Monthly Archives: March 2009

Law and Order UK

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Cat

I love the original Law and Order and more so Law and Order SVU so I was both excited and worried when I heard they were making Law and Order UK and, for the first series, take scripts from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctor Who, Films and TV, Last.fm, Law and Order, Music, Robin Hood, Soundtrack, TV Shows | 2 Comments

Sites that I visit on a daily basis

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Cat

Lately I have been looking at changing my online experience and more so consolidating more things into fewer sites which really just makes it sound like I’m talking about a loan on daytime TV! In order to look at where … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Blog, Films and TV, Firefox, Google, Last.fm, Tumblr, TV Shows, Twitter, Wikipedia, Wordpress.com | 3 Comments

Procrastination at it’s finest!

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Cat

That’s a list of things I wanted to get done on this blog today ranging from sorting out some pages, clearing up the sidebar, transferring more content from cat on tumblr and creating new pages. How many of the things … Continue reading →

Posted in #TwitLight, Blog, Books, Knitting, Language, Music, Photos, Tumblr, Twitter, Wordpress.com | Leave a comment

#TwitLight: Who are you?

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Cat

I’ve been thinking of having Twitter spotlights on my blog, like interviews getting to know people a bit more. Anyone interested? # Truth be told I’ve been thinking about this idea for a long time, but never mentioned it on … Continue reading →

Posted in #TwitLight, Blog community project, Twitter | 28 Comments

Twitter: PS3F members edition

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Cat

Once upon a long time I’ve made it my mission to convert everyone I knew in real life and on the internet to using Twitter and I was more or less successful. Less successful in the case of the PS3Forums.com … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Forums, PlayStation3, PSU, Twitter | 8 Comments

Don’t mess with me when I’m in a bad mood

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Cat

Hi. I just wanted to say what an absolute pleasure it’s been sitting on the adjoining table for the past hour and having been privvy to your conversations. I sure am glad to hear that you have spent the past … Continue reading →

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Mary Higgins Clark – Two little girls in blue

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Cat

Back in another life when I was still reading a lot of books, Mary Higgins Clark was one of my favourite authors. “I’ll be seeing you”, “Where are the children?” and “Remember me” are some of the ones I spend … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | 8 Comments

Video Game soundtracks

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Cat

JPLS’ post on his favourite game music got me thinking on what my favourite gaming soundtracks are and why. Game music is an integral part of the game playing experience so it’s hardly surprising that most of the game music … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassins Creed, BioShock, BioWare, Buffy, Call of Duty games, Classical Music, Community and Games, Fable, GTA, Gun - The game, Halo games, Hitman, Jesper Kyd, KotOR, Mass Effect, Music, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Rockstar, Soundtrack, Splinter Cell games, Star Wars, Stats, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | 9 Comments

It’s not easy..

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Cat

My grandad [born in 1925] has Parkinson’s disease, very early onset of Alzheimer’s disease, had several strokes, a heart attack and has a pacemaker. Simple things such a trip into town to the doctor or his twice weekly rehab visits … Continue reading →

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10 things I have noticed about 24

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Cat

A few days ago I started watching 24 season 3 and am currently on episode 19. These are some observations I’ve had regarding 24 as a whole: Most repeated phrases on 24 include: “Is there a problem?” and “I’m ordering … Continue reading →

Posted in 24, Alias, Films and TV, TV Shows | 8 Comments

Have I mentioned just how awesome the folks at 360Junkies.com are?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Cat

No? Well, it’s about time I did then! Back in February I saw the following tweet from Haymaker360j: The next person who signs up on 360 junkies and DMs me that they did will recieve a copy of F.E.A.R. 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Competitions, Twitter, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 7 Comments

Some more links in the Killerspiele debate

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Cat

After my other post looking into the debate to ban or restrict access to video games in Germany I’ve come across some more links that delve more into the topic, as well as some studies. Some are in German, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Computer, Game Politics, Killerspiele, Microsoft, PlayStation3, Sony, Winnenden, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 1 Comment

Say hello to an old friend – the Killerspiele discussion is back!

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Cat

Those who know me know that I like to play video games. I like a variety of games, as the list of my favourite Xbox games shows, as well as many 360 games, such as Dead Rising, Oblivion, Mass Effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in BioShock, Call of Duty games, Community and Games, Computer, Condemned, Dead Rising, Game Politics, GTA, Halo games, Killerspiele, Life in general, Mass Effect, Microsoft, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, PlayStation3, Sony, Twitter, Winnenden, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360, XL LAN | 8 Comments

Thoughts on the press in Winnenden

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Cat

First of all I’d like to make clear that I am very sorry for anyone involved in the horrific attacs, including the students, their families and friends, the emergency personnel and the parents of the attacker Tim K. It’s shocking … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad media is bad, Community and Games, Game Politics, Killerspiele, MySpace, Winnenden | 6 Comments

Apologies to all RSS readers

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Cat

I’m currently in the process of importing posts from other places to this blog so you will most likely see them come up in the RSS. Sorry!

Posted in Blog | 1 Comment

Some statistics about the music I listen to.

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Cat

I’m sure I’ve mentioned a few times that I absolutely love stats and my curiosity was sparked when I came across this post on tumblr. I’ve added some bits and removed others, however. Unless stated otherwise all the following exclude … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Buffy, Classical Music, Doctor Who, Gamerscore, Halo games, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, John Williams, Last.fm, Linkin Park, Lord of the Rings, Ludovico Einaudi, Music, Pirates of the Caribbean, Podcast, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Stats | 15 Comments

Building the Millennium Falcon and showing the true hero of Star Wars!

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Cat

There have been many Star Wars tribute videos out there and this is undoubly one of the better ones. I’m amazed at the effort that’s gone into this! via FallingBullets. Things that came to mind when I watched it: It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Stuff, Star Trek, Star Wars | Leave a comment

To do list..

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Cat

I have an incredibly bad memory, so bad that I need to write everything down. My laptop is usually covered with post-it notes, I use @rtm and Laterloop many times a day and I always tend to have a notepad … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Driving, PAX, Personal, Studying, Travelling, Writing | 5 Comments