Things.

5 Things that annoy me:

1. The crackling of plastic bags when trying to concentrate. Or just any time really.
2. Flies in my face.
3. Freezing cold rooms.
4. Queues. Can't stand them.
5. When the shower is dripping and not powerful enough and/or when the heat of the shower changes every other second.

5 things i love right now:

1. Mariocart on the Wii.
2. The fact that Halloween is coming up which gives us a chance to dress up ridiculously.
3. My short hair. It's so easy to wash and look after.
4. The game 'forgotten warrior' on my phone. oh yes.
5. A drink called 'evil zombie', which consists of absinthe and 7 different types of rum. Yarrr.

Unwanted sounds: a little bit of a solution - Sennheisers!

You're on a plane or a bus. You're in a room with the sound of people echoing off the walls. But you want a little peace while listening to your music, or you just want the massive humming sound in the background to disappear! Even if it won't make the 'unwanted sounds' vanish completely, a good Sennheiser headphone can take you to bliss from naught to 0.01 seconds. Just push a button and voila! : oblivious to all.

Ever since my dad bought me my nifty Sennheiser's, listening to music has been more of a pleasure than ever. I push the button and the annoying baby that has been screaming at the back of the bus has jumped out the window for all I care. Turn the bass up, rest your head and the rest is history. I'm writing this to all those people who hate those sounds at certain times and cannot find a better solution than sticking their fingers in their ears or using ear plugs. Mine says (on the packet - it is a PXC 150) that it reduces outside sounds by 70%. Don't be misguided however. It's not like the minute you push the button you'll be deaf as a rock. You'll notice the difference though...one that will make your journey and your music listening experience a better one. Honestly people. Go get one. It's worth it.

Thankyou Sennheiser. You make life just a little bit better.

Turkish-EnglishTranslation/Interpretation/Editing -- Türkçe-İngilizce Tercümanlık/ Redaksiyon

This is to let individual people and/or companies know that I can translate/edit documents or anything that is needed from Turkish to English. If you are interested with this service please contact me on melissaclissold@gmail.com and we can discuss details.

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The Monkey Island Series: The Best Games Ever Created!

I'm sure any child growing up in the 90s will remember Monkey Island. Monkey Island 1, released in 1990 by LucasArts, is to this day, the best adventure game ever created. Lucasarts is well known for other adventure games such as "The Day of the Tentacle", "Maniac Mansion", "Full Throttle", "Dig", "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis", "Grim Fandango" and much much more, but none will influence the world as Monkey Island has. Pirates, Treasure, Love, Glory! What more can one want other than names such as Guybrush Threepwood and his arch enemy the pirate LeChuck. Not only is the gameplay terriffic, the script is entertaining, the plot is gripping and the characters superb!

Plenty of websites have been dedicated to this game with fanart, fangames and the discussion of the release of Monkey Island 5! Will it ever happen? If you have not played this game I would strongly recommend it to anyone: to children, to adults and to people of all ages. Hearing the soundtrack today still brings a tear to my eye and fills the room with an unforgettable atmosphere. Filled with Insult-Sword Fighting ("I've spoken with apes more polite than you."
"I'm glad to hear you attended your family reunion.") this game is perfect for any one searching for a few laughs and adventure!

Websites to look at:
http://www.scummbar.com/
http://www.worldofmi.com/
http://www.milegend.com/

Edinburgh Fringe: Bouncy Castle Dracula

This year I'm going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time. I'm going as stage manager for "Bouncy Castle Dracula" which will be showing at Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House. If any of you are planning to attend or even visit the festival then you should definitely go and check this show out. It's the third show in the bouncy castle series - after "Bouncy Castle Hamlet" and "Bouncy Castle Macbeth" that were performed in the previous Edinburgh festivals. "Bouncy Castle Macbeth" was even part of Britain's got talent in 2008! The idea for the show came about from the Strolling Theatricals, a British theatre company that is located primarily in York. More information about the founder, William Seaward, and the company are available on this website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strolling_Theatricals

The cast and crew of "Bouncy Castle Dracula" are as follows: (AND MYSPACE PAGE FOR THE PERFORMANCE)
http://www.myspace.com/bouncycastledracula

Production Crew

• Producer - Becca Atkey
• Director - William Seaward
• Ast. Director - James Bland
• Stage Manager - Melissa Clissold
• Tech Director - Ian Williams

Cast

• Dracula - Marc Vestey
• Jonathan Harker - James Bland
• Doctor Seward - Matt Hawkins
• Professor Abraham Van Helsing - William Seaward
• Lucy Westenra - Becca Atkey
• Mina Harker - Avisha Patel
• Renfield - Paddy Fysh
• Various Parts - Rachel Niethercut
• Lord Godalming - Sean Rushton
• Quincey Morris - Stuart Lindsay

Buy your tickets at the offical Edinburgh Fringe website NOW and leave us your comments if you do come see it! :
http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=1703