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June 11th, 2004
07:24 pm [Link]	Excuse me while I kiss this guy... Leviticus 20:13 If a homie also lie with homiekind, as he lieth with a palone, both of them have committed a dowriest cod: they shall surely be lau to death; their blood shall be upon them. The Bible in Polari - thank you Tef! Current Mood: amused (1 sign \| Say something)
04:34 pm [Link]	You can work for revolution In your place of employment Although in my place it's quite hard. Well I took my franchise for a walk round the lesser known closes of Edinburgh yesterday in search of my polling station, though whether I spoiled my paper by voting for a party or with a picture of a kitten is for me to know and you to guess. Photos of the crazy close I found while lost will be appearing in a photoblog near you soon... Everyone is to go away immediately and read The Eclipse of the Century by Jan Mark. Trust me on this. I wish my phone were better at taking surreptitious pictures of people. I would like to have captured: the woman on the bus who had elegant black strips in her naturally white bob, the huddle of guilty looking bishops smoking fags outside the general synod meeting, the insane hippy dancing up to people in Princes Street gardens and playing the pan pipes at them, the two Mormons complete with name tags sitting at opposite ends of a bench with sandwiches with I'm-not-talking-to-you faces and three tiny Japanese women with Hello Kitty bags and England strip football shirts. I ♥ Edinburgh. And today was the last event for a couple months, which so rocks. Phew. Current Mood: Friday Current Music: Ode to Joy in my head (Say something)
June 7th, 2004
11:28 am [Link]	You know, people underestimate the value of a good ramble The weekend got off to a bad start when I got shamingly drunk on friday night after work and was then very ill on Saturday morning. In fact my body didn't really forgive me all weekend, so I'm going to be not drinking for a week or so to recover. In spite of this I managed to do a number of fun things, including The Meadows Fair where we got a microscope, a bunch of minerals including the lodestone I've been looking for for the past year, a video of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, a couple of CDs and a couple of 50p books (Teach yourself Dutch and The Starlight Barking, which is the insane sequel to 101 Dalmations). Oh, and Sandy got a beannie facehugger... Then I went to The Elephant House with Sandy and met up with Paul, which took Sandy by surprise, since he didn't know Paul was in town. We looked at crystals with the microscope in the coffee shop, which seemed like a very cool and very Edinburgh thing to be doing... Anyway, I had good chats with Paul, and incidentally got web and mail going on the Treo as well as succumbing to the moblog thing. You can now see my phone pictures at rabbits_photo, in case you care. I did go to Gigantor briefly, but left early when it became clear that my body wasn't going to cooperate. I did get to show Paul The Forest on the way there though, which was cool, especially when the offered by left over nachos to someone else when I couldn't eat them - where else will do a thing like that? And Sunday I sat round in heaps and read Orange County (Kim Stanley Robinson, very good), and saw Paul and Alex and Jon, and slept. Mmm, sleep. Current Mood: mellow Current Music: Johnny Cash: Carter USM (Say something)
June 6th, 2004
05:25 pm [Link]	Awooga awooga Yes, and now I'm posting by mail from my Treo while sitting in front of my computer at home. Does something strike you as wrong about this picture? (And yes, it is sunny outside) (Say something)
04:35 pm [Link]	aloha Posted on the Treo with GPRS. Very silly... (3 signs \| Say something)
May 31st, 2004
11:45 am [Link]	Open your ears or tentacles or whatever orifice it is you listen with Well I did less socialising this weekend than I intended, but on the other hand I did a lot more useful stuff, and got a bunch of stuff off my to do list, which was worth doing. So now I have a floor I can see again, and sound surround that works, again, and I've actually sorted out the several piles of random papers that were lying around on assorted surfaces - woo! Also managed to watch Secretary, which was cool, even though it didn't feature enough of James Spader doing sex for my personal needs. I was pleased that I found the whole creepy employer issue a lot less icky than it might have been, largely because Spader came over as fucked up and (hence) vulnerable. Meanwhile, watching certain people on my flist is a bit like watching a car crash in very ve-ry slow motion, but do I have the willpower not to read them? Not unless I can find another more enjoyable way to waste my time at work... Current Mood: busy Current Music: Sad: The Playboys (2 signs \| Say something)
May 25th, 2004
