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23 years old and what a present! by jacksback21

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:12:40 PDT

21st May 2005, my 20th birthday and Manchester United play Arsenal in the FA Cup Final. After a tight game Arsenal go on to win on penalties and I'm gutted.

3 years later and I find out that the UEFA Champions League final is on my 23rd birthday. I knew then that United would make it to the final, and this time its Chelsea in the way.

We started well, dominating the first half and in the 26th minute Cristiano Ronaldo gives us the lead with his 42nd goal of an amazing season.

We miss several chances after that to go further ahead and almost inevitably Chelsea equalise right at the end of the first half through Frank Lampard.

1-1 is the score at half-time and at full-time as Chelsea dominate the second half but fail to score a winner. So into extra-time we went as both teams come close to scoring another but then after 115 mins, Chelsea's Didier Drogba was sent off for slapping Nemanja Vidic.

For me this was bad omens. Back in 2005, Arsenal had Jose Reyes sent off at almost the same exact time and held on till penalties and then won. Chelsea also held on for what little time was left and onto penalties we went with me fearing the worst.

When Cristiano Ronaldo missed our 3rd penalty I thought it was all over, but Chelsea went onto miss two penalties themselves to hand Man United their 3rd Champions League title!

And that basically defined whether I had a good 23rd birthday or not!

Tagged... by jacksback21

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:04:18 PDT

I've been tagged a couple of times so I thought I might as well put 5 facts about me:

1. I'm 6'1"

2. I am colour blind

3. I have a degree in eCommerce

4. My favourite film of all time is The Godfather

5. I once met most of the Portsmouth football team in a club in Portsmouth.

Anyways, I bought a couple of dvds; Syriana and Munich, I'm yet to watch either, which one do you think will be better?

Lost and Films by jacksback21

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:44:01 PST

I know I'm a bit late with this but the other weeks episode of Lost was maybe the best episode ever. Desmond has been long my favourite character and that episode just strengthened it even more. Juliet's episode was good enough but it contained filler which hopefully won't happen next week in which (spoiler) someone dies.

Oh and the previews made it so obvious that Michael is the Ben's guy on the boat!

Anyway I've watched a whole bunch of films recently and I thought'd I'd rate them all from worst to best:

Shoot 'Em Up - 4/10 - Completely stupid, stupidest film I've seen for years. Carrots WTF?

I am Legend - 6/10 - Good at the start but got worse towards the end and the Zombies were fake looking.

Cloverfield - 7/10 - Start wasn't great as the characters were annoying. Once the monster appeared it was good.

Pirates of the Carribbean 3 - 7/10 - Waaay too long and complicated, doesn't ruin the trilogy but lets it down a bit.

Juno - 7/10 - A bit of a dissapointment considering the hype, it was a nice film which made me laugh a few times but not as good as I had expected.

Blood Diamond - 8/10 - Gripping throughout, although I expected the ending from early on. Leonardo DiCaprio is always good, in fact I think he's the best young actor and has been for a while.

3:10 to Yuma - 8.5/10 - Very good film, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale were excellent as always.

There Will Be Blood - 9/10 - Intense throughout and Daniel Day Lewis definatly deserved the oscar, this movie is long but always keeps you interested. Maybe not for everyone though.

American Gangster - 9/10 - Loved it, I love most gangster films and this was no exception. Denzel Washington stole the show really but Russell Crowe was good as well.

No Country for Old Men - 9.5/10 - I was close to giving this a 10, best film for about 5 years. It felt fresh and original which is something rare these days. Javier Bardem (below) plays one of the scariest characters I've ever seen.

Anyways....see ya.

2007.....stuff. by jacksback21

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:02:39 PST

Thought I'd do a final blog for 2007 doing a few top 5 lists and if you want you can post yours, and yes I know this makes my previous blog a lie.

