The Morrison Effect

2011 review Morrison Effect Style

2011-12-30T15:03:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Last post for 2011! Just gonna do a quick blog on what i achieved this year, and what my plans for 2012 are. Alright lets get straight into it!

What i learnt in 2011:

Most girls are players. Quit this talk of dudes being players. Some chicks think that because they got a nice ass or boobs or whatever, they can get away with whatever shit they want, whether that mean with the law, or playing with some dudes feelings at a party. A message to all the dudes, if the chick can't depend on herself, dont date her, i'm sick of meeting chicks who think im a 6'5, 85kg purse. I dont have alot of money, i will spurt on occasion, but dont be stupid, your failed relationships in which you spend shitloads of money on them, fuck me up eventually haha. Though honestly girls, most dudes want a nice girl with a personality. Not someone who relies on 'assets' to get their way.
My football coach hates me, i sorta knew it last year, but this year was confirmation. If i ever get the chance, i will ruin the guy....
Sometimes you have to part way with friends, even if they are the best of friends. Whether it is because they break promises, or they splurt insensitive information about you, doesn't matter to me, good freinds dont do that....Au Revoir....
Money really is the root of all evil
I thought my nephew would make things worse, but he has been a massive calming influence
Dont keep people round just for the sake of keeping people round, if they aren't your friend, why have them? I would rather nobody then thinking 760-odd people are my 'friends'
I learnt that i have been blessed so much. Unfortunately it took me 21 years to realize this.
Living with a smile is good, but unless you mean it, your living a lie. So be happy :)
Learning is fun, if you dont know about something, look it up and learn. You dont have to become and expert if you dont want, but it sure enlightens you
Alcohol brings lots of trouble

What i plan to do/achieve in 2012

Full time job
Volunteer more time to charity
Donate more blood
Drink less and when i do drink, dont drink as much
Show everyone at football what they missed out on by sitting me (note: played 10 minutes total in 2 years(includes trial games))
Reach a target wait of 95kgs while maintaining speed and increase my agility
Move out
Find my true friends and find time to spend time with them
Become a more complete person
Obtain a 12 pack....yes...of beer!
Learn how to play the guitar
Re-Learn how to play the trumpet

Alright that's pretty much it! Hope you all got your new years resolutions set! Everyone have a good one and if your out tonight, keep safe!

See You all in 2012!!!

PS3 Ratings and Feedback Part 2 - Fight Night Champion

2011-11-28T16:06:00.001-08:00

I'm back with installment two of my PS3 Rating Blog. This week im looking at 'Fight Night Champion'. Throughout the years, EA has released a ton of fighting titles. I was feeling a tad lazy and scored this off the PS Store for $49.95. I didn't have huge expectations for this game, but boy did it deliver! Everything is spot on. The graphics are unreal, the game modes are perfect. Possibly the only thing i oppose to is the payment for items, but that's me i suppose!

Alright going through the game modes....

Champion Mode: Follow the career of "Andre Bishop" as he goes through trials and tribulations in his life in an attempt to become the Heavyweight champion. Its actually a pretty good story, great graphics as i said, though you must win and for most of the time it is way, way too easy. Doesn't really get hard til the final fight but that really takes it out of you!

Legacy Mode: Much like career mode, but with a twist. Say you create yourself as a heavyweight. You not only get to pit yourself against the current greats, you get to match yourself against guys like Ali, Frazier, Foreman and much more! It isn't a pushover, even at the bottom rung. Really pushes you to the limit. You cant go swinging hard cause the AI is extremely intelligent. So you really have to fight with your head, which is a massive improvement from other fight night titles where you could make it to the top by throwing stupid ass hay-makers. This version is much more physically and technically sound compared to the older versions.

Online content: Good but really frustrating. People go on there, try and smash you in round one, if that doesnt work, they usually give up and quit, but that isnt the game fault. The mix between server speed, performance and graphics is sublime. not something games often get right, and often something EA gets wrong at times.

Positives:

Stick control has got a major upgrade and no disadvantage if you dont have the dexterity to use the right stick, they have incorporated the different punches on the four buttons (triangle, circle, square, X).

Graphics as i said, sublime!

Negatives: They removed the Hay maker from the game! WHY OH WHY! Best punch ever is gone!

Rating: Out of all the things above i will have to give this a 8/10
The graphics are awesome, while there are a couple of letdowns, its nothing major, but if you have the spare dough, i suggest you go and buy it! Cost me $50 from the Playstation Store, probably less in store (dont ask me where though! haha)

Anyways, signing off for another week. Next time i will be Reviewing 'NBA 2k12'. Hope you can all join me then!

PS3 Ratings and feedback: Part 1 - Need for Speed - The Run

2011-11-21T05:50:00.000-08:00

Ok, so i got a PS3 for my 21st. It's been about a week since and im up to 5 games (got two with the console), 3 remotes (one died, got one with the console), a 5 port USB hub, a turtle beach headphone and mic set, a Bluetooth earphone/speaker and a 2 controller charging deck, so i decided while i got some time, i might do some PS Review. Welcome to 'The Morrison effect's" PS3 games, parts and everything in between review series! Today im gonna review "Need 4 Speed: The Run". Over the years i have had the Xbox, pc and a PS quite some time ago and anything to do with or affiliated with 'Need4Speed' i have convinced myself i needed to assotain and buy. I had great expectations about this game but i was really disappointed by it. It took me just over 2 hours to complete the campaign, which i may add, is a little substantially different (but i will touch on that later) to previous versions of the game. The online gaming is pretty average. The connection is slow. EA in the past has wanted to flex its online server muscles but it really is listening itself down with this 'Autolog' crap. Alright, now too go into a bit more depth.

The Campaign

For many of N4S' series the campaign was upgrading the car, driving it, earning cash, rinse and repeat. The game play here is basic as you will get,. You play a person who escapes the mob, his only way to get out is to win a 250 car race from LA to New York. It offers out of the car action where you need to react by pressing buttons according to whats happening (e.g for running rapidly pressing X, kicking, pressing square etc.) which has brought much criticism but i like it, its something different and adds a different dimension then just driving all the time.

The race is dissected into 10 stages, mixed up with combinations of challenges to keep you thinking. The cops are pesky as all hell and you have to deal with the mob.

Criticism : My criticism isn't the out of the car action, its just it took me 150minutes to complete, and if you pay $88 for a game, i should expect more for my money. As i said, the net connection is grainy. It can be great for moments, then its just its clogged, so i dont think i will be touching the online play much i dont think until EA improves their servers.

What i loved: Very realistic damage wise. The damage you gain takes a toll, you can't rely on side rails to hold you up (because really, if a car is going 280km/h and runs into it, cya later car). I also think they have worked the difficulty levels wonderfully. Sometimes you find, easy is too easy, medium is hard and expert is just insane, but they have worked it well. I think the way it gets more difficult towards the end, is a bonus, keeps you well motivated to improve

Rating and Why?

6/10. I expected more from 'EA' and 'N4S', but that's the price of reputation....oh and the price, wasn't worth the $88 i paid for it, Defs worth buying but not for that much! Campaign too short, Multplayer servers too unreliable. I did enjoy the game, so it is still a pass....but not the best out there!

Until next week, im out! Leave a comment! Let me know what i should review next!

~Jimmy

Why am i me

2011-04-06T22:30:00.000-07:00

Why am i different to you? Why do i act so strange? Is it because im not what you want me to be? Is it because im different to what society want me to be? Is it because i suffer from aspergers? Or Anxiety? Or Depression? Is it because society doesnt know how to cope with people 'like me'? Is it because your scared of how i will react? Is it because you dont understand how i feel? Or how i do things differently from another person? Is it because i present a vast display of individualism? Is it because i talk differently? Is it because Im not accepted by others? Why do people act so cold to me? Why am i still single? Is it because i dont know girls? Or is it that girls dont know me? Why am i shy?

I ask myself these questions everyday, plus more. And ill give the answers shortly. But man, society is fucked. If people have had gone through what i had, they would have probably thrown their lives away. And thats the problem society is. They want everyone to be a bland majority of which people have to follow or their discarded. People 'like me' often become fairly angry, anxious and depressed because they feel that society makes them try to fit into their 'bland society' rather then embracing the people that we are. Whats even worse, when we decide to tell people we are this way, it truns them off further. Girls are often 'too good' for us, because hey, who wants a person with problems to deal with. I once had a girl, and she knows who she is, didnt want to date me because she didnt have the time to deal with problems that i may have. Thats honestly pathetic, and to be honest, i wish real bad fucking luck on you. I recently went out with a girl, that nervous, had a good time, did a couple of things due to nerves (e.g dropped coke blah blah blah) and she said she had a good time, but she never messaged me back and still hasnt more then a month on...and you wonder why i dont want to go on dates. I often get ridiculed in sports teams and classes because of my style of communication is poor, yet again of which ill blame on society. People with anxiety/autism usually have a low self esteem which often gets battered at a young age which then develops into poor habits such as mumbling, or trying to hard to say something. I have alot of entunsiasm for sport, but in the 'real word' unless your 'cool' you get torched on everything you say. Maybe sport isnt my thing. But of all the sports ive played, ive been good at, unfotunatly though, they all are team sports. Trying hard is never enough anymore. Life stinks, but hey, im a fighter, i roll with the punches, and as i said, if most people would have gone what ive been through they would have given up by now, i bet. What im writing this blog for is just for me to express myself, not for attention. Yes, i hate my life.. But no, im not an attention seeking whore, im an enthusiest. All i ask for is for society to FUCKING USE THEIR BRAINS BEFORE BEING A SHITHEAD TO SOMEONE. I know this bloke at tafe. He wonders around, enthusiastic, with autism of course. But he is passionate about helping people,. But when he turns his back, people stab him in the back. HE hasnt done anything wrong, he is just trying to be cheerful!. In fact the people you should be an ass to is the people who are an inconsiderate asshole to others. As i said, use your head, they may have a problems. They may be abused at home, they may have learning difficulties, who knows? Just be smart and show some sympathy. Hell, flame this post as much as you want, ill take it, been taking shit my whole life, but dont go being a homewrecker for others.

Harden up Cleveland (and Dan Gilbert)!

2010-07-10T18:04:00.001-07:00

So i watched LeBron James' decision the other night on ESPN. I watched the aftermath, the ecstasy of the Miami fans and the Heartbreak of the Cleveland fans. Seriously though Cleveland, harden up yeah?

Lebron James played 7 hard years for your Cavs, turning them into a 11 win season team to a dual 60 season win side and yet you have nothing to give him except abuse. I can tell you know, why would a professional sports player continually play for a side that cant push itself over the top and win the title no matter how much their owner buys players. Jordan had Pippen, James had Williams who every time entered the playoff's seemed to choke at the thought of playing in a important match that leads to something great.

