Hey peeps,

Got a lot to cover today, so I'll keep the intro sh...

The Trip

So, with a bit of persuading, I've managed to scrap Hong Kong from our 6 week outing. It just looks like a giant city of smog. For some reason, people don't want to visit Laos, but it's like one of my major ones to visit, that and Vietnam! Looks like I have a bit more "persuading" to do. Sexual favours is what I'm referring to, just so ya know...

The Paranoia

This site is out to get me. Seriously. I can't access my preferences (OK, I managed to do that on Explorer today, but accidentally deleted my banner...:(), I can't access PMs, and where is the option to change the bliiinding whiite? Eh? Through no fault of my own, I also deleted my last blog, but I might as well blame the site for that, too :D

The Geek

OK, any blog is a given in terms of geekdom.

I was doing some DVD shopping online when I realised I really don't have the money for any of it. It put me in a bad humour cos I severely wanted to get Superman: Doomsday, Justice League: The New Frontier, and a few horror films I hadn't seen before. So I was over in Tesco, getting some actual shopping, when I passed by a deal so juicy I couldn't have passed it up even if I had left my wallet at home, it would have been mine.

Marvel Triple Pack for a 10er!

Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Avengers 2 and The Invincible Iron Man

I really enjoyed this film. I would have never ****d myself as an Avengers fan, but this has surely piqued my interest. It's funny, it's superbly animated, with stellar voice work and a meaty origin story. I thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between Wasp and Giant Man, while it never occurred to me that Captain America could make for such a compelling lead. It seems to be Marvel's fail-safe to have the Hulk become the big bad of almost every Marvel feature out right now - still, the fight is quite the showdown.

8/10

At 80 mins long, this is a surprisingly character driven story that doesn't necessarily end the way you'd expect it to. The intro is almost identical to that of the recent film, with a few tweaks here and there, but the story takes off in radical directions and is entirely over-the-top. Tony Stark is a fantastic character; he has plenty of one-liners. There's quite a bit of innuendo in the film and a rather startling point-blank kill and plenty of blood shots, it's no wonder this was rated 12s.

8/10

I'll watch the sequel to UA in the moro.

The Food

I'm still adjusting to this new diet, but I actually feel all the better for it. I find that I have a lot more energy now than I did before I went on it. My mam made me a gluten free pizza when I came home from work, since I was complaining about all of the good foods being out of reach, it was delicious!

I have more to say, but I'm a little on the tired side.

Until next time.

~ M@rk