Mindless gibberish of a tired mind

Thought of the day.

If no one ever looks at pornography, Why is there so much of it.

- posted by J @ 18:09

The great pack.

Ok it has begun. That's right I have started packing the house in anticipation of moving, A little premature possibly but it needs to be started or I'm going to look like this.

So far I am up to 12 boxes of books (that's after a mass clear out), 3 boxes of office stuff, 3 boxes of ornaments, 2 general boxes and the house still looks full. I tell you by the end of this I will either be very fit or dead.

In other news Poppy is finally sleeping through till 7am (2 nights so far) which has meant that vic has finally had a full night's sleep, The washing machine sprung a leek and it took me half the day yesterday to fix it, Work forgot to pay me so I had to go and get a chq today or we would be in serious shit, I am trying to watch my way through the first 4 series of CSI (acquired on loan from Edmund) and the mountain of paperwork still to be done is growing daily.

So a pretty normal week.

- posted by J @ 17:45

Caption comp

Ok I think Lemur takes this one with:
1) Obelix updates 2) A man who takes the phrase "well shit on me" far too literally.

500 Points are your and a big congrats for getting some points on the board.

CONGRATULATIONS LEMUR

More on Friday.

- posted by J @ 16:46

Tired but a good tired

Ahh what a fun weekend.

I went off to Luton to see Edmund for his birthday. Arrived on Saturday afternoon and spent a very enjoyable time Drinking, Eating BBQ and chatting with Edmund, his sis and folks and then talking and drinking till about 3am with Edmund.
Sunday was a rather relaxing day Spent talking, reading, generally chilling out and watching a movie (Constantine, which fits rather nicely into my "Films to watch on a Sunday afternoon" bracket) followed by a pleasant evening Eating more bbq and Birthday cake and watching Sky captain and the world of tomorrow (in my "Must buy bracket").

unfortunately I then had to get up at 6am yesterday morning to head home, but it did give me a chance to read some Harry potter.

All in all a good weekend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDMUND.

- posted by J @ 17:58

Strange things on the net.

- posted by J @ 18:10

Hola,

Im away visiting this weekend so i thought i would leave you with a large caption comp:

250 for each of the best captions.

Have fun.

- posted by J @ 17:57

Try, try, try.

Well there at it again.

Lets look at some statistics shall we:

The IRA started most action in the 60's and ceased in the 90's, 30 years they tried to terrorize the British.

February 1974 - Coach carrying soldiers and families in northern England is bombed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Twelve people killed, 14 hurt.
October-November 1974 - Wave of IRA bombs in British pubs kills 28 people and wounds more than 200. Several people are convicted but cleared almost two decades later.
July 1982 - Two IRA bomb attacks on soldiers in London's royal parks kill 11 people and wound 50.
December 1983 - IRA Bomb at London's Harrods department store kills six.
October 1984 - Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's cabinet narrowly escapes IRA bomb which kills five people at hotel in English resort of Brighton during the Conservative Party's annual conference.
September 1989 - Bomb at Royal Marines Music School in Deal, southeast England, kills 11 and wounds 22.
February 1991 - The IRA fires mortar bomb at Prime Minister John Major's London office. No one is injured.
April 1992 - Huge car bomb outside Baltic Exchange in London's financial district kills three people and injures 91.
March 1993 - Bombs in two litter bins in Warrington, northern England, kill two boys aged three and 12.
April 1993 - IRA truck bomb devastates Bishopsgate area of London's financial district, killing one and injuring 44.
February 1996 - Two people die when IRA guerrillas detonate large bomb in London's Docklands area.

Then the real IRA started

March 2001 - A powerful car bomb explodes outside the BBC's London headquarters. Police say the Real IRA, a republican splinter group opposed to the IRA's ceasefire, were behind the blast. One man was injured.

And now these guys.

We remember them all (apart from '74, I wasn't born) and it they made us stronger as a nation. Ok we may not be as big as some countries but we have stamina. Britain has it's own violent and jaded past I will admit, but when it comes to our home turf we don't roll over. The Romans and the French (A little embarrassing that one) are the only ones who have had in influence over our green and pleasant land, So what makes these people think they are going to make us bow to there whim.

I say to all the British no matter what colour, creed, religion or age if you were born here, work here, live here, YOU ARE BRITISH AND YOU ARE HUMAN.
You are part of this country and its history, Be proud of it, and no matter what community you live in, give these people no place to go and no place to hide because a bomb has no interest in the colour of your skin or what faith you have and it could be your children who are stood beside the next one.

Sorry but I had to have a rant on this one because these people are really starting to piss me off.

- posted by J @ 17:58

What's happening.

Not a lot.

I have however, just bought GTA: SanAndres for the PC and after a few issues and some frantic posting on a tech support forum, I now have it running.

OH MY GOD! This game is huge. For those of you who have played either of the other two you will know how large the maps are well this one is about twice the size, With lots of added features.
The general gist is that you have returned home to find that your gang is all but gone and you work towards restoring it's former glory, so while adding to your stats (muscle, Respect, Speed etc) you also work at building up your gang. There are also now gyms, stores (A few different ones), Fast food outlets and betting shops (along with the normal Spray shops etc) all of which you have to use and have many choices.
As I have only just started I don't think I am far enough in to give a proper review so I will write again when I have had a little more time to play.

What else, Well I have been attacked by a nasty bit of spyware again which seems now to have been sorted with the help of the tech support forum and have also been trying to clear some of the crap off my pc.
The latest Harry potter has now been released and I shall be picking it up tomorrow.

Other than that and a bit of work and vic's bro coming and staying it has been a pretty normal weekend.

- posted by J @ 12:46

Public service announcement.

I read a news article posted by Dafyd on Tuesday and received an email from a friend of mine today on the same subject so thought I would post it here as well.

Following the disaster in London . . .
East Anglian Ambulance Service have launched a national "In case of Emergency ( ICE )" campaign.

The idea is that you store the word " I C E " in your mobile phone address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency".
In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them.

It's so simple that everyone can do it. Please do.

Please will you also email this to everybody in your address book, it won't
take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this.

It really could help the emergency services in doing their job.

For more than one contact name ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc.

personally I think this is a great idea, but make of it what you will.

- posted by J @ 18:00

Hot to trot.

I love the British, We have the in built ability to always find something to complain about. Normally the weather.
We spend 9 months out the the year complaining about how cold and wet it is and the other 3 months about how hot it is. The sooner someone invents weather control the better.

Any way here are my top 10 tips for staying cool.

1. Fan position: Different people suggest different things, facing the fan out of the window thus expelling the warm air, face the fan inwards thus pulling in cool air. I prefer the sit on the sofa nekked with the fan 4 inches from you approach works best.
2. Drinks: Once again some say hot drinks are best as they make you sweat and the breeze cools you. As I am sweating buckets already I feel that 10 gallons of water and a bucket of ice is the best option or pimms.
3. Clothing: See 1, if at work as little as wont get you arrested.
4. Sleeping: On the floor or as close to it as you can get once again incorporating num 1 if poss.
5. Movement: None.
6. Eating: Only things that are taken from the fridge should be eaten as this means the sweat that has been worked up from getting to it can be cooled of as soon as you open the door.
7. Bathing: What do you think the 10 gallons of water and the bucket of ice are for.
8. Sex: Avoid at all costs, it may seem like a good idea but you will regret it.
9. Driving: See 5 but if you must, AIR CON people.
10. The beach: Call in sick, If you live in the UK we don't get this weather very often so enjoy it. Every employer expects you to take 1 sickie a year so why not when it's boiling hot and you can go sit in the sea.

Follow these simple rules and we will get through these hot days without melting.

- posted by J @ 09:58

Points, points, points.

Ok,

100 to Mona for getting Good morning Vietnam.

500 to Markiss for his inspired "OH MY GOD" on the caption comp.

New caption comp tonight and a big well done to Mona on her first win.

- posted by J @ 09:51

AHHH

Holy shit I just looked at the thermometer it's 32 degrees c in here.

"It's hot. Damn hot! Real hat! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking." Well, can you tell me what it feels like? "Fool, it's hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It's damn hot! I saw... It's so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It's that hot! Do you know what I'm talking about?" What do you think it's going to be like tonight? "It's gonna be hot and wet! That's nice if you're with a lady, but it ain't no good if you're in the jungle."

where's the quote from? 100 points up for grabs.

- posted by J @ 21:05

Video trawl.

Here we go folks, I had a little trawl of the net and came up with these gems:

Cybersex is never good!

The best thing to do to a furbie.

Freerunning may seem pointless but I love these guys.

Never judge a book.

Errr, don't piss of your copier is all I can say.

Enjoy.

- posted by J @ 08:33

Untitled

As most of you know by know 4 bombs exploded in central London yesterday. I did have this long post about it including words like Blair, bush, wankers etc but I deleted it, in favor of this.

TO ALL THE FAMILY'S WHO LOST SOMEONE SPECIAL YESTERDAY I SEND MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES, MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ARE WITH YOU IN YOUR TIME OF GRIEF.

- posted by J @ 08:31

Lack of inspiration.

I am at a bit of a loss as to what to write really, basically the last few days has been a boring mash of working, tidying and trying to sort out our mortgage etc. The latter being a pain in the ass.
For those of you who don't know buying a house in the UK should be a rather simple affair, that's before you involve banks and solicitors. It then becomes a nightmare world of paperwork, phone calls, to'ing and fro'ing and money, lets not forget the money, Everyone needs there slice of the pie.
Estate agents fees, solicitors fees (Basic and extras), Stamp duty, mortgage fees, searches, surveys and more, it sometimes boggles the mind. The one that really gets me though is the mortgage fees, not only do you pay vast interest on your Mortgage but you have to pay a whole host of ADMIN fees, except no one can tell you what these admin fees are actually for! That's if you can get through to anyone at your mortgage company to ask.
Any way all back on track now so hopefully we should be moving something before December.

On other news vic had and appointment with the back specialist (she has degenerative spondylolisthesis) finally! and it looks like surgery is required but she has to have an MRI first so that it can be checked out. With any luck though it will work and vic will be able to walk properly again, but there is a long way to go yet.

And that's all my news really, Boring ain't it.

- posted by J @ 07:33

comp-u-like

Ok so a couple of days ago I had blog issues, it seems that blogger is adding bits of code to my template without me knowing which had the result of leaving the title at the top and putting the text wayyyy down there at the bottom. Thanks to rob this little glitch is now sorted and normal service has been resumed.

However this has prompted me to look at other avenues for my blogging and with the help of my computer guru am toying with MT as my next move so watch this space as things will be changing, This has also led me to take stock of the Soil samples situation. What I am contemplating is that anyone with over 2000 samples at the point of migration will have them cashed in for the appropriate plaque and leave them with there remaining points only, but we shall see.

Anyway must dash more over the weekend.

- posted by J @ 19:09

Caption comp

Ok one for the weekend.

Once again 500 points to the best.

- posted by J @ 19:03