| help a lonely orange! |
[Nov. 20th, 2009|11:19 am] |
is anyone in the bottom end of town 6:15-7:30 tonight and wanting to help me kill an hour before my 7:40 train down south? maybe a beer in the station or the pub just round the corner?
anyone?
don't make me read takeabreak! |
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[Nov. 18th, 2009|04:47 pm] |
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ooo I just remembered the existence of 'ask a ninja'
I'm going to have to hit you tube to watch some tonight! |
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[Nov. 16th, 2009|12:50 pm] |
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Good Morning children. Are we sitting comfortably? Good then I'll begin.
I had a mostly quiet weekend, rumbling around the strange borderland of lazy and productive. I played a lot of WoW but also found myself on a train into town at 10:40 on Saturday morning. To buy new work shoes. Success. They're *very* tedious. I also ended up buying Fuzzy a hoodie as he only appears to own t-shirts so has been getting quite cold around the house (despite all the fur). Bumped into Lisa and Ian in Morrisons so the journey home was super taxi good.
When I got home I cleaned the bathroom shelf. This was no small task! it was very ick and knee deep in half empty toothpaste containers. I also allowed a Mr Ainsley Harriot to assist me in cooking some oriental noodly dish that was tasty - mmmm - both sweet and spicy :D (the Ainsley cooking kits are £2.50 and currently on buy one get one free - good value imho)
Later on Red and Beckie came round and we drank wine, vodka and cider (including a pre-midnight co-op dash for more boozes) it was probably messy. we watched Moulin Rouge (cos Beckie remembered hating it but wasn't sure why seeing as all things considered it has 'beckie friendly' written on it in big letters and then conceded that she really did like it upon a second viewing and must have just watched it with someone who hated it last time thus soaking up the hate from them) then we watched all the songs from cabaret (cos my copy on dvd has that as an easy option - diddly diddly dee!) and then I think beckie crashed out and me and Red slept through most of Chicago - looks fascinating so I shall have to watch that properly.
Hangover of doom on Sunday. Fed Red then locked myself in my cave to level my DeathKnight for a bit :)
One thing I did enjoy on Saturday afternoon was listening to music whilst playing WoW (I don't get to if I'm playing with D as it gets in the way of the SKYPE making it hard to hear what people are saying) I went through the folk music on my hard drive and remembered my love of it especially this song:
( the Dalesman's Litany )
Later, this week should bring fondue and games with Johnny, Tim and Jen. Woo! :D nom. |
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| other other rather marvellous news |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|04:03 pm] |
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We appear to have acquired the Saturday portion of the Amalgamation festival on 21st Nov at the club - this runs til 10:30 so people can then go to wendyhouse (or Juvenile Hall ;-) ) afterwards. Go to this! it will be good - there are some very interesting bands on the bill!
the only downside to this is I'm now TWICE as pissed off that I can't go - I'm at a wedding in Coventry - I was looking forward to seeing old friends (*waves at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) markeris*) but alas no.
also don't forget Rome Burns and The Men Who Won't Be Blamed for Nothing* are playing at Flock on 4th Dec - woo!
*a steampunk band with a member of creaming jesus - how bizzare! :) |
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| friday afternoon whinging. |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|03:27 pm] |
gah how have I managed to depress/stress myself just in time for the weekend.
I'm sure the stuff you do that's supposed to be fun shouldn't be stressful and full of compromise :(
*goes down the garden to eat worms*
in other news looks like I have a wedding to go to in the south of france next June. win!! although expensive win. |
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[Nov. 13th, 2009|09:08 am] |
OMG
whereas previously this had passed me by I think I need it now. damn it's a shame most of it is pish. actually I don't think I could own it because if anyone tried to sing 'china in your hands' in my house I think I'd punch them...
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| in short and cronological |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|11:42 am] |
Whitby Ace
(Cottage Distant
DV8/0s Subdued
GiG Joyous
Zombina Rockin'
EdenHouse Shimmery
Hangover Immense
Cabaret Cacophanous
Weather Extreme!
