Monthly Archives: May 2009

May the Chuck be with you

Posted on May 18, 2009
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Great news people, the news we have all be waiting for, chuck has been renewed for a third season – HOWEVER it looks as if NBC have only picked it up for a 13 episode run and a number of cost cutting exercises are also likely to be in place.

As far as I am concerned, a little Chuck is better than no chuck at all but like any true fan we always want more Sarah on our screens (and Chuck!!). It truly is great news and surely a case of fan power actually persuading the powers that be at NBC that it would be foolish to cancel such a popular show.

There are rumours however that the pay off for a return to our screens will mean the departure of a semi major character from the show – hot favourite to go at the moment include Anna and the manager of Buy More but only time will tell.

Let us all celebrate this chuckfastic news – the nerd is back – or will be soon!…

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Chuck Finale a fitting End?

Posted on May 5, 2009
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I’ve just sat through the Chuck season finale all the while wondering whether this would be the end of our nerdy hero from Buy More. I’ll get to that at the end of the blog but let me say this – what a wonderful way to end the second series. Chuck for me has faltered of late but to say NBC made up for it in a mind-blowing finale would be an understatement.

The episode begins with Chuck entering Emmett’s office and despite a little confusion from Emmett (nothing new there then), Chuck quits his job at Buy More and both he and Casey leave for the Yogurt store where Casey hands Chuck a sizable cheque from the government for time served as the intersect.

Chuck turns down a job offer from Beckman not realising that it would be to work with Larkin and Sarah on the intersect 2 job in Switzerland. Larkin takes delight in the thought of working closely with Sarah once again as Chuck is left to contemplate life in the slow lane for the foreseeable future. Thoughts turn to Ellie’s wedding and everyone is gathered to celebrate her wedding to captain Awesome!

Chuck discovers two dead waiters under a table in the dining room and is faced with the grim reality that Ted Roarke survived the attack and has come to steal the intersect cube and Chuck has 30 minutes to hand it over or Ellie will die.

In a bid to stall the wedding party, Chuck asks Morgan to stall the wedding in any way he can, obviously not realising his only option would be to get “Jeffster” to perform at the wedding! I have to admit, they were better than I expected and incredibly funny! They have to be seen to be believed, let …

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Iiyama’s 24″ LCD – Awesome price

Posted on May 3, 2009
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Amazing deal from Play this weekend – not seen this good a deal for a massive 24″ LCD before – grab it while you can!

Iiyama’s ProLite Business LCD, the B2409HDS is the latest product to follow the true HD resolution of 1920 x 1080. The business line model comes with height adjustable and portrait mode base, complimented by a slim bezel design. The incredible 2ms response time and 20,000:1 contrast ratio panel ensures vibrant images and blur free Video. Triple input support of analog, DVI and HDMI ensures compatibility with the latest installed graphics cards and embedded notebook outputs!

At just £159 this is a must for all your Bluray owners out there!

* Screen Size: 24″
* Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080
* Response Time: 2ms
* Brightness: 300 cd/m2
* Contrast: 20,000:1(Dynamic)
* Main Specification:
* Product Description: Iiyama Pro Lite B2409HDS – LCD display – TFT – 24″
* Device Type: LCD display / TFT active matrix
* Colour: Black
* Built-in Devices: Stereo speakers
* Dimensions (WxDxH): 56.1 cm x 25 cm x 41.3 cm
* Weight: 7.7 kg
* Diagonal Size: 24″ – widescreen
* Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch: 0.2715 mm
* Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080
* Video Format: 1080p (FullHD)
* Display Positions Adjustments: Height, pivot (rotation), swivel, tilt
* Colour support: 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
* Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9
* Response Time: 2 ms
* Image Brightness: 300 cd/m2
* Image Contrast Ratio: 20000:1 (dynamic)
* Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
* Audio Output: Speaker(s) – stereo – integrated
* Signal Input: HDMI, DVI-D, VGA
* Vista Certification: Certified for Windows Vista
* Compliant Standards: TCO “03, CE, TUV GS, DDC-2B, VESA DPMS, CB, PSE Mark
* Power: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 …

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Saturday’s aren’t what they used to be

Posted on May 2, 2009
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I’ve just spent a nice day at home. Started off with a great session at the gym, I was so early the birds were still taking baths and deciding which fat balls to eat their breakfast from in the garden! With the sun on my back I made my way to the gym to start a punishing regime! Well not exactly punishing as I’d not had a day off since Sunday. A 20km bike ride followed by 35 minutes on the stepper machine and a few weights was enough for anyone on a Saturday morning!

Shopping followed and once home I could relax and see what the world had in store for me! Emails were answered, phone calls made and a little gardening ensued! I did have to look after the birds so it seemed to make sense at the time! Those birds love a free feed – no idea what type they are, all I know is they have a great appetite and fly!

Just finished watching Britain’s got talent on ITV and although I knew it last week, tonight confirmed I hate set ups. The Vanessa Mae lookalike was always going to ditch her so called best mate and Jamie Pugh was never going to suffer from stage fright!

The violinist was ok, played a few duff notes but she can play better than me so kudos to her for getting up on the big stage and strutting her stuff. Great talent but nothing outstanding. This leads me on to Jamie Pugh now, a lorry driver by day and a teenage mutant ninja pizza delivery guy by night! He was ok. I absolutely love Les Miserables and for me there’s only one Valjean and that my friends is Colm Wilkinson.

Pugh did the song justice but for …

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