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| Thursday, February 8th, 2007 | | 9:08 am |
Mwahahahaha!
Norfolk County Council have set up free wireless network spots around the county (you may have heard of the one around the Forum). There's another one centered on County Hall, with a radius of four kilometres. My living room is about 300 metres from County Hall. Ergo, free internet. Freee! Expect to see me rambling more frequently, and actually reading what other people write more often than once every six months. :-) | | Saturday, August 12th, 2006 | | 4:44 pm |
Hello!
My (slow-moving) plans to get online at home have fallen through as my PC has died. Possibly a motherboard fault, but I'm tempted to just replace the whole kit and kaboodle. I'm currently oop north cat-sitting for my parents and drinking their wine, with a little help from Kt. (Not Ian's Kt, my Kt! Confusing, innit?) Current Mood: drunkledCurrent Music: The Man in Black | | Monday, February 27th, 2006 | | 6:55 pm |
What can I say?
No, seriously, what can I say?. Steph's death has hit me hard, it didn't seem at all real until Saturday and it still shocks me when I remember why I'm feeling so low. I made it to work on Thursday and Friday, but couldn't concentrate and didn't get a great deal done. Today was worse because I had to oversee some training for four hours. Nothing difficult, 'training' is something of an exaggeration, but it robbed me of the oppotunities I needed to sit and stare into space from time to time. All things considered I did have a very good weekend. Thank you to (in order of appearance) Lisa, Jo, Becky, Andreas, Chris and Lauren who came over on Friday night. I hope you all got as much support as I did. And in Saturday's Live Mage game we saved the world, which involved me rewiring the interior of a nuclear missile. It's remarkable how something like that will focus your attention. On Sunday I turned all domestic and changed my bed, did some laundry, vaccumed the floor (Chris' fault, mostly), did some ironing and did two loads of washing up in my unexpectedly sticky kitchen (Lauren's fault, mostly). Thanks again to Jo and Lisa, and to Jess and Mark, for inviting me round for tea, biscuits and Firefly. I'm so glad to have so many good friends around me, more than I realised. (Many of whom I have Steph to thank for, but I can't.) I'm resolved to spend more time with these people because you never know how long you have together, and it's probably never going to be long enough. | | Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 | | 6:12 pm |
Machismo.
Tom Jones makes it all better. That self-assured, golden-larynxed, icon of manliness has told to stop being so self-indulgent and reminded me that I am great, and that my heart hasn't been broken yet. :-) Where's my chest wig? I had an almost fun day at work too, as I succeeded in breaking the quotation system I'm testing. This is good. Testing things that work is getting very tedious and I can do it with less than half my concentration, leaving too much mental capacity for brooding, panicking, humming Frank Sinatra songs, smiling soppily or just staring at a cup of coffee.* When stuff goes wrong I actually have to focus, and explain to people why/how it is wrong. Now I am the Man Who Breaks Things. *The label on the machine says it's coffee. I suspect that the large white pipe coming out of the wall just pumps it up from the river Wensum. | | Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 | | 6:58 pm |
Tip: Save time by hitting the return key instead of clicking on "search"Another pearl of wisdom from the information hyperstore that is Google. *rolleyes* Current Mood: inexplicably, more optimistic | | Saturday, February 4th, 2006 | | 2:16 pm |
| | Monday, January 23rd, 2006 | | 7:35 pm |
Why was my previous entry titled "Sindig?" Strangely premonitious of me... Thank you very very much everybody*, I had a fantastic time and a horrendously long-lasting hangover. I shut the doors to the kitchen yesterday and went out, leaving windows open. Hopefully intelligent life will have evolved by now and mopped the floor for me. The fabulous library computer has blocked all but the first four entries on my friends page, but I'm sure you're all having a great time doing whateber you're doing. Best wishes, I'm off home to clean up and have a margarita. Or a bloody mary. Probably both. *No sarcasm, honestly. | | Tuesday, January 17th, 2006 | | 1:07 pm |
Sindig!
