Absolute Shambles

AVAST! THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD FOR A LOT OF SHOWS! SO, IF YOU ARE MAKING YOUR WAY THROUGH: GAME OF THRONES  SEINFELD HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER  DEXTER LOST PARKS AND RECREATION M*A*S*H  FRIENDS  COMMUNITY THEN RUN AWAY AND COME BACK ONCE YOU ARE DOWN WITH A LARGE BINGE SESSION 'If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention'- Ramsay Bolton to Theon Greyjoy, Season 6 Episode 3 ('The Climb') of Game of Thrones , 5 May 2013 20 May was a special day. Excitement was at astronomical levels as the calendar crept towards this seemingly uninteresting period in the month of May. As the sun rose and the alarm loudly blared that it was time to get out of bed, it was as if it was Christmas. Springing into action, changing into exercise gear with a bright smile beaming in the early morning light. But there was plenty of caution to be taken. Instinctively, Jen the Samsung S8 is brought back to life every morning as she connects ...

'Objectively, Paris is the most beautiful city in the world, and nothing in Sarajevo can be compared to Paris, but my heart never trembles in Paris like it does here in Sarajevo, when I wait in line at the post office- Goran Bregović The ease to travel all over the world means business trips can be taken to our heart's content. Airplanes are packed with people dressed in suits, who type furiously away at their laptops to complete an important presentation or to book escorts for a night on the town (saw that recently; hilarious). They wait impatiently for the time when they can turn off flight mode on their electronic devices and make important business calls to prospective partners or colleagues. It's a strange life, and recently this humble blogger had the chance to become one of them. The software company where the curator of 'Absolute Shambles' spends his days have their Quality Assurance team based out of the head office in Surrey. It isn't down the ro...

'Advertising is legalised lying'- H.G. Wells Christmas is fast approaching. Temperatures plummet to levels that require anyone brave enough to venture outside to wrap up warm in their finest winter gear. Extensive planning begins on what concoctions shall be crafted in the kitchen this festive season, from the roast turkey served on Christmas Day to the cake drowned in brandy that will make even the heaviest drinker regret having another slice. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been and gone, once again causing scenes of violence and desperation as shoppers search for bargains. It's the most wonderful time of the year. These are all very clear signs of the arrival of Christmas, yet perhaps the most telling one is the broadcasting of the adverts. For years now, companies have battled hard to reign supreme in this brand new battlefield of advertisement by tugging at heartstrings and causing the feels to flow. Much like with the Super Bowl and their half-time adverts, the...

'Entertainment is just a tool that pacifies the masses and leads to the decay and ultimate collapse of civilisation. Let's clap along!'- Luci, 'The Limits of Immortality, Disenchantment , 2018 Rain now streaks down the window, a sharp turn from the  summer heatwave . This sadly means there is no time to play. Rather than doing something productive like clean the house or develop skills for your professional career, it's the perfect time to watch more TV. Queer Eye  has warmed all our hearts  and the latest series of Archer  sprung up on us unannounced and has now begun to show its age. Therefore, it would be wise to keep the TV train rolling and rumbling into the colder months of the year. Matt Groening, whose mind gave the world The Simpsons and Futurama , now enters the Netflix arena with Disenchantment . A titan of the industry was sure to make his way onto Netflix at some point, but does so in a very mediocre way. Onward, to mediocrity! Seth MacFarlane to...