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Sep. 5th, 2005 12:40 pmFor some reason, since moving it, my computer is working marginally faster...
That's not possible...
...is it?
Maybe it was bored. ;)
That's not possible...
...is it?
Maybe it was bored. ;)
Yay, productivity!
Aug. 20th, 2005 08:51 pmI found this entry last night accidentally posted to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
mosthauntedgeek, which nobody thought to tell me about. It's meant to be backdated to August 20th, but LJ's being an arse.
Well, a couple of icons, at least, which is more than usual. I was awake at 8.30 and up at 9.50. Go me and my alertness. I think I had about 10 hours of sleep or thereabouts, so if that hasn't satisfied my brain, I don't know what will. Here's hoping the unusual and welcomed lack of tiredness lasts.
I'm meant to be seeing![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
yoshithedragon later to buy him a hat (from Monsoon in the Bull Ring - gawd help me; I hate that place) and then we're probably going to the Wellington, but if he doesn't get his lazy hungover arse out of bed soon to phone me, he can buy his own frelling hat.
Just realised it's Lorna's birthday tomorrow, and, yet again, the days have all merged together so much I completely forgot. So, she'll be getting a present quite late, then. I suck. :(
And have just realised my mood swings appear to be dominant today, as I've gone from fairly positive to irritated in the course of writing this entry. Meh.
I think I'll watch some more Jonathan Creek.
mosthauntedgeek, which nobody thought to tell me about. It's meant to be backdated to August 20th, but LJ's being an arse.Well, a couple of icons, at least, which is more than usual. I was awake at 8.30 and up at 9.50. Go me and my alertness. I think I had about 10 hours of sleep or thereabouts, so if that hasn't satisfied my brain, I don't know what will. Here's hoping the unusual and welcomed lack of tiredness lasts.
I'm meant to be seeing
yoshithedragon later to buy him a hat (from Monsoon in the Bull Ring - gawd help me; I hate that place) and then we're probably going to the Wellington, but if he doesn't get his lazy hungover arse out of bed soon to phone me, he can buy his own frelling hat.Just realised it's Lorna's birthday tomorrow, and, yet again, the days have all merged together so much I completely forgot. So, she'll be getting a present quite late, then. I suck. :(
And have just realised my mood swings appear to be dominant today, as I've gone from fairly positive to irritated in the course of writing this entry. Meh.
I think I'll watch some more Jonathan Creek.
Just a quick one.
Aug. 18th, 2005 05:03 pmCongratulations to all those receiving A-level results today. You're making me feel old. And also reminding me of how frelling annoying it was that my English A-level coursework was all grade A and I got a B because examiners hate my writing style. Consistently.
I'm stuck in work until 5.30 today in an effort to make up hours that seemed to vanish into oblivion, though I'm hoping to fiddle my clock card so it looks like I was in at 9.00 yesterday, not 10.00. Don't know if it'll work, but I can blame the crappy clocking in machine running out of ink or something...
Currently text-tennising with Eni about Jonathan Creek (woo!) and killing time until I can go into town to meet Paul and some random Inliners. Apparently. I need a drink. Also some sleep. Definitely having a quiet night in on Friday after the disaster of last week.
Am dragging my mother to the Wellington on Saturday again, which should be interesting...
Er, what else, what else... Hm.
I missed Most Haunted on Tuesday so will have to catch the repeat on Sunday night.
Is this the most boring entry ever? I believe it is. Hurrah.
Right, I'd better attempt to do some work, I have a huge backlog to get through and it's not getting any smaller by my staring at it. But it's so hot.
I'm stuck in work until 5.30 today in an effort to make up hours that seemed to vanish into oblivion, though I'm hoping to fiddle my clock card so it looks like I was in at 9.00 yesterday, not 10.00. Don't know if it'll work, but I can blame the crappy clocking in machine running out of ink or something...
Currently text-tennising with Eni about Jonathan Creek (woo!) and killing time until I can go into town to meet Paul and some random Inliners. Apparently. I need a drink. Also some sleep. Definitely having a quiet night in on Friday after the disaster of last week.
Am dragging my mother to the Wellington on Saturday again, which should be interesting...
Er, what else, what else... Hm.
I missed Most Haunted on Tuesday so will have to catch the repeat on Sunday night.
Is this the most boring entry ever? I believe it is. Hurrah.
Right, I'd better attempt to do some work, I have a huge backlog to get through and it's not getting any smaller by my staring at it. But it's so hot.
So. Yes.
I went to the Hill on Friday to meet random Inliners, etc for karaoke. The only problem was that as soon as I left the house, my brain decided to shut down. Thus, I spent the entire night being horrendously tired, trying not to fall asleep, and not really talking to anyone except for a brief conversation withrubytitania about tattoos and Buffy. We left about 11.00ish (I think) and got the bus back to Paul's - after a brief disagreement at the bus stop which was completely my fault for being moody in the first place - and, seriously, the entire 15 minute walk from the bus stop to his house is a complete blur... I was that tired.
Saturday was a day of lounging around. We watched the final four episodes of season 1 of Dead Like Me and then headed out to Kings Heath for his friend's birthday. We stayed there for an hour and then headed off into town to go to the Welly.
Hurst Street, please note: you need more than one cash point. Thank you. (That being said, there's one in O'Neills, but it's one of those that charges you £1.25 for the privilege of using it.)
Anyway, we saw and enjoyed Champagne Shirley and a bit from Vanilla, and Big Drunken Camp Paul showed off his equally amazing singing voice. We have decreed to buy that derelict building nearby and open a gay bar. Applications for bar staff readily accepted. :P
Good things about the Welly:
1) It's still gaining popularity so it's never rammed in there on Saturday nights.
2) It's populated by lovely people.
3) The drinks are fairly cheap.
4) They serve real Coke. This is the mark of a good pub.
5) There's always plenty of paper in the ladies', which seems a very minor thing, but always irritates me about large chain pubs when they don't have enough, especially on busy nights...
Upon leaving (at about 2.00am), we acosted Sober Paul and asked him very nicely to ask Asa on our behalf if he would sing Starlight Express for us at Hallowe'en (I'll post more about that later), since he burst randomly into the main song on Thursday when we mentioned it. The likilhood of him remembering is quite slim, but we can hope. ;) We would've asked him in person, but he was chatting with his mates andyoshithedragon was too drunk to cope with more abuse from Big Camp Drunken Paul.
Sunday we watched Nightmare Before Christmas and series 2 of Spaced, which was quite enjoyable.
I think that's about it...
I went to the Hill on Friday to meet random Inliners, etc for karaoke. The only problem was that as soon as I left the house, my brain decided to shut down. Thus, I spent the entire night being horrendously tired, trying not to fall asleep, and not really talking to anyone except for a brief conversation with
rubytitania about tattoos and Buffy. We left about 11.00ish (I think) and got the bus back to Paul's - after a brief disagreement at the bus stop which was completely my fault for being moody in the first place - and, seriously, the entire 15 minute walk from the bus stop to his house is a complete blur... I was that tired.Saturday was a day of lounging around. We watched the final four episodes of season 1 of Dead Like Me and then headed out to Kings Heath for his friend's birthday. We stayed there for an hour and then headed off into town to go to the Welly.
Hurst Street, please note: you need more than one cash point. Thank you. (That being said, there's one in O'Neills, but it's one of those that charges you £1.25 for the privilege of using it.)
Anyway, we saw and enjoyed Champagne Shirley and a bit from Vanilla, and Big Drunken Camp Paul showed off his equally amazing singing voice. We have decreed to buy that derelict building nearby and open a gay bar. Applications for bar staff readily accepted. :P
Good things about the Welly:
1) It's still gaining popularity so it's never rammed in there on Saturday nights.
2) It's populated by lovely people.
3) The drinks are fairly cheap.
4) They serve real Coke. This is the mark of a good pub.
5) There's always plenty of paper in the ladies', which seems a very minor thing, but always irritates me about large chain pubs when they don't have enough, especially on busy nights...
Upon leaving (at about 2.00am), we acosted Sober Paul and asked him very nicely to ask Asa on our behalf if he would sing Starlight Express for us at Hallowe'en (I'll post more about that later), since he burst randomly into the main song on Thursday when we mentioned it. The likilhood of him remembering is quite slim, but we can hope. ;) We would've asked him in person, but he was chatting with his mates and
yoshithedragon was too drunk to cope with more abuse from Big Camp Drunken Paul.Sunday we watched Nightmare Before Christmas and series 2 of Spaced, which was quite enjoyable.
I think that's about it...
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Aug. 4th, 2005 01:10 pmF.A.O. frightened, and any other interested parties.
I refer you to this amusing thing onherringprincess's journal: If straight people are giving you grief, ask them the following questions...
frightened, and any other interested parties.I refer you to this amusing thing on
herringprincess's journal: If straight people are giving you grief, ask them the following questions...
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Jul. 9th, 2005 09:13 pmJust a very quick one. Proper update at a later date as I am currently being attacked... Met up with herringprincess for lunch and then wandered for a bit, ending up at the Stage for a drink (the one just outside the Wetherspoon's under the library). Cue a man on a mobile phone demanding that everyone leave as they were evacuating the City Centre.
So we headed to Broad Street and started walking, and after chatting to a Friendly Policeman, were informed to get off the main road and out of town. They'd also stopped all the buses.
So we started walking again, and finally a 128 turned up (there's luck; a bus I can actually get home...), apparently the only bus still going out of Brum.
Bomb scare, apparently.
There's nothing on the news yet, of course. After all, we're only in Birmingham...
herringprincess for lunch and then wandered for a bit, ending up at the Stage for a drink (the one just outside the Wetherspoon's under the library). Cue a man on a mobile phone demanding that everyone leave as they were evacuating the City Centre.So we headed to Broad Street and started walking, and after chatting to a Friendly Policeman, were informed to get off the main road and out of town. They'd also stopped all the buses.
So we started walking again, and finally a 128 turned up (there's luck; a bus I can actually get home...), apparently the only bus still going out of Brum.
Bomb scare, apparently.
There's nothing on the news yet, of course. After all, we're only in Birmingham...
Random nothingness.
Jun. 18th, 2005 02:13 pmAs anticipated, and despite the best efforts of mice and men (etc) I have managed to achieve nothing this week in the slightest. However, I will momentarily attempt to finish typing up the Act 2 libretto for collie_wing and maybe attempt my next LJ layout. Possibly a CD.
My head hurts and my eyes ache. I feel hungover even though I didn't drink last night. Went to a picnic in Pij to see off_ebb_ with various other Inliners, though I was quite antisocial for much of it and the last couple of hours in the Briar I think I spoke about thirty words in total due to complete mental exhaustion. Meh.
I'll sign this one off, I think.
For anyone I may have promised/offered anything, or for anyone expecting something from me not yet received: I'm sorry. I suck.
collie_wing and maybe attempt my next LJ layout. Possibly a CD.My head hurts and my eyes ache. I feel hungover even though I didn't drink last night. Went to a picnic in Pij to see off
_ebb_ with various other Inliners, though I was quite antisocial for much of it and the last couple of hours in the Briar I think I spoke about thirty words in total due to complete mental exhaustion. Meh.I'll sign this one off, I think.
For anyone I may have promised/offered anything, or for anyone expecting something from me not yet received: I'm sorry. I suck.
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Jun. 16th, 2005 02:48 pmHappy Birthday, desired_destiny!
And before I even get started on reading the comments on last night's entry... um... yeah. Will people please tell me to shut the Hell up and stop whining? Thanks. :|
desired_destiny!And before I even get started on reading the comments on last night's entry... um... yeah. Will people please tell me to shut the Hell up and stop whining? Thanks. :|
Look at me! I'm updating at work!
Carefully, looking over my shoulder...
We have Internet access, wooo!
I have nothing constructive to say whatsoever, of course, except that this new development has helped somewhat to calm down the horrible mood I've had all day.
Over and out. :D
Carefully, looking over my shoulder...
We have Internet access, wooo!
I have nothing constructive to say whatsoever, of course, except that this new development has helped somewhat to calm down the horrible mood I've had all day.
Over and out. :D
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Apr. 1st, 2005 10:02 pmThis is a test to see if LJ's April Fool's thing is still April Fooling...
Edit: Dude, that's hilarious!
*ahem* Ignore me. :)
Edit: Dude, that's hilarious!
*ahem* Ignore me. :)
( Was it something I said? )
Dream post coming momentarily. I've added new people to my f-list since creating the filter, so if you're at all interested in my crazy and downright bizarre dreams, leave me a comment and I'll add you to the filter. :)
Dream post coming momentarily. I've added new people to my f-list since creating the filter, so if you're at all interested in my crazy and downright bizarre dreams, leave me a comment and I'll add you to the filter. :)
Ugh. Whatever.