You make comparisons to Kobe and MJ. As i said MJ had Pippen, Rodman and several other all star caliber players during his time in Chi-town. Kobe has had Shaq in his prime (also won D-Wade a title in 2006), Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Fisher, basically players that have all been there done that (besides Pau who they needed to win one in the first place). Think about it though, Jordan left to play BASEBALL and only came back because he was almost guaranteed a championship with the roster that was compiled around him when he made his return. How was his legacy not a slightly tarnished one? (Not having a stab at MJ at all!)

You blame James for the 1 hour prime time special, dont go blaming him, blame ESPN and the media. they create the hype. Imagine if there wasnt this hype? Do you really think a player getting payed 15-20million a year isnt gonna get his ego a kick if someone asks him for a 1hr TV special?

What were you thinking when you write that letter Gilbert? All your doing is shifting the blame for your incompetence to build a championship team around Lebron. You knew 2 years ago when teams started clearing room that it was championship or bust. You tried, you failed, your fault. You mentioned that Lebron was the self titled 'King'? I believe that was your management to try to get crowds into the 'Q'. How can you say he gave up? Then again, if your down 3-2 and the rest of your roster is crap, are you really gonna put up big numbers 28 extra games on end? I'm telling you, no player can carry his side and the fact you blame him for giving up is despicable because not too many players would bother.

Cleveland Fans. You have a right to feel upset about this, no doubt, but this is professional sports, people come, people go, that crap happens, harden up. The reason you have trouble winning is because you have incompetent management running your organizations. Seriously though, every player to come through Ohio isnt gonna sign with the Cavs. Lebron only,you could say,'choose' the cavs was because of the draft, no other reason. I bet if he had a choice he wouldn't have had choose the cavs in the first place, so be grateful that he stayed in your city for the 7 years and boosted the economy and so on.

As far as i see, LBJ, D-Wade and Bosh have a few titles in them. For Cleveland, the rebuilding starts but there is no reason why they can't make the playoffs this year, they still have a quality roster, just not a championship winning one.

For now, this is the Morrison Effect and thanks for reading, please pass it on if you enjoyed this article!

F1 for Dummies

2010-06-01T20:14:00.000-07:00

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2] is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)

With Mark Webber leading the F1 Championship and aiming to be the first champion the Morrison Effect has sat down to write a 'Dummies Guide for F1' for the readers

Part 1 - Teams: The Formula 1 grid consists of 12 teams, each with 4 drivers (2 Main + 1 Test + 1 Youth). To run a Formula 1 team, you need to put a bid into the FIA of about $500million and for yearly costs your looking at $2billion to at least be competitive. The teams for 2010 are Mercedes, Mclaren Mercedes, Red Bull, Torro Rosso, Force India, Ferrari, Lotus, Virgin Racing, HRT, Williams, BMW Sauber and Renault.

Part 2 - The Races & Points: The races go all over the world, starting in round 1 in Bahrain to round 19 where it heads back to the middle east to Abu Dhabi. In 2010 the point scoring is much like the MotoGP. Below is how each place is scored.
1st 25
2nd 18
3rd 15
4th 12
5th 10
6th 8
7th 6
8th 4
9th 2
10th 1
The Driver with the most points at the end of the championship wins the Drivers championship and the constructor (Fancy name for team!) with the most points (accumulated by adding the drivers from each team) wins the constructors championship.

Part 3- Winter testing: This is done in the Off season (between the last race of the season and first race of the next) as it cannot at any time be done during the regular season, making it critical to do so.

Part 4: Friday/Saturday Practice: This is where teams check the setup for race day and add parts for qualifying. This is also the only time where teams are aloud to add more parts to the car.

Part 5: Qualifying: This is where the drivers aim to get 'pole position', or in normal words, get put in the grid position from where they will start from in the Race. Rumors once surfaced that this was decided on the Friday night in a strip club, but such activity hasn't be heard of in years. There are 3 stages of Qualifying. Stage 1 goes for 20 minutes and only the fastest 17 cars get through to the 2nd Stage. The second stage goes for 15 minutes and the top 10 from this stage go in a 10 minute shootout to grab 'pole position'.

Part 6 - The Race: There isn't much to say about the race other than the cars go round and round the track for a total distance of 300km (give or take 10km). There are some regulations though. Each driver much use a Softer, option tire (Has a very noticeable green ring surrounding the outside of the wheel) and the Harder compound tire of the two that Bridgestone, the tire supplier brings to the venue. There is no refueling the car during the race so the race strategy most used by drivers is how well trained the pit crew is trained in changing the tires quickly.

Part 7 - Warning Flags: There are several flags that occur during a race.

Black Flag - Disqualification, usually given by disregarding rules or by having an unsafe race car

Blue Flag: Must let car pass as it is faster (lapped cars only)

Yellow with Red vertical stripes: Oil/Debris/Slippery Course

Yellow: Can be given as a full course caution or part course where they may be imminent danger for any driver.

Black and white flag: Unsportsmanlike behaviour - usually ends up in a pit lane penalty where the driver will have to complete a lap of the pit lane before re-entering the race.

Black with Orange Circle: indicates that a car is being summoned to the pits due to mechanical problems that are interfering with the race, such as an oil, water, or fuel leak.

Red Flag: Given to stop a session. Used when a severe accident has occurred or to temporarily stop a race nearing the end of a race. This is usually done when a collision requiring cleanup would otherwise extend the caution period to take longer than the amount of race laps available to finish the race, when a fuel spill occurs on the circuit, or to maximize safety team work. During such a red-flag period, cars are directed to stop in line at a specific point on the track, usually directly opposite to the incident.

