I want to be a guitar hero

I've discovered something entertaining and brilliant... a video game.

Now I'm not really into computer games. I own a Playstation 2 and I have been considering upgrading. However, I only play a couple of games - the Pro Evolution football series and any cricket games that look half decent.

However, my desire to upgrade became a good deal more pressing when I visited my brother at the weekend. He introduced me to the previously unknown world of Guitar Hero and now I'm hooked. I mean, fancy being able to play Poison. On a guitar. It's brilliant.

When I managed to perform the whole of Paranoid by Black Sabbath, I did a lap of honour around Barry's front room. I'm not sure what his neighbours made of my performance (it was approaching midnight) but as somebody who doesn't have a musical bone in his body, I felt like a rock god.

So I've decided it's time to upgrade to an Xbox 360 with Guitar Hero. Now I've just got to persuade Melissa.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Well, I couldn't resist. I haven't been to the cinema in ages but the new Indiana Jones movie was enough to drag off the sofa, back to the big screen.

Was it worth it? Well, yes. Ok, so perhaps The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't quite as consistently exciting as Raiders of the Lost Ark, or as consistently funny as The Last Crusade, but it's still great fun.

Harrison Ford looks a lot older now, but there are plenty of references to this in the dialogue, and the set pieces are still spectacular. It's certainly as good as the Temple of Doom.

In fact, my main criticism of the film would be directed squarely at The Odeon, Wrexham. As I said, I haven't been to the cinema for ages - at least a couple of years, and probably since the final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

But I was nevertheless shocked when, after the usual half hour of adverts and trailers, the screening was delayed so the cinema staff could sell ice cream. It was, to put it mildly, frustrating. I just hope they stop short of re-introducing intermissions.

North West Water Cricketers

For anybody interested in the escapades of my cricket team, North West Water, we've got a new blog to mark the start of the new season.

I'll try to keep it up to date with news, results, comment and maybe even a picture or two as the season progresses.

To visit, just click this link:

http://www.northwestwater.blogspot.com/

Isn't the web great?

Isn't the web wonderful? Using the internet is now second nature to many of us, and it's easy to take it for granted, but it really has revolutionised the access and delivery of information.

It's also made many previously taxing occupations easier. Shopping online, for instance, is a far more convenient, not to mention cheaper, way to shop.

It's also made it easier to keep in touch with people - and renew old acquaintances. I resisted the Facebook phenomenon for ages, then finally gave in, and now I am a convert. Melissa, who has very little interest in technology, is addicted to Facebook and seems to spend most mornings updating her profile, status, friends and so on.

If you'd have told me 10 years ago that's how I would be keeping in touch with people, I'd have reacted with horror. That really is a revolution.

Twittering

I've been promising a blog on how we used Twitter to cover the local elections last week.

However, Hold The Front Page kindly featured the Evening Leader and this article really sums up what we did pretty effectively.

http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/080506twitt.shtml