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Milano

July 31st 2005

airports are rubbish. At best they are chaotic and hectic, with more running round like a headless chicken followed by sitting waiting for ages. At worst (like when your flight is delayed 2 hours and you might miss your connecting flight, they are truely terrible. I’m flying with bmi back to the Uk. My connecting [...]

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Genius reading!

July 28th 2005

Im a big fan of Lycaeum.org, but this is brilliant reading…I was overcome by the impression that I was shooting a 50-foot wide white-hot laser beam from my penis Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very [...]

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Overheard

July 28th 2005

I love snippets of overheard commnats. I was in the cinema once and the girl behind me told her bloke “no – mother siad never put anything in your mouth which might have swum up the Themes”. Never did find out what they were talking about, however I love Overheardinnbewyork.com It also ties up wth [...]

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Coldplay

July 28th 2005

I appear to have had an irrational hatred of coldplay. I’ve always dismissed them, even when Yellow first came out (I think this was something to do with breaking up with K. and the whole musical association thing), however this morning I was rtigging up a new set of speakers for my dad, and Parachutes [...]

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Super Mega Bitch from Hell!

July 26th 2005

Do you remember that I blogged about Super Mega Bitch From Hell (the greatest phrase ever). Whilst tidying my log files I discovered that somebody had typed that into google, and found cwd! I wonder if it was the super mega bitch from hell herself? Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget [...]

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Monday just cant stay away,

July 25th 2005

lazy days which are full of hard work – a juxtaposition which I have trouble resolving. I got up fairly early (for me) and eventualy cast out my demons (coffee help, now I understand F.’s early morning horrors). Into a kyak for 9:30 (inc half a mile carrying the damned thing across the tidal bay) [...]

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Weekend Fun

July 24th 2005

Just what I needed – a weekend off from the world. No corporateness (infact it is positivly frowned upon), no girls (save the ones that are all ready married or old friends), no expences (I’ve found dinner and arrived with a case of beer and a birthday present) and good weather. The first night here [...]

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Theater photos

July 22nd 2005

Several of my photos of Two Women and a Chair appear on the Not Now Theater website. Uncreditted too! The theiing wenches Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Geek Tattoos

July 22nd 2005

Im still toying with the idea of being tattood, but this is really beutiful. I don’t things my back/love handles/arse would carry it off though Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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I llove the idea

July 22nd 2005

Scigen generates random computer science papers – and some of them have even been accepted into conferences! Brilliant! Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Bullshit

July 22nd 2005

I’m a big fan of undereducation, overstated unthoughtthough statement, and so I’m going to jump right in there are call this Bullshit. “More and more independent analysts and leading companies find that Windows Server System outperforms Linux on TCO, reliability, security, and indemnification. Get the facts, and make the decision that’s right for your business.” [...]

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Another great word

July 22nd 2005

It has been suggested that I should have attempted to churpse the French girls on the train. Coulda, shoulda, woulda etc etc. I was tired. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Great idea

July 22nd 2005

Having summaries at the beginning of chapters.. “IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT IS ONLY TOO GLAD TO GET OFF WITH THE LOSS OF HIS SHOES” Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Today

July 21st 2005

Long day,travelled to scotland,met friends for dinner,learned some home truths,got enveloped in a gaggle of french girls on the train back.So tired i could cry. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Chocolate

July 21st 2005

Bombs or no bombs, theres always chocolate Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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ICE campaign update

July 21st 2005

ICE is such a good idea – and yet it appears that people have hyjaked it. Come on you fucking brain dead morons – learn something about technology! Adding an entry to your phone will not cause virii! You retarded idiots. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a [...]

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Bbreaking news…

July 21st 2005

It appears the tube is being evacuated after an incident. Unfull story on news.bbc.co.uk Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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BME moved and censored

July 21st 2005

Shooking news. Not werk safe, not for everybody, but an excellent resource. “Censorship reflects society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.” Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important [...]

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Danelope

July 21st 2005

Its official – we like Danelope and his goodly linking. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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The Daily Express

July 21st 2005

What a shit paper. Some british soldiers are being charged with war crimes, which if they are guilty is what should happen. And what does the Express has to say about such things? “Just weeks after the London bommbings…” What the fuck has that got to do with anything. Go on Daily Express, line up [...]