Checked Flag: Finished race....obviously!

Thats about it for my F1 basics, i hope you all have a much better understanding, and GO MARK!

being bored at school is worse than depression?? Get real

2010-04-15T05:50:00.000-07:00

I'm a person who has gone through depression several times and am currently suffering from it. I was a little bored and i decided to see if there were any help groups on facebook to deal with depression and to see if i could relate to others who are going through the illness themselves. What i found disturbing was not the fact the lack of groups that connected people with the all so common illness, but lame ass groups saying "You call it depression, i call it love sick" and my personal favourite was "School is so boring it makes depression look fun". The second of these group/fan pages shocked me and i honestly made me that tad more angrier as the 13 people who are in that group, obviously haven't gone through depression. Depression for some is a big black hole that you just cant get out of. For me it is a huge obstacle. I'm a pretty resilient bloke and i end up managing my way out of depression for periods of time, but the realism is that most people don't have the opportunity or funds. I see and psychiatrist, i take medicine that is fairly costly but in the end the price payed is much more beneficial to me in the end.

Im not writing this blog looking for sympathy. If you know me, i care alot for other people, so helping raise awareness is a big thing for me. If you know people that are suffering from depression, talk to them, help them out. I have known 4 people to kill themselves because there has been no help. If your suffering from depression don't be afraid to reach out for help, don't be scared, cause it can compound bigtime. PLEASE never turn back a person claiming they have it. Sometimes it may be sadness, or it may be depression. 1 in 5 suffer depression in their teens, so its not like it's uncommon. Anyways, I would like to thank my friends in Natalie B and Jess H for listening to me earlier, helped alot, thanks again

I would like to close out this blog with a few links with information about depression.
http://www.lookiris.com/images/public/EBC0F2F9-BF7F-233E-8E9A418BCD22C511.pdf
http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section1174/Section1199/Section1567/Section1826_8096.htm

Take your pick - Personality or Looks?

2010-02-02T22:04:00.000-08:00

Through my 19 years of living on this diabolical planet, i have never had a relationship as far as friends with a female. This is in part because perhaps i dont live up to some girls standards and in part to the fact as that i have never been confident, nor to i think im honestly that attracive. This is what this blog is about, do females set their relationships based on how boys look, or is linked to how personable the

I usually go clubbing and funnily enough its the bloke that is out there and pretty wild that gets the girl, also the one with hardly a personality but is all brawn rather than having some brains. While you see all the girl's that get picked up are usually blonde haired, size 2 or something incredibly stupid like that, and quite frankly, dont give a stuff if they look like something the belongs in a back alley of Kings Cross. That is what i really get infuriated about. There seems to be a distinct lack of girls/young women out there that would rather care about their appearance rather then showing they have a bit more of a package by acting mature and having a personality.

I guess the same could be said about blokes. Ask yourself this. How many blokes treat a girl you know like shit because he is good looking and can get away with it cause the girl will just come scrambling back. It shows a lack of faith, a lack of brains and complete stupidity by both groups. I think i have had 3 girls commit suicide that i know because of stupid acts by irresponsible males and i have had to go through the pain of knowing that i was the last person to talk to them and not knowing i cant help stop it.

You have to remember in 50 years time when you 60-70, are you going to be relying on someone's looks or on someone's personality? Sure, Hugh Heffner does it, and many rather rich people but they can buy that sort of attention (which clearly isn't good attention).

For a guy like me, i like a solid personality, can have fun, yeah sure, i like looks, but thats nothing to me because love doesn't exist outside the skin, merely it is how the person behaves. Im not trying to get brownie points by writing this, but just like my other blogs, just an expression of self.

Anyways, im off for another week or so, until next time keep it real, comment me, give me some feedback, would love to hear it. Links for my facebook and so on are to the left of the page.

'R' for Responsible

2010-01-28T18:39:00.000-08:00

RSA. Responsible Service of Alcohol it stands for in theory. But does it really mean that there is going to be a Responsible service of alcohol by the bar staff? On too many occasions do i go out to clubs and pubs and see a lack of this. While the government is trying to prevent drunken behavior and the cost of medical fee's on ongoing health issues caused by excessive service and drinking alcohol. While i have done my RSA, i haven't got myself a job in bar work yet, so i probably don't fully understand how hard it must be to identify a drunken person and limit their drinks, but in theory it doesn't seem that hard. If you get the right training you shouldn't have too much issue identifying this. It almost seems that the 'R' stands for 'Ridiculous'. Many a time i have felt like im heading over the limit, even in quiet circumstances, yet the Bar Staff are more than willing to serve me an extra schooner. I suppose the underlying factor in all of this is money. If the owner can find a way to grab more money of consumers, they i suppose he/she can train their staff that way. I have only ever seen 4 or 5 people get kicked out for being too drunk only when they start a fight or make a ruckus, which leads me back to not serving a person for being too drunk. I think i have been only told off twice, and both times it has been by security, rather than the actual staff that employed exclusively by the pub/club. Not too long ago those who wanted to get a water to slow their drinking rate had to go up to the bar to get water. For me, it was another temptation to buy another drink. Nowadays, clubs like Northies and Fusions (both at cronulla) now have jugs of water on the bench, which is easily accessible and reduces the temptation of drinking more alcohol. While these clubs are leading the way, many other places are very slow in making this a regular occurrence. I like this move, as i said, it's leading the way and its putting 'Responsible' back into the RSA.
Well thats it for now. Feel free to contact me via email, facebook or msn. Until next time, stay safe and i hope you all give me some feedback/comments.

