Below are the 15 most recent journal entries recorded in Iamdanbigmandanandilikeflan's LiveJournal:

Tuesday, June 8th, 2004
2:07 pm	Oopsy... Ahem, Look what I managed to do: Yay me! It melted in the grill. Huzzah. I go to Peru in under a month, yay! Dan. Current Mood: amused Current Music: Mad Caddies - Leavin (Comment on this)
Friday, May 28th, 2004
3:48 pm	I'm lazy, but not dead. Sorry for the lack of updates (not really), I can't actually claim to have been busy, just too lazy to bother.  My life has been just about as exciting as yours, I'd imagine. The highlight probably being the grand amounts of punk music I've been downloading (legally, ahem...) to satisfy my hunger. Talking of Punk Music, the Punk-O-Matic is the best thing since porn. I've spent quite absurd amounts of time on it recently 'composing' my song which is awesomer then everybody elses, fact. To listen, just click load and paste in the following link: 2-4-2--02---3-3-2---4-4-4-4-96-69-6-2---6-2--6-996-9-6-99-86-82--82-882-86-6-886-89-9--6-1---1---1-------0---0---c-c-1--0--8--8-9---bb--8---8--8---8---1---1-1---c-c-c-b-b--9---3-6-7---3-8-8-a---a---36-7-6-6-7-7-a-1---1---0---1---0--0---1---1-1---3-4-3-7--   That's about it - Not long until I go to Peru and die horribly, horray! Dan. Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: My Song, duh. (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 8th, 2004
3:27 pm	The O.C. I'm now a self-confessed The O.C obsessive. I also managed to watch the entire remainder of the series in three sittings (that's about 15 45 minute episodes, by the way). *sniff* The finale is emotional. :( Oh, and suggestions that I only watch it for Rachel Bilson are only partially true, I used to watch it for Samaire Armstrong too (both have been added to the women that Dan would marry immediately list, along with Miss Portman and Miss Knightley). A man can dream, can't he? Dan. Current Mood: sad (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 29th, 2004
8:40 pm	Oh, one more thing: Launch.com's music service is really good. They let you make selections based on genre or artist and play songs in those genres or songs recommended by other people/bands. Go here and listen to the music I've chosen: Dan's Supercool Music Dan. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
8:14 pm	Bouncy McBouncy... Sorry for the lack of updates - I was kidnapped by a group of Arab Terrorists who tried to convert me into a fighting catfish with human capabilites. Suffice to say they failed and I stopped numerous terrorist attacks in the process. So frankly, you can't complain, unless you are an Arabic terrorist, I suppose, and then you probably could ask me to stop 'hurting your friends'; if that happens to be the case, you can address me directly about it. Anyway, Rome was rather boring and rather dirty. They seem to consider traffic lights as a suggestion rather than an order, and pedestrians target practice. Fortunately, their aim is as bad as it was in World War Two, and they didn't remove anything of value. I'm far too lazy to talk in any greater depth about the experience, except that it was a necessary albeit painful one - for the culture innit. Dan. Current Mood: blah Current Music: The Decemberists - Billy Liar (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 17th, 2004
12:28 am	Dan's technology-free DIY Pirating Kit What you will need for this experiment: 1. A Pen 2. A Pad of Paper or a large hand and really small handwriting. 3. Nightvision (Optional) 4. Finger Puppets (you can make your own) 5. A Stage - You can purchase a cardboard stage from Ikea for a very reasonable price. 6. Friends who understand your 'condition'. Have you ever wanted to watch a film again and again that you've seen in the cinema? Are you cheap and don't want to buy a DVD or VCR? Are you afraid that electronics will fry your brains and leave you senile at 40? If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, then you are weird... well, in respect to the last question anyway. But do keep reading, it gets better. Well, we at Dan & Nad Co. have come up with the answer! For only £19.95 + P&P you can have the ultimate technology-free piracy kit!! Instructions: 1. Firstly, go and see the film of your choice! Remember to get a good seat, preferably near a light so you can see what you are writing. 2. From the very beginning, start writing down everything said, including stage directions and any background music/effects on your pad of paper/hand. 3 . Once the movie has finished, go to your nearest off license and buy a Diet Dr Pepper, you deserve it! Important Note: If you have written the script on your hand, do not have a shower - you may lose the script. This problem can be easily avoided by using permanent ink. 4. Now that you have the script written out, you can begin casting and rehearsals. Remember, your finger puppets may not strictly resemble the characters from the movie, be creative! Background music/sound effects can easily be produced if you practice! 5. Now you are ready to perform to your friends! They may be reluctant to listen at first, but don't give up! Take a look at Greg Rusedski - he only took drugs after trying really hard! (Editors Note: The View of Dan does in no way represent the views of Dan as a whole. In particular, his appendix thinks he's being a jerk and considers Greg Rusedski a fine athlete... and very English too). It may be useful to perform in places where they have little opportunity to do anything else. Long Journeys, Operating Theatres etc. 6. If you perform often and long enough, soon all your friends and family will be able to recite the whole film back to you and perform it at your leisure! And all of this without breaking the law! Note: The Writer takes no responsibility for idiots actually trying this out and getting/developing: (a) Banned from cinemas (b) Blindness (c) Impotence (d) script written permanently on any area of skin (e) Banned from family outings indefinitely Current Mood: drunk Current Music: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (really) (Comment on this)
Friday, April 16th, 2004
2:14 pm	A Car, Rome and a cunning plan - It all sounds strangely familiar... But no Kiddies! I'm not trying to reinact 'The Italian Job'. This is indeed what is happening in Dan's life in the near future I get my car today, hurray. It's a Red Ford Fiesta 1.3 Encore. I don't actually know what any of that means - but it does have a stereo and tape player, which is all I care about! I also bought this cool little contraption which lets me use my minidisc player in the tape player - If that sucks I guess I'll just have to buy a CD player for the Car. I'm off to Rome on the 22nd for a few days with the family. In the words of Jack Osbourne, it shall be grand - especially the food. Lastly, I have a meeting with the editor of a new magazine on the Saturday I get back. She's pretty cool (the editor), the best bit being she's a Spurs fan too, so she can sympathise with my terminally negative outlook on life. Plus, I might get to interview Radiohead or maybe some artists on Burning Hearts Records. Oh, on a final point, I'm going to Reading. If any of you cool people are also going, tell me. I won't promise to meet you, but I might steal your underwear when I'm there. Signing Off, Dan Esq. Current Mood: excited Current Music: Keane - This Is The Last Time (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 7th, 2004
12:17 am	Horray For Arsenal! That's right, horray for Arsenal! Considering I'm a sad depressive Tottenham supporter, the only joy I currently get out of football is watching Arsenal lose. And let's be honest, how often does that happen? However, I have obviously done something to please the God(s) up in that cloudy heaven of theirs - Arsenal have lost twice in a week (Tottenham never lose twice in a week; maybe once, but not twice - we don't play enough games to do that). Firstly, on Saturday they lose to Manchester United in the FA Cup, and now this very evening they have made a momentous cock-up and lost to Chelsea in the European Champions League! Yes... horray for Arsenal and Mr Henry. Va Va Voom? Quite. Current Mood: thankful Current Music: Ben Kweller - Falling (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 28th, 2004
11:41 pm	Dan's Favourite ever Bible quote... Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.  Then Samson said, "With a donkey's jawbone I have made donkeys of them. With a donkey's jawbone I have killed a thousand men." Fanbloodytastic, you really can't teach that. If only I could write lyrics like that, I'd have it made... (Judges 15:16 if you were wondering) Deeble.   Current Mood: amused Current Music: The Aquabats - Pizza Day (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 27th, 2004
4:02 pm	Jesus, Mary and Joseph... So, I saw Passion of the Christ on Friday - a bit violent, to say the least. Anyway, I've heard all sorts of people going on about how it's an anti-semitic piece of trash. This, in my opinion, is the biggest load of rubbish I've heard in a long while. Did we say that Mississippi Burning was anti-white? Did we say that Schindlers List was anti-germanic? Of course not! I'm not comparing the Jews to these people, this would be absurd. I am merely trying to show how these movies accurately (or at least quite accurately) portray what actually happened in their respective situations, just as Passion of the Christ does.  Crucifiction is not a nice way to die, neither were the other punishments that Jesus had to endure. The film is very graphic, but not unecessarily so. Furthermore, it is in no way anti-semitic - in actual fact, they removed some of the more anti-semitic remarks from the Bible when writing the script. I'm afraid it's history, we've all done bad things, crucifiction of anybody is terrible - whether or not Jesus was the son of God, he should've at least had the right to a fair trial and a painless death. What the Passion of the Christ really shows, is not an anti-semitic viewpoint, but if anything, an anti-roman viewpoint; highlighting the corruption of the Government in those times. On a side note, Nandos rules! Current Mood: aggravated Current Music: Flogging Molly - Salty Dog (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 20th, 2004
6:33 pm	Blair, Bush, CIA - How many kids have you killed today? So, today I went to the anti-war protests in central London. I have learnt the following things: Most protestors are pretty cool. Hot girls who look like Natalie Portman give me their numbers because they think I'm cool for protesting.  Slogans are recycled protest after protest. You can't really argue with people who don't care about your opinion. Yeah, it was interesting. I didn't really argue too much, I just talked to the guys I was with - that was enough for me. I got a few leaflets from various dudes from various parties and I met Chris Eubank (probably the most depressing part of my life to date). Furthermore, we even talked to the guy who ran the whole 'Stop the War Coalition' without knowing it, I thought he had some pretty good justified opinions. Naturally, there were those select twats who either went around shouting: "Fuck this! Fuck that! Fuck you!" or just generally ranting about how they should kill Bush and Blair. The best bit was that I got about 8 phone numbers from random girls, which is pretty cool. Especially this one girl, Claire, who I talked to for a while (an utter hippy pacifist... thing) and I had some of the most interesting conversations about politics for ages. Next time, I'd like to take a camera and stuff get some photos and just generally show off. It was a good experience though, even if you are, like me, pro-war. Dan. Current Mood: optimistic Current Music: Friday Star - Erase the Memories (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2004
5:05 pm	Remember Kiddies... I was having a discussion today with a colleague of mine who is slightly younger then myself. Like most young people (myself included, I suppose), he was incredibly opinionated on the subject of the war in Iraq (hey, it's not exactly like I have anything else remotely interesting to write about). In particular, he was going on about a certain liberalist by the name of Michael Moore. Now, don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading Michael Moore's books and Bowling for Columbine was one of the most fascinating documentaries I've watched in a while. However, I am extremely concerned with the amount of youngsters who base their opinions solely on his writings. "Michael Moore said this, Michael Moore said that" formulated the basis to his argument and, of course, he (Michael Moore) brings up a great deal of interesting points which we cannot afford ignore. But despite this, the good points that he does make are massively outnumbered with the utter trash that he spews for the remainder of his writings. Michael Moore is an incredibly intelligent writer and has the ability to manipulate the evidence in favour of his opinion - thus, it doesn't give a fair representation of the issue. Furthermore, he fails to discuss and evaluate many key points which he brings up (such as, in Bowling For Columbine, considering why Canada has a lower death rate despite legalisation of guns). At the end of the day, he's just a Conspiracy Theorist who's made a great deal of money because of it. And whilst I'm not attempting to suggest for one second that his books aren't a useful political commentary, he is ultimately trying to sell books. How does one sell books? Satire and Controversy. I don't believe that anybody can have a truly balanced opinion on any subject without taking into perspective both sides to the argument. I, for example, go out and force myself to read anti-american material, be that propaganda or books by angry muslim extremists. So, in conclusion kids, having opinions is cool, but only if they are well balanced and justified. What is most unrad are morons going about ranting about subjects without any real purpose or structure - besides, ranting makes you spit a lot, and you'll end up without any friends. Current Mood: mellow Current Music: Vanilla Sky - Distance (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 16th, 2004
9:14 pm	Why are we fighting? Why are you protesting? On Saturday, there's going to be an anti-war march in  Central London somewhere. Anyway, those who know me will know that I happen to be pro 'the iraq war'. So, I hear you ask: "Oh Mr Daniel, why oh why are you going to an anti-war protest?" Well, young zebra, I am going to have many arguments with people. Because, I'm of the opinion that the majority of those protestors are only going because it's 'cool' and actually have very little idea about the reasons for protesting against said war. It's also incredibly fun to go around and piss people off with Socratic questions such as "What do you think justice is?" (but that's just an added bonus) Don't get me wrong, I'm all for protesting - just make sure you do it for the right reasons. After all, as Hubert H. Humphrey once said: The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.    I'll notify you guys about the findings (who knows, I might actually have an effect on some people too). But, to be honest, I'm most looking forward to doing some commie-bashing.   Take care of yourselves - and each other,   Dan.  Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Good Riddance - In My Head (Comment on this)
Monday, March 15th, 2004
10:49 pm	The Wallet Anecdote I've updated two days in a row. This is probably some sort of record. Apart from the strange people who keep on posting odd comments, this thing has worked out quite well (although the lack of girl-humans commenting is still quite upsetting, somebody please fix this). And now for my Political piece of the day: Good God Spain, what have you done? It'll all end in tears. Right then, now I can get back to the anecdote: So, I left my wallet on my desk, I walked to the arsing bus-stop, walked back again after realising, got the wallet and then it rained a lot and I got soaked (yay). I also managed to spill the contents of my bag over the pavement, which is quite impressive. I got home an hour later then usual, it made me want to burn things.   On a final note, Mark managed to persuade me to listen to The Killers, they aren't bad at all. They also aren't punk or ska or anything like that - so it makes a nice change on my playlist, which is 2837 now, by the way (I know, I'm an amateur). According to Mark (and Mark is very clever and knows more about English bands then me) they're going to be the next 'big thing'. Then again, if McFly are the latest 'big thing' I'm not sure if that's something to boast about (although I'm still trying to pretend they don't exist).    Cheerio chaps,   Big D.     Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: The Killers - Indie Rock 'n' Roll (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 14th, 2004
10:32 pm	Have I no shame? I'm writing in a journal. Isn't that fun? I had a journal once, when I was about 11. It had cats on it - I think I stole it from my sister. I wrote in it once or twice, but then I just lost it. I don't think I can lose an online journal, although I probably can try. I'm well aware that most people will come on here and go on about how: "They know that people don't give a damn about what happens in their life." So instead, I'm going to put it to you (yes, you, strange reader type person) that you do give a damn and will enjoy reading this. Refreshing isn't it? I could tell you what I did yesterday, but it might get me arrested. But it involved a crow-bar. Horray for Dan! Anyway -  It's been emotional. Regards, Dan (in the facelift capital of the uk - no, really) Current Mood: melancholy Current Music: Bad Brains -Jam (I'm a hardcore Punker dude, don't you know) (7 Comments |Comment on this)