Finally!

As most people would know, I am a massive fan of Gladiators and I try to catch every episode, provided nobody is wasting my time. Anyway, I was most pleased with last nights episode, mainly because Bionica finally competed one on one against Jacquie the Mighty Mouse.

Now I'm a big fan of hers (say what you will, because I don't care) and up until last night I never saw her play a game on her own. She was always working with the other female Gladiators.

To be honest I was a little worried that she might not do the one on one thing (not being sexual you perves), but last night she proved me wrong. Now she's cannot be replaced as one of my top four (the others being Scar, Olympia and Kouta).

Well done Bionica.
PS. Atticus, if you keep giving me weak comments we're gonna have issues.

About My Fan Club

First of all, special thanks to Atticus Sampson for your comments about "The One Blanche Wanted". They were very nice and un-offensive. I hope others can follow your shining example. Also, I'd like to thank Blanche for getting me to write that post. You and Atticus are one in the same you are.

Now, for this post I'd like to talk about Mexico, that colourful country where supplies half the cast of Ugly Betty. Anyway, I happen to love Mexico, and it's on the top of my list of places to go once I've got a passport and money to travel.

I love it so much my hotmail address is la_mexican, and my art idol is the legendary Frida Kahlo. The uno-brow aside, I still think your amazing. I love Mexico so much that I've quite possibly created the greatest Mexican character there is (over statement). She's a firery little lass in my science fantasy series, and heres hoping that she'll be played by Salma Hayek in any adaptations one day.

Anyway, I'd like to talk about how Mexico seems to like me, or at least its many citizens who get hotmail. Apparently my address la_mexican has caused many of it's citizens to add me as one of their contacts. Everyweek I get e-mails from Enrique's, Marisol's and Julio's, asking me if they can become one of my contacts.

I am very flattered by all of this, really, but I'm very cautious about who I add as my friends. I mean their are some freaky people surfing the net, and I honestly don't want anything to do with them. They give me the heebee jeebees (quote by Johnny Sullivan from In America- brilliant film and they were robbed of their best screenplay Oscar. Damn Sofia Coppola).

That is all I really have to say on the matter of Mexico. I may say more in the future, I may not. It depends on wether or not America can wow me with their series The Wire. Have a good day readers, and Atticus/Blanche.

The One Blanche Wanted

So my sister, who some of you may know as Atticus Sampson (the movie quote queen- that's a bit of an overstatement) has demanded that I write a new entry for my blog. So I've been wondering what I should write, and I asked myself over and over again.

Then fortune smiled on me, when Mum was drinking her wine. Now I have an annoying habit of stealing my mothers wine and hiding it from her, and she has to find it with the few hints that I give her. Todays little event was most humurous.

I did it twice today, the first being ruined by my brother (we shall call him Babette) who found it for her and then mocked me for my actions. Anyway, I did it again whilst she was playing one of her computer games and hid it in Babette's room. It was about an hour and a half before she realised that it was missing.

She called me the usual names, which I'm quite fond of now, and I reminded her that it was her fault because I was a planned pregnancy. Moving on, I give her her first hint, which was Z, Z, Z. Wondering what it meant, she did.

Mum started running through all of the rooms looking for it, and I just laughed. She wanted another hint, and I think I snored (like the thing people do when they're sleeping). She took it to heart, and went through the rooms again. Didn't find it.

In the end I just started messing with her mind. Once was when we we're in the livingroom, and she said "hot or cold". I said, "Yes Mum, the lava lamp is hot, and the Coca-Cola bottle lamp that's filled with water is cold". She didn't like that, but eventually she made it to Babette's room, for the third time.

She took a long hard look, and still couldn't find it. I then tell her to close her eyes, and I start spinning her around on the spot. After a minute I stop her and she finally finds her wine. Oh how I laughed, and oh how she wanted to throw something at me. Well done anyway Mum.

PS. For my good friend Big Ross, the Greatest Garden Gnome who ever lived who sadly passed away this year, what do you think. You may not be able to annoy Mum anymore, but you should know that I'm still here to continue your work. Rest In Peace.

The Re-Invented Sha-Bang

I've always been a fan of sci-fi (the good stuff, which doesn't include the s**t Smallville). When I mean good stuff, I mean The Fountain, The Matrix Trilogy, Gattaca, Dark City, Alien Quadrilogy, Twelve Monkeys and Children of Men.

I love how the writers and directors have mixed the sci-fi elements of these films up with others, like fantasy, religion and drama, and I have to say, they work really effing well. The Matrix Trilogy for one gave new meaning to the concept of a human/machine war.

I especially liked how they turned religious and mythological beings (gods, goddesses, avatars, vampires etc) into machines and programs in human form. My favourites include Persephone (Monica Bellucci) and Rama Kandra (Bernard White) and Kamala (Tharini Mudarliar), who I thought added a good touch to the films.

I just love it! For anyone who's new to my blog, I just want to make it clear, I am a nerd. Judge if you will, but I probably won't care that much. Syke!

It Begins!

Sup, my name is Minotaur (Not real name, it's the one I'd use if I were a Gladiator). I am a fan of Battlestar Galactica (the new one with the female Starbuck), a part-time artist, lover of independent and arthouse films, and a writer, here in the wonderful land of Oz (Australia), and I've started this here blog so I can show you what I get up to when I'm writing.

I'm also going to state my outrageous objections towards unruly letterboxes, ticket inspectors and Tom Cruise when his trainwreck of a mug is in the media.

Just for the record, I am not blogging so I can follow in the footsteps of Diablo Cody (of Juno fame), all though she is one of the wittiest writers I've ever heard of. And no, I'm not becoming a stripper either.