03:37 pm [Link]	I know of one sure curative for brainlock. Natural. Organic. Drugs. Yes, I saw the final episode of Farscape last night; so now I, too, can join the legions of angry fans who want to know how the hell they were planning to get out of that one. There is allegedly a mini series in the offing, but I'm not holding my breath. Boo! Hiss! to the SciFi Channel... Meanwhile, I had a lovely weekend doing very little with Soph, bravely looked at my finances and realised that I have to live on thin air for a while, sold a corset (which helps), bought cheap stuffs at LiDL, made salads, and generally felt better. Sunlight is good for me. Current Mood: apathetic Current Music: XTC: Hang on to the night (4 signs \| Say something)
May 20th, 2004
04:21 pm [Link]	My soapbox, my pulpit I hope that everyone noticed that the last post was exactly 200 words long - I pasted it into Word to check just so it would fit the title. And to answer my own questions: Web comic: I currently read Dilbert, Doonesbury, W00t and Sinfest through LJ and Diesel Sweeties separately since the feed seems to be defunct. The only obscure one I can recommend is Hello Cthulhu which is sort-of-weekly-ish. Classic Literature: I think The Moonstone is somewhat under-rated Witty Writing: Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald is great if you know your Holmes. Thoughtful writing: Jared Diamond's Why do some societies make disastrous decisions. Legal MP3 - I use and endorse Epitonic. They have Spiritualized and No Means No as well as a heap of more obscure stuffs. Salad: I'm at a bit of a loss here, since I like ready packed Caesar salad and have yet to make anything from scratch that I like as much (or can be bothered to make). Famous LJ people include Warren Ellis, Charlie Stross (well he's getting there), JWZ and Momus. Other famous type blogs I read are Noam Chomsky, Ken Macleod, Bruce Stirling, Neil Gaiman and William Gibson who sems to have stopped. Most of the links are in my info page, if you want to add them. Current Mood: bored Current Music: No More Mosquitoes - Four Tet (5 signs \| Say something)
12:34 pm [Link]	Two hundred words. We live in hope The other thing that I should have said in my previous entry is this. I should not assume that just because I suddenly feel like crap on a stick it has to turn into a whole depressive episode. Yesterday felt so like the start of a month of awfulness, but today I'm sort of OK; not great, but some of the doomladenness has lifted. So, in the interests of feeling alright, here are some random questions which I would turn into a poll, but then it's a bugger for me or anyone else to read the answers... To cheer me up and help me waste my time, can you recommend: a web comic, a classic piece of literature that might be available free online, a piece of witty or thought-provoking writing online, a legal MP3 and a way of making salad nice. Who's the most famous person you know of on LJ? Can you recommend any famous-ish people with LJs or blogs with LJ feeds to me? And I leave with this thought that occurred to me last night and seemed important enough to write down before it fled: Narcellipsy = putting '...'s in your posts in your sleep. Ithankyou Current Mood: Working on it Current Music: Water Song (Dream Mix) - Momus (9 signs \| Say something)
May 17th, 2004
12:16 pm [Link]	Attention! I have Dragel's Mobile. If anyone knows how to contact him other than on his mobile can you tell him? I'll be in tonight if he wants to pop round... (1 sign \| Say something)
11:28 am [Link]	In heaven everything is fine Well that was less of a party and more of an At Home day, but it was no less fun for that. Between 2.30pm and 2.30 in the morning we had about 20 folk including: nickys, skx, hfnuala, chillies, keyeto, dragel23, atropinesulfate gnomatron, selectnone, akicif, kisin, cairmen and two friends of Hugh's whose names I am embarrassingly forgotten (I think one was an Alex?) As usual the LJ user names outnumbered the non-LJers including Gav, Justin and a late and very loud Andrew W, who I got quite angry with. Still, any party where topics of conversation range from fullerenes to the Kama Sutra has to be good. And there was Sangria and Peach Spritzer and rhubard crumble and cookies and slightly dangerous pakoras and stuff. And I found some lovely bread that Tara had made that I'd completely failed to notice and had it for breakfast today, which was a nice surprise. Current Mood: chipper (2 signs \| Say something)
May 4th, 2004
11:15 am [Link]	Giants and fairies and strange effigies, sacred and artificial trees Beltane was awesome. I kept meaning to do a full write-up over the weekend, but didn't get round to it and don't have time right now, but in brief - we handled the crowds, we looked superb, the Air Point crew were cool and made me very welcome and I did the monkey song with them. Fire Point put on a stonking show as always, the drums got right into my gut, all the naked painted people were gorgeous, and just - wow. I didn't take anything stronger than a wee tot of rum before coming off the hill and I still got the full on high I've had in previous years from major poly-drugs. Participation is highly recommended. The club was also very fine. I got to hug and kiss many people and got at least four proper snogs, including one full on floor show one with a nearly naked air girl... mmm pretty blue tits... Current Music: Elvis Costello: Clown Strike (1 sign \| Say something)
April 30th, 2004
06:40 pm [Link]	I'm building a fire, a flame for always Everything is going to be alright. Eeek! I now have another rabbit called Coinnin. Change of plan for tonight is that I am now at the Air Point and joining the LHS of the procession from there. This is because I can't safely get down the big fucking steps from the Parthenon with my short little legs. This is OK, though, because I get a Role. Eek! Thunderbirds are go. Next year's god will be Mercury. heads off to get face painted Current Mood: energetic Current Music: James: Destiny Calling (Say something)
April 29th, 2004
03:42 pm [Link]	Incense and peppermints, the color of thyme Brief update for which I technically don't have time... Good things The council has lifted the impractical and unnecessary alcohol ban on the hill at the eleventh hour. Huzzah! It's still no glass containers, which is probably wise... I have Good Hair. It's full of red and purple and conditioned to fuck. I like it. I only have just over an hour to go and then I don't to go to work again till Tuesday. lolliepopp is coming! My magic Beltane plans are coming together ;-) Bad thing One of my eye teeth broke in a really dramatic way yesterday. I am going to need a crown, which I can ill afford. £150! and that's the NHS price. Thing is I no longer trust my dentist, and she's the only NHS dentist in the practice. I have no idea how much it will cost to go private, but I wouldn't be surprised at double that. I have no idea what to do. I have an ugly but roughly effective dressing in now, though, and I am NOT going to think about it till after the weekend. Current Mood: excited Current Music: Personality Crisis: New York Dolls (4 signs \| Say something)
April 28th, 2004
11:07 pm [Link]	What vision is left and is anyone asking? There is a good survey about your views on legal marriage up at http://www.freecfm.com/r/rjharding/questionnaire.cfm - it's for someone's dissertation and is quite well worded: though it only allows you to describe one of your relationships it does allow you to list the relationship as "open", is open for all genders and sexualities and has a "bisexual" box. My answers turned into a fairly accurate summary of my views on marriage... ( here they are ) Current Mood: thoughtful (3 signs \| Say something)
April 27th, 2004
02:43 pm [Link]	On the neon, neon side of town Wow, I'm still happy and I've been sleeping fine for the last week. I'm full of food after Monster Mash with nickys, and I feel like I've achieved loads of stuff. Look wot I've done! ( or you could skip it, cos it's dull ) Current Mood: good Current Music: Kalifornia: Fatboy Slim (2 signs \| Say something)
April 26th, 2004
09:27 am [Link]	The koala, the echidna And the platypus too says I am a happy, contented and unworried rabbit: make a note in your diaries. So there I was yesterday afternoon, wearing trousers and a sleeveless top, shouting and clapping and doing the Hokey Cokey with 200 people on top of Carlton Hill in the bright bright sunshine. I am very grateful to Zander for the factor 30 sunscreen which means that today my skin is only mildly dry in spite of being up there for four hours. The walkthrough went well, with only a couple of obligatory snarls to sort out. It was really good to see everyone up there to do their bit and when the drummers first started I had a brief flash of tears thinking "wow, I'm part of this!" Yes, I think it's gonna be good. And working backward on Saturday I had a whole bunch of people come to my flat to cut and paint and sew laces on tabards. Irene measured and ripped through cloth with very professional confidence and made us enough pieces for the hoods, most of which have now been put together (thanks be to Wundaweb). All this and a happy Friday in with Jon, a Saturday night curry followed by K Jackson's, and a pleasant salad and stroll and chat with Pavlos yesterday. Am pleased. Current Mood: sunny Current Music: Sons of Pioneers: Japan (2 signs \| Say something)
April 23rd, 2004
04:13 pm [Link]	They'll see my work in a different light when I go I was not equipped to know how to care And on the occasions I came up for air I saw my life and wondered what the hell I had been living Ah well, at least that decision excuses me from giving a shit in future Or in other words - yergh. At least I don't ache right now, but I do feel far too much up to my eyes in stuff (and not all of that stuff is torchie costume fabric, though lots is). I expect I'll feel better when I get out of work, but today has been a real drag, and I don't have a free day until next Saturday, when I will be falling over... Current Mood: Yergh Current Music: Where is my mind? - The Pixies (Say something)
April 21st, 2004
