Episode 173: “Tonight: Topmodels singing on ice!”

I haven’t been blogging that much this week, cause I’m in the Netherlands again (and actually getting some work done!). Today it’s Queen’s day though, so I’m off to celebrate in the sun. I thought it would be appropriate though to feature this new Heineken ad as my video for today:

I don’t remember if I posted them here, but last year Heineken did two other great ads (with I think the same actors): walk-in fridge and its followup.

I still tend to  say (well, not like out loud, most of the time just in my head) the Star Light, Star Bright rhyme whenever I see a star. But this updated version is way cooler:

It’s from Splitreason for $18.95.

I haven’t been convinced yet by Gemma Arterton. She’s been in Quantum of Solace and Clash of the Titans, but in both she’s was basically just playing pretty. This movie though seems to require more of her acting skills, so I’m curious to see how she does.

It looks good, right? It opens this Friday (30th April) here in the UK.

Love these pencils!

Each pencil set costs $11 and comes with a bag with the pencil set name stamped on it. Check out the Paperpastries’s Etsy store.

Episode 172: “We have arrived in Sheffield”

I still haven’t found the time to write up everything regarding the Doctor Who trip last week, so except more things Doctor Who related this week! This video was recorded during the day (by the BBC); it shows the Daleks at the station and some clips from the game:

Interesting links for April 15th through April 24th:

• So You Need A Typeface – Cool infographic showing which type you need for certain goals.
• Comicbook Grammar and Tradition – Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering – Interesting article about how letterers do the grammar in comics.
• How to Name a Volcano – The Oatmeal – This is how Eyjafjallajokull was named (I actually spelled that without having to look it up!)
• Sci-Fi-Superfan-Reference-Manual – Lol. I'm not really a hardcore fan of any of these (Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, Avatar, Lost). I mean, I'm more of an allround geek, watching all of these stuff, but not 'investing' in only one of them.
• Volcano in Iceland – a gallery on Flickr – some gorgeous photos of the volcano in Iceland.

I went shopping yesterday, mainly for presents for family, but I ended up finding some great items in the sale. The main one I’m really happy with is this heart back dress:

It’s a bit like the skater’s dress I bought last month. Nice and easy material and fits exactly. It’s perfect for a day outside!

The dress is available in 5 colours: black, navy (both pictured above), greyhound, prawn cocktail and fushsia. I was boring again and went with black, but the other colours just don’t suit me (although maybe the blue will, but I didn’t see that one there). Depending on the colour the dress is £10-£12.

Here are some photos from my Doctor Who day two days ago. We arrived at Sheffield station to discover… Daleks!

It was pretty awesome; they weren’t just still-standing un-interactive Daleks. No, these were walking (well, rolling) around and commenting on people. I loved how when I got close to one (with huge camera in hands) it said: “You would make a good Dalek. You are like a mini Dalek.” (don’t forget to read that sentence with the proper Dalek voice, otherwise it’s not that impressive).

There was even a cosplay 11th Doctor:

And of course the obligatory photo of me with one of the Daleks:

If you want to see more photos, check out my Dalek Flickr set.

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to attend a special Doctor Who day in Sheffield, all about the upcoming downloadable games. The day was brilliant and I’ve got tons of stuff to blog about: a Q&A with the creators, playing around with real life Daleks, a studio tour of the game creators offices and a hands-on demo session of the first game. Oh, and I got to see the upcoming Saturday’s episode… but I won’t spoil anything about that, just go watch it this Saturday!

The first of the four new Doctor Who games was revealed to be called ‘City of the Daleks‘, where for the first time the Doctor visits Kaalann, the Dalek city capital. This first episode will be available as a free download from www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho on June 5th 2010 for both PC and Mac.

I’ll be doing a more in-depth preview soon, but if you’re curious to know what the ‘City of the Daleks’ game is about, here’s a short description:

The TARDIS materializes in 1963 – and London is in ruins. The Daleks have seized control of time and the only chance of saving Earth lies in a desperate quest to Skaro, the Daleks’ home planet – before time catches up with Amy, the last survivor of the human race!

From what I saw the game looked great; easily accessible for those who have never really played games before, but with some smart game mechanics in place to make it more difficult for those of us who have. I think these games will be great to tell more Doctor Who stories!

What do you think so far of the Doctor Who games? Something you’re looking forward to? Or couldn’t-care-less?

For the math geeks among my readers:

Adorable, right? And… it comes with a matching clutch:

I’m not really a clutch type of girl (not enough space for gadgets), but I love the shoes! Both the shoes and the clutch are available on Schuh; the shoes for £59.99 and the clutch for £29.99.