Best Films of 2007:

1. The Bourne Ultimatum
2. Hot Fuzz
3. Die Hard 4
4. The Simpsons Movie
5. Superbad

Best TV Shows of 2007:

1. Lost
2. Dexter
3. Prison Break
4. Heroes
5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Best Albums of 2007:

1. Arctic Monkeys; Favourite Worst Nightmare
2. Hard-Fi; Once Upon A Time In The West
3. Kaiser Chiefs; Yours Truly, Angry Mob
4. Pigeon Detectives; Wait For Me
5. Foo Fighters; Echoes, Silence, Patience Grace

Anyway thats it, I wish everyone a happy 2008!

I Never Blog. by jacksback21

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:14:24 PDT

That is all.

So by jacksback21

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:53:55 PDT

Sooooooooooooooooo, I have not blogged for a very long time, I've got a lot of catching up to do!

Last week I finished my final year of University, I've still got to wait for my results which should be a few weeks time but I am pretty confident I've at least passed. I am on course for a 2nd which is the 3rd best grade, not great but it was a tough course and I am incredibly lazy! So after 4 years of all play and no work I now have to get a proper, full-time job.

Has everyone heard of Live Earth, its like the Live 8 the other year but this time about global warming or something. Anyway I have tickets to the London show! (more info here) There are a few bands I like; Razorlight, Red Hot Chilis, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol and its probably the best lineup of the 8 or so concerts. What makes it better is that its at the new Wembley Stadium!

I went to the old stadium a few times to watch football but that was tiny in comparison. I can't wait!

Championees!! (oh-way oh-way oh-way) by jacksback21

Mon, 07 May 2007 15:16:42 PDT

This is of no interest to non football fans but Manchester United were crowned English Premier League champions on sunday!

All smiles!

In other news Lost is to end in 2010!? 3 more 16 episode seasons, pretty strange but its good to know that it will continue for 3 more years. This season has been fantastic recently, the last 5 or 6 episodes have been some of the best ever.

Long Time, No Blog! by jacksback21

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:51:41 PDT

It's been quite some time since i have blogged as I have been doing my dissertation for my last year at university, its 10,000 words and its not fun. Anyway I've finished it now, back to tv.com! Since my last blog I have managed to get a couple more editorships and am now able to field a whole Manchester United side:

Goalkeeper:
Edwin van der Sar

Right back:�� Centre back:�� Centre back:�� Left back:
John O'Shea��Nemanja Vidic�� Gabriel Heinze�� Patrice Evra

Right midfield:�� Central midfield:��Central midfield:�� Left midfield:
Ole Solskjaer��Darren Fletcher�� Paul Scholes�� Ryan Giggs

�� Striker:��Striker:
Wayne Rooney�� Louis Saha

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

Anyway, TV! I am missing Prison Break already but luckily Lost has got really good recently with some fantastic episodes. Scrubs and 24 are also both on top form, May is going to be great month with the season finales. (And my birthday )

Happy times! Sad times? by jacksback21

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:01:09 PDT

Muahaha, my football team Man Utd absolutely thrashed Roma 7-1 to go through to the next round, our biggest win in a European competition for decades. So I am delighted!�

On a completely unrelated note I watched the saddest episode of 24 ever the other night. It's season 3, the one where Ryan Chappelle dies, I had seen it before but I had completely forgotten how sad it was. It made me think; who cries while watching tv?�I don't think I've cried for about 10 years, I don't wanna be sexist but I am sure all the girls probably do, it's their thing. �Do any guys cry at watching sad tv or films?

Ooh, I've just noticed I've got The Sopranos chat emblem, it's not as good as I would have hoped, I think I might go cry in the corner.

Level 14 and 50 blogs by jacksback21

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:44:08 PDT

I know its so quick after my last blog, but this one should give me the 50 blog emblem! I've reached level 14 as well after spending ages at level 13.

Also there is a Sopranos chat at 11pm BST on monday, should be good although I am behind and need to catch up.