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Just chilling, listening to the epic instrumental part from the Star Trek First Contact theme - I'm gonna be humming it all day tomorrow I can just tell.
http://youtu.be/JW2LMGeUnj0?t=35s - is the thing fyi.
It's awfully uplifting, and like most ST movies it has some great inspirational lines - and some funny, funny ones.
"Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgment" - I like this, I think it's pretty true. You can try and be great, but realistically what is greatness? Who decides what makes someone great? Is it personality? Is it wealth? Is it curing cancer or poverty or malnutrition?
DATA's face when he's asked about Androids and sex, that made me chuckle..... "I am... fully functional, programmed in... multiple techniques."
I've been happy today, I finally about 8pm solved a mini-problem at work, which will get me plaudits I hope. I landed an interview with a major sports star, but then found the BBC camera crew I had booked were no longer free. After phoning every freelance camera guy in cape town I finally have someone, for about £300 less than expected too. So, win for me!
I also heard from an old old wooden ship... no, an old old friend, who I haven't seen for about a year. We chatted about the Tales series of games, I think she's a tad obsessed with them. She apologised for being pretty hard to get hold of and suggested some drinks - I now must find a weekend to trek to Birmingham!
Read the first few pages of my new book Ready Player One too. I can't wait to really get to grips with it. If I miss anything from my childhood it's the Arcade style of gaming, the sort that I spent so much money on in Whitley Bay's Spanish City, or Western Super Mare. I dream of opening an American style 80s coin-op arcade in London someday, straight out of TRON, but without the Grid, or the dodgy haircuts.
The saddest part of the day was waking up and feeling like a douche. I said some stuff to someone who I do adore. It wouldn't bother me so much if I didn't. But I felt it was best to get it off my chest, despite it perhaps being mean. I'd not reacted to the events of the weekend, and for some reason I just snapped. I wouldn't want to be friends with them if I knew I hadn't told them exactly how I was feeling. I hope they can with time forgive me and my idiocy.
A decent day, except my steam account has been hijacked. I emailed support at 10am, it's now 12.30 and I've had no response. Nice to see they are quick. I checked my credit card though - no charges as of yet, but I've the companies number on speed dial, just in case.
Update: decent day ruined by the CGI penis/semen/erection demonstration on BBC Three - seriously, my license fee is funding this sort of crap?!
Update update: They are about to give a woman an orgasm in an MRI....... you couldn't make it up! The people who suggest programmes for this channel are wrong in the head....
http://youtu.be/JW2LMGeUnj0?t=35s - is the thing fyi.
It's awfully uplifting, and like most ST movies it has some great inspirational lines - and some funny, funny ones.
"Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgment" - I like this, I think it's pretty true. You can try and be great, but realistically what is greatness? Who decides what makes someone great? Is it personality? Is it wealth? Is it curing cancer or poverty or malnutrition?
DATA's face when he's asked about Androids and sex, that made me chuckle..... "I am... fully functional, programmed in... multiple techniques."
I've been happy today, I finally about 8pm solved a mini-problem at work, which will get me plaudits I hope. I landed an interview with a major sports star, but then found the BBC camera crew I had booked were no longer free. After phoning every freelance camera guy in cape town I finally have someone, for about £300 less than expected too. So, win for me!
I also heard from an old old wooden ship... no, an old old friend, who I haven't seen for about a year. We chatted about the Tales series of games, I think she's a tad obsessed with them. She apologised for being pretty hard to get hold of and suggested some drinks - I now must find a weekend to trek to Birmingham!
Read the first few pages of my new book Ready Player One too. I can't wait to really get to grips with it. If I miss anything from my childhood it's the Arcade style of gaming, the sort that I spent so much money on in Whitley Bay's Spanish City, or Western Super Mare. I dream of opening an American style 80s coin-op arcade in London someday, straight out of TRON, but without the Grid, or the dodgy haircuts.
The saddest part of the day was waking up and feeling like a douche. I said some stuff to someone who I do adore. It wouldn't bother me so much if I didn't. But I felt it was best to get it off my chest, despite it perhaps being mean. I'd not reacted to the events of the weekend, and for some reason I just snapped. I wouldn't want to be friends with them if I knew I hadn't told them exactly how I was feeling. I hope they can with time forgive me and my idiocy.
A decent day, except my steam account has been hijacked. I emailed support at 10am, it's now 12.30 and I've had no response. Nice to see they are quick. I checked my credit card though - no charges as of yet, but I've the companies number on speed dial, just in case.
Update: decent day ruined by the CGI penis/semen/erection demonstration on BBC Three - seriously, my license fee is funding this sort of crap?!
Update update: They are about to give a woman an orgasm in an MRI....... you couldn't make it up! The people who suggest programmes for this channel are wrong in the head....