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What a lovely quote…

May 31st 2006

Who can believe that there is such a thing as…Croquet’s dark side. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Pictures of IKB

May 31st 2006

The BBC has a piece on Rare Brunel photographs revealed,  it’s amazing when you see the size of the chains, and the sheer man power required, dwarfs and of the geekry we do these days. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Pixel pulling

May 31st 2006

Many many years ago (circa 1987) I used to use Delux Paint II to push pixels around and make pictures.  As magic as Photoshop is (and it is amazing) but sometimes you need something very simple to poke indevidual pixels around.  pixen comes in very handy for this, and it’s open source, like all good [...]

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Bloody bloody fucking DSL!

May 31st 2006

Right – I’ve finally got an internet connection up and running, so I’m not suck lieing on the floor with this back with nothing to to.  A computer without in internet connection is most dispressing item, bcause you can’t get hold of any new fun things like programs.  So, everyday that my internet router spent [...]

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The back is back

May 29th 2006

OK, the op went ok, and I’m out of hospital. Having internet conection problems so limited posting over the next few days I imagine. I’m also still pretty wobbily and in quite a bit of pain, so fixing Wanadoo wifi is the last thing on my mind right now. More news as and when I’m [...]

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Gone for a little bit

May 26th 2006

Posted from hospital bed via mobile. I might be offline quite a bit,ive had some surgery and will be laid up for a while.Nothing serious,just getting my life back on track. News as and when i can get away with using my phone. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike [...]

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Gig?

May 25th 2006

I suspect that this might be the antidote to Britney Spears.RATTLED BY THE RUSH:Live harsh Noise and Power Electronics. Newcastle may 27th. “Harsh, agonizing, relentless noise. Total Hell. (Filthy Turd/Romance collaboration) ” Count me in. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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make your own glass beads

May 25th 2006

Found somehwere on the interweb, probably through makeBlog I imagine, theres a really interesting article about how to make youe own glass beads form powdered glass. I have a blowtorch and a some spare time, let the industry begin. For those with a creditcard, you can buy them at their online ethictradeshop because they are [...]

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Spamotry

May 24th 2006

Like poetry, but found on spam to try and decive spam filters.  I got this today, offering penis enlarging creams. “He would have to hope. bullyboy attitude But not now. “I’d like some different paper, if you could get it,»he said when she came back to put the typewriter and paper on the board. Her [...]

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Why why why people?

May 24th 2006

I saw this Ban on volunteers issuing condoms on another blog, and it made me think.  Is there any reason at all why condoms should be with held from anybody?  The only arguments I’ve heard so far were “it incourages people to have sex because it’s like saying it’s ok” and “It is wrong in [...]

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I got pimped!

May 24th 2006

Yes – the Pimped Jelly Tot got posted on Pimp My Snack! It’s wank, but hey – its up. Next: Giant Rice Crispy Square! Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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All Tomorrows Parties – the final story

May 23rd 2006

So, this weekend, despite being 5 days away from spinal surgery, I set off to the other end of the contry with own, Nats, Chris, Daz and Maebh to All Tomorrow Parties, a festival held in a Pontins Holiday Camp. Never ever go to Pontins unless it is to ATP. It is ultra-shit. Anyway: Friday. [...]

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So tired

May 22nd 2006

Will post ATP news and photos tomorrow night when my eyes aren’t crossed. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Coldclimate is…

May 19th 2006

…On holiday for a few days at All Tomorrows Parties.Updates not likely. Drive carefully.Dont take sweets from strangers.Do talk to strangers though.Dont run with pointy things.Hug somebody.Eat something youve not tried before. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Last minute tickets!

May 18th 2006

Last minute tickets to asee the Futureheads and Fieldmusic? In ntheir home town(ish)? Tonight? I shall go to the ball! Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Comic book goodness

May 18th 2006

I’ve just finished reading The Originals, a brilliant non-superhero, non-scifi- black and white comic. It’s sort of like Quadrophenia, set in the future, but very very stylish, with 1940′s gangster overtones. Brilliant stuff! Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Nice trick!

May 18th 2006

Here’s a clever litte idea – type http://gabbly.comin front of any web address and it will work out who has done the same thing, and let you chat! for example http://gabbly.com/news.bbc.co.uk. Genius non? Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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High Fidelity

May 17th 2006

Just occationally you rememebr how much you love certain films, even when you find it half way through, on bbc three, and you still watch it because High Fidelity will teach you more about music, love, girls, blokes and fighting that you shall ever really need. Not to mention it’s amazing soundtrack and it’s also [...]

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Interview with Amazon’s Top Monkey

May 17th 2006

It’s amazing how bad some IT “solutions” can be, and quite hoe amazing some are. I don’t question Amazon’s site, because it’s just brillaint (though I did once tell me “People who bought your book [a geeky textbook] also bough A Hand in the Bush: the Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting). Anyway, there’s an interview [...]

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Note to self

May 16th 2006

Do not chew up a mouth full of refreshers and wash them down with hot tea. The resulting foamy explosion from your face will make you look like an idiot. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Megatexturing

May 16th 2006

I’ve not had time to read it yet but megatexturing seems to be an interesting concept. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Misinturpretation and computer mediated communication

May 16th 2006

Years and years ago I wrote an essay on the same subject but it appears that this week the Christian Science Monitor (which is surprisingly good I find) has an article on why emails are so often misunderstood. I have a greenfly in my eye. Actually I have greenfly smeared in my eye, because I [...]

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When I grow up

May 15th 2006

I’d love a pair of wings like these. I’m not sure I could pull them off, but you never know. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Pimp my jellytot

May 15th 2006

I’m facinated with Pimp my snack so I set out to make my own! Yes – it’s the Pimped Jelly Tot! Total disater, but the most fun I’ve had with 4 quid since I.. erm.. never mind. I’ve submitted it for the website, but I don;’t think it will get in. Anyway – you will [...]

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Weekend manouvers

May 14th 2006

The phrase “Weekend manouvers” always makes me thing of Pete Tong on radio1, but long gone are my days of clubbing. Beleive it or not 24 is actually getting on towards too old. Come 2am, I just want to curl into my be, preferably with a cup of tea. Sad huh? Anyway, this weekend I’ve [...]

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A new level of filth

May 11th 2006

Aparently I already get banned by most of the monitoring softwaree (H. told me on the phone her school brands my site as “too close to pornography”) so lets just make sure by linking to in comic genius that is Pumpkin Porn. Noow if that wasn’t rude enough how about some Dildo Art! Yes, you [...]

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Word to your mother

May 10th 2006

This is brilliant. Worryingly I kept finding myself jigging around as I lay on the floor watching the Evolution of Dance hosted on youtube and thus rubbish streaming Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Crazy world

May 10th 2006

It turns out the park wardens (hence forth known as “park Nazis”) are right up there with “parking Nazis” and insurence Nazis for being jobsworthy wankers. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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Travels with my frame

May 9th 2006

I’ve finally got round to posting last weekend photos roughly know as Travels with my frame. The pink coated girl (the coat is pink, not she has been dipped in something) is ourLass, the beers are in The Tyne, The river is also a Tyne, and the mills are Baltic and Old (respectivly). The kebab [...]

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UFO’s!

May 7th 2006

The evening after I dream very vividly about me and my dad watching UFO’s flying over my house and landing in the field, the BBC has a story about UFO study finds no sign of aliens. Rubbish. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp [...]

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A long weekend

May 7th 2006

I left the office at hallf one on the friday, feeling a little guity that I’ve left and a bunch of people people are heading into a really rough weekend. Via trains, planes and a taxi, I landed in the middle of Paris to stay in a rather nice little hotel in the middle of [...]

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Bollocks Bollocks Bollocks rats cocks!

May 1st 2006

I’ve just found myself laughing at Quote Unquote on Radio4. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck. Possibly Related Posts: Stuck at werk Ah ha! Harp playing Lisa Simpsonalike rocks my world PLAY-DOH aftershave? Pimp my browser

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