Magpie Tasty
Football Cancelled
Laughton's Bouncy
Beckie Wayward
Walk Pleasing
Maffball Aural
Beachparty Curtailed
Cottage Vacated)
Orange Tired
Work Dull
Brummies Present
Muse STUNNING
Supertram Handy
Fireworks Eminent
Curry Enticing
Flock Beckoning
Sleep Needed
more later when my brain is plugged in |
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[Nov. 4th, 2009|01:37 pm] |
TKD is cancelled on Thursday (boo wish I'd gone last night now but I was knacked after whitby) as it's bonfire night - this means I shall be endeavouring to organise a cheap curry at seven spices in woodhouse afterwards. woo!
any takers?
Edit: bonfire will be lit at 7 and the fireworks are at 7:30 |
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| pre-whitby communication failure! |
[Oct. 29th, 2009|11:17 am] |
gah my phone hasn't been recieving texts for a couple of days as it was full and it doesn't actually bother telling you! have just got about 30 texts and am now having to organise like the wind!
office leave t -17 minutes.
woo! |
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[Oct. 28th, 2009|09:47 am] |
I nicked this post from alixandrea
it's a postman writing about the current issues and makes for very interesting reading.
a postie's eye view
I hadn't read much about the current strike and I have to say that this was exactly what I was expecting to be the case. I don't know how accurate the stuff in this blog is but I have to say it rings true with what I expected and what I know from working in the direct mail industry. I suppose I'm posting it cos I get *really* tired of people who paint strikers like they're just doing it to be greedy or to piss them off without thinking of what the reasons may be. |
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[Oct. 27th, 2009|05:13 pm] |
gah I appear to be growing 2 gigantic lumpy whitby spots. at this rate I'll have to change my saturday theme from zombie to john merrick.
boo!
EDIT: make that 3.
*sobs* |
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[Oct. 27th, 2009|02:59 pm] |
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Before I forget I thought I'd mention that it's Saturday I'm planning to go see the Burlesque and Cabaret at Whitby not Friday as I originally thought - I'd like to see Eden House to see what all the fuss is about and of course it's Grooving in Green on the Friday too. This does mean I'm in danger of missing Rhombus on the Saturday but I suspect I'll just have to live with that - I'll try and get to see some of them before popping next door. |
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[Oct. 23rd, 2009|03:16 pm] |
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hmm some of my weekend plans are becoming scuppered by the inability of our SAP system to deal with the clocks going back! you'd think they'd be able to manage stuff like this now - it's not like it's an odd thing that only happens in england! |
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| get away from her you bitch! |
[Oct. 22nd, 2009|01:10 pm] |
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it's DV80s tomorrow at the club. Utterly marvellous 80s nonsense! if you're in the west yorkshire area and not engaged in sexual congress with a wallaby tomorrow night you should definitely come along! even better than that it's action movie themed with prizes and stuff :)
Poll #1474740
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22DV80s? |
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[Oct. 22nd, 2009|10:41 am] |
yeeeee! whitby soon! yee! 3.5 days off work! yeee!
just gotta survive til then without poking anyone in the eye or destroying nations.
last week's annoying little constant cough is back. curse you students and your many and varied germs!
hmm - weekend is hectic with night's out, parties, wedding and work - when will I pack?!
how are *you*? |
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| atchooooo! |
[Oct. 19th, 2009|09:37 am] |
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Am all burny red-eyed and sneezy again today (and was yesterday too) BAH! It's bloody October! There are no flowers! The pollen is a lie! A LIE!!!!
Weekend has been mostly sedate. I manage to have a nice cheap night on Friday - not even indulging in takeaway - and playing WOW with Daevid. Scrimptastic.
Then I woke with a strange and disquietening sense of purpose on Saturday morning at 9am. I *almost* went out for a run! Blimey. Instead I spent 2 hours tidying my bedroom. It still probably has an hour or mores worth to go but hey it was a start and I've sorted through my clothes pre-whitby. Later on we tidied the house. It was pretty epic. We even vacuumed the hall. Go us! Cleantastic.
Kath and Suz came over on Saturday night and we headed out to Wendy House. It was a good night although I didn't even do a circuit and visit the mutate room - the fair Lady Tinks was out (with Dave and the knitted hallowe'en mask she'd made him.) Elise was suitably 'henny' with glowstick necklace rather than L plates. And it was nice to catch up with Vixen and James who also hadn't been there in ages - coincitastic!
And I did not deserve the bloody hangover I had on Sunday. Given I had 5.5 pints all night. Bah! That's not really that much for me - I must be losing my touch! Felt appalling yesterday and didn't surface till 12:30 - spent the rest of the day hiding in my computer room groaning :( No Sheep for me. Talking of which - Sally and Paul have had their baby - Joshua - well done chaps! Childbirthtastic!
This week I shall mostly be policing my tidy house tutting at Alaistair and doing very little of importance! Ligtastic! |
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| Just in case anyone is interested |
[Oct. 15th, 2009|04:00 pm] |
Here's my set list from Sunday
8-8:30
Schmoof - Warm Electro
La Roux - Bulletproof
Ladytron - Runaway
IAMX - Think of England
Covenant - Dead Stars
Icon of Coil - Come Alive
Apoptygma Bezerk - Kathy's Song
9-9:30
All About Eve - In the Clouds
The Mission - Like a Hurricane
Fields of the Nephilim - Power
Nine Inch Nails - Wish
Ministry - Stigmata
Marilyn Manson - Rock is Dead
Muse - Uprising
not super inspired - was mostly working on carrying rythms through stuff (esp power -> wish)
and yet again I failed to shoehorn Iron Maiden into there anywhere! |
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| in which our heroine doesn't die in bed of a burning television |
[Oct. 15th, 2009|11:13 am] |
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What ho!
how are *you*?
The weekend was nice. On Friday night we eschewed light night in favour of staying in trying to get warm and eating a curry. I was freezing for some reason and ended up huddled under a blanket as we watched Tokyo Gore Police much to Fuzzy and Al's amusement. Bah!
On Saturday I sorted out my DJ set for sunday and then D and I headed in to town. We made the mistake of going to Primark. I still don't 'get' the place - it's like a bomb has gone off in a bad taste factory and then they make you queue for hours to pay for flimsy scraps of material stuck together with the spit of underpaid chinese peasants. I abandoned my pink jammies after 5 minutes of standing in a non-moving queue as it was revealed the tills kept crashing. Bah. I have learnt my lesson. If I ever go in there again it'll be on a week day! If I do...
On Saturday night we headed out to the Mata Hari Club upstairs at santiago. Most pleasant! fetishman, whiteivy and co were there too - nice to catch up with them all. Nearly got a hula hoop to the teeth from one of the performers but survived intact :)
had planned a nice lazy day on Sunday. We had continental breakfast (meat! cheese! woo!) in bed whilst watching the Princess Bride. Then nodded off for a bit and were very rudely awoken by a loud electrical crackling noise coming from the telly (which had been switched off not put onto standby) which was belching smoke. panic!! the electrical burning smell was horrid and got everywhere. was afraid to leave the tv alone as it had still produced fronds of smoke some time after being switched off. eventually once I'd reassured myself it wasn't going to burst into flames from internal smouldering I had to have a bath to get the electrical smell out of my hair. still felt a need to keep checking in on the thing through out the day. even with all my windows open it was hard to shift the smell. yak.
We had tea at Fuji Hiro before heading to the club. Was relieved to get in and check that the one burnt cd I'd bought with me did work and that none of my original cds were skippy. DJing went smoothly and I can report that odd dance-floor success was achieved by Muse's Uprising even if Jack did forget to play the other Dr Who themed song after it like I'd suggested :P Of course my first non-disaterous djing was not witnessed by Paul or many of my chums so no doubt they'll just pretend it never happened :P
This week has been mostly unremarkable (well apart from shygoth getting to level 63 in wow after less than 2 weeks playing - wtf?!?) with the major exception of Fuzzy coming off his bike on Tuesday night. He's mostly unharmed but in a lot of pain from the impact of flying. poor fluff! The bike is totalled too. :(
Got called up by the Doctor's the other day and told to make an appointment as more blood tests had come back. Turns out I'm severely vitamin D deficient. bums. Whilst I eat liver and oily fish (not together - blee) I haven't really eaten them much recently but I do tend to eat a lot of eggs at times. Turns out the big killer with vitamin D though is sunlight. I need to go out and spend more time uncovered in the sunlight. What a great thing to find out in October...
orange over and out. |
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