Uh-Oh

Unfortunately due to a falling out between my computer and my camera, this blog is on indefinite hiatus. I'm trying my wee hardest to get the two speaking again but if it takes too long, due to the nature of this blog I may have to give up.

But fear not! The Disco Ninja Productions banner shall continue into new exciting endeavours!

Day 2

Well dear readers, to update you from yesterday "SpiderGate" has reached a conclusion. In a little bit of backstory my bed is a cheap IKEA model which is basically two drawer units pushed together and a mattress on top. This is how I found my bed this morning:

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not one to jump to wild conclusions, however I think we can all be in agreement that the spider pried apart the two sections of my bed, escaped and has now gone to overthrow the government of the Peoples Republic of China in a bid to become the world's newest superpower.

Anyhoo.....

Today's item is one which brings joy everytime I have a long bus ride, long holding time on the phone, or just plain need to take my time in the toilet.

It is of course my trusty Game Boy pocket!

I first bought this item last year off ebay in a quest to collect all available iterations of the Nintendo Game Boy. However like my quest to collect every James Bond car, organise a Saved By The Bell reunion or get myself put in the will of all of the living Rolling Stones (I only got Ronnie Wood) it failed miserably, and this was my first and last Game Boy purchase.

When I bought it it had a big scratch on the screen and so I contacted the guy who sold it to me, who refunded my postage and sent me a replacement screen which was nice.

It is a great wee console with amazing games such as Super Mario Land 2, Metroid 2 and Pokemon Red and Blue, as well as under-rated or forgotten titles like Darkwing Duck, Ducktales, Donald Duck Quackshot and many other duck related classics.

Unlike the original Game Boy which had (what appeared to be) a green display*, the Game Boy Pocket's display was pure black and white which meant less battery drain, and less light was needed to see the screen.

*The original Game Boy's display was actually NOT green, it was in fact comprised of four different shades of grey.

There are several different types of Game Boy Pocket including some with football team motifs and one with an added back-light which is regarded as the rarest of all the Game Boy, regularly attracting over a hundred £££'s on eBay.

All in all I give this Thing a 10/10 coz I LOVE it, and to finish off, heres a photo of my good friend Foley sharing a beer and a manly hug with up and coming young comedian Jack Whitehall.

Good night everyone!

Day One: Spider!

The first of my 192 things is something that I hope doesn't remain in my house long enough to become permanent.

Yes, it is The Creepy Spider I Found Above My Bed This Morning!

Now please understand that the reason it is hard to see in the photo isn't because its small and the 3G iPhone boasts a paltry 2 megapixel camera. It is because this bastard is fucking HUGE and frankly dear readers, I was quaking with fear being this close to it. After I regained my composure I got another photo of it:

And if that doesn't give you an idea of the size of this thing, here is a photo I took of it giving 80's hardman Dolph Lundgren a hug.

Later, after it had decided to evict me and call my room it's own, my dad attempted to remove it knowing that it wouldn't pay him as much dig money as I do. Putting a glass under it he fought the beast for several hours before he bested it. Unfortunately putting a circular glass into a corner doesn't work and the hellspawn casually fell under my bed. I can hear it there now, plotting away it's revenge as we speak. So basically I'm sleeping on the couch tonight for fear of this happening to me;

Because as we all know, spiders love to rape faces.

Especially this one;

P.S. The story that we all eating spiders when we sleep is bullshit. Spiders love cold dry places, and our hot, wet mouth provides no sanctuary. This tale was actually started in the late 90's by a Californian university lecturer who bet her colleagues that she "could put anything on the internet, and people would believe it."

Spider's are creepy, and so to cheer everyone up here's a picture of my good friend Foley hugging NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.

And so in conclusion I give this spider a solid 9/10 for it's ability to be a spider.

Good night everyone!

192 Things Introduction

Have you ever wondered how much crap you have lying around the house?

I have.

The fact is, random crap is awesome, it is the reason that everyone has what my friend Foley and I like to refer to as a 'Shite Drawer' in which you keep everything that doesn't go anywhere else yet you couldn't possibly live without; batteries, sewing equipment, paperclips, BetaMax remotes, take away menus. Don't think that you have one? Well my friend you are mistaken, go to your kitchen (or living room in my case) and go to the drawer underneath the cutlery/drawer that you rarely look into and observe.

It's like Narnia.

...if Narnia contained all of the shite that Hogwarts didn't think it needed anymore.

My mate Iain has had an amazing idea to watch and review 192 films for the 192 days left in 2010. It's well worth a read. Check it out here: http://iain-crawford.blogspot.com/

But his love for movies is only eclipsed by my love for random, useless shit and so I, Mark O'Neil, propose to review one thing that I find around my house EVERY DAY until 2011!