fake Twitter Celeb Investigator

Twitter is the underground hit at the moment. It’s the website that all the cool kids visit, and i’m glad to report that i’ve been signed up to it for the past month or so. Partly due to a few celebs having also signed up too.

The great thing about Twitter is, is that it’s like Facebook but without all the bloody zombie/pirate bollocks. It’s all about the status updates. Not so great when it’s just down to you and your mates, but reading how Robert Llewellyn and Stephen Fry go on about their lives is oddly interesting. Stephen is well into his tech, and ‘Bobby’ is just an interesting bloke as it is.

Recently, a guy claiming to be Jonathon Ross signed up. On the internet, anyone can claim to be anyone else, so it could’ve been him or maybe not. Stephen Fry and Robert Llewellyn had both verified that it was indeed them ‘twittering’ as they’ve mentioned it elsewhere, but Wossy hadn’t.

The past week or so has seen quite a few ‘celebs’ signing up. Jeremy Clarkson, Jack Dee and Harry Enfield were all apparently on Twitter. But doubts were starting to be raised, and in midst of this not-so-clever fakery, was Wossy who he says he is?

Keen to put everyone’s mind at rest, Wossy posted a picture or two of himself in front of his computer screen, with Twitter on in the background. Conclusive proof then! 

What with this being the actual Mr Ross, and with him having plenty of media connections, friends and whatnot, he set about investigating the fake celebs on Twitter. Finding out that Clarkson, Jack Dee and a few others were all fakers. Bobby Llewellyn also managed to uncover the fake Harry Enfield too.

In these times of Daily Mail hatred of anything Jonathon Ross related, predictably newspaper interest has gathered of his twittering, which has made the paper ‘outraged!’, but such is the interest in him even the Metro newspaper got in on the act and reported on his Fake Twitter Celeb Investigating!

Word got out the other day that on his first show back, he has Stephen Fry as a guest. I’d be very surprised if Twitter isn’t mentioned. Or indeed if they don’t twitter while on air! But reading how this ’shamed tv host’ gets on with the most mundane of lifes tasks is weirdly addictive….!

Away from Twitter is the news that soon-to-be President Obama is featured in the new Spiderman comic, apparently a fan of Spidey, he appears in a new strip set at his inauguration in a few weeks. How cool is that?