Why is it...? Girls and computer games

I enjoy having a good time as much as the next person and my idea of fun is different to most others; it’s part of what makes us different. I’m not wholly talking about the guy/girl difference, although…

Now if there’s one thing I’ve noticed in recent weeks, it’s how much girls hate computer games, Ok, the majority do at least. I live with four of them and it never ceases to amaze me how often flicking the Playstation on rapidly empties a previously busy room. I’ll give an example; there’s a group of people, (read: girls) in the communal area, a friend and me decide we want a quick game so we switch said Playstation on. There are two outcomes here: one, they continue talking and we play our game quietly and efficiently, no harm done, or two, which is the most popular option, they fold quicker than an origami artist on speed.

Even after the advent of the ‘Pro Evo Launch,’ a brilliant way to combine three of man’s biggest passions; football, computer games and drinking into one big event, (rules to come in another post) they still fail to share our love for any of it, aside from the drinking of course.

Forgive me if this sounds like a rant, I don't mind at all that they don't join in. I've just been more aware of this lately and it got me thinking. It's good for us to have a bit of 'male bonding' time. I guess all we're asking for is that little bit of respect for being 3-2 down with five minutes to go to come away with an epic 4-3 win... Hmm, some things just don't translate do they?

Summer Rule #1: Comfort

After reading this article on Trendpimp about what to wear on the bottom, in particular the cargos part, i got to thinking...

There's nothing worse on a hot day than wearing trousers which are just TOO heavy! I think we've all made the epic mistake of going out in the morning thinking it won't be hot.... and well, the rest is history.

So... for those days where you can't quite work it out it's a good idea to go for something along the lines of these green roll-ups from Burton; not the height of style, admittedly but on a lazy day off they will cover for both chilly weather or vice versa. They will even double up as shorts if you'd like.

Another option you may want to go for is these cargos from Topman, similar in style and will go with anything else casual in your wardrobe.

Yahoo! More Online Poker

So it seems Yahoo have begun the ISP war for online real money poker...

Up until now only betting or stand-alone poker sites have offered this service and Yahoo have now opened a huge new avenue due to the number of people who use Internet Service Providers.

Yahoo poker will presumably be a part of the Yahoo Games section of their website, and it is good news for UK poker because of the recent US law affecting online poker in the states - i.e. poker sites cannot be based in the country. It would seem, looking at wickedchops and Partypoker blogs, that some Americans aren't all that chuffed with the idea!

It will surely only be a matter of time before other multi-billion dollar companies jump on the bandwagon and we will most likely see a revival of online poker in the not too distant future!

Until this is set up you can play on any one of many sites out there, but to help you decide here is the list of the top ten from pokerlistings.com.

Arctic Monkeys - Too little too soon?

Roughly a year ago, The Arctic Monkeys burst onto the scene, smashing album sales records as they went. But before the sun has had a chance to go down they're back with the tricky second attempt.

It's a brave move by them, in my opinion as for a lot of people 'Whatever people say I am, That's what I'm not' still had legs and wasn't quite in the 'old news' category (Think Kaiser Chiefs' 'Employment').

The album itself contains quite a varied range of songs, and they seem to have moved on from the catchy, bouncy tunes such as 'I bet you look good....' Quite why they changed a winning formula I'm not entirely sure, as now this album has to be given more time to get used to than the original. If you do so however, you'll really appreciate some of the lyrics and will get the feeling that they have, if you like, matured in style.

In fairness, for them to produce an album of such quality after a year is nothing short of amazing and respect has to be given for that, but I can't help but feel even another six months work could well have delivered another mind blower.
It is definitely worth a purchase and The Style High street gives it a solid 3/5

Style Up For Summer

As we've enjoyed such great weather, why not make my first post about how to reflect that sun away from our eyes?

I've seen many people in the aviator style already, but personally I'm not a fan so if you're like me you'll probably want to go for some retro plastic sunnies such as the ones pictured here. At only £12 from Topman they really are a bargain.

I prefer them in yellow but there's a selection of a few so whatever tickles your fancy!