20 Things i have learnt from watching The Karate Kid.

2009-12-21T22:32:00.000-08:00

I was bored today so i decided to watch the first Karate Kid. Karate kid is one of my all time favourite movies and while watching it i found 25 things that i previously didn't know or that seem to be translatable to common day life itself.

#20. It's Mi-yar-gi, not Mi-ar-gee
#19 - Never say you have had a bike accident cause when it does happen, it makes it hard to believe. Daniel son is bullied by boys and on the first occasion he gets hit he says he had a bike accident, but when it does happen his mother doesn't believe him, a twist on 'The boy who cried Wolf' story.
#18 - If I'm correct the move to New Jersey to California would be enjoyable, but the Karate kid has informed me that its possibly the worst thing possible. Look at all the turmoil and hard work Daniel Son had to go through to get some respect over on the West Coast. Either that, or the West really don't like the East.
#17. If there is no choice in the matter of moving, befriend and old Japanese man who lives in a basement. This move proved the best move for Daniel and it payed dividends.
#16. Remember that all methods of recovery that if the antidote smells or tastes bad, it heals good.
#15. Japanese men are born ready for Karate
#14. People from the Miyagi family know two things - fishing and karate.
#13. There is no such thing as a bad student, rather a bad teacher.
#12.When waxing cars, always wax with your right hand, and wax off with your left hand, in circles.
#11. The best way to alleviate any problems is to enter yourself in a karate tournament....or face up to the problem
#10. No matter the day and age, Mums and Dad's were embarrassing
#9. When playing gold it was the Females job to play from 'behind' the male.
#8. You will never be a true Karate master without the headband.
#7. The best way to challenge yourself is too catch fly's with chopsticks
#6. Beginners luck also applies to catching fly's with chopsticks.
#5. Not all old men that give you gift after gift are pedophiles.
#4. Even if your not a jerk, admitting so gets you back in with the ladies.
#3. If you don't have a belt, just give yourself the highest belt possible.
#2. If someone cheap shots you, they may be doing it out of their own fear.
#1. Waxing Sanding and painting is the best way to be a karate Prodigy

Top 5 scandalous high profile sporting stars of the modern era as voted as by, well, me

2009-12-10T23:01:00.000-08:00

For many, a drug addiction, cheating on your wife or a misdemeanor usually is known to very few people and not such a hard thing to cope with. But when you get high payed sports stars replication this behaviour, it usually ends in turmoil. The Morrison effect counts down it's top 10 scandalous high profile figures of the modern era.

Jumping in at # 5 is John 'Wild Thing' Daly. John is known for his long drives, poor health and somewhat aggressive behavior at times. John Daly's alcoholic problems are such to an extent of which an alcoholic drink consisting of Sweett tea-flavored vodka and lemonade is often referred to as a John Daly. He claims to have lost between US$50 and $60 million over the past 15 years. This includes losing $1.5 million in October 2005, after winning half that amount at the WGC-American Express tournament, most of it lost on $5,000 Los Vegas slot machines. He has made most of this money back through endorsements and public appearances, notably with poker machine company aristocrat. He has also been known to smoke a pack of cigarettes and 1.25L of diet coke everyday, including those of which he is on a golf course.

Putting his boot into #4 is Wayne Carey. Wayne was a champion on the Field and was a huge role model for most coming up through grassroots AFL during his time. A strong marker of the footy and a natural instinct to find the middle of the goals, he was a phenom. In March 2002 however, Carey was caught up in a Extra martial affair with the clubs Vice Captain (Anthony Stevens) wife. At that point Carey had lost faith from the nation, and the football club of which he became a legend at. He stood down and
headed to the US to avoid media scrutiny. Carey had a huge history of getting in trouble with the law and still does at times.

Hitting in at #3 is A-Rod. A-Rod as he is known for short is a champion Baseball players who plays for the New York Yankee's. In 2003 he failed a steroid test and information was linked to the public (with 103 other names). In an interview he admitted using drugs only during the 2001 to 2003, none of which were with the Yankee's, but with the Rangers.

Swinging in at #2 is none other than Tiger Woods. What a month this guy has had. He gets 3.3m for winning the Australian Masters, and gets involved into a mystery car rash outside of his Florida mansion. What i find funny about this whole thing is not only the fact that about 10 people have come out and claimed that they have had an affair with the worlds greatest golfers, that the wife chased him down the street with a golf club. Sure, he probably has an abundance of clubs, but surely there would be something better to chase him with. Maybe the wife was looking for sponsorship off Nike or some other kind of club manufacturer. In all honesty i feel sorry for him. Sure cheating against a women is against everything i worship, but i think he is unfairly being targeted because of his wealth. Not only will large sums come from his bank account which would be somewhere in the proximity of $US780, he could lose sponsorship of up too $US130 per year. What hasn't made the situation any better is the capitulation of his mothers health. Obviously this is one thing that has totally captivated the world just simply because of how great his swing is on the golf course. Perhaps swinging off the golf course is one thing he should look to avoid.

Okay here is #1, the one you have been waiting for. #1 belongs to the one and only OJ Simpson. The O. J. Simpson murder case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in American history, in which O. J. Simpson, a former American football star and actor, was brought to trial for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was acquitted in 1995after a lengthy trial—the longest jury trial in California history. At 10 a.m. on October 3, 1995, after only four hours of deliberation the previous day, the jury returnedd a verdict of not guilty. DNA showed that blood found at the scene of Brown's murder was O.J. Simpson's. The odds it could have come from anyone but Simpson were reported, incorrectly, to be about one in 170 million. Although these odds weren't terribly good for OJ, but the doubt was put in as it could have been OJ's son, Jason who in fact committed the crime. OJ since then was involved in a Los Vegas Robbery where he took sports memorabilia. He was jailed 2 days later at a set price of $125,000. Simpson had three other run-ins with the law: a dispute over back taxes, a December 2000 road rage incident, and a satellite television piracy case.The State of California claims Simpson owes $1.44 million in past due taxes. A tax lien was filed in his case on September 1, 1999. In 2000, Simpson was charged with battery and auto burglary after it was alleged that he pulled the glasses off another motorist during a traffic dispute. He was put on trial
and acquitted on both charges in 2001. In March 2004, satellite television network DirecTV, Inc. accused Simpson in a Miami federal court of using illegal electronic devices to pirate its broadcast signals. The company later won a US$25,000 judgement, and Simpson was ordered to pay US$33,678 in attorney's fees and costs.

Thanks for reading, cant wait for your comments, emails and such and i hope you keep reading. My contact details are in the sidebar, until next time though, I'm out.

Is Greg Bird really innocent?

2009-11-26T02:19:00.000-08:00

In the world of sport, it seems the higher profile you are, the more you can get away with. How many players got their English Visa's denied yet still this bloke broke the law and ends up playing in the UK for most of his stint with Catalans Dragons.

OK, so Greg Bird went through his court case and he didn't get convicted of glassing his girlfriend. But what confuses me about this whole thing is that Greg decided to throw the blame on his "good mate" Brett Watson. Now that was the initial idea. I wouldn't expect much less from a bloke who plays rugby league for a ridiculous amount of money with a huge ego. Poor Watson was blamed from the begging until the near death of the case. Simple case of I said/he said. Who would you be more likely to listen to? A NRL star who has represented NSW or a bloke that has nothing? Whats more startling was his girlfriend, Kate Milligan, wasn't telling anything, then backed Greg's story. Of course she would. Truth was Brett wasn't to blame, he was just a fall guy.

Only recently Katie Milligan suggested that she was mucking around with Greg, and she said she smashed her own face on the beer bottle she had in her hand. Wait a sec, didn't she say Brett Watson glassed her? Hmmmmmmm something is going on here, don't you think?

The Verdict came out that Greg Bird was totally innocent, which i think is a load of bull crap. How many different story's were told? The above was just a couple, i know there were more, i just cant source them all. Bird will still be in court for abusing another women (oh yeah, another one!), although of course the general public has come out to support the former NRL superstar and much like the glassing case, is a matter or he said/she said incidents that obviously the higher profile person will get the backing of.

All in all, Greg Bird is not innocent. The major issue coming out of this and time and time again just frustrates the life out of me, when will these highly paid players start getting treated like regular citizens. I know for a fact that if someone is convicted of a crime, they have to stay in the country, but none of this applied to Bird, he was set free and allowed to join a French League side. Did you also know that people convicted of a crime are also not allowed to travel overseas? Yet another obstacle a high profile person can get round, yet your average Joe that has a record or conviction would get in major strife if he/she tried the similar.

Anyone that's enough of my venting. I'm exhausted. Remember i can be caught on facebook or on msn at jimmysticks@hotmail.com

The 2am Club Lockout. and how ineffective it is.

2009-11-24T01:30:00.000-08:00

Over recent years the NSW government and i think now the QLD government has introduced new laws for which pubs and clubs statewide have to abide by a curfew time for which people can enter clubs and what time most clubs decide to close up. Personally, i think this is the stupidest idea in curbing violence.

I will introduce Exhibit A. Transport from the city back to where you need to be.
This to me is something I'm fairly passionate about because in most clubs, they will kick you out about 2AM and generally this causes issues. Now if I'm not correct, wouldn't just kicking everyone onto the street with nowhere to go be more of an issue that allowing people into a premises with security? It's not like the bouncer cant turn down people at the door. The only transport available at this point is Taxi's and Night ride buses. Night ride buses to where i have to go (Sutherland - which means i have to walk an extra 10km's to get home) are alright, but they are always packed and the gap between each new one is way too long. (your looking at 45mins wait + 45mins bus ride). The second form of transport available is Taxi's. There are plenty out there, just none want to pick you up, so unless your with a really attractive lady dressed in next to nothing, your not gonna get one no matter how you try, specially if your 6 foot 5 in and weight 85kgs. When you eventually get one, it costs about $100 for every 40-50km you ride. With this is mind, you have a recipe for disaster where you have a few drunken people who are fairly cashed strapped as it is, and you put them in a highly volatile position where they may be dropped off far from where they need to be.

I recently caught a taxi with my cousin from the city to his place at Alexandria. It was only about 5km and didn't cost much at all. But what frustrated me is that the taxi driver knows he is going into a situation where he is surrounded by drunken people, yet when we were taking a bit of time to get the money out (which while drunk isn't easy), he decided to have a snap at us. Had me and my cousins been a bit more s***faced, i reckon something would have happened, but common sense prevailed, we hopped out and called him an asshole (which he was).

