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After The Beep     Officially Discombobulated©
The text running across my forehead....

Monday, June 28, 2004

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Lots of Visits

I feel I should comment on the fact that I've had over 1020 visitors since I started using the counter on the 21st of January.

But I'm not going to.

So nyah.



"Fish and visitors smell in three days." - Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Poor Richard's Almanack, 1736

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Friday, June 25, 2004

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Friday Haiku

No coffee is bad
It does bad things to my head
Give me addiction


Only me, just me
No us, no togetherness
Makes me feel quite sad


I have better things
To do in the day than work
I want to do them



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Thursday, June 24, 2004

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Too Little Coffee

For reasons beyond my understanding, I decided, on Tuesday night, not to drink any coffee the next day. In theory, I had considered trying it for a week. I'm not sure why I thought it was such a good idea.

End result: headaches and tiredness.

Conclusion: I'm going to have some coffee now.



"Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 'Gift From the Sea'

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Wednesday, June 23, 2004

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Thoughts On People

It's strange, but going to the supermarket down in Andover always seems to make me feel down. It might just be because it's at the end of the day and I'm feeling tired, but I think it's because I'm there by myself while almost everyone else there is with someone.

Sounds stupid, but there you are.

And then there's Similar Person Syndrome (SPS). This is where you go around different places and keep thinking you see people you know (or just know on sight) from work or friends. I seem to get this a lot, and most of the time it's not a problem... except for when you see people who remind you of people you have not seen for a long while but want to.

I could do without that, really.



"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), De Profundis, 1905

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Saturday, June 19, 2004

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Friday Haiku

Bad news sucks big time
And good is always better
But only hear bad


Mobile texts are fast
But only as fast as when
The reply arrives




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Wednesday, June 16, 2004

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Hayfever

I hate it. It's so annoying. The most annoying thing is the way big sneezing fits just render me incapable of doing anything for a couple of minutes at a time, interrupting whatever I'm doing. I could do without it really.



"I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness." - James Thurber (1894 - 1961)

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Monday, June 14, 2004

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Quiz And Observation

Firstly, the quiz, via Mie.


You are a - Neutral Sheep! Congrats - you do what you like! You make your own rules, not follow the flock!
Which flock do you follow?

this quiz was made by alanna


Secondly, the observation:

I've been in a lot of newsagents, like most people have. Been in for newspapers, magazines (computer ones mostly, or things like SFX), drinks, sweets and what-have-you. Seen the people in there buying all the things that people go into newsagents to buy. However, I've never seen so many people (relatively) looking at the top-shelf porn mags in normal newsagents as I have seen in motorway service stations. In fact, I've only ever seen people look at them in service stations, never in newsagents.

I guess it must be because they are surrounded by strangers they will never see again, so they feel they can read them without being seen by someone they know, or something.



"There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men think, I know what I'm doing. Just show me somebody naked." - Jerry Seinfeld (1954 - )

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And Back Again

Looks like I'm going to that place in London again. Oh joy. Them and their stupid restrictive computer setup annoys the fuck out of me.

They have their computers set up so that users can't do things like look on their hard drives or anything. Good for security and against meddlesome users who mess things up; bad for anyone who actually wants to fucking do anything.



"The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." - Nathaniel Borenstein (1957 - )

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Friday, June 11, 2004

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Friday Haiku

Long day, all the way
To London and back, then drive
Home. Back late. Tired now.




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Thursday, June 10, 2004

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Longer Week Than Usual

So, as I found out at the beginning of the week, I have to go into London tomorrow to deal with one of our payroll customers. Stupid bastards did not back up one of the client PCs so I have to go set Progress and everything else back up again.

The time of 10:30 got arranged without me knowing, so I'm having to stay down here in Andover for an extra night, in order to catch the train from there into London. Overall it will be quicker, at least with regards to the trains, but it also means I'll be driving back home on a Friday again.

Oh joy.

But then, I do have Firefly back, so it's not all bad. Plus, I have season two of Alias on DVD now as well. I caught maybe half of it before I missed too many episodes because those Five fuckers moved it on so late on a Sunday night I kept forgetting about it.

Also coming in the post... DVDs of A Fistful Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Nice.



"I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it" - The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood), A Fistful Of Dollars

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Friday, June 04, 2004

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Friday Haiku

A dull week that goes
On and on and on and on
But now it's over.



