January 2011 – Page 2 – TheBoyEllis Blog

Just what do you spend an HMV voucher on?

This was my second visit to the music/game/you-name-it-we-got-it store and I was met with the exact same problem. What do you buy at HMV these days?

Tron Legacy – pretty dull

Heavy breather? Sinus problems? Perhaps he had a bad cold. Nope, he was asleep. Like me, the guy to my right had ventured to the cinema alone. We were kindred spirits. I was off work, trying to fill my last day away from the grindstone with something a little different. Maybe he was doing the … Continue reading Tron Legacy – pretty dull

Daft Punk made me go to the cinema

I've had a think and I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've been to see a film based solely on the soundtrack.

…and all that was left was a bench.

I didn't know Kev. He could have been a great bloke, the sort you'd lend your car to. He might even have invented something important. Like the bath plug, perhaps. On the other hand, he might have been a right so and so. Perhaps even a murderer, or, worse still, an estate agent. That's unlikely, … Continue reading …and all that was left was a bench.

TheBoyEllis Blog 2010 Stats

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2010. That's about … Continue reading TheBoyEllis Blog 2010 Stats

Ghost scene of my youth

Five-a-side, one in goal, two vs two, world cup singles, headers and volleys - it all happened here.