tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32059874274379911832024-03-13T17:51:57.279+00:00A Darker Shade Of BlackDisclaimer: My Thoughts Are A Well Balanced Mixture Of Sense And Nonsense. Please Differentiate According To What Makes Sense To You, As You May Find Sense In Nonsense.Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-69389927255914119972011-01-22T12:18:00.015+00:002011-01-22T19:39:19.849+00:0050 Movies in 20 Days: COMPLETEDI am now, as you would expect, frankly sick of watching movies. An idea which at the time of conception seemed both challenging and fun turned out to be both gruelling and enthralling. I have learnt so much in so little time, and forgot it all so much quicker. My nights have been long, my days a great deal longer. My friends, I have floated through the clouds of Heaven and crawled through the Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-78206550488865270512010-12-12T22:25:00.014+00:002010-12-13T09:26:56.554+00:0050 Movies in 20 DaysI have set myself an epic challenge! [See Heading]So, what’s it all for?Well, I’m a bit of a download junkie when it comes to movies, so much so that I’ve amassed a backlog of over 400 movies – that’s 400 movies I have but have never seen! To justify the greed I have set myself the challenge of selecting 50 of these movies to watch in the upcoming 20 days I have off work – Dec 15th to Jan Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-70864080825944276822010-10-28T20:29:00.006+00:002010-10-28T21:51:37.457+00:00The Late Train<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-88460675654109902702010-07-08T08:14:00.007+00:002010-07-08T10:01:48.966+00:00The Problem With Smartphone Users...and by ‘users’ I mean addicts. If you have ever tried to have a conversation with a smartphone user then it’s likely you’ll know exactly where I’m heading with this one.It’s also likely you have a smartphone.And likely you think that it makes you cool.But more than likely it just annoys everyone else.Yes, the smartphone is indeed the technological manifestation of that nerd in school who knew Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-13150898156634498012010-07-07T09:24:00.004+00:002010-07-08T08:14:41.732+00:00I am on twitter - @GreenbreadHooray! In fact, I’ve been there for some time now, and have amassed a whooping 2000plus tweets. Is that a good thing? I don’t know.What is good however is that now you can follow me in-between blog updates. A lot happens in-between blog updates, well going by my drop in consistency a lot should happen.Since my last post, ‘Thank you for your application...’ I’ve actually started a new job. So forAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-507607811707453832009-12-10T12:13:00.006+00:002010-12-01T13:12:00.495+00:00‘Thank you for your application…’<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-70421217527188352092009-11-04T11:15:00.007+00:002009-11-04T11:45:34.345+00:00The Lunch Hour
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1593833729 1073750107 16 0 415 Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-34936045389875084852009-10-13T08:33:00.004+00:002009-10-13T09:27:34.135+00:00Hitting The Right VeinTrue Blood – Season OneTits, ass, murder and more tits. The highly promoted vampire series has all of this in great abundance. It is certainly not one to watch with the parents, unless of course your dad bought you your first porno mag . . . and showed you how to use it! Shudder.Over halfway through the first season I figure I should have grasped an idea as to what all the fuss is about. Does theAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-18072706726581642592008-11-26T19:35:00.005+00:002009-02-05T12:06:04.385+00:00Why Is A Metrosexual?It’s a question I’ve given thought to for as long as people have tried to convince me that pink is indeed my colour. Contrary to common clichés my disregard isn’t a matter of discomfort with my sexuality. My Oyster card simply doesn’t cover the bandwagon.A broad misconception of the metrosexual is that he is the grey area between the hetero and homosexual male; I find this reasoning unfounded. I Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-60643721286919972402008-07-14T20:56:00.002+00:002008-07-14T21:00:44.245+00:0024 – Not Jack Bower On the 31st of July 2008 I’ll be stepping (more likely sleeping) into my mid-twenties. People older than me might yell, “Oh, I wish I was twenty-four again.” - because of hearing difficulties. And people younger may send me text message which reads, “oh I cnt w8 2 b 24” . . . even though they are standing right next to me. I on the other hand will just be glad not to be twenty-three anymore; I Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-54654970552133796552008-06-30T12:28:00.004+00:002008-06-30T12:44:55.056+00:00James Presents: Is Time Travel Possible?I am here today, to answer one question and one question only. It is THE question. The ultimate question. The question that man has asked ever since he first saw ‘Back to the Future’… Is it possible to travel in time?Now… finally, after years of research, study, and pissing about getting stoned. I can reveal an answer! An answer, to the question of all questions…And that answer…. Is yes.It IS Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-77862445393301295932008-06-10T13:59:00.003+00:002008-06-10T14:06:31.815+00:00eBaylise It Never in my wildest dreams could I conjure up such a term as ‘eBaylise it’; full credit for that one goes to my father. This witty, yet simplistic term has spread like wildfire (in my house). It’s in reference to putting something up for sale on eBay . . . get it? The internet is filled with unlimited resources for time wasting, so it’s great that there’s a service out there that allows you Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-20729784732454993412008-05-08T14:38:00.004+00:002008-05-08T16:11:44.798+00:00One For £5 or Three For £10Apparently watching pirate DVDs is the equivalent of breaking into someone’s home and stealing their television . . . or strolling into a DVD store and helping yourself to a five finger discount . . . worse still, the anti-pirate DVD campaigns imply that if you watch pirate DVDs you might as well be snatching handbags from old ladies. And if that wasn’t enough we’re even faced with an FBI warningAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-44608444534543798092008-04-29T12:55:00.006+00:002008-04-29T13:08:33.796+00:00Thankfully He’s No Adam WestIt of course makes no sense for me to review a movie without watching it . . . so instead I'll review two movies I’m yet to see. More like two movies I am eager to watch. The buzz surrounding the highly anticipated and latest instalment of the Batman series (is it the sequel or like part six?) The Dark Knight has caught my attention and prompted me into downloading Batman Begins.