On Sunday morning, I'd arranged to meet up with a few friends in London.
( Waited for a bit )
( Got told off for wearing an XKCD t-shirt )
( Went to the Imperial War Museum's main hall )
( ... then went into the basement )
( Beer, Batman (no spoilers), Beer )
Woah. That's around a thousand words. I never write that much.
[1]If I ever have a weekend without any plans (not had one free since before Easter) I ought to go down to the Science Museum, and have a go at drawing some of their sketching steam engines.
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| 2008-07-21 16:55 |
| A quick tour of a dented Dave |
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I just realised how many little bumps and scrapes I've picked up in the last couple of weeks, in the cause of having fun.
Slightly sunburned cheeks: Two Saturdays in Windy Brighton.
Split nail on left middle finger: Brighton Frizbee related mishap.
Rough skin on top of thumbs: It's a compulsion.
Cut under right thumb: Undoing one of those army style belts. I'd had a couple of scrapes there before and had blamed those stupid ring pull cans. I got a really deep cut from them once at uni.
Bruised side: Gentle poke from Radhs, when I was taking the mick. Must have been harder than I thought.
Scab on shin: Bought a reduced Frizbee as the sun was setting in Reading, and forgot to look out for benches.
Sore feet: Running on stones into the sea. Twice. Then standing up most of Sunday telling comic and film fans about our sort of fandom.
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The tube pulled out of High & I.
I'd given up trying to read the paper. There just wasn't enough room. Even folded in quarters, and held high above the nearest commuter's shoulder. It was rammed in there. I was stuck in the middle of the carriage. There was someone between me and the door, between me and the glass partition, between me and the rear of the carriage, and about three more between me and the ventilation window.
It was hot. And humid. And my waterproof jacket was trapping the heat. So I wriggled a bit and elbowed half a dozen people removing it. Draping it over my left arm, I felt a bit unsteady so grabbed the overhead rail with my right hand, and clutched the paper between my knees.
In fact I was beginning to feel very unsteady. And a little nauseous. I was really grateful for the tiny gusts of cool air that occasionally reached me from the window. I realised I was breathing quite deeply, and loudly through my nose. I decided I was not going to make it to work in one go, and would have to get off at Kings Cross, and sit down for a bit.
But Kings Cross was another few minutes away, and I was really starting to feel the heat. And spots had started swimming in front of my eyes. It was getting harder to catch my breath, and the edges of my vision were stating to go black. I looked at my hand on overhead rail and could see a film of sweat starting to appear. I squatted down on my haunches as that was the closest thing I could do to laying down, and getting the blood back to my head.
The train stopped, and I squeezed past the person by the door, stagered to the benches, sat down and closed my eyes. About 5 or 6 trains later one with some spare seats pulled up, and I got on, and finished travelling into the office.
I haven't had a hangover that bad since new year's. I don't see why it was so bad either. I didn't mix my drinks, stuck to bitters. I had a fair wack of water when I got in, and over 7 hours sleep. Ah well. I feel a bit more human after several cups of coffee, and hot lunch.
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Following an earlier post on visualising social networks. Here's the sky at Dave's.
The galaxy on the top left is work. The few underneath that are fandom. To the left of them is the AAW posters. Above that is the RaW hacks. My old room mates to their left.
The large cluster in the centre is people from school days, with Drama at the top, and family friends to the left.
Lurking at the bottom are the Joinees.
Seen at Andrew Drucker's
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| 2008-06-27 11:17 |
| The 3 things I don't think anyone else on my friends list has done meme. |
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1) Used a loud speaker to separate icing sugar from caster sugar.
2) Worked in a Blacksmith's forge.
3) Been in the commentary booth during an England cricket match.
{edit}
Darn, 2's been done. Let's try going high tech.
2) Created an online tool to keep track of site updates.
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One of the things I remember from school English lessons, is write to your audience. Tailor the tone, content, and level of assumed background knowledge accordingly. The problem is, I don't have an audience in mind for this blog, so I don't really think I've found my "voice".
( Why do I post? )
So what should I write next?
- An alcohol themed linkdump.
- An entry describing the pseudo science on one of the lines in this comic, and why it may make sense
- Another introspective entry titled: "My entire moral foundation is based on vague memories of Saved by the Bell".
- The first entry of my live blogging Dr No.
I'd turn this into a poll, but I don't want to pay for LJ, and think it would be wrong to upgrade to a ad-supported account, and use an ad blocker.{addendum} - A review of Lord of the Rings the musical.
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| 2008-06-05 11:40 |
| Rant against lazy office types |
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Why won't people do anything that requires the slightest effort!
We have a recycling bin for plastic cups in the office. The holes are exactly the same size as the cups so you have to push slightly to get them in. Instead people leave them piling up out of the holes, balanced on the lowest cup, which didn't quite fall in.
And the Photocopier gives clear instructions on the screen, of exactly which door to open, and which dial to turn to remove a paper jam. So why I am the only one who does this?
And worst of all some of the toilets are a bit knackered and require a couple of presses of the flusher. Which many people don't seem to bother with. Yuck.
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| 2008-06-04 17:28 |
| Sherlock Holmes would be proud |
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When Watson told Holmes about some recent scientific discovery, Holmes replied with a statement to the effect that he'd try and forget it as soon as possible, as his mind was a tidy place, and he had no use for this fact.
I was just on the phone and realised that I couldn't recall the name of the person I'd been asked to on a message from. I'd remembered it for long enough to send the message by email, and had promptly forgot it.
Actually forget Holmes. Since I was away from my PC, I felt more like Manfred Macx when he loses his cyberware glasses in Accelerando.
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| 2008-05-19 12:59 |
| Anyone fancy Anime at the ICA? |
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if you like science fiction themes, action films, visual arts and/or anime, you might love Vexille ... We went to the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London to see it last week. It's showing there until the 20th of May, so you can still catch it. Quoth nukapai.I'm going to go tomorrow, any one else fancy going?
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I had a really top notch weekend. I normally don't do diary type entries, but I thought I'd give it a go. Plus I reckon there's a chance I'll look back on this in the future and smile. There doesn't seem to be anything private in it, so I'm not going to lock it.
Friday: ( 100 blank white cards & Wii )
Saturday: ( Cross Trainer, Haircut, Fancy Dress Party )
Sunday: ( Iron Man, Flimsy Crotch )
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| 2008-05-12 13:57 |
| Democracy in a in a 0.1 molar solution of acid. |
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I did it. If it's a very slow news day, you can see me in a labcoat, and an Science. It works bitches. t-shirt, crouching down behind an MP, trying to make sure the stem cell billboard doesn't blow away.
In other Democracy related news:
Number of tourists taking pictures of Parliament from Waterloo Bridge; 3
Number of tourists taking pictures of the London Eye from Waterloo Bridge; 10
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| 2008-05-08 15:41 |
| Ask meme, and II'll tell youyou |
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Comment to this post and I will:
1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
7. Then you do it! [![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) offensive_mango sez: you don't have to, really, but you might want to]
and reading some of the responses on her thread, I thought I'd pass this meme on, even if I've only met most of my LJ flist once or twice.
And a random thought on the law of unintended consequence.
( Where do those smudges on my glasses come from? )
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I'm tempted to give the old Lab coat an Iron over the weekend, and attend this protest in support of the Second Reading of Human Fertility and Embryology Bill.
I'm in favour of what I've heard of the bill.
It's not my biggest concern politically, but I don't have any plans, and I do work nearby, and own a lab coat.
The only question is would wearing Mad Science goggles hurt the cause?
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Today's Bob the Angry Flower is what I'm like when I drink cider.
It's not quite that extreme, and environment is a much stronger factor, but I have found that different alcohol does have a diffenrent effect on me.
Ale tends to make me loquacious and relaxed.
Cocktails tend to make me energetic and bouncy.
Tequila gives me hangovers.
And All alcohol gives me wanderlust. I used to regularly leave my mates at Uni and go and check out the corners, nooks and crannies of the wherever we were. If we were on Campus sometimes I'd just get bored and wander home without telling anyone, which I'd never do sober.
I got told off last week because I'd offered to walk someone to the tube station, left to wait in the cool for them, and just wandered off.
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| 2008-04-08 14:30 |
| Scouting for Gnostics |
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"The Scout Association has been reported to the equality watchdog for allegedly discriminating against atheists by making them swear an oath to God."
Well it seems I was well ahead of times then.
I remember I was having doubts about Christianity when I joined Scouts, and asked if I had to swear an oath to "do my duty" to something I wasn't sure I believed in any more. They pointed out that the God mentioned is not explicitly the Christian God, so I could swear to what ever deity I wanted. When I said it was the whole God thing I had problems with, I was told that basically there is no alternative version, and if I wanted my woggle I'd have to swear the oath. So I did.
I don't think I would/could now.
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| 2008-04-07 17:36 |
| Lemon scented handle |
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Most people who self identify as Wacky, Crazy, or god forbid Zany, are usually anything but. I'd like to put forward my case.
A Zany person may pick up some fruit at the supermarket to make a "nice pair" joke. I not only bought the pear, and bought a "good lemon" to go with it (on the small chance it might go in a drink at some point). And when I tried to play it as keeper in Fluxx, Vixie pointed out that I've brought lemons round to her parties before.
Secondly the handle was not so much chosen as thrust upon me. Physoc had too many Dave's so all of us needed a Dave name. And despite volunteering for the exec committee at the sign up booth, I was refused to be known as Keen Dave.
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I've notice that if Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier comes on the radio, my speed drops by about 10 MPH before I realise I'm slowing down. Contrariwise listening to something really stirring and uptempo while driving, can add a few MPH to the speedometer. Apparently the same is true of funny stuff. If I get nicked, I'm blaming Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett.
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| 2008-03-28 14:58 |
| Class Clown |
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On training today. Some typical responses from me.
Name the most successful businesses in the world:
Chinese Government.
Something the business wants from it's teams:
Kidneys, Liver and other organs.
Split into teams and try to convince a "Stakeholder" of your point of view:
Combine teams and try to play stakeholders off each other.
The trainer is now coming to me last for the funny item.
Pressure!
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