Take a break.
Ok what's been happening in my life.

Well I have been on production week this week so it has all been a little hectic, But it is all over now and "The importance of being Ernest" is up an running. Poppy has started a sing and sign class which she seems to love, She has a real thing for music at the moment as well as trying to stand which is a bit of a pain because she wants to stand all the time and this means lots of holding her up.
We had an estate agent come and value the house the other day and they gave it a crap valuation compared with the others so not quite sure where we are on that one. I have so many things to do at home I think my three day weekend is going to be rather packed with stuff but I intend to let of a little steam tomorrow eve in a nice game of UT04 with rob and markiss. Other than that I have been playing with my new phone, trying to do a re-design on a site, Sorting a new game for this site (watch this space), trying to find something to go on the ebaytastic challenge and trying to sort the house.

So not a lot really.
- posted by J @ 08:01

 
Who would you vote for?

- posted by J @ 08:00

 
Childhood relived.
It's arrived, It's arrived, wooohooo!

Why am I so excited, well since I was a kid I have collected 2000AD, not in an anal way just in a "I like reading it and put them in a box afterward" kind of way. It's great artwork and good escapism, any way I digress.
Since I was 10 I have wanted an original judge dredd model. Unfortunately Halcyon the company that made it don't exist anymore and their model is getting harder and harder to get hold of, Especially since the movie came out and someone released a new type. But I have found it, the original Halcyon model, bought it (for a decent price) and it arrived today.

So I am now a chuffed ten year old again.
- posted by J @ 11:54

 
Kids will be kids.
We bought poppy a sorting cage today.

Vicky sat with her, took it out of the box and emptied the shapes onto the floor. Poppy loved it she figured out how to open the door to get the blocks out and then promptly picked the blocks up one by one and put them into the cardboard box that the thing came in and closed the lid.

I swear she is trying to tell us something.
- posted by J @ 22:03

 
Election fever.
Yes it's called election fever because it's like having the flu, in so much as it makes you want to heave.

It is that wonderful time when labour and conservative attack each other, find as much dirt as they can on each other and do bugger all to actually help the country and lib dem sit on the fence.
Well it seems this time around the conservatives are heading up the poster campaign with things like "Are you thinking what were thinking", "It's not racist to talk about immigration" and "How difficult is it to keep a hospital clean".
I cant comment much on the labour poster because I haven't seen any but the conservative posters have a maximum of 12 hour lifespan in my neighborhood, they soon get daubed with slogans like "How difficult is it to keep a hospital clean/ IT ISN'T WHEN THERE ARE NO PATIENTS DUE TO PRIVATIZED".

Well who am I going to vote for lets look at the facts:
Conservatives will give us the privatisation of the NHS (see British rail and any bus company), tax hikes and him as prime minister.
Labour have given us a downfall in the NHS, Privatisation of schools with the introduction of academy's, war, turning the UK into appendix US.
Liberal dem on a national level they have never been in power but on a local level they have turned Cornwall from a derelict and decaying county into a vibrant and up and coming one (basically if you vote con or lab in Cornwall you are wasting your vote).

So who do I vote for, well the conservatives go against everything I stand for, Labour really fucked up in my eyes siding with bush and have done bugger all to help or education system so it is going to have to be lib dem.
Now I'm leaving myself open to a lot of shit by saying that but you should all know by now that I really don't give a shit.

Enjoy your vote.
- posted by J @ 16:14

 
Pub survey
I want to know about your boozer, why not fill in the survey and tell me about it.

Name of pub.
Where is pub. (location, studenty/industrial/residential)
Time of visit.
Day of visit.
Opening hours,
Lock inns,

-Access, (or how easy to get out of when pissed)
steps (how many).
wheel chair/pushchair access?Yes/No.
doors manual/auto.
how many doors?

-Ale's
how many?.
non alcoholic drinks? Yes/No.
wines Yes/No..
Specials of the house (proof content).
Prices (pint).

-Toliets
Clean? Yes/No.
On same level? Yes/No.
Working? Yes/No.
Smell level (1-5 1=oh shit I have passed out).

-Enviroment
smoking/non smoking areas? Yes/No/both.
Clean? Yes/No.
Space? Yes/No.
Family only area? Yes/No.
Noise? (level 1-5 1=WHAT?)
Heat? (level 1-5 1=AHHHH it's the sun)
games? Yes/No.
Seating? Tables only, sofas, arm chairs.
relaxing? Yes/No.
T.V.? Yes/No.
Channels? (how many)

-Food
yes/no
times?
special diet? Yes/No.
kids meals? Yes/No.
cheap/expensive? (Cost of a plate of chips).
Is it edible, Yes/No.
bar snacks yes/no?
Specials? Yes/No.
Sunday? Yes/No.

-Staff
nice, understanding, helpful, unhelpful, What staff (delete where appropriate)
speed of service (mins or hours).

-Beer garden? Yes/no.
seating? Yes/No.
children play area? Yes/No.
Age? Yes/No.
Animals water? Yes/No.

-Overall rating
1-5, 1 being DIVE, DIVE, DIVE.