09:47 am [Link]	Who's that yonder all in flames? I ache all over: I feel as if I've been put through a tumble drier in the night. And I have no idea why. So yesterday I succeeded in making the health and safety briefing, which almost had the effect of putting me off altogether, but to be fair health and safety often does that and I suppose that not setting fire to people is marginally more important than checking your computer plug every month in case it has miraculously got frayed. I am annoyed though that there will be no secure area for performers to leave bags. It means I have to carry everything in my pockets, but then how am I to carry my money when I go to the club? How many of you lot are going to go to Beltane anyway? Or to the club after? If you ask nicely I can get you tickets for the hill (they cost £3), which would please the organisers as they need some money up front. I don't think it's possible to get you tickets for the club in advance, but it costs a fiver, just so you know. Current Mood: sore Current Music: The Killing Moon: Echo and the bunnymen (2 signs \| Say something)
April 20th, 2004
01:45 pm [Link]	The giant killer bee landing on my knee says We're thinking of holding a pot luck/party on May 15th - does anyone know of anything we'd be clashing with? And are there any good clubs any of you'd recommend apart from the Beltane after party? I like boppy techno or trad goth or alternative 80s, but not super bleepy goth or terribly banging techno at the moment... And in the longer term, since I am unlikely to be at either BiCon or Whitby, what should I do with my holidays? I'll be taking a week for Amsterdam in September, but I'd kind of like to arrange to see people from far away at some point. Are there any mega London parties gigs or music festivals you'd like to recommend? Current Mood: calm Current Music: World Shut Your Mouth: Julian Cope (Say something)
April 19th, 2004
11:10 am [Link]	There's a groan, there's a cough, there's a rustle of cloth Two announcements Today is New Moon, so I'm opening applications for a new god for next year. Any god who wishes to be considered should apply at the usual address. Gods of money, luck, affordable houses and health are especially encouraged to apply. And this week is Nick Cave week. Be afraid. Current Mood: hopeful (2 signs \| Say something)
April 13th, 2004
12:24 pm [Link]	Shiny happy people That was a good weekend (of course the length of it helped...). I am told that my tendency to post only when I'm down is scaring people off (and reading some of my recent entries I can kind of see why), so in the interest of balance here is a run down of my good long weekend... ( feel the niceness ) Current Mood: chipper Current Music: Floorshow: The Sisters of Mercy (1 sign \| Say something)
11:37 am [Link]	Schedule for Easter-May 2004 It's not much as yet, but here's a ( cut tag ) (5 signs \| Say something)
April 8th, 2004
04:51 pm [Link]	Easter Island thoughts for the Easter weekend... Religious values are especially deeply held and hence frequent causes of disastrous behavior For this and many more gems read Jared Diamond on why societies make disastrous decisions. (Say something)
April 7th, 2004
04:54 pm [Link]	I don't know why you gotta be so undemanding I want to get out of Europe I want a flat. Screw that, a house, that you can walk round I want to steal the nubile body of a size 10 21 year old, scoop out her brains and climb inside her skull by some means not yet known to science I want retractable fingernails Then I want girlsex I want to be able to eat steak again without being ill I want permanent hair removal technology I want a new bed that I can sleep in without being in pain I want to be able to eat icecream without it hurting I want new teeth I want my hair to be properly red rather than red with grey roots that make me look like an elderly extra on Coronation Street I want to be able to sing I want new eyes; purple ones I want an airburst missile that will take out the drunken fuckwits outside my bedroom I want to be able to close my ears I want a fucking long holiday in which cool stuff happens and I get to see people and swim and take interesting drugs and there are free cocktails And I want it NOW, alright? Current Mood: wanting Current Music: Come into the air: Hazel O'Conner (2 signs \| Say something)
12:04 pm [Link]	A demotivational thought for Wednesday Apparently it may not be true that it takes more muscles to smile than frown. A poster at one of the venues I go to says "it takes takes 28 muscles to smile, 56 muscles to frown and only four for me to extend my arm and punch you on the nose." This is also obviously bogus, as you would be using all your hand muscles to make a fist plus your shoulder muscles to take a good swing. So how many does that make? Anyway, my preferred demotivational version is currently this: It may take fewer muscles to smile than to frown, but it takes none at all to let your face slump into a sort of dejected expression. Current Mood: amused (Say something)
11:20 am [Link]	I have no plans at all for the bank holiday weekend, and don't intend to go to Dark City (too expensive and I wouldn't enjoy it).So if anyone has any suggestions for fun stuffs, meeting up etc that I could do, please do get in touch. I feel crap that I never do anything because I often don't feel as if anyone wants to see me (my paranoia, probably no basis in fact). Since I feel pretty positive at the moment it would be a good time to try and knock that on the head... (9 signs \| Say something)
April 6th, 2004
02:30 pm [Link]	poetry meme My Spring Pome (it's a bit well known, but it's what I keep thinking of in this bright light for some reason) ( Read more... ) (1 sign \| Say something)
April 2nd, 2004
02:40 pm [Link]	Once were rabbits Thanks to this highly amusing poll, I will now forever think of the MG in OMG as standing for Michael Grade. Meanwhile, back in the real world. Well, er, actually I'm not sure anything I have to say qualifies as 'real world', but here is some random crap. I've decided that I really need a cheap scanner and maybe an inkjet printer so I can make my own T-shirts etc. Is is worth getting a combined model since I have so little physical space? I quite fancy this one, but all recommendations welcome. Today I have mostly been adding things to my Amazon wish list. This is probably better than buying them, if slightly pointless since I don't have a birthday coming up or anything. Still it bookmarks them for me and kills time. I can't believe that Metamagical Themas is £27 quid :-( Also, why have they not released The Ascent of Man or James Burke's Connections on DVD? And why are PC games listed as Games and not Software? Current Mood: amused Current Music: Stranger: The Presidents of the United States of America (3 signs \| Say something)
March 28th, 2004
12:35 pm [Link]	Advice sought Hi Alison, I just got the following email, presumably inspired by my article on having been raped here, although it doesn't seem as if she's read it very carefully. I've just managed to stumble upon your site from a site about Date rape, a subject that I am researching in the hope of being able to set up some kind of permanent helpline for victims. However, as you can probably imagine, I'm going to have to do a lot of research! I would really like individuals to come forward with their own personal experiences that I can evetually include in a presentation that I hope to do for a national magazine and supremarket that seem interested in backing the scheme. I was hoping that you might be able to lend your support to that end. From your website you seem like a very strong woman, and I hope that you have put all this behind you. Please let me know either way, The mail came from a hotmail.com address, and that is the whole of the letter (except that she's signed it with first name and surname). So would it be unreasonable to ask her for her credentials? And if so what should I be asked for? It's not even clear which county she's from... Or should I just ignore it like I do a lot of my weirder mail? Current Mood: curious Current Music: Neat Neat Neat: The Damned (4 signs \| Say something)
March 26th, 2004
04:35 pm [Link]	I have heard the big music Inspired by a few other people, here is What I Believe ( long and maybe rambling ) Current Mood: surprised (8 signs \| Say something)
12:30 pm [Link]	I'm trying to get some rest from all the unborn chicken voices in my head I've had two nights of very long sleep and I feel a good deal better. The inside of my head also feels more comfortable; less fretful and more roomy, somehow, which can only be good. I feel it might be safe to go back to using LJ as I was before, although I am still very busy at work, so I'll try and keep it brief. Thanks to babysimon for codifying most ways I regularly use LJ. I'm not sure if this query is Type 4 or a new category, but do any of you knowledgable people know if Homecall are a complete scam or not? Only I very very stupidly signed up with them without checking as thoroughly as I usually do, and now I'm worried. They did give me a nifty free phone, though. Maybe working in an office empty of colleagues but with an akicif is helping, but I actually feel like I'm getting stuff done today. Having my music on helps with the general tidying up that I so often fail to do on a Friday, certainly. Just exposed Steve to Ray Manzarek's Carmina Burana, because I could. Hah! Possibly fortunately for him the iMac speakers here are impressively directional... In other news I have a neat new alarm clock that flashes different colours that will wake me up even with ear plugs in (and it lights up purple!) And last night I had my sexiest dream ever in my whole life - and it was about someone I'm actually sleeping with. It's great how some things actually work out, innit? Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: You said: The Primitives (1 sign \| Say something)
March 25th, 2004
