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So, it's probably about time...
Hello world! It's been a while. Quite a while, in fact. But never fear, I have returned to spew forth vapid ramblings etc., chiz chiz ( Read more... ) -
How useful
So, the BBC is currently reporting:
BREAKING NEWS:
UK terror threat level raised from substantial to severe, home secretary announces
Poll TERROR!
After all, why bother with useful information when you can simply announce an arbitrary 'threat level'? Place your bets now! -
That doesn't sound good...
Ubuntu, running on the netbook (a Dell Mini 9 that was available at a tempting discount recently), has just announced that it wants to download 240MB of updates. This is a little unsettling, given comments I've seen before from Ubuntu users about things breaking after upgrades -- a quarter of a gig sounds like a substantial infrastructure update ( Read more... ) -
I don't even like tomatoes!
I appear to have ended up on the address list of someone advertising super-sized tomato plants. Slightly surreal, really; anybody else seeing these? (Just out of curiosity!) -
More Adventures on a Sunday
Today saw the PCCGB holding their annual Photographica fair in London, and I toddled along for a browse as I did last year.
I still probably shouldn't have done that. I appear to have bought:
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RIP Humphrey Lyttelton
When I saw the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue tour in September, Humph closed proceedings with a performance of We'll Meet Again. Unfortunately, it was not to be.
Rest in peace, Humph; I bet you've got them laughing already, wherever you are. I wish I could think of a suitably witty quote, but I'm coming up blank... -
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
Just a quick edit; judging by some of the out-of-band reactions to this, I caused rather more concern than was intended! It's not all that bad, to be honest; the various minor side-effects are, as ficlogic points out, of the "one bloke in the test group had the trots so we'd better put that in" variety. So I'll be fine, I'm sure, but felt the need to ( Read more... ) -
Rock on!
Just got back from Metallica's gig at Wembley Stadium -- and I'm relieved to say, they still know how to rock!
The setlist, as I remember it, and in no useful order:
- from Kill 'Em All: The Four Horsemen, Whiplash, Seek and Destroy
- from Ride The Lightning: For Whom The Bell Tolls, Fade To Black, Creeping Death
- from Master Of Puppets: Battery, Master ( Read more... )
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Adventures on a Sunday
Yesterday, I ventured forth into the wilds of London, or to be more specific the RHS's Lawrence Hall on Greycoat Street. Now, whereas I've been there a few times in the past for matters botanical (my father likes to attend their annual orchid show), on this occasion it was in aid of Photographica -- the PCCGB's camera collectors' fair ( Read more... )