Feb. 28th, 2005 08:13 pmThere was going to be an incredibly long post here cataloguing all of my various woes, annoyances and irritations from today and the weekend. However, since I have come home and eaten, I've somewhat mellowed and now cannot be bothered.
So, think yourselves lucky not to be subjected to it.
So, think yourselves lucky not to be subjected to it.
Something random for your amusement.
Feb. 25th, 2005 08:42 pmI've been meaning to type up one of these for ages and kept forgetting. In the local Sandwell Chronicle, there's a bloke by the name of Philip Solomon, who writes random articles about local points of interest. In Black Country dialect.
I have something of a soft spot for Yammish, being a Yammer born and bred despite not having the accent, so Mr Solomon's weekly articles are really quite adorable, as well as appealing to my inner phonetics geek.
So, here's this week's. Translation provided on request. ;)
Philip Solomon's Ode Black Country Musin's - 'Ighest quality traps bear out Vikin' theory
Ado, aer kid. This wick I thought it wuz time ter get the 'istory cap on agen.
Now a faermous, proper Black Country town, is of course Wednesfield, but yer see, year agoo that would probably 'ave bin Wodensfield, naermed after the ode Vikin' god, Woden.
Now some people say as tharray so, but it's gorra be, ay it? Common sense tells yer that. Un all yow schoolkids frum thar area as follows me column, just goo an 'ave a look at whar it sez on the gaertes in the park.
In fact, thinkin' abaert it, a lorra them Wednesfield folk 'ave got the look of the Vikin's abaert 'em, as well. Yer know, very 'andsome, fair-yedded, yet they'd soon sort yer out if yer crossed 'em. Un I should know cuz I wuz born in Wednesfield.
But another thing they wuz really faermous for all over the waerld, wuz mekkin' all sort of traps. In fact they 'ad a reputation fer mekkin' some of the very finest, un I ay ob abaert the sort ter ketch mice in, neither.
Every animal yow could imagine would 'ave a trap med ter ketch it - even things like lions - but I suppose moost of the traps they med would 'ave bin ter ketch rabbits, 'ares, foxes un all sorts of similar creatures, which we all think am very nice but of course would 'ave bin the bane of the ode gaermekeeper's life on all the country estates up un daern the country.
Un if yow want ter research this, I venture ter say yow'll find as a very large percentage of any of these contraptions yer see 'angin' up as examples of yesteryear in some of the big 'ouses wuz made in Wednesfield, un might even be stamped with the naerme.
Course, I suppose terday there ay the saerme need fer such awful things as some on 'em wuz then. I wuz once showed an 'orrible thing in America, a great big back-breaker of a thing with massive teeth on it, un do yow know whar it wuz used for? It wuz a mon-trap, un although I cor be certain, I should think we even med them in Wednesfield at one time, cuz if a trap 'ad ter be of the very 'ighest quality, Wednesfield wuz wheere it generally come from.
In mooer recent years, I suppose the town 'as become well-known (alongside its close neighbour, Willenhall), fer mekkin' locks as a lor of yer wull known, un' probably 'ave waerked at plaerces such as the Yale, un' lots of other smaller plaerces.
So theere yer goo, that's what Wednesfield wuz faermous for.
Also, at one time, it would 'ave 'ad a very traditional little market wheere yow could 'ave bought anythin' frum a sheep's 'ead to a spool of cotton, un in fact, it still 'as a very nice market ter this day.
But next time yow visit theere, yow want ter watch out fer two things - Vikin's, traps as might be set fer yer, un things ter lock yer up with!
Tarra a bit, aer kid, un I'll be back next wick ter tell yer a few mooer musin's.
'Sbrilliant, isn't it? :D
In other news, Eni sent me a goldfish through the post. How's that for random...
I have something of a soft spot for Yammish, being a Yammer born and bred despite not having the accent, so Mr Solomon's weekly articles are really quite adorable, as well as appealing to my inner phonetics geek.
So, here's this week's. Translation provided on request. ;)
Ado, aer kid. This wick I thought it wuz time ter get the 'istory cap on agen.
Now a faermous, proper Black Country town, is of course Wednesfield, but yer see, year agoo that would probably 'ave bin Wodensfield, naermed after the ode Vikin' god, Woden.
Now some people say as tharray so, but it's gorra be, ay it? Common sense tells yer that. Un all yow schoolkids frum thar area as follows me column, just goo an 'ave a look at whar it sez on the gaertes in the park.
In fact, thinkin' abaert it, a lorra them Wednesfield folk 'ave got the look of the Vikin's abaert 'em, as well. Yer know, very 'andsome, fair-yedded, yet they'd soon sort yer out if yer crossed 'em. Un I should know cuz I wuz born in Wednesfield.
But another thing they wuz really faermous for all over the waerld, wuz mekkin' all sort of traps. In fact they 'ad a reputation fer mekkin' some of the very finest, un I ay ob abaert the sort ter ketch mice in, neither.
Every animal yow could imagine would 'ave a trap med ter ketch it - even things like lions - but I suppose moost of the traps they med would 'ave bin ter ketch rabbits, 'ares, foxes un all sorts of similar creatures, which we all think am very nice but of course would 'ave bin the bane of the ode gaermekeeper's life on all the country estates up un daern the country.
Un if yow want ter research this, I venture ter say yow'll find as a very large percentage of any of these contraptions yer see 'angin' up as examples of yesteryear in some of the big 'ouses wuz made in Wednesfield, un might even be stamped with the naerme.
Course, I suppose terday there ay the saerme need fer such awful things as some on 'em wuz then. I wuz once showed an 'orrible thing in America, a great big back-breaker of a thing with massive teeth on it, un do yow know whar it wuz used for? It wuz a mon-trap, un although I cor be certain, I should think we even med them in Wednesfield at one time, cuz if a trap 'ad ter be of the very 'ighest quality, Wednesfield wuz wheere it generally come from.
In mooer recent years, I suppose the town 'as become well-known (alongside its close neighbour, Willenhall), fer mekkin' locks as a lor of yer wull known, un' probably 'ave waerked at plaerces such as the Yale, un' lots of other smaller plaerces.
So theere yer goo, that's what Wednesfield wuz faermous for.
Also, at one time, it would 'ave 'ad a very traditional little market wheere yow could 'ave bought anythin' frum a sheep's 'ead to a spool of cotton, un in fact, it still 'as a very nice market ter this day.
But next time yow visit theere, yow want ter watch out fer two things - Vikin's, traps as might be set fer yer, un things ter lock yer up with!
Tarra a bit, aer kid, un I'll be back next wick ter tell yer a few mooer musin's.
'Sbrilliant, isn't it? :D
In other news, Eni sent me a goldfish through the post. How's that for random...
Okay. Remember back in the Hallowe'en write-up I mentioned that Eni and I had watched herringprincess' Tubby the Tuba video, and come up with a live action cast for it? Well, I was planning on getting screencaps and putting them up for all to see, as well as something else for her birthday that I've half-forgotten about. And today, I finally got those screencaps.
There were 140 in total, then condensed to 90. Most are blurred, but dammit, they're screencaps. It's really difficult getting screencaps by way of taking photographs of the television, and I'm amazed half of them came out at all.
And some of them can now be seen, at last.
The thing I was meant to do for Eni, however, is still pending, though it's... half-done in what follows.
Tubby the Tuba - the Musical!
Turn away now if you're of a nervous disposition...
:D
Eni, I'll send you the zip after I've eaten...
herringprincess' Tubby the Tuba video, and come up with a live action cast for it? Well, I was planning on getting screencaps and putting them up for all to see, as well as something else for her birthday that I've half-forgotten about. And today, I finally got those screencaps.There were 140 in total, then condensed to 90. Most are blurred, but dammit, they're screencaps. It's really difficult getting screencaps by way of taking photographs of the television, and I'm amazed half of them came out at all.
And some of them can now be seen, at last.
The thing I was meant to do for Eni, however, is still pending, though it's... half-done in what follows.
Tubby the Tuba - the Musical!
Turn away now if you're of a nervous disposition...
:D
Eni, I'll send you the zip after I've eaten...
So, I'm back from London. There'll be photos and possibly a write-up (famous last words...) at some point.
And what else do I have to show for myself from my visit to this great city of culture?
Well, this.
Type fast. It's funny. :D
And what else do I have to show for myself from my visit to this great city of culture?
Well, this.
Type fast. It's funny. :D
