| Date: | 2009-11-17 23:33 |
| Subject: | Drifting apart |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: |  chipper |
LJ land is slowly but surely falling to bits as we all pick up the new social media things and use those instead.
Being an old fashioned bear, I will continue to use it for a quite some time, but on the other hand, I miss regular gossips with people, and in these bleak winter nights, I really don't want to lose touch with me friends.
So, here's a thing:
If you are reading this, EMAIL ME. It's edwardfortune and it's at gmail.com
In return, I will reply with something witty and clever.
(Still working on the not a meme thing by the way. I've been busy).
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This song always reminds me of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) wulfboy, (he knows why), and it's one of those tracks where the video really tries to do justice the video, but is never as scary as it is in your minds eye.)
It's grim, but in a fun way. I like it for it's heavy metal madness, and love it because it lets us point at dark between the stars and laugh.
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Please take some time to look at this link, and then poke your MP about the fact that they are trying to erode the BBC.
Thank You!
(Though truth be told, you're probably better off using Write to them to achieve the same goals.)
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Winter fills me with a kind of a melancholy and yearning for hot drinks, snow and cuddles.
It also makes my brain hibernate, and I need to stay focused. I need to do something creative.
So, comment below with a word, phrase or similar statement, and I will write a hundred words or so on it.
It can be anything, and the reply may be anything. I need to write, and I need to kick start that urge.
I reserve the right to stop when I'm bored, and please don't ask for larp related things as I've done that before and that sort of thing doesn't excite me at the moment.
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| Date: | 2009-11-09 01:04 |
| Subject: | News of the Ed |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | cheerful |
Have had awesome weekend.
Happy Birthday to both nattydreadi and squidboy3_16, who celebrated that glorious day at The Fisherman's Retreat. Steak the size of a man's head. Awesome. I only wish I could have stayed longer and had been able to see Polley and Ben descend into booze-fuelled hilarity later on.
It was not to be, as a mad dash to the traditional Dangerous Fireworks Party, this time hosted by morningstar_lj. T won this year by bringing a massive collection of explosions and health and safety hazards to the festivities. So next year's potential deathtrap shall be a T's. That will be fun, as he lives to close to a trainline, and we may end up accidentally holding up a bullion train or something.
In other news, I will be moving out of the flat I share with lstn_natalie and into a house with the utterly lovely anne_l_davies sometime around May/June 2010. Massive notice I know, but also, *squee*
Should really go to bed now.
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| Date: | 2009-11-05 19:01 |
| Subject: | Finally... |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | chipper |
In further, I am awesome news...
I am working. I have a job. With nice people and regular shifts and stuff.
At Bureau Veritas.
First day was today. I wanted to touch it and make sure it was real before telling anyone.
It's a nice job, doing IT gubbins. Short term contract with a chance at perm (though I've heard that one before.) Today was my first day, and it seems like the usual: Lots of work to do, some of it very procedural, and plenty of gung-ho spirit and an attitude that can be thought of as "You-don't-have-to-be-mad-to-work-here- but-we-find-cliche's-stave-off-the-gaping-abyss-of-insanity", which is usual.
Right then, now to save some money and buy a car.
Oh, also: What do you call those lego bits...
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| Date: | 2009-11-04 19:26 |
| Subject: | *snort* |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | silly |
World's best Dog toy can be found on this link.
In other news, looks like I may actually be working so. More news tomorrow.
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Have recent read Warren Ellis's first, non-picture book, novel, Crooked Little Vein.
I enjoyed it, though it's a novel where the story is the main character, rather than the protagonist. It's also quite short.
The best way to describe it, I suspect, is this: Imagine Mr Ellis has taken his long, thin organ of generation, and has rubbed vigorously between the left and right hemisphere of your brain. And you love every minute of it.
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Have had a rather awesome weekend with the lovely anne_l_davies, morningstar_lj and Jules.
Friday was an epic jaunt, first to Stanton Drew to drop off our stuff and then to Glastobury, specifically the White Spring.
The White Spring is a rather interesting and impressive space, and it was nice to see it in use. Seeing the village of Glastonbury late at night also seemed to be the best plan: It seems to have many, many bookshops, but not a single one that would sell the latest Tom Clancy. Still, it does have some nice restaurants.
The following day, (October 31st, for those of you paying attention) involved a short walk up the hill to see participate in Druid's do their druid thing. And a very fine ritual it was.
Then, to the pub, the appropiately named Druids Arms. The landlord (who recently acquired the place) seemed very suprised to see so many druids, but I do wonder, what did he expect?
Much Quaffing was had, and then of course, back to the stone circle for the main event, seeing the brave and bold handfast with the brave and bold kashinthegreen.
Then back to the pub, there was then much quaffing.
They where, it seems, a great deal of very interesting and lovely people there, and it was very nice to catch up with all sorts of people. As if to prove how small the world really can be, ghostpaw was there, proving that The Wayward Scholars really do get everywhere.
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Right then, the next 40K LRP is the weekend of March 12th, 2010. Details are here.
I plan to go. If I don't have any money, I'll crew. (If there's space).
Who's also coming?
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| Date: | 2009-10-27 16:39 |
| Subject: | Pudsey Who? |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | chipper |
Doctor Who Pudsey Bears - Can I get an "awwww"? I think I can.
Overly Honest Cover's for board games - the last one (a parody of Diplomacy) is very, very true.
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Have just watched Question Time.
Was nice to see the facist given a sound beating, though it could have done with better placed questions as to why things have got to the point where it's fair play to invite someone like Nick Griffin onto the panel.
Nice to see them dragged into the harsh light of day. Sadly, I suspect there is enough there for BNP supporters to claim it wasn't fair, but we shall see what happens in the polls.
It's worth pointing out, by the by, that Griffin was wearing a poppy. Despite being asked not to wear it in the past.
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| Date: | 2009-10-22 15:12 |
| Subject: | Ooooh |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | blank |
Just a quick reminder, that I will be 34 soon, and that I'm having a party at the lovely Anne's place. Be there or don't be one of the cool kids.
In other news, still job hunting.
New TARDIS interior, apparently.
( A 'fan edited' version of the image below. )
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| Date: | 2009-10-19 17:30 |
| