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- James Blunt highest selling Album of the decade in the UK... Anyone know anywhere good to emigrate to? bit.ly/6w9cvT #
- twitpic.com/vvven - I am maker of level shelving, I am beget DIY! #
- Pleased to report that Sherlock Holmes is a rather fun film and (imo) well worth the watching. #
- Tomorrow I don't do decorating for the first time in a week - kinda wahoo, kinda 'what do I do now?' #
- The BBC Day of the Triffids remake... erm... yeah... What the hell were they thinking? It's not bad as such, just a real daft premise. #
- Checked wiki, it seems faithful to the original. Cool, but times have moved on so the premise is now weak sauce as times change. #
- Rename it "Day of the hyper-evolved man eating tigers as fuel source" & you're close to the levels of stupid needed for the set-up to work #
- #freecycle - blue office chair going free. Basic but in good condition #
- twitpic.com/vn3rx - Something dodgy about this sign... #
| Thursday, December 31st, 2009 | ||
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raggedy_man |
7:01a | Small thoughts and random pieces Some random thoughts |
| Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | ||
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rocksfall [ curtana ] |
11:59p | !D2 start-up date? Are we going to be able to start up again on Jan. 11th, or can some people not make it then? Because it's a mini-campaign and only a few sessions long, I'd prefer to not have anyone missing if possible. |
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kobold |
8:52p | |
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raggedy_man |
9:44p | Sherlock Holmes Okay, people can get their rocks ready to throw at me for this but I really liked this film. No idea how accurate it was to the source (all 30 years of it...) and I don't really care as I found it a goodly romp of its own worth. Nice acting, reasonable script, lovely sets, and a Doctor Watson that did more than run around going 'oh Holmes, you are so wonderful!'. Yes there was more action than in the other versions, but it worked by adding a further area of deduction to Holmes's insanity and it also got rid of the bizzare world of the assorted TV versions where toughened murderers were brought down by stern looks. Another big bonus was it not looking like a Guy Richie film, rather it was just a well produced bit of fun that you could imagine watching the sequel of (which is good, as thats what half the plot was setting you up for). Worth the watch, if your up for a 'romp' |
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kobold |
2:21p | [Politics/"Do As I Say"] Karl Rove Gets SECOND Divorce Karl Rove, who's been outspoken on the sanctity of marriage and the threat gay marriage poses to it, has been granted his second divorce. But, see, gays getting married will devalue the institution. Nevermind the fact Jesus was pretty outspoken about his dislike of divorce. Oh, silly me! I forgot - it only applies to OTHER people. Ganked from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} flemco |
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deathboy |
4:54p | (non)update Contacted my current landlord who says that he can in fact be reached on the phone while he's away. Called the property place to tell them / ask "so what's the fucking problem?" They've either logged my phone number or left early today :P (more likely, as it sounds like they all booked off new years and thereabouts). Fuckerrrrrrrrrs. Found a few new places to take a look at. If I find a new one, demand my money back from these twats and lose the holding deposit, they will be paying to reglaze their office a few times. Ho hum. Back to work. |
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gnommi |
4:51p | |
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medabeaks |
3:23p | Update In brief - festivities were good, families were visited, food was eaten, presents were given and received, including many nice things. Really though - everyone's updates are mostly the same, and mine would include little of interest. My sister is not very well, but that's mostly due to the fact she had brain surgery last week and now has a tube running from her brain to her stomach - her body is still not sure that this is good, and is therefore being ill. She's slowly improving, however, and once the effects of the operation wear off she should be a hell of a lot better than she has been for a long, long time. Rob and I did have a giggle over our collective geekery, as we exchanged gifts only to realise we had both bought the other a comic/ graphic novel (I got Batman: Mad Love and Lenre: Wedgies, Rob got Grandville and another steampunk book I can't remember the name of). Apart from that, we've had some nice kitchen things, the vouchers to get Rob's new bike (which was purchased yesterday, and is shiny and red), a new sewing box and so on. Now we are back home, and I've been cleaning the kitchen all morning. A nice lady has come and taken away a bunch of boxes that were cluttering up the garage, there is gorgeous-smelling casserole in the oven and soon I will be dying my hair black. Tomorrow we go to Londinium... for this New Year's Eve we are *working* at a steampunk night. I say *working*, but really we are dressing up and having fun, which is many types of awesome. My costume is almost complete, as I have made my hairpieces and my skirt - my blouse is in the wash, just needing some black ribbon added, and my new corset is lovely and fits and is ready (it's only a plain black underbust, but nice). I have no shoes, and have not been able to find any, but as the new skirt is going over my black netting skirts, no-one will see my feet anyway - I shall wear my plain black slip-ons. I have jewellery, some spare lights, spare batteries - I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but it can't be anything very important. Rob's costume is easy and requiring only minor repairs this evening - breeches, shirt, waistcoat. He has long black socks... we cannot seem to find any white ones ANYWHERE, it is most annoying. Anyway, update over. |
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elanya |
9:07a | For the Record! Made it to Montreal after only an hour delay leaving Houston. Hooray! had an amazingly wonderfully delicious dinner, and opened presents last night. Good times abound :) Current Mood:  content |
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deathboy |
1:55p | Housing And today, we had confirmation of something we already knew. Letting agencies and referencing companies are incompetent, worthless shitbags. Almost three weeks (but, admittedly, only about 7 working days) after I put down money and gave all my reference materials, the letting agency has done...... nothing! Well, they put the references through to the company they use, and that's it. Apparently, the credit check has gone through fine. Well, yes. a) so it should have b) because that's an automated process, so no twats to goof it up. Employment check? Well, I work in a company of two people. They have not contacted my business partner in any way. Previous landlord check? He's away in Poland. I told them he would be, with about 2 working days available, and they said they would let the reference company know, but if that was the last thing to go through, it wouldn't be a problem, they could work around it. I call yesterday: reference hasn't come back. "but it only takes about 4 hours normally, I should be calling you by the end of the day". No call (obviously). Today: I call and the girl I've worked with since day 1... is on holiday. Until monday. Due to their incompetence and the holidays, it looks very much like I won't be able to move house for about another 2 weeks, putting me pretty much in the thick of the crunch time for the project that I was so desperate to avoid. I went in and talked to the guy that's running the office today to try to see if there was any way I could accelerate things, I could get my business partner on the damned phone, hell, I could find them three months rent as a super-big deposit to show that I wasn't about to fuck with them. Apparently, the property owner takes out a rent insurance policy, and THAT is why the references need to be done the way that they are, and why giving them 50% of the fucking rent in advance is not, apparently, good enough. Looking for somewhere else now, so I have an alternative. Maybe I'll find someone who'll take cash in hand, but most likely, I'll end up with this shower of cunts, in the least convenient and most expensive of all possible configurations. Slightly better able to handle all of this as Kirsten is here, but she's off on the 8th, and I VERY much doubt these twats will have things ready to move by then at this rate. Fuck everything, etc, etc, etc, amen. Current Mood:  angry |
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raggedy_man |
7:01a | Small thoughts and random pieces Some random thoughts |
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lee_chaos |
4:22a | Show With No Name Podcast, 29/12/09 Here we go then, the last Show With No Name for this decade: 29th December 2009 part 1 29th December 2009 part 2 For this week only, we binned off our features and did a round-up of all our favourite music from 2009. Lots of (hopefully interesting) discussion on news, events, music and film that marked out the last year with some assistance from our listeners - give it a listen and see if you agree with our choices, i think it made for a fantastic show to end the year with! For the benefit of those who wanted to know, here are my top 20 tracks of 2009 in no particular order: Enter Shikari - Juggernauts - Common Dreads Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero - It's Blitz! Hadouken - Lights Out (Spor Remix) Mistabishi - Printer Jam - Drop Depeche Mode - Corrupt - Sounds of the Universe Kissy SellOut - Garden Friends - Youth The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance - Invaders must Die Muse - Undisclosed Desires - The Resistance Freeland - Under Control - Cope Jónsi - Boy Lilikoi Basement Jaxx - Raindrops - Scars Tommy Reilly - Grab Me By the Collar (Unicorn Kid Remix) Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone - Ready For The Weekend Clint Mansell - Sacrifice - Moon OST Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n Stuff (Featuring Rob Swire) - For Lack of a Better Name Bloc Party - One Month Off - Intimacy School of Seven Bells - Connjur - Alpinisms Placebo - Breathe Underwater - Battle For The Sun Chase & Status - End Credits Thanks for listening, and be sure to tune in for our first show of 2010 on 5th January which will be choc-full of all the music we didn't have time for this week and some brand-new features! |
| Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 | ||
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rocksfall [ ladyiolanthe ] |
6:17p | Throwing it out there - a reunion of sorts? So, vess and I were chatting yesterday and we kind of thought it could be fun to have a reunion of gamer friends, since it is so hard to see everyone in person these days (although we're pretty good about keeping in touch online). It is a very vague and nebulous possibility at the moment, but I thought I'd throw it out there to see how many of you are interested (xypharan seems to be).So, for the moment - are you for or against such a thing? If for, when do you think would be a good time to do it? I know some of us are just getting established, expecting a baby soon or may be short on funds due to school etc. and it may be a while before we're all able to go somewhere to hang out and play tabletop games and watch movies and talk and socialize and whatever. Would later in 2010 be realistic, or are we better off thinking in terms of summer 2011 (or another year)? If for, where do you think it would be good to do it? I was thinking somewhere in Ontario, because it's central, flights may be cheaper/easier to get for the far-flung friends such as myself and international people, and a lot of former gamer friends currently live somewhere in Ontario. If for, what sorts of activities do you see us doing? It would be good to have some family-friendly stuff for people with kids. Current Mood:  curious |
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rosabella |
8:26p | Bleurgh First day back at work after Christmas today - was there bright and early, first one in this morning, as I was up early to say g'bye to family. Morning went fine, fairly busy, but okay, but then suddenly at about 12.30 I was hit with a wave of nausea that had me running to the loo. Didn't actually vomit, but sat and retched for a while, then found I was dizzy when I tried getting up. When I felt able, I got up and staggered to a chair and sat with my head between my knees for a while, but my head didn't clear, so I apologised to people, got my stuff and went home. Took a while, 'cause I was all light-headed/dizzy with intermittent waves of nausea, and feeling really weak and wobbly. Duncan came round shortly after I got home and kept me company as I curled up on the sofa with a bucket, and I'm really glad he did - helped distract me from feeling so foul. I'm feeling a lot better now than I was, the dizziness has gone, although my head still feels a bit odd, and my tummy's just feeling unsettled rather than nauseous - I've eaten, and it's stayed down fine. Developed a headache, but it's not too bad. Hoping it'll pass by tomorrow and I'll be good for work - I feel really bad taking the first day off after Christmas, especially when Cerian's on holiday, but I really couldn't stay feeling like that. 'Twas weird, I've not known a tummy bug come on so suddenly before, and I've never had dizziness with one before. I've not had any diarrhoea or vomiting (although for a while it would have been a relief to vomit), so I don't know if it even was a tummy bug. I wasn't feeling great before the nausea, but it was pain rather than illness, and it had a clear cause (went for a walk with family yesterday, was fine at the time, but hurting a lot by night-time), so it seems unlikely to have been related. The weakness can go hand in hand with the pain sometimes, but not nausea and dizzies. (No, it's very unlikely I'm pregnant. Implant has most of a year to go still. If the nausea happens again I'll do a test to be sure, though.) Think I'll go to bed soon, hopefully sleep the rest of it off. |
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xypharan |
3:01p | Tonight, Tonight ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) Current Mood:  cheerful |
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lee_chaos |
6:49p | Show With No Name live from 8pm tonight! anti_girl and I have braved the floods, snow and general poopy weather and will be LIVE on Stroud FM tonight from 8pm-10pm with our round-up of 2009 - Drop us an email on showwithnoname@live.co.uk and join the fun! |
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rocksfall [ curtana ] |
1:39p | More SK-D2 stuff Hope you're all enjoying your holidays! I've gotten some info from most of you vis a vis your character concepts; if you haven't already sent me something about your character, even if it's just brainstorming some ideas, please do so I have something to work from. As it's going to be a fairly short game, I don't need a huge background for these characters, unless of course you feel inspired to write one - a few paragraphs and your character sheet will be sufficient. I'm willing to help hunt down interesting prestige classes for people who want them, so let me know if you have an idea in mind and I'll see if I can find a prestige class that works with your concept. It would also be helpful to me if you can think up 3-5 NPCs that your character would likely interact with on a regular basis. These would ideally be based on D2 NPCs, but I'm willing to make up a totally new character if it's absolutely necessary. So for instance, Gladiator!Dom could still have been trained by Halden, except that now Halden's the pitboss at the arena or whatever. Slave!Ysa could have been owned by Verity, instead of just being her paramour. If you have an idea how a given NPC would be changed based on the setting, feel free to throw those ideas at me and I'll see if they work with what I already have in mind. For whatever reason (heh) there have been several questions about poisons. There is a skill, Craft: poisonmaking, in the Book of Vile Darkness, and I'll be using those rules, so take some ranks in that skill if you want to know how to make and use poisons. Also, I know there are at least a couple of you where, based on your concepts, it may not make sense for you to have a ton of magic items - if you're a slave, for instance, or just really poor. If this is the case for you and I haven't talked to you about it yet, please let me know and we'll work out a different arrangement. For instance, I might give you extra levels instead of starting gold, or some special power(s) instead. |
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missyfern |
3:56p | |
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raggedy_man |
7:01a | Small thoughts and random pieces Some random thoughts |
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freakwoman |