…Unfortunately myAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-52600054626060869052008-03-03T20:00:00.003+00:002008-03-03T20:20:42.060+00:00Ak-Man's Blogging CV/Resume Curriculum Vitae Name: Ak-Man Address: http://adarkershadeofblack.blogspot.com Personal Profile: They said the wheel couldn’t be reinvented . . . so that’s exactly what I did! I made it rounder and added a few more curves, increasing efficiency by 0.9 percent! I am the shit, the bee’s knees, the dog’s bollocks! I am the empty barrel that Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-15491874334801745202008-03-02T12:24:00.003+00:002008-03-02T13:01:23.348+00:00I'm Alive!"Maybe I'm Exhausted, Maybe I Just Lost It,Maybe I Should Pick Up The Pen And Try Force It" -Joe BuddenAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-80621071516685685972008-01-01T21:57:00.001+00:002008-01-01T22:03:57.804+00:00iHustle Are their any good builders out there? Finding one isn’t as simple as getting good crack in the eighties is it? Damn, they lock up all the drug pushers and let the real cowboys roam the streets. Every time these dusty boot crooks leave my house they get a wad of cash and leave what appears to be a job well done . . . “Cheers Bob, thanks once again.” . . . that is until you turn the tap and Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-34775464230290061592007-11-20T11:39:00.000+00:002007-11-20T11:44:48.740+00:00Batman and RobinRealistically Speaking . . .Would You Trust These Two Men?A to the . . .Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-19967966473891334162007-11-06T14:48:00.000+00:002007-11-06T14:53:01.618+00:00Ak-Man’s Top 5 Reasons To Get A Job Who wants some free money? OK, it’s not totally free, you have to ‘work’ for it . . . well actually, if your fortunate enough, you just have to turn up to work. You don’t even have to arrive there on time. “Of course profits drive most companies to get the most activity out its employees for the least amount of payment that they can get away with. So it would serve an employee well to Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-87604318465280179502007-10-19T12:01:00.000+00:002007-10-19T12:04:57.485+00:00Rush Hour(s)Just when you thought that no one else could possible fit in the train, ten more people push and squeeze in.When the train pulls into another station (one stop closer to work) you see a crowd of people, and you’ll question how many of them will get onto the train . . . then answer is ALL OF THEM. Apart from the ‘particulars’ everyone has places go . . . or places they should already be.The brightAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-27886246539888715022007-10-18T12:12:00.000+00:002007-10-18T12:21:28.313+00:00‘F’ Is For eFFort"Once you have opened this e-mail, there's no turning back. Below are truedescriptions of zodiac signs, with traits from a book written 35 years ago by anastrologist predictions. Read your sign, then forward it on, with your zodiacsign and label on the subject line.This is real deal, try ignoring it, and the first thing you'll notice ishaving a horrible day starting tomorrow morning - and it onlyAk-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-33390352740392380782007-10-13T09:27:00.000+00:002007-10-15T08:25:23.782+00:00Jump On ItIs it ever really too late to jump onto a fad?<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Of course it is! You don’t want to be that weirdo on the bus wearing a bandana and playing with a Tamogotchi. Timing is of course the biggest factor as most of these trends are either seasonal or simply the flavour of the month. Catch on too late and you would have missed ‘the movement’.Many come and go; they’re typically Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-43335964074723571882007-10-06T11:20:00.000+00:002007-10-06T11:43:21.987+00:00Incompatible She told me she loves flowers, how sweet. I bought her chocolates just so I could have some. So selfish I know, but who eats flowers? Continuously hinting about the new Italian restaurant, I told her to wave as we passed by. Chinese it is again, Who can say no to a buffet? Apparently pink would look ‘delicious’ on me. I don’t want to look delicious. She looks delicious, And Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-37827628458849945152007-10-05T15:41:00.000+00:002007-10-05T15:50:14.503+00:0010,000Cheers! 10,000 page hits . . . quite the mile stone eh? Did this in about 10months, that’s a lot of blogging. That’s like 1,000 hits a months, and the end of our maths lesson. Hope you folks have been enjoying my randomness, creative burst, religious and political views. Along with my demented dating tips and techniques, little life stories and the occasional works or art. Jeez, what Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205987427437991183.post-26358691836429743312007-09-30T22:24:00.000+00:002007-09-30T22:34:17.215+00:00Don’t Make Them Like They Used ToHow’d my new PC break after less than a week? Wouldn’t have been too surprised if I’d had the thing for a year or two . . . but less than a week and it died? R.I.P.I strolled into PC World with a no nonsense mentality.Store Assistant: "Can I help you?"Ak-Man: "Yeah, my PC won’t switch on, I want to exchange it or get a refund."You have to give them the options or they’ll take you for a ride and Ak-Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200520313856047882noreply@blogger.com4