01:29 pm [Link]	Me and my charms down on the ground I am So Very Tired. So tired that even good news doesn't cheer me up like it should, because it means doing more work to make the good thing happen. So tired that I've missed out on seeing my friends in person because by 8pm I want to hide in bed until morning. And I'm afraid to say anything online because I don't trust my own ability to express myself - all I can express is my feelings, and my feelings come in tiny fragments of half sentences. I know people have called me intelligent and cogent in the past, but I feel very far from it at the moment. Current Music: Mogwai: 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong (3 signs \| Say something)
March 18th, 2004
03:04 pm [Link]	Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world? Thanks to everyone who was concerned - I didn't mean to make anyone worry. Am still alive and still feeling a bit rough, so I'll be steering clear of LJ for a bit, assuming I have the will power. I'm way too busy at work, anyway, so it wouldn't be a bad idea. I have also cut back on my default view. If it's particularly important to you to know whether I'm reading you, you're welcome to ask, but generally it's best not to assume I've seen something you've posted. In the unlikely event that it's terribly important, mailing me works better. Oh and I do get my comments mailed to me, so I'll always see those... Current Mood: blah Current Music: Morphine: Rope on Fire (5 signs \| Say something)
March 7th, 2004
11:51 am [Link]	I balance on a wishing well that all men call the world I envy you all: I envy the rich ones their money, I envy the ones who've spent too much money for having had it to spend I envy the happy ones their happiness, I envy the depressed ones their sympathy I envy those with families that they care about, I envy those with no families I envy the ones who're getting way more sex than me, I envy the one's who're turning down more sex than I ever get I envy the Londoners their social life, I envy those in the country their silence I envy the beautiful people, the thin ones, the ugly ones who yet feel free to be outrageous I envy everyone with a cat, everyone with a garden I envy everyone with a car, I envy everyone with cable TV I envy everyone who owns their own home, I envy everyone with double glazing I envy the cyclists, I envy the fit ones, I envy everyone who can go swimming without self-consciousness I envy the ones who take more care of the environment than me I envy people who have never known binge eating, people who are not afraid to answer the phone, people who can plan I envy the intellectuals, the geeks, the people getting published, the ones who work at universities I envy every one of you who can sing, or play an instrument, I envy those who can speak another language, or make a dress. I envy people who can cook, I envy people who can maintain their own computers I envy people who like their jobs, who hate their jobs but at least get paid more than me, who have no jobs and therefore some free time I envy everyone younger than me for their chances I envy the people with red hair, the people with black hair, the people with blonde or mousy hair for at least you can dye it properly I envy the people with 20/20 vision, I envy people who can sleep easily I envy the people who can wear high heels, I envy people who are taller than me I envy people who have travelled, I envy everyone who has something interesting to say about their life And I envy everyone who's going to tell me they know better than me for their god damn arrogance. Current Mood: envious Current Music: Elvis Costello: You Tripped at Every Step (6 signs \| Say something)
March 6th, 2004
06:09 pm [Link]	You Tripped at Every Step The sound you can hear is my brain tearing. It has dawned on me that in order to keep up with the cool kids I will have to spend several hours a day every day for the rest of my life maintaining my technology. At the moment this is not an appealing prospect. Tasks on the list at the moment include, in no particular order: ~~See if I can find a copy of the bi-archive pages.~~ Decide whether to try to put it up again or let it rot. ~~Change the directory structure of my web pages back to what it was. Because I have Done It Wrong this means going in and changing a lot of fsking links by hand.~~ ~~Mail Paul details of the new pages so he can forward the old pages~~ Change the email address on every single page, also by hand, and display the new one in such a way that I don't get spammed into Catatonia (which I believe is somewhere beyond Timbuktu). Find out if I have access to the logs, and decide whether I can be arsed looking at them. Learn how to turn documents into Documents to go and get some onto the Treo Start collecting my logins and passwords and get them onto the Treo. Decide whether to pay the $9.95 to get the upgraded version of SplashID which actually allows you to synch this data, or whether to see them in Hell first. Connect the charger to the syncing cable for the Treo, which requires finding another non-existent socket under my desk. Get Neil's computer onto first the desk, and then, somewhat harder onto the Internet. Get rid of up to ~~three~~two old computers. At the moment I am tempted to throw them out of the window onto Sp00ky kids. Find time to sit down with the Treo and work out how to access the Interweb Get some friendly geek to help me install a Firewire card in my new PC. This scares me because it involves taking the lid off of a box that miraculously works. Haul my tunes from work to home and start syncing the Pod at home instead of work. There's bound to be more, but this is enough. Current Mood: frustrated Current Music: Dead Can Dance: Garden of the Arcane Delights (6 signs \| Say something)
March 5th, 2004
03:00 pm [Link]	Og Mataður Af Svefn-G-Englum Three questions, since I am too stupid to think for myself. How do other people manage all their different logins and passwords? I want to be able to remember where I have accounts and be able to get back into them, without re-using too many passwords. What methods have people found most effective in reducing or managing spam from the e-mail address on their web pages? And how do you tell how many people are visiting your pages? For extra points answers that I would be technically capable of implementing would be an advantage... Current Music: Flugufrelsarinn: Sigur Ros (10 signs \| Say something)
March 4th, 2004
09:37 am [Link]	Feeling tired and lazy, so here's a meme... 1. Does my username suit me? 2. Is my journal's title cryptic or descriptive? What do you think it means? 3. Does my journal expand your knowledge of me? 4. Do you think my bio describes me well? If there were no names given would you be able to guess who it was describing? 5. Which of my interests surprises you the least? 6. Which of my interests surprises you the most? 7. Which of my interests needs explaining? 8. Which of my userpics suits me best? Current Mood: apathetic (2 signs \| Say something)
March 3rd, 2004
09:45 am [Link]	Bi.org has gone Dear bi.org users, Further to my message of 1st August 2003, I've now closed bi.org down with immediate effect. The FTP accounts and Web pages are no longer available, and the mailing lists and email will stop on or shortly after 1st April 2004. I've had a number of offers of help in hosting & managing the site since last August, and I hope that one of these teams will rescue bi.org and set it up bigger and better in the very near future. Hopefully before the end of March! Please don't contact me asking me about your account, asking me to delete it, redirect it to a new home, remind you of the password, etc. All this will be dealt with by the new team, so please be patient. Regards -- Nick Smith, Sheffield UK. http://bi.org/~nas/ It's hard to see how this whole fiasco could have been managed any worse. I am just so angry. So, does anyone here know who the 'new team' mught be? (17 signs \| Say something)
February 29th, 2004
08:08 pm [Link]	And the sun pours down like honey Well I've managed to have a pleasant weekend and actually socialise, which is good. I am coming to the conclusion that Goth events will be bad for me in the near future, though, since I seem to get stressed out every time I even think about going to one, which is why I wasn't at Goth Moths or the Fashion Show. I have been careful not to promise to go to such things for a while now, as I don't want to be letting people down, so I hope no-one is offended. And if you miss me terribly you know how to contact me! Anyway, on to the good things that I can enjoy. Friday me and Jon went to the Peter Hamilton/Ken McLeod reading at Waterstones, and then on to the Abbotsford with Ken, Peter, Andrew, autopope, feorag and assorted other reprobates including a very charming Linux geek whose name I immediately forgot. We both got drunk quite early and decamped back to mine in time to catch the offie and continue to get plastered and chat for hours. I forgot to mention, by the way, that the 23rd was mine and Jon's sort-of anniversary. Nine years we've been sleeping together and it's still great - the other night we completely failed to put on a DVD for four hours because we were caught up in an interesting conversation, and the sex is still bloody good as well... But I digress. Saturday morning I dithered and fretted about The Bring and Buy and was a lot happier when I decided not to go. Instead I did some useful stuff like washing things, and some less useful things like make new icons. Then in the evening skx dropped round with DVDs and pavlos visited, which was very pleasant even though my computer set-up continues to cause confusion. I blame the leyline that we clearly have running through the living room. Then I want to Emma and Ian's party and saw Anna and Ben (who's cut his hair off and who I haven't seen for two years) and Celine and Chris and Alison and other people WANOLJ. And I didn't want to come home till 4am, when me and Jon came back here. And today I paid bills and stuff and went out and got a new Treo, which is now charging. Am happy. Current Mood: content Current Music: The Squires: Going All The Way (5 signs \| Say something)

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