12:54p | ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Well, Stephen and I have redone the apartment. A friend came and helped us move the fridge and wardrobes out into the room where we used to sleep, and we moved the bed out into the living room, with the intention of just moving it into an upright slot in the storage room when company comes. It makes the rest of the place seem much bigger, but its taking some getting used to as well. Of course the big issue is finding a place for all our junk. My computer died right before christmas, the graphics card went on it. I picked up a desk top - its much bigger but was cheaper for better. We didn't get all our gifts out in time again this year. The big family box and Hazel and Ian's box are still waiting. I also have a box of snacks for C and some odds and ends to send to Ali, Heather, and Rae that I need to get off as well. Whew. I found a birthing clinic here after all - its not as natural as I would like but its closer, so I will go in next week and see if they have a vacancy. I am the kind of crazy person who plans everything super far ahead, so I am starting to get in a whirl about making sure we have everything. My sister in law, my mom, my other mom, and some friends whose family members have just had babies are sending some hand me downs, which is awesome. Guh. Enough avoidance, I need to go and start to diminish the mountain that is where the couch should be. |
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deathboy |
12:18a | SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME OH GOD THE SHAME Having used the Mac all Christmas (visiting parents, not taking two laptops for the sake of it, need the Apple to work over the holiday), I just got home and within ten minutes of firing up my beloved PC laptop, I did knowingly, and flagrantly: * Paw at the track pad with two fingers, attempting an Apple scroll in full public view * Press two fingers on the pad and click upon the left mouse button to attempt a right-click, without a current license * With malice of forethought, I did viciously Hit ALT-T in Firefox to open a new tab, clawing for the absent Apple-key I sicken myself. I am going to take myself outside and have a very stern drink and a cigarette and think about what I've done. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! HANGING'S TOO GOOD FOR ME! (the wife is disgusted and thinks I'm going to start listening to Damien Rice, apparently) |
| Monday, December 28th, 2009 | ||
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kobold |
3:42p | Hey, Christians? Is there a contest to win Randy back to Jesus? If so, I really hope the prize is awesome. This shit is getting old. |
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grrm |
12:52p | Just a Reminder The end-of-the-year book sale ends when 2009 does. So there's only a few days left to pick up signed hardcovers of INSIDE STRAIGHT, TUF VOYAGING, and WINDHAVEN at bargain prices. (See my post of December 8 for details).    Going, going... |
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bouteillebleu |
5:39p | First impressions of Windows 7 (and some stuff that really isn't its fault) Helped parents install Windows 7 on their laptop yesterday, by which I mean my brother and I installed it and occasionally told parents useful things about it when they came past. Things I like about it: - Plug and Play is what it says. Printer worked, mouse worked, scanner had to be searched for but didn't take very long. Only thing we had some problems with was the ADSL USB modem, of which more later. - Internet access via ad-hoc network worked straight away with no need to change settings - just plugged the ethernet cable into its network port and it picked up the network and was happy. (More on this later, though.) - UAC much improved since Vista and Win2K8 Server - it's more akin to the popups that one of the spyware blockers I use has, which tell you when something is trying to install or run that you might not have expected. In general it looks like the operating system's grown up and really quite nice. The not-so-fun has been today's attempt to get our Thomson Speedtouch 330 USB ADSL modem playing nice with 64-bit Windows 7. There are no drivers for Windows 7 in general or the 64-bit version in particular; we made two initial attempts, first with the drivers that came with the product (no go) and second with the 32-bit Vista drivers (also no go). A workaround on Technet looked promising but led to blue-screening every time we plugged the modem in. Finally, another workaround on Technet gave us a working setup and a connection that would actually work! Hurrah! Except now the Win7 laptop can't see the internet connection through the network like it could before, and I have no idea how to sort this. FAKE EDIT: Brother has copied over the settings we had on parents' old laptop (for when it was using Internet Connection Sharing) and applied them to the LAN connection on the new one and it works fine. Huzzah! I still think things might have been easier with an ethernet-based ADSL modem/router, but at least the duct tape on this setup is now in all the right places. :) |
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grrm |
9:56a | Life Is... ... meaningless and full of pain... but sometimes it gives you an unexpected gift. The Giants game was a disgrace. Bill Sheridan has to go. How he could destroy the Giants defense in a single year, when he had all the players Steve Spagnuolo had and then some, is a mystery for the ages. And the Jets... well, yeah, I'm glad they got the W, but really... call me old school, but I believe a team should play hard every week, no matter what. What Caldwell did was a disgrace. A nice late Xmas present for Gang Green, sure, but all the other teams contending for the AFC wild card must be steaming, and Peyton and the other Colts first-stringers looked none too happy on the sidelines either. I would not be the least surprised if the Happy Horseshoes make an early exit from the playoffs after this. Disgraceful. Meanwhile, back in the Meadowlands, I can only hope that the final Jets home game in Giants Stadium has a happier result than the final Giants home game. Current Mood:  disappointed |
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