Hope springs eternal
So they say. More like it's a
Big nasty beartrap.




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Thursday, June 03, 2004

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Seven Deadly Sins

From Geek Savant via Kolibri.

WRATH
1. Who did you last get angry with?
Really, actually angry? I really can't remember. I'm more into irritation and tetchiness than your actual anger.
2. What is your weapon of choice?
Whatever is to hand than I can use.
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?
Depends on the circumstances, namely self-defence.
4. How about of the same sex?
I guess so, but it would probably be so ineffectual it wouldn't be worth it. Unless I was in some fashion armed, of course.
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you?
I have absolutely no idea.
6. What is your pet peeve?
I have so many of them...
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?
I don't recall ever holding any grudges.

SLOTH
1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time?
This would probably be exercise.
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up?
About six in the afternoon/evening. But then, I had had a looong day before that, getting up early to get the train to Edinburgh and staying up till past four in the morning at the Goth Valentine's Day Heart Of Darkness thing last year.
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't.
My old school and university friend Sean, who I really should meet up with sometime soon.
4. What is the last lame excuse you made?
I don't know.
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through (one of the long ones...)?
Not at all.
6. When was the last time you got a good workout?
Wednesday, if you count almost-drowning (what some call swimming).
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?
I don't, I just drowse through it.

GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?
Probably some sort of vodka ice thing.
2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat?
I think I'd tend towards dark.
3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?
I'm not really sure. Possibly a couple of pints and a number of odd cocktail creations at Sean's stag outing last year.
4. Have you ever used a professional diet company?
Nope.
5. Do you have an issue with your weight?
Yes, I have a bit too much of it.
6. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy food?
I don't put (more) salt on food anymore, but I'd probably choose to have a spicy meal over a 'normal' one with a dessert. I'm not sure that answers the question at all.
7. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, !LUNCH!"?
Er... no.

LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)?
If you count the lapdancers last year, I guess close to a dozen. Exciting, eh?
2. How many people have seen YOU naked?
Less than the above number.
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation?
I imagine so. I'm a (kind of) normal person, after all.
4. Have you "done it"?
Yes.
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?
Once you get past answers like "I like the whole package" and "tits and ass, man!" there is a lot to to be said for a well-shaped body topped by a happy expression.
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?
Some very skanky lasses made a very clumsy proposition to a whole bunch of us on the frequently-mentioned stag outing, so I guess that counts.
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy?
No.

GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own?
Two, but I only use one of them. I always pay it off completely every time the bill comes in too.
2. What's your guilty pleasure store?
I don't really think I have one. I'm sad that way.
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it?
Try not to spend too much so I could live on the interest and not work.
4. Would you rather be rich, or famous?
Rich. Being famous can require more work.
5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?
Depends on the job and how boring it is.
6. Have you ever stolen anything?
Nothing on consequence.
7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive?
About 2200, roughly. Most of those are ripped from my own CDs though, to go on my MP3 player.

PRIDE
1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of?
About the only thing that falls into this category is managing, against all odds, to actually get a degree. That and holding onto my job when I don't really care about it.
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of?
Degree again, probably.
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life?
Be rich so I don't have to work. And be truly in love with someone.
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?
If it's something important to me, yes.
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors?
No.
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?
Only computer games, when they've been too damn hard.
7. What did you do today that you're proud of?
Bothered to get up for work.

ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friend's would you most want to have for your own?
Bigger TV? Something dull and material like that probably.
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces"?
I don't know what that is.
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?
Everyone has their problems, why swap yours for someone elses'?
4. Have you ever been cheated on?
No.
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?
Yes. Quite a few. I'm no different from everyone else in that regard.
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself ?
Socialbility.
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?
Not really.

8. Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin?
It's a very close tie between Sloth, Gluttony and Lust. More of a dead heat really.



"The world's as ugly as sin, and almost as delightful" - Frederick Locker-Lampson

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Tuesday, June 01, 2004

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Which Author's Fiction Are You?

Via Phoe...

Robert Heinlein
Robert Heinlein wrote you - you stranger in a strange land, you.
Which Author's Fiction Are You?
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"Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to do, every time." - Robert A. Heinlein, Jubal E. Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land

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