It's been fucking ages since I've posted anything of even remotely considerable worth, so I think I should treat you all to what has been happening in my life the last two weeks.
Saturday 22nd: Xmas shopping.
Friday 21st: Work.
Thursday 20th: Work.
Wednesday 19th: Work.
Tuesday 18th: Work.
Monday 17th: Work.
Sunday 16th: Work.
Saturday 15th: Work.
Friday 14th: Work.
Thursday 13th: Work.
Wednesday 12th: Work.
Tuesday 11th: Work.
Monday 10th: Work.
Are you noticing a pattern?
Sunday, 23 December 2007
Saturday, 17 November 2007
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
over...full?
Game #5348176854: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/08/08 - 21:24:37 (UK)
Table "Serra" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: banaani ($205.52 in chips)
Seat 2: samsaa ($140.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Bluemanc ($30.89 in chips)
Seat 4: Prada ($194.73 in chips)
Seat 5: Greenday7 ($72.18 in chips)
Seat 6: Hongk3108 sits out
banaani: posts small blind $0.50
samsaa: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [Ac Js Qd Qs]
Prada: raises to $3.50
Greenday7: calls $3.50
Hongk3108 sits back
banaani: folds
samsaa: folds
----- FLOP ----- [7d Qc 7h]
Prada: checks
Greenday7: bets $4
Prada: calls $4
----- TURN ----- [7d Qc 7h][6h]
Prada: checks
Greenday7: bets $7
Prada: calls $7
----- RIVER ----- [7d Qc 7h 6h][6c]
Prada: bets $18
Greenday7: raises to $57.68 and is all-in
Prada: calls $39.68
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Greenday7: shows [Ac Js Qd Qs] (A Full House, Queens full of Sevens)
Prada: shows [7s 6s 5d 9s] (A Full House, Sevens full of Sixes)
Greenday7 collected $143.86 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $145.86 Main pot $143.86 Rake $2
Board [7d Qc 7h 6h 6c]
Seat 1: banaani (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: samsaa (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Prada showed [7s 6s 5d 9s] and lost with A Full House, Sevens full of Sixes
Seat 5: Greenday7 (button) showed [Ac Js Qd Qs] and won ($143.86) with A Full House, Queens full of Sevens
Table "Serra" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: banaani ($205.52 in chips)
Seat 2: samsaa ($140.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Bluemanc ($30.89 in chips)
Seat 4: Prada ($194.73 in chips)
Seat 5: Greenday7 ($72.18 in chips)
Seat 6: Hongk3108 sits out
banaani: posts small blind $0.50
samsaa: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [Ac Js Qd Qs]
Prada: raises to $3.50
Greenday7: calls $3.50
Hongk3108 sits back
banaani: folds
samsaa: folds
----- FLOP ----- [7d Qc 7h]
Prada: checks
Greenday7: bets $4
Prada: calls $4
----- TURN ----- [7d Qc 7h][6h]
Prada: checks
Greenday7: bets $7
Prada: calls $7
----- RIVER ----- [7d Qc 7h 6h][6c]
Prada: bets $18
Greenday7: raises to $57.68 and is all-in
Prada: calls $39.68
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Greenday7: shows [Ac Js Qd Qs] (A Full House, Queens full of Sevens)
Prada: shows [7s 6s 5d 9s] (A Full House, Sevens full of Sixes)
Greenday7 collected $143.86 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $145.86 Main pot $143.86 Rake $2
Board [7d Qc 7h 6h 6c]
Seat 1: banaani (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: samsaa (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Prada showed [7s 6s 5d 9s] and lost with A Full House, Sevens full of Sixes
Seat 5: Greenday7 (button) showed [Ac Js Qd Qs] and won ($143.86) with A Full House, Queens full of Sevens
Friday, 20 July 2007
rags to riches?
Game #5122860814: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/07/20 - 22:28:22 (UK)
Table "Likhovtseva" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Bluemanc ($47 in chips)
Seat 2: Greenday7 ($105.10 in chips)
Seat 3: Ric280140 ($90.40 in chips)
Seat 4: BadUKK ($140.15 in chips)
Seat 5: Ilinc0311 ($51.95 in chips)
Seat 6: Mountgay ($224.96 in chips)
Ric280140: posts small blind $0.50
BadUKK: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [4d Kc Ac 6d]
Ilinc0311: calls $1
Mountgay: calls $1
Bluemanc: folds
Greenday7: calls $1
Ric280140: raises to $5
BadUKK: folds
Ilinc0311: folds
Mountgay: calls $4
Greenday7: calls $4
----- FLOP ----- [Tc 2s Jc]
Ric280140: checks
Mountgay: checks
Greenday7: bets $12
Ric280140: calls $12
Mountgay: folds
----- TURN ----- [Tc 2s Jc][4h]
Ric280140: bets $41
Greenday7: calls $41
----- RIVER ----- [Tc 2s Jc 4h][5s]
Ric280140: checks
Greenday7: checks
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Ric280140: shows [Qc 2c 9s As] (A Pair of Twos, Ace high)
Greenday7: shows [4d Kc Ac 6d] (A Pair of Fours, Ace high)
Greenday7 collected $120 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $123 Main pot $120 Rake $3
Board [Tc 2s Jc 4h 5s]
Seat 1: Bluemanc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Greenday7 (button) showed [4d Kc Ac 6d] and won ($120) with A Pair of Fours, Ace high
Seat 3: Ric280140 (small blind) showed [Qc 2c 9s As] and lost with A Pair of Twos, Ace high
Seat 4: BadUKK (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ilinc0311 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mountgay folded on the Flop
Table "Likhovtseva" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Bluemanc ($47 in chips)
Seat 2: Greenday7 ($105.10 in chips)
Seat 3: Ric280140 ($90.40 in chips)
Seat 4: BadUKK ($140.15 in chips)
Seat 5: Ilinc0311 ($51.95 in chips)
Seat 6: Mountgay ($224.96 in chips)
Ric280140: posts small blind $0.50
BadUKK: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [4d Kc Ac 6d]
Ilinc0311: calls $1
Mountgay: calls $1
Bluemanc: folds
Greenday7: calls $1
Ric280140: raises to $5
BadUKK: folds
Ilinc0311: folds
Mountgay: calls $4
Greenday7: calls $4
----- FLOP ----- [Tc 2s Jc]
Ric280140: checks
Mountgay: checks
Greenday7: bets $12
Ric280140: calls $12
Mountgay: folds
----- TURN ----- [Tc 2s Jc][4h]
Ric280140: bets $41
Greenday7: calls $41
----- RIVER ----- [Tc 2s Jc 4h][5s]
Ric280140: checks
Greenday7: checks
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Ric280140: shows [Qc 2c 9s As] (A Pair of Twos, Ace high)
Greenday7: shows [4d Kc Ac 6d] (A Pair of Fours, Ace high)
Greenday7 collected $120 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $123 Main pot $120 Rake $3
Board [Tc 2s Jc 4h 5s]
Seat 1: Bluemanc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Greenday7 (button) showed [4d Kc Ac 6d] and won ($120) with A Pair of Fours, Ace high
Seat 3: Ric280140 (small blind) showed [Qc 2c 9s As] and lost with A Pair of Twos, Ace high
Seat 4: BadUKK (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ilinc0311 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mountgay folded on the Flop
Thursday, 19 July 2007
bienheureux
How can you experience true romanticism without first experiencing cynicism?
How can you appreciate the evils of the world without appreciating its loves?
To view everything in its simplicity, but understanding everything.
In an admiration of complexity; inconsistency when all is constant.
How can you expect to become whole without narrow-mindedness?
To seek truth you must observe the varying journeys,
Arrival is at the same aesthetic place,
Yet understanding is all the more deeper.
Completion suggests preference, never be sure.
Always experience to an extent, but never to an end.
In the sun we are lit, but in the moon, ever-changing.
A structure with purpose can always be broken.
Never decide. Always wonder, and hence be awoken.
---
Bromidic structures in close proximity
Disseminate uniformly
The sole rumination
The sole illumination
Graceful and understated
Diffraction ruffles composure
Yet placidity was never the rumoured strength
Enervation, something quotidian
Grimed walkways and the callused atmosphere
Pain but no release. Release me release me release me.
Out of all this
A fourteen year old
Marred by the agony of puberty and
Robbed of innocence opts for IVF
How doth the life egg in the beaker
Its motion causal, free, indifferent to how it got there
When we all glance so solipsistically
Devoid of passion, but irrational and constant
Have we finally acknowledged
The sole illumination.
How can you appreciate the evils of the world without appreciating its loves?
To view everything in its simplicity, but understanding everything.
In an admiration of complexity; inconsistency when all is constant.
How can you expect to become whole without narrow-mindedness?
To seek truth you must observe the varying journeys,
Arrival is at the same aesthetic place,
Yet understanding is all the more deeper.
Completion suggests preference, never be sure.
Always experience to an extent, but never to an end.
In the sun we are lit, but in the moon, ever-changing.
A structure with purpose can always be broken.
Never decide. Always wonder, and hence be awoken.
---
Bromidic structures in close proximity
Disseminate uniformly
The sole rumination
The sole illumination
Graceful and understated
Diffraction ruffles composure
Yet placidity was never the rumoured strength
Enervation, something quotidian
Grimed walkways and the callused atmosphere
Pain but no release. Release me release me release me.
Out of all this
A fourteen year old
Marred by the agony of puberty and
Robbed of innocence opts for IVF
How doth the life egg in the beaker
Its motion causal, free, indifferent to how it got there
When we all glance so solipsistically
Devoid of passion, but irrational and constant
Have we finally acknowledged
The sole illumination.
Friday, 13 July 2007
I smell some fish.
Game #5030381914: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/07/13 - 00:18:22 (UK)
Table "FrostyRiver" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Mr.C ($100 in chips)
Seat 2: Beeny2 ($121.10 in chips)
Seat 5: Greenday7 ($131.45 in chips)
Seat 6: h2theizzo ($54.05 in chips)
Seat 7: Ste301264 ($100 in chips)
Seat 8: didrisson ($53.94 in chips)
Greenday7: posts small blind $0.50
h2theizzo: posts big blind $1
Ste301264: posts big blind $1
Mr.C: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [6h Kd 5h 6d]
Ste301264: checks
didrisson: folds
Mr.C: raises to $4.50
Beeny2: folds
Greenday7: calls $4
h2theizzo: calls $3.50
Ste301264: calls $3.50
----- FLOP ----- [9h 6c 7h]
Greenday7: checks
h2theizzo: checks
Ste301264: checks
Mr.C: bets $18
Greenday7: raises to $72
h2theizzo: folds
Ste301264: raises to $95.50 and is all-in
Mr.C: calls $77.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $23.50
----- TURN ----- [9h 6c 7h][3c]
----- RIVER ----- [9h 6c 7h 3c][2d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Ste301264: shows [4h Ac Ah 9s] (A Pair of Aces, Nine high)
Mr.C: shows [Th Jh Tc 9d] (A Pair of Tens, Nine high)
Greenday7: shows [6h Kd 5h 6d] (Three of a kind, Sixes, Nine high)
Greenday7 collected $301.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $304.50 Main pot $301.50 Rake $3
Board [9h 6c 7h 3c 2d]
Seat 1: Mr.C (big blind) showed [Th Jh Tc 9d] and lost with A Pair of Tens, Nine high
Seat 2: Beeny2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Greenday7 (small blind) showed [6h Kd 5h 6d] and won ($301.50) with Three of a kind, Sixes, Nine high
Seat 6: h2theizzo (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Ste301264 (big blind) showed [4h Ac Ah 9s] and lost with A Pair of Aces, Nine high
Seat 8: didrisson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table "FrostyRiver" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Mr.C ($100 in chips)
Seat 2: Beeny2 ($121.10 in chips)
Seat 5: Greenday7 ($131.45 in chips)
Seat 6: h2theizzo ($54.05 in chips)
Seat 7: Ste301264 ($100 in chips)
Seat 8: didrisson ($53.94 in chips)
Greenday7: posts small blind $0.50
h2theizzo: posts big blind $1
Ste301264: posts big blind $1
Mr.C: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [6h Kd 5h 6d]
Ste301264: checks
didrisson: folds
Mr.C: raises to $4.50
Beeny2: folds
Greenday7: calls $4
h2theizzo: calls $3.50
Ste301264: calls $3.50
----- FLOP ----- [9h 6c 7h]
Greenday7: checks
h2theizzo: checks
Ste301264: checks
Mr.C: bets $18
Greenday7: raises to $72
h2theizzo: folds
Ste301264: raises to $95.50 and is all-in
Mr.C: calls $77.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $23.50
----- TURN ----- [9h 6c 7h][3c]
----- RIVER ----- [9h 6c 7h 3c][2d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Ste301264: shows [4h Ac Ah 9s] (A Pair of Aces, Nine high)
Mr.C: shows [Th Jh Tc 9d] (A Pair of Tens, Nine high)
Greenday7: shows [6h Kd 5h 6d] (Three of a kind, Sixes, Nine high)
Greenday7 collected $301.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $304.50 Main pot $301.50 Rake $3
Board [9h 6c 7h 3c 2d]
Seat 1: Mr.C (big blind) showed [Th Jh Tc 9d] and lost with A Pair of Tens, Nine high
Seat 2: Beeny2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Greenday7 (small blind) showed [6h Kd 5h 6d] and won ($301.50) with Three of a kind, Sixes, Nine high
Seat 6: h2theizzo (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Ste301264 (big blind) showed [4h Ac Ah 9s] and lost with A Pair of Aces, Nine high
Seat 8: didrisson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Monday, 2 July 2007
2nd half of 2007
Can't believe its July already. I know everyone says it, but.....Doesn't time fly??!!! Felt like a major Facebook overhaul for no apparent reason.
This summer's gona be manic. My cousin Nimlan is having his miruthangam arangetram this Saturday. My sister's getting married at the end of August. I'll be in the middle of everything.
Bring it on!
This summer's gona be manic. My cousin Nimlan is having his miruthangam arangetram this Saturday. My sister's getting married at the end of August. I'll be in the middle of everything.
Bring it on!
Saturday, 16 June 2007
8 days left
So how shall I kill time in Chennai? Maybe a day trip to the beach? Or a 3 hour FB session at the internet cafe. There's always comedy on 'Star World'. Seinfeld's starting to grow on me. Then there's Friends, My wife and kids, 8 simple rules, Frasier, the list goes on!
But London is soo much better. I'm itching to go back. Can't wait. The countdown has started!
Sunday, 3 June 2007
turpitude
Gah. Today is a bad day. I formally got rejected by the National Lottery for Arts Council funding: "the participation element of your activity shows weakness." Not really sure how wider participation could have been encouraged, considering I wrote for 53 players, as well as intending to recruit musicians from the local schools, but oh well. We could still put the rock opera on someday, and whilst that's what I intend to do, it will have to sit on the shelf for now.
I'd like to thank all my friends who have supported the 'Rebel Girl' cause since its inception.
I'd like to thank all my friends who have supported the 'Rebel Girl' cause since its inception.
Saturday, 2 June 2007
bingo.
Game #4535674574: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/06/01 - 23:54:52 (UK)
Table "Nobigdea" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: tricki14 ($39 in chips)
Seat 2: vikefjord ($43.58 in chips)
Seat 3: Nyllet- ($14.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Glosario ($92.26 in chips)
Seat 5: The_shunk ($141.35 in chips)
Seat 6: koursaros ($61.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Cold_cuts ($157.65 in chips)
Seat 8: CoCkEr ($96.90 in chips)
Seat 9: madness ($102.60 in chips)
Seat 10: MrFaCiaL ($74.50 in chips)
koursaros: posts small blind $0.50
Cold_cuts: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [8c 7d 8h Ac]
CoCkEr: folds
CoCkEr sits out
CoCkEr sits back
madness: calls $1
MrFaCiaL: folds
tricki14: folds
vikefjord: calls $1
Nyllet-: folds
Glosario: folds
The_shunk: raises to $5.50
koursaros: folds
Cold_cuts: calls $4.50
madness: folds
vikefjord: calls $4.50
----- FLOP ----- [Kh 8d Qh]
Cold_cuts: bets $18
vikefjord: folds
The_shunk: calls $18
----- TURN ----- [Kh 8d Qh][7c]
Cold_cuts: bets $54
The_shunk: calls $54
----- RIVER ----- [Kh 8d Qh 7c][Kd]
Cold_cuts: bets $80.15 and is all-in
The_shunk: is all-in $63.85
Returned uncalled bets $16.30 to Cold_cuts
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Cold_cuts: shows [8c 7d 8h Ac] (A Full House, Eights full of Kings)
The_shunk: shows [As Th Js Ah] (Two Pairs, Aces and Kings, Queen high)
Cold_cuts collected $286.70 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $289.70 Main pot $286.70 Rake $3
Board [Kh 8d Qh 7c Kd]
Seat 1: tricki14 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: vikefjord folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Nyllet- folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Glosario folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: The_shunk (button) showed [As Th Js Ah] and lost with Two Pairs, Aces and Kings, Queen high
Seat 6: koursaros (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Cold_cuts (big blind) showed [8c 7d 8h Ac] and won ($286.70) with A Full House, Eights full of Kings
Seat 8: CoCkEr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: madness folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: MrFaCiaL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table "Nobigdea" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: tricki14 ($39 in chips)
Seat 2: vikefjord ($43.58 in chips)
Seat 3: Nyllet- ($14.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Glosario ($92.26 in chips)
Seat 5: The_shunk ($141.35 in chips)
Seat 6: koursaros ($61.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Cold_cuts ($157.65 in chips)
Seat 8: CoCkEr ($96.90 in chips)
Seat 9: madness ($102.60 in chips)
Seat 10: MrFaCiaL ($74.50 in chips)
koursaros: posts small blind $0.50
Cold_cuts: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [8c 7d 8h Ac]
CoCkEr: folds
CoCkEr sits out
CoCkEr sits back
madness: calls $1
MrFaCiaL: folds
tricki14: folds
vikefjord: calls $1
Nyllet-: folds
Glosario: folds
The_shunk: raises to $5.50
koursaros: folds
Cold_cuts: calls $4.50
madness: folds
vikefjord: calls $4.50
----- FLOP ----- [Kh 8d Qh]
Cold_cuts: bets $18
vikefjord: folds
The_shunk: calls $18
----- TURN ----- [Kh 8d Qh][7c]
Cold_cuts: bets $54
The_shunk: calls $54
----- RIVER ----- [Kh 8d Qh 7c][Kd]
Cold_cuts: bets $80.15 and is all-in
The_shunk: is all-in $63.85
Returned uncalled bets $16.30 to Cold_cuts
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Cold_cuts: shows [8c 7d 8h Ac] (A Full House, Eights full of Kings)
The_shunk: shows [As Th Js Ah] (Two Pairs, Aces and Kings, Queen high)
Cold_cuts collected $286.70 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $289.70 Main pot $286.70 Rake $3
Board [Kh 8d Qh 7c Kd]
Seat 1: tricki14 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: vikefjord folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Nyllet- folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Glosario folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: The_shunk (button) showed [As Th Js Ah] and lost with Two Pairs, Aces and Kings, Queen high
Seat 6: koursaros (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Cold_cuts (big blind) showed [8c 7d 8h Ac] and won ($286.70) with A Full House, Eights full of Kings
Seat 8: CoCkEr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: madness folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: MrFaCiaL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Thursday, 31 May 2007
Getting ready for Goa
It's about time we moved on to another town, I'm starting to get a little bored. Thought I'd catch up with some mates on FB to kill time. Not much has been happening recently. All my sisters talk about is sari this...lenga that....sari this....bangle that.....tailors, size, colour, bla bla bla.
Hopefully the next week will be more entertaining and fulfilling. Apparently Goa is the place to go; sure it'll live up to the hype, but I don't want to get too excited...
There are a few bargains here in Chennai. If you do ever go, I recommend Spencer Plaza. It's the equivalent of a Harrow St Ann's or the Brent Cross Complex. I bought a 8-in-1 DVD pack for 200 rupees (3 quid!) and the previews are excellent quality. It includes Kill Bill 1+2, Scarface, and some others I can't remember.
Repeat: 8 films for 3 pounds!! Buy of the decade.
Hopefully the next week will be more entertaining and fulfilling. Apparently Goa is the place to go; sure it'll live up to the hype, but I don't want to get too excited...
There are a few bargains here in Chennai. If you do ever go, I recommend Spencer Plaza. It's the equivalent of a Harrow St Ann's or the Brent Cross Complex. I bought a 8-in-1 DVD pack for 200 rupees (3 quid!) and the previews are excellent quality. It includes Kill Bill 1+2, Scarface, and some others I can't remember.
Repeat: 8 films for 3 pounds!! Buy of the decade.
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
I will flush you...
Game #4272734473: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/05/30 - 22:30:16 (UK)
Table "Marshall" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: Bluejay1 ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Cold_cuts ($150.75 in chips)
Seat 4: hacke ($16 in chips)
Seat 5: Prada ($183.12 in chips)
Seat 6: HurriKKan ($40.28 in chips)
Seat 7: pikunge ($105.75 in chips)
Seat 8: CoCkEr sits out
pikunge: posts small blind $0.50
Bluejay1: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [9c Ts 6h Ah]
Cold_cuts: calls $1
hacke: calls $1
Prada: raises to $5.50
HurriKKan: folds
pikunge: folds
Bluejay1: calls $4.50
Cold_cuts: calls $4.50
hacke: calls $4.50
----- FLOP ----- [3h Kh 7c]
Bluejay1: checks
Cold_cuts: checks
hacke: bets $10.50 and is all-in
Prada: calls $10.50
Bluejay1: raises to $64.50
Cold_cuts: calls $64.50
Prada: folds
----- TURN ----- [3h Kh 7c][5h]
Bluejay1: checks
Cold_cuts: bets $80.75 and is all-in
Bluejay1: is all-in $25.50
Returned uncalled bets $55.25 to Cold_cuts
----- RIVER ----- [3h Kh 7c 5h][8h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Cold_cuts: shows [9c Ts 6h Ah] (A Flush, Ace high)
hacke: shows [4c 3s Th 2d] (A Pair of Threes, King high)
Bluejay1: shows [3d 4h 5c 7s] (Two Pairs, Sevens and Fives, King high)
Cold_cuts collected $159 from Side pot #1
Cold_cuts collected $61.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $223.50 Main pot $61.50 Side pot #1 $159 | Rake $3
Board [3h Kh 7c 5h 8h]
Seat 1: Bluejay1 (big blind) showed [3d 4h 5c 7s] and lost with Two Pairs, Sevens and Fives, King high
Seat 3: Cold_cuts showed [9c Ts 6h Ah] and won ($220.50) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 4: hacke showed [4c 3s Th 2d] and lost with A Pair of Threes, King high
Seat 5: Prada folded on the Flop
Seat 6: HurriKKan (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: pikunge (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table "Marshall" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: Bluejay1 ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Cold_cuts ($150.75 in chips)
Seat 4: hacke ($16 in chips)
Seat 5: Prada ($183.12 in chips)
Seat 6: HurriKKan ($40.28 in chips)
Seat 7: pikunge ($105.75 in chips)
Seat 8: CoCkEr sits out
pikunge: posts small blind $0.50
Bluejay1: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [9c Ts 6h Ah]
Cold_cuts: calls $1
hacke: calls $1
Prada: raises to $5.50
HurriKKan: folds
pikunge: folds
Bluejay1: calls $4.50
Cold_cuts: calls $4.50
hacke: calls $4.50
----- FLOP ----- [3h Kh 7c]
Bluejay1: checks
Cold_cuts: checks
hacke: bets $10.50 and is all-in
Prada: calls $10.50
Bluejay1: raises to $64.50
Cold_cuts: calls $64.50
Prada: folds
----- TURN ----- [3h Kh 7c][5h]
Bluejay1: checks
Cold_cuts: bets $80.75 and is all-in
Bluejay1: is all-in $25.50
Returned uncalled bets $55.25 to Cold_cuts
----- RIVER ----- [3h Kh 7c 5h][8h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Cold_cuts: shows [9c Ts 6h Ah] (A Flush, Ace high)
hacke: shows [4c 3s Th 2d] (A Pair of Threes, King high)
Bluejay1: shows [3d 4h 5c 7s] (Two Pairs, Sevens and Fives, King high)
Cold_cuts collected $159 from Side pot #1
Cold_cuts collected $61.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $223.50 Main pot $61.50 Side pot #1 $159 | Rake $3
Board [3h Kh 7c 5h 8h]
Seat 1: Bluejay1 (big blind) showed [3d 4h 5c 7s] and lost with Two Pairs, Sevens and Fives, King high
Seat 3: Cold_cuts showed [9c Ts 6h Ah] and won ($220.50) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 4: hacke showed [4c 3s Th 2d] and lost with A Pair of Threes, King high
Seat 5: Prada folded on the Flop
Seat 6: HurriKKan (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: pikunge (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Sunday, 27 May 2007
Wedding? What wedding?
I've found another internet cafe where I can update my status, find out what I'm missing in London (sweet FA i assume), and give you the latest from the hole that is Chennai. They give a good rate here: 30 rupees for an hour of net surfing. The currency hasn't changed much since last year; it's still roughly 80 rupees to the pound. So for 60 minutes of quality browsing, its only 40p. Not bad eh?
The daughter of my Tamil school teacher got married today. It was nice to meet some friends from back in the day. (Smile Veena you're on the net!) When I mean 'back in the day', I really mean far far back. When I was 6, I started learning my mother tongue Tamil at a local Sunday school in Wembley. And a year later I started learning carnatic flute. By the time I was 12, I was taking Tamil classes at near GCSE level, and one of my teachers was Mrs Vadivel.
Fast forward another 10 years and I'm attending her daughter (Sharmila)'s wedding. It was a very short ceremony, roughly 25-30 minutes. For those of you who are not accustomed with our Hindu/Tamil tradition, you must be wondering why I refer to half an hour as 'short'. Usually, a full blown ceremony like this lasts for 2-3 hours. Yep! That's right! You heard it from me.
Well I'm off back to the comforts of my hotel room. Can't miss the build up to the Monaco GP can we?
The daughter of my Tamil school teacher got married today. It was nice to meet some friends from back in the day. (Smile Veena you're on the net!) When I mean 'back in the day', I really mean far far back. When I was 6, I started learning my mother tongue Tamil at a local Sunday school in Wembley. And a year later I started learning carnatic flute. By the time I was 12, I was taking Tamil classes at near GCSE level, and one of my teachers was Mrs Vadivel.
Fast forward another 10 years and I'm attending her daughter (Sharmila)'s wedding. It was a very short ceremony, roughly 25-30 minutes. For those of you who are not accustomed with our Hindu/Tamil tradition, you must be wondering why I refer to half an hour as 'short'. Usually, a full blown ceremony like this lasts for 2-3 hours. Yep! That's right! You heard it from me.
Well I'm off back to the comforts of my hotel room. Can't miss the build up to the Monaco GP can we?
Thursday, 24 May 2007
promulgation
"The new supercasino in Manchester will create an underclass of compulsive gamblers unable to control their addiction."
Funny, I thought we all had free will.
"Help us find Madeleine! Lynch a paedophile today!"
Of course, nobody has bothered to point out the idiocy of the girl's parents in leaving an infant unattended.
"The Home Secretary confirmed that there is a prison overcrowding crisis." "The retiring Chief Justice thinks sending criminals to prison is wrong."
It would just be too easy to build more prisons, wouldn't it?
"Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan should resign over the racism shown towards Shilpa Shetty."
What did Mr Duncan ever do wrong?
"Most people would rather accept an upgraded job title than a pay rise. There have been instances where public toilet cleaners are now known as general sanitation technicians."
But they still clean shit stains out the bowl, right?
"The Government insists that nuclear power is the future. All but one of the UK's nuclear power stations will close by 2023 with no more planned."
Applause.
"Conservative leader David Cameron wants more ethnic minorities and women to represent the party."
So if you're white, middle class and can do a better job than a blind Bengalese lesbian, you're completely fucked.
Funny, I thought we all had free will.
"Help us find Madeleine! Lynch a paedophile today!"
Of course, nobody has bothered to point out the idiocy of the girl's parents in leaving an infant unattended.
"The Home Secretary confirmed that there is a prison overcrowding crisis." "The retiring Chief Justice thinks sending criminals to prison is wrong."
It would just be too easy to build more prisons, wouldn't it?
"Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan should resign over the racism shown towards Shilpa Shetty."
What did Mr Duncan ever do wrong?
"Most people would rather accept an upgraded job title than a pay rise. There have been instances where public toilet cleaners are now known as general sanitation technicians."
But they still clean shit stains out the bowl, right?
"The Government insists that nuclear power is the future. All but one of the UK's nuclear power stations will close by 2023 with no more planned."
Applause.
"Conservative leader David Cameron wants more ethnic minorities and women to represent the party."
So if you're white, middle class and can do a better job than a blind Bengalese lesbian, you're completely fucked.
2nd day in Chennai
Greetings from Chennai! I’ve been in India for just over a day now, we touched down around 3am on Wed 23rd. The time difference is 5 and a half hours. So if its midday in UK, its 5.30pm in India. I managed to catch the 1st half of the CL final Milan v. Liverpool, even though it was stupid o’clock here. Inzaghi’s fluke goal in the 44th minute set Milan on their way.
I was expecting a Liverpool resurgence in the 2nd half. But, when it kicked off, there was a power cut in the hotel. Noooooooo! 2 minutes later, the power came back on. But the TV screwed up and I was too tired to wait, so I drifted off back to sleep.
And now here I am in the hotel internet café (albeit a solitary computer in one of the offices). And I find out Milan had won 2-1. Woo! 200 quid! Shiiipppiiiiiit.
Gona pick my outfit for Janani (my sister)’s wedding. This week is intense, we’re sorting out dresses, invitations and what not. Fun fun FUN!
I was expecting a Liverpool resurgence in the 2nd half. But, when it kicked off, there was a power cut in the hotel. Noooooooo! 2 minutes later, the power came back on. But the TV screwed up and I was too tired to wait, so I drifted off back to sleep.
And now here I am in the hotel internet café (albeit a solitary computer in one of the offices). And I find out Milan had won 2-1. Woo! 200 quid! Shiiipppiiiiiit.
Gona pick my outfit for Janani (my sister)’s wedding. This week is intense, we’re sorting out dresses, invitations and what not. Fun fun FUN!
Saturday, 19 May 2007
fucking classic :)
Game #4135754393: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/05/18 - 23:58:54 (UK)
Table "Marshall" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Pedro0001 ($81.50 in chips)
Seat 4: pineman ($166.48 in chips)
Seat 5: Jam040149 ($80.06 in chips)
Seat 6: Cold_cuts ($160.25 in chips)
Seat 9: psyonic ($91.22 in chips)
Seat 10: Svammel ($95 in chips)
Jam040149: posts small blind $0.50
Cold_cuts: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [5s 6s 9s 4h]
psyonic: folds
Svammel: folds
Pedro0001: calls $1
pineman: folds
Jam040149: calls $0.50
Cold_cuts: checks
----- FLOP ----- [7s 4s 7c]
Jam040149: bets $3
Cold_cuts: calls $3
Pedro0001: calls $3
----- TURN ----- [7s 4s 7c][8s]
Jam040149: checks
Cold_cuts: checks
Pedro0001: checks
----- RIVER ----- [7s 4s 7c 8s][Kc]
Jam040149: checks
Cold_cuts: bets $2
Pedro0001: raises to $18
Jam040149: folds
Cold_cuts: raises to $34
Pedro0001: raises to $77.50 and is all-in
Cold_cuts: calls $43.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Pedro0001: shows [Qh Ks Ts 6d] (A Flush, King high)
Cold_cuts: shows [5s 6s 9s 4h] (Straight Flush, Eight high)
Cold_cuts collected $164 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $167 Main pot $164 Rake $3
Board [7s 4s 7c 8s Kc]
Seat 1: Pedro0001 showed [Qh Ks Ts 6d] and lost with A Flush, King high
Seat 4: pineman (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Jam040149 (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: Cold_cuts (big blind) showed [5s 6s 9s 4h] and won ($164) with Straight Flush, Eight high
Seat 9: psyonic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Svammel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table "Marshall" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Pedro0001 ($81.50 in chips)
Seat 4: pineman ($166.48 in chips)
Seat 5: Jam040149 ($80.06 in chips)
Seat 6: Cold_cuts ($160.25 in chips)
Seat 9: psyonic ($91.22 in chips)
Seat 10: Svammel ($95 in chips)
Jam040149: posts small blind $0.50
Cold_cuts: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [5s 6s 9s 4h]
psyonic: folds
Svammel: folds
Pedro0001: calls $1
pineman: folds
Jam040149: calls $0.50
Cold_cuts: checks
----- FLOP ----- [7s 4s 7c]
Jam040149: bets $3
Cold_cuts: calls $3
Pedro0001: calls $3
----- TURN ----- [7s 4s 7c][8s]
Jam040149: checks
Cold_cuts: checks
Pedro0001: checks
----- RIVER ----- [7s 4s 7c 8s][Kc]
Jam040149: checks
Cold_cuts: bets $2
Pedro0001: raises to $18
Jam040149: folds
Cold_cuts: raises to $34
Pedro0001: raises to $77.50 and is all-in
Cold_cuts: calls $43.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Pedro0001: shows [Qh Ks Ts 6d] (A Flush, King high)
Cold_cuts: shows [5s 6s 9s 4h] (Straight Flush, Eight high)
Cold_cuts collected $164 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $167 Main pot $164 Rake $3
Board [7s 4s 7c 8s Kc]
Seat 1: Pedro0001 showed [Qh Ks Ts 6d] and lost with A Flush, King high
Seat 4: pineman (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Jam040149 (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: Cold_cuts (big blind) showed [5s 6s 9s 4h] and won ($164) with Straight Flush, Eight high
Seat 9: psyonic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Svammel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Saturday, 5 May 2007
sat 12th
Dunoo why, but gona do something next saturday, some party in central london, you can invite yourself, watch this space....
bla bla GS FB GS FB!!
So i've updated my status, i'm not gona delete this post, cos u only live once (twice in my motto), i've spilled my guts on the www web. Just as I come home from tony's, I find out someone's "attached" to the 'p' word, just b4 City uni maths exams, the WORST time to attach yourelf! My year out has been tremendous, good luck all of u, another x amount of days till you're freeeeeeeeeeeee!! Seriously, don't do anything stupid, just hit the books, and you're ok. Next friday should be fun, jamming with an 'up and coming' artiste.
Tomorrow, "mark my words! the russian west londoners
will regret letting their Emirate sponsorship" go waste"
Tomorrow, "mark my words! the russian west londoners
will regret letting their Emirate sponsorship" go waste"
Thursday, 3 May 2007
spot the muppet!
Game #3954942543: Omaha PL ($1/$2) - 2007/05/03 - 01:17:26 (UK)
Table "Nowayout" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Alantam sits out
Seat 2: __gspot__ ($164.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Greenday7 ($171.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Sovereign ($139.50 in chips)
Seat 5: njw82 ($40 in chips)
Sovereign: posts small blind $1
njw82: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [Qh 9c 6h 9s]
__gspot__: calls $2
Greenday7: calls $2
Sovereign: calls $1
njw82: raises to $4
__gspot__: calls $2
Greenday7: calls $2
Sovereign: calls $2
----- FLOP ----- [Th 7s 9d]
Sovereign: checks
njw82: checks
__gspot__: checks
Greenday7: bets $16
Sovereign: folds
njw82: folds
__gspot__: calls $16
----- TURN ----- [Th 7s 9d][5h]
__gspot__: checks
Greenday7: bets $48
__gspot__: calls $48
----- RIVER ----- [Th 7s 9d 5h][9h]
__gspot__: bets $96.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $96.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
__gspot__: shows [Td Ac 6s 8s] (A Straight, Ten high)
Greenday7: shows [Qh 9c 6h 9s] (Four of a kind, Nines, Ten high)
Greenday7 collected $335 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $337 Main pot $335 Rake $2
Board [Th 7s 9d 5h 9h]
Seat 2: __gspot__ showed [Td Ac 6s 8s] and lost with A Straight, Ten high
Seat 3: Greenday7 (button) showed [Qh 9c 6h 9s] and won ($335) with Four of a kind, Nines, Ten high
Seat 4: Sovereign (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: njw82 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Table "Nowayout" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Alantam sits out
Seat 2: __gspot__ ($164.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Greenday7 ($171.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Sovereign ($139.50 in chips)
Seat 5: njw82 ($40 in chips)
Sovereign: posts small blind $1
njw82: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [Qh 9c 6h 9s]
__gspot__: calls $2
Greenday7: calls $2
Sovereign: calls $1
njw82: raises to $4
__gspot__: calls $2
Greenday7: calls $2
Sovereign: calls $2
----- FLOP ----- [Th 7s 9d]
Sovereign: checks
njw82: checks
__gspot__: checks
Greenday7: bets $16
Sovereign: folds
njw82: folds
__gspot__: calls $16
----- TURN ----- [Th 7s 9d][5h]
__gspot__: checks
Greenday7: bets $48
__gspot__: calls $48
----- RIVER ----- [Th 7s 9d 5h][9h]
__gspot__: bets $96.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $96.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
__gspot__: shows [Td Ac 6s 8s] (A Straight, Ten high)
Greenday7: shows [Qh 9c 6h 9s] (Four of a kind, Nines, Ten high)
Greenday7 collected $335 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $337 Main pot $335 Rake $2
Board [Th 7s 9d 5h 9h]
Seat 2: __gspot__ showed [Td Ac 6s 8s] and lost with A Straight, Ten high
Seat 3: Greenday7 (button) showed [Qh 9c 6h 9s] and won ($335) with Four of a kind, Nines, Ten high
Seat 4: Sovereign (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: njw82 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Friday, 30 March 2007
here fishy fishy
Game #3651448303: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/03/30 - 19:42:11 (UK)
Table "Massillon" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: liivake ($42 in chips)
Seat 2: Iain1923 ($40 in chips)
Seat 3: Raul4ever ($80.19 in chips)
Seat 4: Greenday7 ($104 in chips)
Seat 5: ALAN37 sits out
Seat 6: RoCro222 ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 7: PushU2 ($39.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Skrubaf ($77.50 in chips)
Raul4ever: posts small blind $0.50
Greenday7: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [9d Kh Kc Jh]
RoCro222: calls $1
PushU2: folds
Skrubaf: folds
liivake: folds
Raul4ever: folds
Greenday7: raises to $3.50
RoCro222: calls $2.50
----- FLOP ----- [7h Td Kd]
Greenday7: bets $7.50
RoCro222: calls $7.50
----- TURN ----- [7h Td Kd][3c]
Greenday7: bets $22.50
RoCro222: raises to $40.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $18
----- RIVER ----- [7h Td Kd 3c][4c]
jacquism joins the table at seat #9
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RoCro222: shows [2d Jd 2s 3d] (A Pair of Threes, King high)
Greenday7: shows [9d Kh Kc Jh] (Three of a kind, Kings, Ten high)
Greenday7 collected $100.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $103.50 Main pot $100.50 Rake $3
Board [7h Td Kd 3c 4c]
Seat 1: liivake (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Raul4ever (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Greenday7 (big blind) showed [9d Kh Kc Jh] and won ($100.50) with Three of a kind, Kings, Ten high
Seat 6: RoCro222 showed [2d Jd 2s 3d] and lost with A Pair of Threes, King high
Seat 7: PushU2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Skrubaf folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table "Massillon" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: liivake ($42 in chips)
Seat 2: Iain1923 ($40 in chips)
Seat 3: Raul4ever ($80.19 in chips)
Seat 4: Greenday7 ($104 in chips)
Seat 5: ALAN37 sits out
Seat 6: RoCro222 ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 7: PushU2 ($39.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Skrubaf ($77.50 in chips)
Raul4ever: posts small blind $0.50
Greenday7: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [9d Kh Kc Jh]
RoCro222: calls $1
PushU2: folds
Skrubaf: folds
liivake: folds
Raul4ever: folds
Greenday7: raises to $3.50
RoCro222: calls $2.50
----- FLOP ----- [7h Td Kd]
Greenday7: bets $7.50
RoCro222: calls $7.50
----- TURN ----- [7h Td Kd][3c]
Greenday7: bets $22.50
RoCro222: raises to $40.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $18
----- RIVER ----- [7h Td Kd 3c][4c]
jacquism joins the table at seat #9
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RoCro222: shows [2d Jd 2s 3d] (A Pair of Threes, King high)
Greenday7: shows [9d Kh Kc Jh] (Three of a kind, Kings, Ten high)
Greenday7 collected $100.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $103.50 Main pot $100.50 Rake $3
Board [7h Td Kd 3c 4c]
Seat 1: liivake (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Raul4ever (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Greenday7 (big blind) showed [9d Kh Kc Jh] and won ($100.50) with Three of a kind, Kings, Ten high
Seat 6: RoCro222 showed [2d Jd 2s 3d] and lost with A Pair of Threes, King high
Seat 7: PushU2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Skrubaf folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Saturday, 17 March 2007
like a last time
I won't stand in your way
Let your hatred grow
And she'll scream,
And she'll shout,
And she'll pray.
And she had a name,
Yeah she had a name.
I won't hold you back
Let your anger rise
And we'll fly,
And we'll fall,
And we'll burn.
NO ONE WILL RECALL,
NO ONE WILL RECALL.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'LL ABANDON YOU
AND THIS IS
THE LAST TIME I'LL FORGET YOU
I WISH I COULD
Look to the stars
Let hope burn in your eyes
And we'll love and we'll hope and we'll die
All to no avail, all to no avail
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'LL ABANDON YOU
AND THIS IS
THE LAST TIME I'LL FORGET YOU
I WISH I COULD
Let your hatred grow
And she'll scream,
And she'll shout,
And she'll pray.
And she had a name,
Yeah she had a name.
I won't hold you back
Let your anger rise
And we'll fly,
And we'll fall,
And we'll burn.
NO ONE WILL RECALL,
NO ONE WILL RECALL.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'LL ABANDON YOU
AND THIS IS
THE LAST TIME I'LL FORGET YOU
I WISH I COULD
Look to the stars
Let hope burn in your eyes
And we'll love and we'll hope and we'll die
All to no avail, all to no avail
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'LL ABANDON YOU
AND THIS IS
THE LAST TIME I'LL FORGET YOU
I WISH I COULD
Monday, 12 March 2007
like a survey
Level 1
() Smoked A Cigarette
() Smoked A Cigar
(x) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(x) Drunk Alcohol
SO FAR: 2
Level 2
(x) Are / Been In Love
(x) Been Dumped
(x) Shoplifted
(x) Been Fired
(x) Been In A Fist Fight
SO FAR: 7
Level 10 [straight from level 2??]
() Had A Crush On An Older Person
(x) Skipped School
() Slept With A Co-worker
(x) Seen Someone / Something Die
SO FAR: 9
Level 5
(x) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends
(x) Been To Paris
(x) Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane
(x) Thrown Up From Drinking
SO FAR: 14
Level 6
(x) Eaten Sushi
() Been Snowboarding
() Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
(x) Been in a Mosh Pit
SO FAR: 16
Level 7
() Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers
(x) Love/loved Someone Who You Cant Have
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(x) Made A Snow Angel
SO FAR: 20
Level 8
( ) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
(x) Gone muddin
(x) Played Dress Up
SO FAR: 24
Level 9
(x) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(x) Gone Sledging
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School
SO FAR: 29
Level 10
(x) Watched The Sun Set
() Felt An Earthquake
( ) Killed A Snake
SO FAR: 30
Level 11
(x) Been Tickled
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized
() Been cheated on
(x) Been Misunderstood
SO FAR: 33
Level 12
(x) Won A Contest
() Been Suspended From School
(x) Had Detention
(x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident
SO FAR: 36
Level 13
() Had / Have Braces
() Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Danced in the moonlight
SO FAR: 37
Level 14
(x) Hated The Way You Look
(x) Witnessed A Crime
() Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart
(x) Been obsessed with post-it-notes
SO FAR: 41
Level 15
() Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
(x) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(x) Swum In The Ocean
(x) Felt Like You Were Dying [this question exists to boost emo kids' scores, right?]
SO FAR: 45
Level 16
(x) Cried Yourself To Sleep
() Played Cops And Robbers
() Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(x) Sung Karaoke
(x) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins
SO FAR: 48
Level 17
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(x) Made Prank Phone Calls
(x) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose
() Kissed In The Rain
SO FAR: 51
Level 18
(x) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
() Watched the Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About
(x) Blown Bubbles
(x) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or anywhere
SO FAR: 54
Level 19
(x) Crashed A Party
() Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(x) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(x) Had A Wish Come True
( ) Been Humped By A Monkey
SO FAR: 57
Level 20
() Worn Pearls
( ) Jumped Off A Bridge
(x) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
() Swam With Dolphins..
SO FAR: 58
Level 21
(x) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cube
( ) Kissed A Fish
(x) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(x) Sat On A Roof Top
SO FAR: 61
Level 22
(x) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
() Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
( ) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours
() Recently stayed up for a while talking to someone you care about
SO FAR: 62
Level 23
() Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(x) Climbed A Tree
() Had/Been In A Tree House
() Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone
SO FAR: 63
Level 24
() Believed In Ghosts
() Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
() Gone Streaking
() Visited Jail
SO FAR: 63
Level 25
(x) Played Chicken
() Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
(x) Broken A Bone
(x) Been Easily Amused
SO FAR: 67
Level 26
() Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
(x) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
(x) Caught A Butterfly
(x) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(x) Cried So Hard You Laughed
SO FAR: 71
Level 27
(x) Mooned/Flashed Someone
(x) Had Someone Moon/Flash You
(x) Cheated On A Test
(x) Forgotten Someone's Name
() French Braided Someones Hair
() Gone Skinny Dipping
( ) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(x) Tried to hurt yourself
SO FAR: 76
Level 28
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster
(x) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling
(x) Had A Cavity
(x) Black-Mailed Someone
(x) Been Black Mailed
SO FAR: 81
Level 29
(x) Been Used
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone
(x) Licked Someone
SO FAR : 85
Level 30
( ) Been shot at/or at gunpoint
( ) Had sex in the rain
( ) Flattened someones tires
(x) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on
(x) Got five dollars or less worth of gas
Total........... 87
Plenty more still to be done!
() Smoked A Cigarette
() Smoked A Cigar
(x) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(x) Drunk Alcohol
SO FAR: 2
Level 2
(x) Are / Been In Love
(x) Been Dumped
(x) Shoplifted
(x) Been Fired
(x) Been In A Fist Fight
SO FAR: 7
Level 10 [straight from level 2??]
() Had A Crush On An Older Person
(x) Skipped School
() Slept With A Co-worker
(x) Seen Someone / Something Die
SO FAR: 9
Level 5
(x) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends
(x) Been To Paris
(x) Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane
(x) Thrown Up From Drinking
SO FAR: 14
Level 6
(x) Eaten Sushi
() Been Snowboarding
() Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
(x) Been in a Mosh Pit
SO FAR: 16
Level 7
() Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers
(x) Love/loved Someone Who You Cant Have
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(x) Made A Snow Angel
SO FAR: 20
Level 8
( ) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
(x) Gone muddin
(x) Played Dress Up
SO FAR: 24
Level 9
(x) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(x) Gone Sledging
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School
SO FAR: 29
Level 10
(x) Watched The Sun Set
() Felt An Earthquake
( ) Killed A Snake
SO FAR: 30
Level 11
(x) Been Tickled
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized
() Been cheated on
(x) Been Misunderstood
SO FAR: 33
Level 12
(x) Won A Contest
() Been Suspended From School
(x) Had Detention
(x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident
SO FAR: 36
Level 13
() Had / Have Braces
() Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Danced in the moonlight
SO FAR: 37
Level 14
(x) Hated The Way You Look
(x) Witnessed A Crime
() Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart
(x) Been obsessed with post-it-notes
SO FAR: 41
Level 15
() Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
(x) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(x) Swum In The Ocean
(x) Felt Like You Were Dying [this question exists to boost emo kids' scores, right?]
SO FAR: 45
Level 16
(x) Cried Yourself To Sleep
() Played Cops And Robbers
() Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(x) Sung Karaoke
(x) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins
SO FAR: 48
Level 17
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(x) Made Prank Phone Calls
(x) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose
() Kissed In The Rain
SO FAR: 51
Level 18
(x) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
() Watched the Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About
(x) Blown Bubbles
(x) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or anywhere
SO FAR: 54
Level 19
(x) Crashed A Party
() Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(x) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(x) Had A Wish Come True
( ) Been Humped By A Monkey
SO FAR: 57
Level 20
() Worn Pearls
( ) Jumped Off A Bridge
(x) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
() Swam With Dolphins..
SO FAR: 58
Level 21
(x) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cube
( ) Kissed A Fish
(x) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(x) Sat On A Roof Top
SO FAR: 61
Level 22
(x) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
() Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
( ) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours
() Recently stayed up for a while talking to someone you care about
SO FAR: 62
Level 23
() Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(x) Climbed A Tree
() Had/Been In A Tree House
() Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone
SO FAR: 63
Level 24
() Believed In Ghosts
() Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
() Gone Streaking
() Visited Jail
SO FAR: 63
Level 25
(x) Played Chicken
() Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
(x) Broken A Bone
(x) Been Easily Amused
SO FAR: 67
Level 26
() Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
(x) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
(x) Caught A Butterfly
(x) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(x) Cried So Hard You Laughed
SO FAR: 71
Level 27
(x) Mooned/Flashed Someone
(x) Had Someone Moon/Flash You
(x) Cheated On A Test
(x) Forgotten Someone's Name
() French Braided Someones Hair
() Gone Skinny Dipping
( ) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(x) Tried to hurt yourself
SO FAR: 76
Level 28
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster
(x) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling
(x) Had A Cavity
(x) Black-Mailed Someone
(x) Been Black Mailed
SO FAR: 81
Level 29
(x) Been Used
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone
(x) Licked Someone
SO FAR : 85
Level 30
( ) Been shot at/or at gunpoint
( ) Had sex in the rain
( ) Flattened someones tires
(x) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on
(x) Got five dollars or less worth of gas
Total........... 87
Plenty more still to be done!
Sunday, 11 March 2007
megacephalous
This morning I received a letter from the regional office for 'Grants for the Arts' acknowledging my application for the rock opera, which is good news, but how much time was wasted over the initial (and now lost) application? At this stage it is being assessed. Then it's "considered against their priorities." Finally, they reach a decision and I get another letter, whatever happens. According to the letter a decision will be reached within six weeks, although the guidance notes said twelve. No complaints there.
The weather of late has been much more wholesome, which is brilliant: everyone seems to get along better and relax more, contrasted against the depressing overcast skylines we are only too familiar with throughout winter.
There's a whole load of uni work I should be doing right now, but I'm having a breather. A piece combining flamenco guitar with German postmodernism, the big 15 minute music-to-picture project, a history of film music class, and two more underscore jobs.
In the little spare time I have remaining, I plough on with scoring Iridescence Fantasia for Aaron, oversee any developments in the rock opera, and get comfortable with my new-found favourite book: Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. One of its central arguments is that all organised religion conspires to pit its worshippers against each other, and I have to say I agree with that. So if there are any potential atheists out there, read it!
The weather of late has been much more wholesome, which is brilliant: everyone seems to get along better and relax more, contrasted against the depressing overcast skylines we are only too familiar with throughout winter.
There's a whole load of uni work I should be doing right now, but I'm having a breather. A piece combining flamenco guitar with German postmodernism, the big 15 minute music-to-picture project, a history of film music class, and two more underscore jobs.
In the little spare time I have remaining, I plough on with scoring Iridescence Fantasia for Aaron, oversee any developments in the rock opera, and get comfortable with my new-found favourite book: Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. One of its central arguments is that all organised religion conspires to pit its worshippers against each other, and I have to say I agree with that. So if there are any potential atheists out there, read it!
Saturday, 10 March 2007
British/Francais car maker sings national anthem
Just a random video I saw on Youtube, singing engine.
like a megacephalite
Within these monochrome shades
Around the salt air breeze
Spectroscopy is to envelope
Of energies unharnessed
Quixotic, idealistic
Engraved in the mind
Curse your discourse
Nothing so sallow
Though calm and soothing
There's always a counterbalance
Action, reaction, cause,
Effect, yin, yang.
Teleport me away
For halcyon days
Around the salt air breeze
Spectroscopy is to envelope
Of energies unharnessed
Quixotic, idealistic
Engraved in the mind
Curse your discourse
Nothing so sallow
Though calm and soothing
There's always a counterbalance
Action, reaction, cause,
Effect, yin, yang.
Teleport me away
For halcyon days
Monday, 5 March 2007
like a hyperballad
We live on a mountain
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off like:
Car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit, a way
To start the day
I go through this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It's real early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
And when it lands,
Will my eyes be closed or open?
I'll go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Right at the top
There's a beautiful view
From the top of the mountain
Every morning I walk towards the edge
And throw little things off like:
Car-parts, bottles and cutlery
Or whatever I find lying around
It's become a habit, a way
To start the day
I go through this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
It's real early morning
No-one is awake
I'm back at my cliff
Still throwing things off
I listen to the sounds they make
On their way down
I follow with my eyes 'til they crash
Imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks
And when it lands,
Will my eyes be closed or open?
I'll go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
like a resignee
Gave my notice in. It's not effective immediately: I have to wait 4 weeks and then I can switch to my new job. Suddenly a working environment involving no screaming babies can't come soon enough.
Saturday, 10 February 2007
Monday, 5 February 2007
Mother Nature
recycling bags, cardboard and xmas cards
walking everywhere even though it's about -2
pointing fingers at Range Rovers
using Heely's to commute to Glasgow
installing more traffic lights :- even though cars will stop more
spewing out more fumes ] clever clever
maybe take in a U2 gig. isn't Bono great
campaigning tirelessly for the rainforests
at political summits around the world.
even though he got there by private jet
undoing the last 3 years of his efforts
Mother Nature thanks you.
walking everywhere even though it's about -2
pointing fingers at Range Rovers
using Heely's to commute to Glasgow
installing more traffic lights :- even though cars will stop more
spewing out more fumes ] clever clever
maybe take in a U2 gig. isn't Bono great
campaigning tirelessly for the rainforests
at political summits around the world.
even though he got there by private jet
undoing the last 3 years of his efforts
Mother Nature thanks you.
Saturday, 3 February 2007
tout-que-je-manque
Fun House
Finders Keepers
Rolf's Cartoon Show
Art Attack
Gladiators
You Bet
Space hoppers
Space invaders
Trick or treating
Super Mario I
Magnetic fish
Trampolines
Bouncy castles
Skateboards
BMXing
Dweebs
Blockbusters
That first crush
Bike races with other kids
Um bongo
Seesawing
The bogeyman suit
Laughing in the
fresh cut grass and
knowing your whole life
was ahead of you
Finders Keepers
Rolf's Cartoon Show
Art Attack
Gladiators
You Bet
Space hoppers
Space invaders
Trick or treating
Super Mario I
Magnetic fish
Trampolines
Bouncy castles
Skateboards
BMXing
Dweebs
Blockbusters
That first crush
Bike races with other kids
Um bongo
Seesawing
The bogeyman suit
Laughing in the
fresh cut grass and
knowing your whole life
was ahead of you
Sunday, 28 January 2007
rad lad
Yeah that's right. Feb 3rd is gonna be rad, radder than atheism, punk and truthful politicians put together. Or not.
Saturday, 27 January 2007
vasodilation
Ok, first of all an apology for all the bulletins I haven't been sending out. I don't know why someone wants to bother hacking my site because there's nothing worth taking lol, so other than getting new antivirus stuff and changing passwords I have no idea what else to do. Suggestions are welcome.
My New Year was both good (Cockpit) and shite (losing £100 for no reason.) but tending more towards the shite. Hope everyone else's was better, although that won't be difficult!
We had to record a sax quartet last week and everybody's piece turned out fine. Except, of course, mine. Apparently what I wrote was "too hard", even though there were no real problems with the tempo. The phrasing was admittedly a little irregular but still, they are supposed professionals...I think it's all in the head. The fact that mine was the last to be performed at almost 9pm probably didn't help. My tutor went ape shit when he found out we would have to reschedule, which was funny as. The other good thing to come out of all that was they "really enjoyed playing what they could". Not sure if this is a backhanded compliment or not. One of the Deltas mentioned that he might pass it on to some colleagues at the London Sinfonietta. Either way I can't win with this tutor. I can either get an extension on the work and lose marks for having an unfair time advantage. Or I can give a synthetic score in and lose marks for bad production quality. Doh.
I'm also typing my CV and scouring the land for a new job. There's only so much of one place I can take at one time, and unfortunately the current place is somewhere where I'm ideally on my best behaviour for 8 or 9 hours a day whilst dealing with snotty customers. I want out.
Last but not least, it's almost bloody Valentine's Day again. I cannot fail to notice this because I'm constantly reminded of it at work. Anyone else being an anarchist for that day?
My New Year was both good (Cockpit) and shite (losing £100 for no reason.) but tending more towards the shite. Hope everyone else's was better, although that won't be difficult!
We had to record a sax quartet last week and everybody's piece turned out fine. Except, of course, mine. Apparently what I wrote was "too hard", even though there were no real problems with the tempo. The phrasing was admittedly a little irregular but still, they are supposed professionals...I think it's all in the head. The fact that mine was the last to be performed at almost 9pm probably didn't help. My tutor went ape shit when he found out we would have to reschedule, which was funny as. The other good thing to come out of all that was they "really enjoyed playing what they could". Not sure if this is a backhanded compliment or not. One of the Deltas mentioned that he might pass it on to some colleagues at the London Sinfonietta. Either way I can't win with this tutor. I can either get an extension on the work and lose marks for having an unfair time advantage. Or I can give a synthetic score in and lose marks for bad production quality. Doh.
I'm also typing my CV and scouring the land for a new job. There's only so much of one place I can take at one time, and unfortunately the current place is somewhere where I'm ideally on my best behaviour for 8 or 9 hours a day whilst dealing with snotty customers. I want out.
Last but not least, it's almost bloody Valentine's Day again. I cannot fail to notice this because I'm constantly reminded of it at work. Anyone else being an anarchist for that day?
Monday, 15 January 2007
like a tired guy
who resents finishing work at 10.15pm and having to be up at 7am the day after for the next shift.
Sunday, 14 January 2007
pneumothorax
Not okay, I'm not okay. I promise. Cheers. Don't be so rebarbative. A little humility goes a long way. The human equivalent of a plum. Plum features: hollow middle, susceptible to environment. You need to know something: I should see you more often. And for longer. Quality time. Sitting on the park bench holding hands. Like turtledoves. A matching pair. It all fits so neatly. The fantasy romance. Il dio, una sequenza di solitudine ma la felicita. Now what? Coruscating in the darkness. Should really get a haircut. Watch a helpless elderly man shuffle past Boots. Some chavs turn on him. Now what? Oh yeah. Ignore them, silly. Pretend nothing's happening. Your silence is the key to survival. Lethally addicted to blandness and neutrality. Passion-less music. Sex-less sex. Reconcile A with B. You can't do it. We'll say it again: genius manifests itself in eccentricity. So the point of blending in with the Ikea furniture is.....?
Saturday, 13 January 2007
like a fat guy
leisure centre receptionist: "I'm sorry sir. All the places on our one-week Weight Watchers programme have been filled..." HAHAHAHAHAHA
like paint drying
that is how it is to work in a supermarket. If ANYONE knows of any musical jobs out there send them my way!! yarrrrr
Tuesday, 9 January 2007
featurereview
How did last year go? Let's find out.
[January] Niente.
[February] Snow angels were made. The set of four piano fantasias (Fantasiae) was completed.
[March] Catherine moved in. Bringing her dogs ensured I saw my cats about three times in the next month. House looked like a skip. Did a few temp jobs in an effort to massage the old bank balance, one of which included working for a diehard BNP supporter at the Highways Agency in Mitcham.
[April] Aunt calls from Canada. I get offered a free return ticket and somewhere to stay for two weeks in the heart of Toronto. At this point there is only one real answer.
[May] CANADA. Manage to get out of spending the entire break with my aunt and take the train to Orangeville (the 'sticks') where my cousin lives. Gave her kid a Donnie Darko-style halloween costume. I'm told that he doesn't wear anything else for five days. When I get back to Toronto 36 hours later, play lots of online poker in the internet cafes to avoid being dragged around shops old-lady style. Don't I seem grateful for the free holiday? Lol.
[June] Catch up time with the guys in Leeds. Moor Park Drive has been signed over to some other students and we all congegrate for a last time. Fab, Hard Rock, Drydock and Cockpit ensue. Applied for MA at Kingston and receive an unconditional place.
[July] 7th = 22nd birthday. Jesus Christ. Evening = Black Sheep with Adam and Bob. I chat up a hot indie girl and I start to think this might be a birthday worth remembering, but this is short-lived as Bob's had way too much to drink so we have no choice but to drag him home. He's so drunk that he pisses himself at West Croydon waiting for the last train.
[August] More Leeds shenanigans. Cockpit is predictably empty as all the students have gone elsewhere.
[September] Start of MA. Although every MA student has stumped up four grand for the one year course, Kingston still thinks it is acceptable to give us 99p red wine at induction. Cheapskates. Make a stern personal resolution to graduate in top 2 of class. Get a new job on the 30th.
[October] Several trips to the British Library because the first two bits of work for the year call for extended research. The Kingston library appears to have 50 CDs in all and possibly less books. Wonder what I have let myself in for.
[November] Miss Bonfire night as I'm slaving away at the supermarket. Naomi's birthday, imminent hangover at Assembly Rooms. Charles's birthday: the same, but in London.
[December] First marked work of MA given back. I get a 75 which is a distinction and the best in class. Drunk at O' Neills on xmas eve. Frantically try to wrap presents last minute when I get in. Christmas Day: could have been a lot better. Mostly because a lot of Catherine's family showed up. Lots of false smiles and sang froid all round. New Year's eve spent in Leeds with Dan and Chris at good old Cockpit. Only place I know where double vodka coke is £2 all night. Bender. Wake up in the afternoon at some point with raging headache.
[January] Niente.
[February] Snow angels were made. The set of four piano fantasias (Fantasiae) was completed.
[March] Catherine moved in. Bringing her dogs ensured I saw my cats about three times in the next month. House looked like a skip. Did a few temp jobs in an effort to massage the old bank balance, one of which included working for a diehard BNP supporter at the Highways Agency in Mitcham.
[April] Aunt calls from Canada. I get offered a free return ticket and somewhere to stay for two weeks in the heart of Toronto. At this point there is only one real answer.
[May] CANADA. Manage to get out of spending the entire break with my aunt and take the train to Orangeville (the 'sticks') where my cousin lives. Gave her kid a Donnie Darko-style halloween costume. I'm told that he doesn't wear anything else for five days. When I get back to Toronto 36 hours later, play lots of online poker in the internet cafes to avoid being dragged around shops old-lady style. Don't I seem grateful for the free holiday? Lol.
[June] Catch up time with the guys in Leeds. Moor Park Drive has been signed over to some other students and we all congegrate for a last time. Fab, Hard Rock, Drydock and Cockpit ensue. Applied for MA at Kingston and receive an unconditional place.
[July] 7th = 22nd birthday. Jesus Christ. Evening = Black Sheep with Adam and Bob. I chat up a hot indie girl and I start to think this might be a birthday worth remembering, but this is short-lived as Bob's had way too much to drink so we have no choice but to drag him home. He's so drunk that he pisses himself at West Croydon waiting for the last train.
[August] More Leeds shenanigans. Cockpit is predictably empty as all the students have gone elsewhere.
[September] Start of MA. Although every MA student has stumped up four grand for the one year course, Kingston still thinks it is acceptable to give us 99p red wine at induction. Cheapskates. Make a stern personal resolution to graduate in top 2 of class. Get a new job on the 30th.
[October] Several trips to the British Library because the first two bits of work for the year call for extended research. The Kingston library appears to have 50 CDs in all and possibly less books. Wonder what I have let myself in for.
[November] Miss Bonfire night as I'm slaving away at the supermarket. Naomi's birthday, imminent hangover at Assembly Rooms. Charles's birthday: the same, but in London.
[December] First marked work of MA given back. I get a 75 which is a distinction and the best in class. Drunk at O' Neills on xmas eve. Frantically try to wrap presents last minute when I get in. Christmas Day: could have been a lot better. Mostly because a lot of Catherine's family showed up. Lots of false smiles and sang froid all round. New Year's eve spent in Leeds with Dan and Chris at good old Cockpit. Only place I know where double vodka coke is £2 all night. Bender. Wake up in the afternoon at some point with raging headache.
Saturday, 6 January 2007
23 revisited
Ok Bob I know that you're somewhat fixated with this number so here are some more oddities for you to feast upon:
I work twenty three hours a week.
This year I'll be twenty three.
Twenty three is the sum of the first double-digit prime number (11) and the supposed days of Christmas. (12)
2 x 3 = 6 and the sixth prime number is twenty three.
Weird.
I work twenty three hours a week.
This year I'll be twenty three.
Twenty three is the sum of the first double-digit prime number (11) and the supposed days of Christmas. (12)
2 x 3 = 6 and the sixth prime number is twenty three.
Weird.
Friday, 5 January 2007
bolometric
Two
He arrived at the downs and sank wearily into the fresh heather. Having barely slept the previous night, he sought solace in isolation. With his chin in his knees, he eyed the London
Sleep had deserted him because, in his experience, he considered it much more beneficial to work through the night hours. This new-found work philosophy did not posit well with others in the household, however. There may have been far too many distractions of all kinds in the daytime, but the canine pets still arose with their owners early in the mornings and successfully disrupted his daytime sleep patterns severely. He felt as if there was no way out, that he would be forever chained – at least ideologically – to an anti-creative lifestyle. To put it bluntly, the raw passion had been there a long time, but never before had he faced so many simultaneous obstacles: whether these were financial, physical or emotional in nature was of little relevance right now. What he did know was that these obstacles were slowly but surely draining him of the will to achieve.
At the back of his head was this concept of moderation. There were days when he felt himself so extremely off the scale that moderation would have appeared little more than a shooting star. And who decides the scale anyway? Society? If enough people participate in a particular activity does that make it genuine and 'alright'? ('Like binge drinking', he thought soberly) If few enough people participate does it automatically become a sickness, a fantasy, a delusion – grounds to throw them in a mental home and throw away the key? (Like murder? If more people were killers would the taboo aspect of killing be removed?) Some people won't go on an aeroplane without stress-reducing blankets, socks and pillows for fear of DVT. What the hell did these people do before the term DVT was even invented?
As one can see, this was a concept that especially frustrated him. He considered that all the geniuses of the past - the Einsteins, Curies and
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