I will award points and create a league table the person with the best boozer wins something.
- posted by J @ 21:50

 
Post drought.
Wow no posts since last Wednesday.

What have I been up to, well I have been working lots getting ready for the next show which fits up at the weekend. I have also been to London to see my gran and other than that have just been very lax in posting.

Here are some things that I have been up to.

1. Getting my new phone.
2. Learning that you cant install 2 smartphones on the same comp.
3. They don't like it.
4. It is a lot harder to undo this mistake than you would think.
5. Trying to continue sorting the house.
6. Spending money on eBay.
7. Working.
8. Traveling.
9. Chasing clients.
10. Swearing, lots of swearing.

see ya
- posted by J @ 10:03

 
Things that make you go mmmmmmmm.
A nice holiday.
Chocolate.
Or even just a night away.

Why not tell me yours.
- posted by J @ 18:03

 
The ebay challenge.

- posted by J @ 17:52

 
Another funny for you.
The following are taken from entries made on genuine Child Support Agency Forms:

01. Regarding the identity of the father of my twins, child A was fathered by Jim Munson. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of child B, but I believe that he was conceived on the same night.

02. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my child as I was being sick out of a window when taken unexpectedly from behind. I can provide you with a list of names of men that I think were at the party if this helps.

03. I do not know the name of the father of my little girl. She was conceived at a party at 3600 Grand Avenue where I had unprotected sex with a man I met that night. I do remember that the sex was so good that I fainted. If you do manage to track down the father can you send me his phone number? Thanks.

04. I don't know the identity of the father of my daughter. He drives a BMW that now has a hole made by my stiletto in one of the door panels. Perhaps you can contact BMW service stations in this area and see if he's had it replaced.

05. I have never had sex with a man. I am awaiting a letter from the Pope confirming that my son's conception was immaculate and that he is Christ risen again.

06. I cannot tell you the name of child A's dad as he informs me that to do so would blow his cover and that would have cataclysmic implications for the British economy. I am torn between doing right by you and right by the country. Please advise.

07. I do not know who the father of my child was as all squaddies look the same to me. I can confirm that he was a Royal Green Jacket.

08. Peter Smith is the father of child A. If you do catch up with him can you ask him what he did with my AC/DC CDs?

09. From the dates it seems that my daughter was conceived at EuroDisney maybe it really is the Magic Kingdom.

10. So much about that night is a blur. The only thing that I remember for sure is Delia Smith did a program about eggs earlier in the evening. If I'd have stayed in and watched more TV rather than going to the party at 146 Miller Drive, mine might have remained unfertilized.
- posted by J @ 18:31

 
Bloody adverts.
They have done it again.

One of my fav films from childhood was Bugsy Malone. Now ok I have expressed my dislike of musicals before but this one is different and one of the tracks I remember from the film is called "so you want to be a boxer" which is a rather funky track.

Well what did I hear the other day! A Very very bad re-working of that track, On a TV add, for Bloody cheese string. Bastards.
Now I wouldn't mind so much if it was the original or even a good re-work but it is really bad and it's for cheese string, Have you tasted that stuff the packet tastes better (yes I have tried it just to see).
- posted by J @ 18:15

 
Crossword answers.
Across

1 Egyptian god of the underworld and of vegetation, Osiris
4 Loki's wife, Sigyn
6 Mr tambourine man, Bob Dylan
9 One who is playfully mischievous, Scamp
10 A large number or amount or extent, Mickle
11 A town in Sicily, Henna
12 Mischievous Fairy, Gremlin
13 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, Psi
14 A term given to the left-hand or even-numbered pages of a book, Verso
15 Arabic for "Holy war", Jihad
18 One of the six inert gasses, Neon
19 Wind instrument, Ocarinas
20 A US state, Iowa
21 Acquire, Gain
22 What it always seems to do in the UK, Rain
23 British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos, Evans
25 Brandenburg became known as what, Prussia
28 A slight significant advantage useful for future progress, Toehold
31 A song by the Mad caddies, Contraband
32 A Kansas town/city, Wichita
35 Sweet almond-flavored milk pudding, Blancmange
36 A dry photographic or photocopying process, Xerography

Down

1 Senior citizen, Octogenarian
2 Conductor at the Bol'shoy,1904-6, Rachmaninov
3 Relationship between individuals of two (or more) different species, Symbiosis
5 Who stole Christmas, Grinch
6 An old name for sulfur, Brimstone
7 Film title, Starring banjo's, Deliverance
8 N2O, Nitrous oxide
16 Daedalus's son, Icarus
17 A Month of the year, August
24 The smallest City in the world, Vatican
25 A Cure all, Panacea
26 A frank admission, Avowal
27 An Eric clapton song, Cocaine
29 A Rubbish using stage musical, Stomp
30 lack of moral standards in a society, Anomy
33 A metrical foot of two syllables, Iamb
34 Gypsy curse, Hex

So as the only person who sent in there completed crossword Markiss gets all 2000 points. Well done matey only two wrong 11 (you put menfi) across and 26 (you put stigg) down.
- posted by J @ 18:05

 
Crossword
Two days to go until the crossword comp closes and so far only One received back.

Come on all lets see those answers.
- posted by J @ 12:14

 
Micky D's
Thought I would follow the last post with something a little more light hearted.

This is an actual job application a 17 year old boy submitted at a McDonald's fast-food establishment in Florida...and they hired him because he was so honest and funny!

NAME: Greg Bulmash
SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person.
DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.
SALARY: Less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.
REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.
HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.
PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?: Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing house Sweepstakes.
DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job no, on my breaks yes.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Yes. Absolutely.
SIGN HERE: Aries
- posted by J @ 19:10

 
Bullying
I have thought long and hard about this post and find it a little difficult to write but feel I have to.

When I was at secondary school I was severely bullied to the point where on a couple of occasions I even considered suicide and for one term I even slept (it was a boarding school) with a switch blade under my pillow because it had got to a point where I would have used it. For me it was a terrible part of my life hiding in class rooms during breaks, Eating alone being terrified where ever I went that I was about to be jumped (which happened a lot). What makes me angry is when I hear people saying things like "It builds character" or "Its just kids having fun", crap. It can be absolutely soul destroying to a child, In my case I feel that if it had not been for my friends out of school I probably would be dead now. Yes I know that all sounds a little mellow dramatic but it's unfortunately true, I don't think my friends will ever know how close it came.

The problem is that you feel there is no way out, You tell a teacher it just makes it worse, You tell your parents and they tell the school, Same outcome and of course your told to rise above it, there not worth it. My feeling is that if I had actually beat the shit out of them it probably would have been better but I would have been the one to be expelled.
There are hundreds of suicide's a year that have a root cause of bullying and yet there are still kids who suffer in silence and parents who refuse to act if there kids are found to be bullies.

Now the reason for this post is to say to anyone out there who is being bullied To tell your teachers, Tell your parents, tell your friends, It may get worse before it gets better but it will get better and you wont be alone any longer. I got through it not because it made me a stronger person but because I could separate myself from it and I had a shear bloody mindedness not to let it happen to me again, But it is not easy. It is also to say to any parents who don't act when they are told there kids are bullies or defend there kids with pathetic excuses, Try living up to your responsibilities and deal with it because your kids are ruining peoples lives.
- posted by J @ 19:00

 
Ebaytastic
Markiss has come up with a plan that sounds like a laugh why not pop over there and check it out.

Also to all the peeps who have been doing my crossword I am giving you until Friday to complete and send to me then it closes.
- posted by J @ 22:32

 
The moving feeling.
I feel I have been migrated, Has rob been dallying with my site I wonder.
- posted by J @ 22:31

 
And relax.
And relax.

Well tonight's the night, the end of the three week hell, Press night for Turn of the screw. It has been an interesting week, as a major part of the set wouldn't work. Basically the original design was one large wall and two smaller on hung tracks that would go through 360 but at the last minute it was changed to three tracks and of course this meant that one of the small walls was not the right curve for the track and kept grounding. Also the motors are not beefy enough to get the walls moving after they have settled so all in all there has been a lot of swearing and raised voices amongst the crew.
As for us in the LX department all has gone along smoothly, Thank god. But tonight is a little worrying as I am operating sound. Now opping an opening night is not an issue it's the fact that it is sound, I have never been that interested in being a noise boy it all seems to convoluted and the fact that these guys will spend hundreds of pounds on kit to eliminate a hiss that only certain types of bat can hear all seems a little anal to me. But I have to do it so there we go.
Anyway I now have a couple of weeks of relative saneness before the next one starts.

On a personal note my grandmother seems to be doing ok and coping well with life on her own, I have to go and pick up the ashes next weekend which I'm not looking forward to, and the house sort commences again this weekend so that we can concentrate on getting the it on the market.

Well that’s all for now, catch you all on the flip side.
- posted by J @ 18:34

 
YAY
Kel's back.

So all go over and give her your best.

In other news I played my first UT2004 match against rob last night and realized just how out of practice I am by getting beat. So I'm going to get some more gaming in before next weekend and if any of you are interested in joining in let me know as the more the merrier.

Anyway I will post more soon.
- posted by J @ 20:27

 
Hmmm Interesting.
I don't seem to have any finished crosswords or any Open forum questions. Have you all been eaten by a large space goat.
- posted by J @ 17:49

 
Regrets.
A collection of things that the minute you do them you really wish you hadn't.

Putting your foot down to overtake a lorry in a fiat.
Doing one more line.
Giving away your last revel.
Letting a friend stay at yours until he sorts himself out.
Misjudging the mood and suggesting a threesome.
Not checking the toilet paper before starting your poo.
Allowing someone else to use your computer.
Lending anyone anything.
Saying yes to working on a Saturday.
Not bothering with a coat.
Just resting your eyes on the last train home.
Smiling politely at the pissed nutter on the bus.
Clicking the unsubscribe link on a Spam email.
Having one for the road.
Turning on one click purchasing after a heavy night.

Some are pinched from Maxim some are my own.

Enjoy
- posted by J @ 08:14