New Canucks Site
Canucks.com has been given a complete makeover and it looks great! I was just commenting the other day that the Canucks had one of the worst sites in the NHL – cumbersome, difficult to navigate, pages too long to download and nothing to see on the front page (yep, they had a splash page – but all these things were all the rage way back in 2001 when they launched the site).
Now it’s quick to load, there’s no splash screen, the information is easy to find and it looks pretty cool.
I wonder if it’s in preparation for the Stanley Cup?
Go To The Cabaret
Thanks to the generosity of my little sister (hi Helen) we went to see Cabaret last night at Her Majesty’s.
It’s the Sam Mendes production and is spectacular from the energy of the introduction to the chilling finale. Go see it.
A few things.
Lisa McCune is tragically miscast and proves a distraction every time she’s on stage. She has talent to spare but she’s not right for Sally Bowles.
Toby Allan is perfect as the Emcee. You sit waiting for him to come back on stage.
What’s up with the audience? Some laughed at the most dramatic moment of the entire show. Ignorance or discomfort? Who can tell.
The show oozes sex (note to self – come up with better description). Don’t miss the ‘performance’ that goes for the fifteen minutes before the show starts.
Say hi to Anton – he’s the bald guy in the orchestra – I went to uni with him.
Don’t get seats in the front row. You’ll see why.
Little Things
The BBC has insulted all Melbournians and I for one will not stand for it. Nigel often points out that they have a London-centric view of England and now they seem to think that all Australians live in Sydney.
Fancy claiming Shane Warne is a New South Welshman. For the honor of all Victorians I hope they’ve changed it before you get to see the page.
My First Book Is Let Go
Miss Wyoming is going to be set free tonight. By coincidence the previous book set free on Book Crossing was a Douglas Coupland book too. I wonder if they will ever cross paths?
Run Miss Wyoming, you’re free.
An Update On The Kids
Tom’s almost ready to have the wire taken out of his jaw after his pre-christmas car tango and Oscar’s settling in fine.
Every Drop Is Precious
How funny. It seems BC Gas and Savewater Australia are both trying to save the same drop of water. Another great example of trans-Pacific co-operation, or clip art crazy web designers.
Walt Tarantino
While checking out Mary Poppins (imdb | buy @ Amazon | netflix) on DVD for Phee’s birthday I noticed they were advertising Reservoir Dogs (imdb | buy @ amazon | netflix) on the same page.
Now this is an odd combination if I ever saw one.
Mr Blonde : “Who the **** is that laughing?”
Mary : “Why, it’s Uncle Arthur.”
Mr Blonde : “Well if he don’t shut the **** up he’s gettin more than a ****in spoon full of sugar.”
If You Love A Book Set It Free
Rob told me about BookCrossing ages ago but he didn’t know the name of the site. I stumbled across it today so I can finally start.
Basically you put a label in your book and then ‘set your book free’ once you’ve read it. You can then track its journey via the web site. If I’m quick I can be the first person to release one in Newport.
The World’s Most Difficult Security Check
The Miller Brewing Co. Age Check is a fantastic way to keep underage viewers out of the site. I especially love the ‘You Must be 21 years or older to enter this site’ above the entry boxes for your date of birth. The beauty is that this is to watch an ad that screens on free-to-air TV anyway.
You should also check out The Family Guide To Making Responsible Choices. If you do let me know what it says, I couldn’t get past the first line – ‘Dear Caring Parent’.
Great Sentences in Spam
This one from a Mr Gupta this morning :
“I am one of the leading data provider individual in the world providing Data.”