Cactus would like to invite ......readers of his LiveJournal*...... to his housewarming party. Saturday 21st January, 22 Netherwood Green, from about five-ish. There'll be floor space for those who wish to stay all night (I know I will be...) and bacon butties in the morning for the survivors. Drinking and games are definitely in the offing, and more than a few people have threatened drinking games too. See you soon! *Apart from that little toe-rag at the back. I don't like the way he looks at me. | | Thursday, December 22nd, 2005 | | 1:24 pm |
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
I was going to tell you all about how I flooded the flat downstairs, but I swore so often that the @#*"ing library computer wouldn't let me post it. Here's the important bit: House warming party is now confirmed for 21st and 22nd January. If you can't make it on the Saturday (and by the gods you'd better have a good reason) then drop in on Sunday for the Hangover Recovery Session with games, films and bacon butties.* I saw The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe earlier this week. I think I remember now why I haven't re-read the books in so long. The plot's wafer thin and really rather dull. I should have spent the money on a copy of The Box of Delights. Happy Christmas/Hannukah/humbug dear readers, and I'll see you in the New Year. *A vegetarian option will be available, provided I haven't eaten all the cornflakes. | | Saturday, December 3rd, 2005 | | 12:37 am |
My last update.
Well, not my last, but I'm moving house tomorrow so I'll only be online sporadically until I can get a new connection established. Keep on truckin'! | | Wednesday, November 30th, 2005 | | 8:37 pm |
Why not, eh?
A - Age of your first kiss: Sixteen, I think. B - Band you are listening to right now: I'm not, it's people arguing on Radio 4. C - Crush: Current or past? Either way, I'm not telling you. D - Dad's name: Stuart McPhillips E - Easiest person(s) to talk to: Tricky, I don't open up easily. I can ramble on for hours with Paul and Puppy. F - Favorite ice cream: I don't know. Probably a mixture with some fruit. Or a 99. G - Gummy worms or gummy bears: Bears. Odd question. H - Hometown: Golcar, near Huddersfield. West Yorkshire. I - Instruments: I'll show you mine if you show me yours. ;-) J - Junior high: Heaton Manor was my first secondary school. K - Kids: Hate 'em. I might be sterile anyway. I really should confirm that at some point. L - Longest car ride: Lancashire to somewhere in the middle of France, I think. M - Mum's name: Penelope Jane Saville McPhillips N - Nicknames: Cactus. Weasel. O - One wish: To be content. P - Phobia: Embarassment. Q - Quote: "Don't do in this life what you can put off until your next." "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." R - Reasons to smile: Moving house. S - Song you danced to last: I think it was whatever they played at the end of eighties night a month ago. T - Time you woke up today: 9:22. Too late. U - Unknown fact about me: I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. V - Vegetable(s) you hate: Cauliflower and brocolli. W - Worst habit: Putting things off. X - X-rays you've had: Teeth, head and chest. Y - Years since you've been to church: For a ceremony? About fifteen, my Gran's funeral. Z - Zodiac sign: Virgo/Libra. There now. Don't you feel enlightened? | | Tuesday, November 29th, 2005 | | 8:59 pm |
| | Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005 | | 3:03 am |
Quarantine
Just a quick update - I'm still alive; my rash has progressed through the stage of spots and is now a series of large scabs. I wouldn't wish shingles on anybody.* I'm due back at work on Wednesday, but I intend to blag at least half the day off. My sleeping is so irregular now that I won't be able to get through a whole day of real work. Contracts have been exchanged on the flat and completion will (touch wood) be on Friday. So I'll be moving in in about a fortnight, but I'm deferring the house-warming party until January 'cos mid-December's a stupid time to try and get people together. I'm gutted that I had to miss the Live Mage game on Saturday. I was really looking forward to it now that I have a handle on how the system worked and I've started forcing myself into the plot. And it sounds like it was a lot of fun. *Note, the definition of 'anybody' may not include everybody. | | Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 | | 11:36 pm |
Killing time.
Choose a band/artist and answer only in song TITLES by that Artist: Monty Python's Flying Circus Are you male or female:: I've Got Two LegsDescribe yourself:: I'm So WorriedHow do some people feel about you:: Oh Lord Please Don't Burn UsHow do you feel about yourself:: The Meaning of LifeDescribe your ex girlfriend:: All Things Dull and UglyDescribe your current girlfriend:: Ho Ho Fucking HoDescribe where you want to be:: Christmas in HeavenDescribe what you want to be:: Oliver CromwellDescribe how you live:: Always Look on the Bright Side of LifeDescribe how you love:: Every Sperm is SacredShare a few words of wisdom:: Never Be Rude to an ArabNeedless to say, I had to twist some of the answers to fit the available song titles. | | 7:21 pm |
Shingles
Ow. So, I finally got to the doctor's today. I was in so much pain this morning that I rang them and asked if they had anything earlier than tomorrow morning and they squeezed me in at quarter to six. The very nice locum took one look at my rash and said "That looks like a classic case of shingles to me." He prescribed me some anti-vrial drugs and some painkillers to take on top of the Nurofen and told me to take it easy. Apparently shingles is a re-emergence of the chickenpox virus (which lies dormant in your spine) and is brought on by stress or over-exertion. Too much partying. :-( Nothing at all to do with the flu jab. So I now have a sick note for a week off work, I've pulled out of all of this week's games and won't be going to Noam's birthday party. I may make it to the Harry Potter film on Friday, simply 'cos I've pre-booked my ticket. Unfortunately the pharmacy in Sainsbury's didn't have the drugs in stock, so I've got one more Nurofen tablet to last me until the morning. Either that or I overdose. What they did have was the Band of Brothers boxed set, golden syrup cake, coke, clementines, bananas, a chicken madras ready-meal and spare rib flavour oriental crackers. So it's not all bad. :-) My mum asked me if I wanted to go and stay with them. I briefly contemplated travelling 250 miles with a sore back to stay in a house with my parents, my grandma, my sister, her husband and three cats and decided that the sofa in my damp bedsit would be a lot more restful. Current Mood:  Poorly | | 12:46 am |
I'm updating this now as I don't know when I'll next have the opportunity to give 'The Shipping Forecast' as my current music. :-D Damn rash has spread a bit. My doctor's been taken ill so the appointment I had for Tuesday morning has been pushed back to Wednesday. But I have twelve hours of The Lord of Rings to entertain me. And a bag of Haribo. I need to go to the solicitors but I don't want to get dressed any more often than I have to, so I may put that off until Wednesday. I can't sleep because I had a nap this afternoon. I'd like a hug but my back's so sore that I'd probably lamp you. :-( The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. - George Bernard Shaw Current Mood: sore and grouchyCurrent Music: The Shipping Forecast | | Sunday, November 13th, 2005 | | 9:04 pm |
F.A.B. Thunderbirds are go!
I've got the mortgage acceptance now, and the owner of the flat wants to sign contracts by 24th November. This is looking good. ( Icky rash )Yesterday I played a very good game of Warhammer against Jarval. After committing five units and two characters between us (2,176 points!) to a huge mosh in the centre of the battlefield I came out on top and held the Shrubbery of Chaos.* I learned a little more about how to use my disposable units, and what to watch out for with frenzied troops. I followed this with a game of Arkham Horror with Ian, which I thoroughly recommend. We need to play this again with five or six players. Possibly in the 'dead week' in the live games schedule? And yes, as the name suggests, this is loosely based on the work of the infamous Howard Philip Lovecraft and friends. *This needs to be read in a deep, booming voice to truly impart the aura of doom that surrounded some polystyrene topped with plastic trees. Current Mood:  excitedCurrent Music: Groove Armada - At the River | | Thursday, November 10th, 2005 | | 1:52 pm |
Still at home....
...so here's another meme! ( Click here to reveal my secret identity! )Result! :-D In other news, I've now finished the single player campaign from Dawn of War, and one of the two shorter campaigns from Winter Assault. It may be time to venture online... Look out world, there's a n00b tank commander coming your way! Oh, and I was right yesterday. Charles Bronson (and friends) did indeed foil the terrorists. | | Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 | | 2:21 pm |
Who put that goat there?
 I clicked on a button at the top of page labelled 'My LJ'. At the bottom of that page was a picture of a goat in a santa hat. He appears to be called Frank. Am I hallucinating again? And now he's pissing everywhere!  | | 2:05 pm |
( A meme )"Years after the mysterious disappearance of her father, plucky runaway Caroline Boyle (O'Grady) receives a letter from him requesting that she return for a family reunion." - The Time Out Film Guide 2003 So, I'm at home today because my back, shoulders and upper arms are aching and tender. I don't know why, I can't find any swelling or bruising, they just hurt. As a result I'm subjected to day-time television and Channel Four's afternoon adventure film: Raid on Entebbe. A rather good film from Irwin Kershner which can be summed up as 'Charles Bronson foils* Palestinian hostage-taking. Also featuring Idi Amin.' *At least, I assume he will. We're only half-way through at the time of writing. |
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