I don’t think I’ve ever known something as mad as technology! I remember back at school when I was a little terror (“Jones! Detention!” they used to say to my mates) and a lot of the other kids got sony Walkmans. Bloody unbelievable – you could listen to Shaka Demus walking down the street! I didn’t have one until I was 18 and old enough – until then I just had a drum – but oh boyo did I know all the songs!
Anyway, I was in the pub watching the rugby on Saturday when a man came in selling these little electronic boxes. At first I thought they were the new Arctic Monkeys MySpace machine or something but then when I got a look I saw that it was playing a film! A film! In your bloody hands! And guess what film it was? Only The Bourne Ultimatum! A perfect travel film, and a perfect bargain at £200. It’s now bought and on my desk. Even as I’m typing this in the staff room I’m watching a little bit of Legally Blonde 2 with the sound off.
I’ve also signed up to a movie download service, which means I can pick up films like The Bourne Identity through my SDSL connection and transfer them over to my little box of magic.
The good thing is I don’t need to download any for the moment as the player came with some great free movies like Alien Siege starring Carl Weathers and Dangerous Passion starring Carl Weathers as Kyle.
I think these films will definitely keep me occupied until I set sail in my dad’s car around Wales!