Exhibit B. Kicking people out in the street at 2am to stop excessive drinking.
The government is a genius. You see, i thinks by closing places up at 2am will stop the excessive consumption of alcohol, which in turn will help with alcohol related conflicts. This is the part i don't get. I go into the city at about 9pm usually. Same place, basically every time, right on 9pm. Now if i decided to leave at 1am, it causes the same issue because when you think about it, i drink the same amount, maybe more between these times than between 10pm and 2am, so that releases me at 1am and the same behaviours result.

If the government wants to be smart about this, how about target behaviours rather than times because as i just said, i could drink more in the same time period, get more inebriated but because i can get straight into another club for another hour yet, it totally nullifies the objective the 2am lockout serves.

Only recently the government, more noticeably Sydney, have put more police officers in the city to make sure there isn't this type of behaviour in the city. My question is to the government, Why do you need this 'plan' if your 2AM lockout is the so called 'perfect' resolution to bad behaviour. Why isn't there alternate transport. Why do people have to wait on the train station from 12:30am for a 5am train? I bet the government could save a whole heaps more in law enforcement and other methods if they just invested in the right methods. I don't like to fight, lets make that clear. But i can tell you, waiting for a night rider around other drunken idiots just gets plain frustrating. Most people if they were on their way home, I'm sure would just sit down, have a rest, get off the train and just go straight home.

Anyway that's enough of my venting for now. I'll post something new in the next couple of weeks. My Email is Reachable Here, alternatively you can reach me on facebook if you have any suggestions, fan mail, anything i may of missed out or just misc. mail.

Only losers spell correctly on MSN...wait...FUCK!

2009-10-21T19:26:00.000-07:00

I at all times try to spell correctly in a MSN conversation because it just seems more natural to do so then all the abbreviated text that goes on in today's society. I have many Friends who do the same so it makes it easier for me to think that it is still 'cool' to do so.

But are you a loser if you spell correctly while chatting on msn?

I was once in a conversation with my Primary School crush (I'd like to point out i would have no chance with her and she probably doesn't feel the same way about me....and never will!) and i think i was stuck with the word ridiculous. No matter how many times i tried to correct myself i kept getting further and further away from the correct spelling. this was followed by probably the funniest moments i have possibly ever had on Msn. She said "Only Losers spell correctly on msn". Now although i am a loser, i am sure there are plenty of other people who do just about the same thing on a nightly basis without being classified as a loser.

From this point onwards i always think when spelling correctly on Msn and my Friend(s) are spelling correctly, i think of this exact moment where the girl i had liked for years had just called me a loser pretty much straight to my face. I'm pretty sure my first reaction was a huge laughter followed by a "What the F&^@". I still proceed to call one of my Friends a loser when he spells correctly on Msn besides the obvious fact that i do it myself.

I will mention the fact i use some abbreviations such as 'lol', 'brb' and 'gtg' but that's my absolute limit

Finally, for all of you msn junkies, here is a list of some abbreviations

LOL - laugh out loud
U - you
2 - to, too, two
R - are
TTYL - talk to you later
OMG - oh my god
OMFG - oh my f****** God
LMAO - laugh my *** off
LMFAO - laugh my f******* *** off
BRB - be right back
NM -nothing much
QT - cutie
GTG - Got To Go
UR - your
4 - four, for
BTW - By the way
Thx/THNX - thanks
C - See
WTF - What the Fuck
WTH - What the Hell
NMHJC- NOT MUCH HERE JUST CHILLIN
@ - At

That's all from me for now, till next time, Morrison Out!

Shaquille O'Neal's Top 10

2009-10-09T12:09:00.000-07:00

Im going to continue on this theme of putting video's in my blog because it seems like and alright way to burn up a stack of time. The blog is dedicated to possibly the funniest, most 'out there' guy in the NBA. None other than Shaq himself.

10. I start the countdown with a personal favourite of mine. Shaq enterd the NBA with dimension's that even by todays standards are massive. So what happens when you dont have backboards ready for his power? This is what happens!

9. Was the first instance not enough warning for the NBA? I hope this worked cause i wouldn't have much hope if it wasn't!

8. Shaq being a typical big guy doesnt like getting dunked on or getting shoved around. So when young Andrew Bynum wants to get in a push and shove with Diesel, does he not expect to be shoved back? Bad Call!!

So this is what happens when Shaq dunks on someone. I will admit, no ejection was needed, not even a tech foul.

7. I know David Robinson was a future Hall of Famer for the NBA (was inducted this year), but we all know how Shaq loves to steal the limelight. Here is a young Shaq with an 'In-Your-Face' dunk on David Robinson (#50). Im sure 'The Admiral' sees this as one of his darkest moments. Will shaq bring this out when he is inducted?

6. A possible Tavelling Violation, none the less, a brilliant move by the big man. The commentator says if shaq shoots from the posistion he started, he would be leaving, shaq obviously didnt want him to leave, but im sure his opposing center did after this one

5. Imagine this...Shaq hits a 3 pointer! Cant believe it? neither could I, but camera's dont lie

4. This one comes in the 2007 All star game. East are getting smashed so Shaq decides to bring his Point Guard game to the table. I really hope he runs the point sometime while at Cleveland! Watch in the background for Carmello Anthony falling off his seat in laughter,

3. I got a few for number 3 as they are all related and i cant cut shaq's list to 10. He is well known for his humour pre game, so i thought #3 could be dedicated to this. First one involves shaq at the All Star game 2009 in pheonix. This is no joke. I reckon he may of practiced for weeks for this. Look at the big fella go!

