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Yesterday it was the birthday party for younger brother Levi's girlfriend and we all got invited. Nothing makes you feel more like a social outcast than going to a party, really. Well, I imagine I would have been able to get through it had I know anyone there. As it was, it was mainly just Matt and I meandering around dressed stupidly (it was fancy dress (I went as Business Wizard, of course [matt said he'd kick me in the shins if I went as 11 D: ])). I never pass on an opportunity to dress stupidly.
The "mc" for the night was an absolute ass hat. He seemed to have been drunk from right about two minutes into the proceedings. He had a set of 'games' he wanted everyone to join in on. He only managed to get a few volunteers each time. The worst was when he convinced three or four people to get down on their knees and drink cheap beer from bowls on the floor.
"My god!" I said to Matt. "It's like watching George Osborn give the budget!!"
Woo! I've just watched my computer clock jump forward the extra hour. *blows party blower*
In other news...
I've nearly finished the Otherland series. It's cheesy in places, but I found it rather addictive and have stuck with it. As each of the four volumes is around 1000 pages each, that's not bad going. If you've got plenty of time to waste, I definitely recommend it.
And finally...
The protests in London today... Had to keep track of them via twitter on my iPhone during a very slow day at work (I may as well have gone down to join the protests, actually :\ ). It all sounded rather exciting and peaceful. When I got home I saw the BBC reporting on some small violence, but did say it was a breakaway group and that the vast majority was peaceful. For a laugh, I turned to Sky News, who were reporting that "THE PROTESTS HAVE TURNED VIOLENT! THERE ARE OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN THESE MARCHES! THE POLICE ARE ON HIGH ALERT! LONDON MAY NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!" Oh, Murdock press, you never fail to make mountains out of potholes.
Best twitter quote came from Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker); "According to my shit maths, if 200 people cause trouble at a protest with 500,000 attendees, the media will focus on 0.04% of the story."
Feeling kind of sick at the moment. Urgh. Hope I've not caught something. D:
The "mc" for the night was an absolute ass hat. He seemed to have been drunk from right about two minutes into the proceedings. He had a set of 'games' he wanted everyone to join in on. He only managed to get a few volunteers each time. The worst was when he convinced three or four people to get down on their knees and drink cheap beer from bowls on the floor.
"My god!" I said to Matt. "It's like watching George Osborn give the budget!!"
Woo! I've just watched my computer clock jump forward the extra hour. *blows party blower*
In other news...
I've nearly finished the Otherland series. It's cheesy in places, but I found it rather addictive and have stuck with it. As each of the four volumes is around 1000 pages each, that's not bad going. If you've got plenty of time to waste, I definitely recommend it.
And finally...
The protests in London today... Had to keep track of them via twitter on my iPhone during a very slow day at work (I may as well have gone down to join the protests, actually :\ ). It all sounded rather exciting and peaceful. When I got home I saw the BBC reporting on some small violence, but did say it was a breakaway group and that the vast majority was peaceful. For a laugh, I turned to Sky News, who were reporting that "THE PROTESTS HAVE TURNED VIOLENT! THERE ARE OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN THESE MARCHES! THE POLICE ARE ON HIGH ALERT! LONDON MAY NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!" Oh, Murdock press, you never fail to make mountains out of potholes.
Best twitter quote came from Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker); "According to my shit maths, if 200 people cause trouble at a protest with 500,000 attendees, the media will focus on 0.04% of the story."
Feeling kind of sick at the moment. Urgh. Hope I've not caught something. D: