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Friday Haiku

I got my car back.
They had cleaned it inside as
Well as out, too. But....


...They left me with an
Almost empty fuel tank so
My car died on me.


Stuttered, stalled, lost foot
Brakes and power steering. Could
Have crashed, again. Grrr.


Had to fetch petrol
In a can from a nearby
Petrol station. Grrr.


They could at least have
Warned me I needed to fill
Up, the useless gits.


My advice: never
Use the Matlock Ford Repair
Centre. They are crap.

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Qizzich

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

"The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it." - Leo Rosten (1908 - )

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Faces From The Past

On Saturday I passed someone in town that I had last seen over a decade ago. I knew her instantly, especially since I used to fancy the pants off her. She recognised me too.

It wasn't the sudden reblooming of something that had never existed that I had wished might happen in the past. But then a) it was not ideal conditions and b) we are not living in some amazing fantasy movie-land.

Heh.

"I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there." - Herb Caen

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Friday Haiku

Still no damn car. More
Wrong with it. Means another
Engineer visit.


Means more parts ordered.
Means more car hire fees. Means less
Paycheck for myself.

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Dah Bien-Hwa

That's Mandarin for 'big change', by the way. The benefits of a Firefly education.

So, I've activated Blogger comments for all my posts, all the way back to the beginning. I've also, get this, gone and transcribed all the Squawkbox comments over to the Blogger comments. This is because the Squawkbox ones are dodgy at best, and the site keeps dropping off the radar. And it'll be closed down at the end of the year. So I thought it best to dump the stupid thing now.

A side effect of this is that I've gotten a look at a whole lot of my past posts. There's all kinds of stuff back there on the old shelves. Quite a few quizzes. Some maudlin drivel. Highly appropriate song lyrics. Poetry and haiku and songs, oh my. Oddly, quite a bit of commentary on then-current affairs and such. I don't really do that anymore; maybe I should again?

It's been kinda fun, actually.

Anyways, enjoy the new comments thingy. The old one will linger around for a bit till I'm sure everything has been swapped over.

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)

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Friday Haiku

Still my car is in
The garage. And the rental
Is costing me loads.


Apparently, a
Wait of two weeks is normal
For this garage. Bah.


I'll have a new desk
At home soon. Custom made. Can
Buy furniture now!

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A Casey And Andy Quiz!


You're Casey, a full-blown mad scientist. You enjoy duking it out with your best enemy and worst friend (and housemate) Andy, be it role playing or sawblade Tron. You have a propensity for being assaulted by unfriendly aliens and burning down the house by doing things that seem completely harmless. Sometimes, you slip under a black mask and become Dr. X, whose goal it is to conquer the world. For some strange reason, you seem to be completely unable to die.
Test-o-mat! Which character from Casey & Andy are you?
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You all should go and read their adventures in the webcomic. It's fun!

"MWUAHA MWUAHA MWUAHAHAHAHAAAA!" - a random Mad Scientist

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Friday Haiku

Still not got my car
Back from the garage. Rental
Costs me quite a bit.

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Commentary

Yes, that damn Squawkbox site has pissed me off at last. If it comes back, fine. In the meantime, use the BlogSpot comments if you please.

"Comments are free but facts are sacred." - Charles Prestwich Scott

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Friday Haiku

Skidded on ice. Broke
A wheel on my car. We'll see
If it's bad or not.


Could just mean the wheel
Needs replacing. Could be some
Wheel stuff got broken.

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