Dancing at the Eastern All Stars open practice with Lebron and Dwight

And Finally, a Pre Game Introduction by the Shaqsta...Bowling style

2. Number 2 looks at some of shaq's on court antics. Like #3, i have a few video's classed in this.

The first video looks at an incident that clearly could have been avoided by shaq, but true to his nature, he makes it happen. This is in stark contrast to J-Rich's incident. Boy i feel sorry for the lady who gets absoloutly pummled by the big fella!

Did someone say "getting pummled'?

1. Okay, i have saved the best till last here. Shaq undoubtably is the most dominate man on the basketball court for the last 17yrs. I think its safe to assume he has the mouth and witt to match his skills on the basketball court. ESPN's SportCenter has helped me out here by compliling probably his best 10 ever quotes. I dont personally think they are in my best order but oh well!

My top 10 video's involving sports

2009-10-07T04:56:00.000-07:00

I'm an avid sports watcher, watching sports from athletics right down to yachting. Thanks to Youtube, i have collected a bunch of video's and in no particular order have posted them here

10. Derrick Rose "" The Rookie Of The Year" Bulls Mix
There was no one in his class in terms of rookie's during the 2008-09 NBA season, but there was one supporter passionate enough to make a video to try and firther influences judges decions.

9. 2003 Nike Advertisment including some old stars of the game. Great ad and some great flows.

8. In 2000 Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson teamed up together in this nike ad. Consequently, VC got traded to the Nets that summer and they teamed up for a few years at the Nets. Both have moved on since. I would also hate to be the owner of the basketball court!

7. Sure there isn't much that is funny about getting Ko'd, but it sure adds to the entertainment vaule of Rugby League. Its the Broncos (in yellow) and the New Zealand Warriors (in White).

6.Nothing better than seeing the pro's do tricks., but when a kid does it on the streets of Sydney? MY GOD!!!!

P.S. Sorry about the guy at the end haha.

5. I love soccer. I love it more when world class players make me feel better about myself. Enjoy :)

4. Did someone say making you feel good about yourself?

3. Maybe this goalkeeper should stop celebrating until the coast is clear!

2. Lebron has been a sensation since he joined the league. Here is his top 100 dunks up until the 2008-2009 season

1. Before Lebron, Kobe, T-Mac this is what people came to see. Possibly one of the greatest dunkers of all time. Watch for the number one dunk on here! Was lucky enough to see this at the stadium. It was something special to watch it when it happened.

My dog is truely an Idiot.

2009-09-23T03:13:00.000-07:00

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - one of the more popular dogs these days, its known for being intelligent. But it just so happens, my dog, of the same breed, it a total moronic idiot. Sure, Cav King Charles' have on of the nicest temperaments on the market in terms of dog. Dogs of these types are known for needed constant attention, but this dog just goes to extreme levels to get it, whether it be good or bad attention.
Let me explain a type of situation my dog will get himself into. Last spring we had some real beautiful days. But there was one day in particular that stood out. The sun was shining, wasn't too hot, wasn't cold either. there was a nice breeze out, fly less, but there were bees. Now normally bees wouldn't be a problem, but because my dog is how he is, decided to try to eat it but snatching at it mid flight. Bingo! He got it. We took him to the vet and thanks to his idiocy he cost us $150 and he had to stay the night as well. While I'm on that note. Why would he eat things that are buzzing around? His more common target is flies and i bet last spring wont be the last time he decides to chomp into a bee.

We all know of a dogs sharp sense of smell and a dogs poor sense of sight. It seems that my dog is playing games, or he is a total idiot because its the opposite for this dog. On several occasions, OK a few million where i have dropped my food on the floor and I'm the one pointing out to the dog where the mess is even if he is standing right in front of it. I find this a waste of his nose and if he isn't going to use it to full effect, he may as well give it to me.

Teacher pulls perfect suplex: Keeps job

2009-09-21T03:54:00.000-07:00

Teacher pulls perfect suplex: Keeps job

At Hurstville, in trying to restrain a child, a teacher performed a suplex manoeuvre, but remarkably kept his job. The problem arose when the student apparently played the clarinet, much to Dews' dismay. The teacher claims that although a suplex is not a proper restraining technique, if performed correctly, it is deemed acceptable. The 'Morrison Effect' News rang the 'NSW Board of Studies' rang to verify this, but did not claim that this was the rule in place, however if proven that it was a perfect suplex, the teacher at fault, Joe Dews, will get a pay rise of 300% and a free latex uniform. We called Craig Smith and he issued a statement back saying; “Although this kind of method is unacceptable, we found that he did the suplex perfectly, making him clear of any wrong doing. The student admitted he never should have got in that situation and happily admits it was the perfect suplex, making it fine for it to be done to him” .

We seeked comment from the student, also known as “Fantastic Spastic” by his peers, but word was he was too embarrassed to show his face. The Teacher Joe Dews had this to say in his latest press conference:”I’m so glad that the suplex came off cause I would have been in a bit of strife, but who cares about that because it did. Id like to thank the student who picked on me which made me try the suplex, my sub-ordinates for allowing me to pull and awesome move off like that. I'm still going to be committed to working as a teacher, even with the ever mounting number of request to be managed by someone, and the millions of people who want to be suplexed by me”

I don’t know where this puts the future in schooling restraints. Will more try to challenge the legendary Dews or will they be too scared to pull it off?? A sign now remains in his classroom saying “No fear exists in this Dojo”, but I’m not sure the student feel that way anymore.