I updated to iTunes 8.0 the other day, so I could update my Apple iPhone to 2.0.1.0 (somewhere, I can hear Dave laughing at me right now). Rather than orgasm over this Genius Playlist making tool I was much more pleased to see they’d given iTunes more of a layout like the iPhone! One neat thing is Genre view which, rather than using one piece of artist artwork to identify the genre, uses a custom thumbnail. And with some simple hacking, you can create your own custom thumbnails for genres iTunes doesn’t cover (such as Trance or Mash Ups). If you want to try it I took advice from this forum, and they also included a link to an awesome Flickr group made up of these custom genre thumbnails. I don’t have a Flickr account, so I’m going to upload the custom genre thumbnails I made here, free for you to use as you see fit!
And after all this I still haven’t updated my iPhone! Shame it can’t carry over this neat little feature to the iPod. If you’re wondering, my most populated genres are Pop, Electronic/Rock, Rock, and Acoustic! And I’ve listened to You & I about 13 times since Friday! My iPod doesn’t seem to want to scrobble this fact but it’s true!
Just a quick update written from the hospital. I watched Teaching Mrs. Tingle last night. It’s so good but hideously dated, not exactly a timeless classic but I could make a space for it in my collection. It’s Helen Mirren pre-Oscar and Katie Holmes pre-Cruise, two great actresses in very unlikely roles, considering where they are now!
The repaired Hickman Line is working and I’ve decided to keep it in whilst my mum and step-dad are away. After that it may be a while or just a few weeks before I decide to have the replacement fitted. My thoughts at the moment are I want it soon but I could change my mind over time, getting more used to the repair and feeling confident it is secure. I know this might sound confusing so luckily I have picture aides after the jump…
They’re printing an Urban Legend on the Front Page… Seriously?! (I’m aware it’s a true Urban Legend, but still) Did they think, “Shove in a pretty picture of Mylenne Class and no-one will care?!”
When was it considered acceptable to have informative text on a slant…? Is it supposed to be fashionable or something? I cannot sit through Gossip Girl (and possibly 90210) next year with THAT in the corner!
The gallery of photos from my trip to The Deep has started to take shape. Visit it now and go back again later when I hope to add more and lots of informative Fish Fact Captions!
I’m having so much fun right now. I’m currently laying on the floor directly next to Europe’s Deepest Tank, staring into an “endless ocean” full of Fish and Stingray’s and Sharks! I don’t think I’ll sleep tonight, it’s so amazing. I want to share this with you so much, and I know this can’t express how awesome this is, but it’s better than nothing.
(I can’t help but make a drama what with my addiction to TV, so if you were interested, the Shark and the StingRay are caught in a forbidden love affair, made fun of by all the other fish – three of which I’ve named Lauren, Alexis and Luke, and they haven’t left my side since I named them!)
We arrived almost three hours ago at The Deep in Hull. We’ve had lots of time to take an uninterrupted and focused look around at all the tanks and exhibitions. There’s still lots more on the cards for tonight so I might blog again later. I’ve taken a lot of HQ photos on my camera which I’ll upload when I get home, but till then here’s one for the road…
Here’s Tom. We were just playing/working. Maybe you’ll see the finish product soon! Visit jimmyteenstv.com
One of the main reasons I chose WordPress.com to host my blog/website on was because I could post blogs from my iPhone. If this doesn’t work, I’ve wasted a day!
Here’s a photo of Gatorade. Costco sold it in the vending machine and I can’t recall ever seeing it over here before. Shame it wasn’t Snapple.
Going to post a video blog soon, but until then just a little “Hey, go me!” news: I submitted some logo designs for Big Brother (pictured left) to a website and they are currently being displayed along with many others. Why not go check them out, and tell me what you think.
P.S. – I still can’t log in to update my site… sucks, but at least I have an answer now.
Have I ever told you how much I hate Guy Fawkes Night? Not only are we still celebrating the murder of a terrorist that didn’t even carry out what he intended to do, but it’s also unfair on the environment and its inhabitant’s, especially pets. My dog is sat as close as he can be to me right now, petrified at the booms and bangs going off every two minutes, and it’s only October 28!
I really don’t understand why we are still celebrating this barbaric holiday, especially in this day and age, and why it’s ritualised in such a ridiculous manner. I mean, come on, fireworks… ooh, pretty lights in the sky… what are you, three-years-old?
Now Hallowe’en, there’s a holiday with some actual history in it’s meaning. But no one in Britain seems to give a Free-Untaken-Corner-Kick about it. They’re much happier stereotyping it as a candy induced spree of mayhem, mostly celebrated by our wacky American cousins, when in fact its origins lie in the festival of Samhain which was celebrated by the Celts in Britain and Ireland over 200 years ago.
So now you know!