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The roof, the roof, the roof is …

July 21st 2005

…Too low! The Culberts have my sympathy. If your roof is too low, then surely you should be able to sort it out. Dangerous president my arse. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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First maps, then Earth, now the Moon!

July 20th 2005

Google might be owning the Universe next I suspect. Check out moon.google.com Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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The best phrase ever?

July 20th 2005

I was talking to a bloke from work last night, recounting about being told I couldn’t dance and he came out witht the greatest phrase ever. Slightly childish, offencive without being too crude, a brilliant put down. “She said what? The cow – tell her she’s a “super mega bitch from hell” and you’d rather [...]

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Surely not!

July 20th 2005

Brave words from Ken, especially in these times. I’ve not read the full articel yet, but I can’t help thinking that “cause and effect” comes to minds. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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House music

July 20th 2005

Jesus i love house music. My new neighbors above me are stomping about (gits) but playing French Kiss by Lill Louis. They were playing stella by jam and spoon, which ive niot heard in ages. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling [...]

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Oh the shame

July 20th 2005

I come home after one too many gins, wander around the interweb, chat to somebody to bares a striking resembalence to my ex (coincidence – honest – I wander wandering profiles) and file in an online test thingy. What does it say … You are a.. GEEK! You love fantasy, Everquest,games, possibly have emo-ish tendencies, [...]

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Penguins

July 19th 2005

Who doesn’t love penguins. Like old men in velvet jackets they a proud and stoic creatures. There are however Evil Penguins such as Pengor “Greetings puny humans. You are reading the day-to-day account of one super-intelligent penguin’s attempts to take over the world and free the oppressed penguin masses. Penguin Liberation or death! Send more [...]

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No!

July 19th 2005

First the lovely Miss Holmes is set to marry the crazy drawf, and now he ever lovely Miss Bullock is set to wed! Curse and damnation, must be the time of year or something. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The [...]

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Streaming mp3s

July 18th 2005

I’ve been meaning to set up my old box as a house streaming mechanism, but finally I have apage on how to do numerous streaming solutions for linux. Yay for distrobuted streaming music. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic [...]

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sKeyboard of the future

July 18th 2005

i want an Optimus. Shiny, sexy, geek yet practical. Will also unleash the idea of a Keyboard Saver. And some sort of Dance Dance Revolusion type game too i imagine. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two [...]

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Blogjam

July 18th 2005

Once again blogjam makes me laugh out loud in the office, and cau people to know I’m not actually working on their damned design document, but reading about food. “Unless, of course, I get funding for my next project, a movie called Supersize Moi, in which I document how my body reacts to eating at [...]

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Long day

July 18th 2005

I hate days where you keep looking at the clock, and only 7 minutes has passed since you last looked at the damned thing. The first few hours of today flew by, and this afternoon is dragging terribly. Of all thinks I need today, a hug is at the top of the heap. Possibly Related [...]

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A weekend wasted…

July 17th 2005

..is not a wasted weekend! Traveled down the country, lay in the sun, partied, travelling back now on the train (yay for wireless train access) I’ve finally had time to rebuild some of the stuff I broke last week. Common functions are now working, not that you’ll have seen much lack of functionality, but it [...]

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The best toy ever!

July 15th 2005

Google Earth is just amazing. I have never, ever, sen anything like this before. It’s better than any map, and CD, just about anything. Even. Eliquent I am not, but excited I am. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic [...]

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Prayer no aid to heart patients

July 15th 2005

I can’t say I’m that surprised but its a shame really, I’d have loved it to be true. A blob of faith can do you no harm. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Choice and the modern world

July 14th 2005

Is having too many choices bewildering and less satisfying? I once compiled a list of differences (grossly overblown and stereotyping badly – but hey its me) between Northerners and Southerners. One thing was that Southerners were always looking for “the best” be that sandwiches, cheese, beers, hollidays etc etc. Thus when what they got was [...]

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