wildamberhoney

That's right folks, it's End Of The World As We Know It time again. I dunno about you lot, but I've only just recovered from the last 5 versions of the apocalypse... because obviously, they all happened. Anyway, just in case any of your mates and family are left behind when the world supposedly says bye-bye tomorrow, leave them a message here. Where will they be living if the world blows up, and will they have net access? Why are you asking ME? *sigh*

Fantastic fractal trip.

Wow. Having barcoded myself, I am worth the grand sum of $7.23.

"Barcode Yourself is a complete, interactive experience in the series of barcode art, created using the personalized data of participants. Enter an individual's gender, weight, height, age and location, and the barcode is formed using real-world data."

Now that West Ham United have been relegated from the Premiership, goalkeeper Robert Green will undoubtedly come in for a load of undeserved stick, despite being one of the very few members of their squad who actually cares about the club and constantly makes an effort. He's made many excellent saves this season which people are far too quick to forget when analysing his performance.

Greeno made one (bad) goalkeeping error during the World Cup last year, and was promptly made a scapegoat for an overall bad team performance. He's been given an unfair amount of crap ever since by the media. He has shown immense character in coming back from that howler. He faced the press to give an interview and an apology straight after that game - unlike other members of the England squad, who couldn't be arsed - which shows the kind of man he is.

He's been stuck behind an appalling and ever-changing back four throughout this season at West Ham, and gets all the blame for conceding goals when the defenders aren't doing what they're paid to do because they don't give a shit. One fella can't consistently do the job of 5 people on a pitch. It makes me want to rip my hair out to see the terminally clueless constantly having a go at him.

I'm a lifelong Liverpool supporter and regardless of that I absolutely love Green. Yes, he has his faults, his distribution is at times iffy, and he's not brilliant at coming for crosses, but he's an excellent shot stopper and has been a quality keeper for West Ham for years. He'll always be one of my favourite players.

Type in a subject and this constructs a brief "essay" on any old nonsense. From the page: "An essay on why is my grandma not my grandad.The subject of why my grandma is not my grandad has been covered intensively by the world press over the past decade. Interweaving social trends form a strong net in which we are all trapped. When blues legend 'Bare Foot D' remarked 'awooooh eeee only my dawg understands me' [1] he borrowed much from why my grandma is not my grandad. More a melody to societies dysfunctions than a parody of the self, why my grandma is not my grandad provides standards by which we may judge our selves.Why my grandma is not my grandad has, and will continue to be a major building block for the world in which we live. It inspires, ensures financial stability and most importantly it perseveres."

YNWA!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry - I did a bit of both when I saw that this isn't intemded to be satirical. The scariest aspect of this page is the fact that Mr 'Lightfoot' (Gordon, anyone?!) can delude himself, to the point of derangement, and yet offer his ridiculous arguments in a cogent, articulate manner. Stephen King wrote to this guy personally, advising him to put his "considerable talent" to a more positive use.

Another point: the serious conspiracy theorists seem hellbent on citing government coverups, consistently, since time immemorial. There may well be a grain of truth in that. I ask you, though:if The Powers That Be are so good at conspiracies stuff, surely they are capable of getting something else right once in a while?

Enough said on that score!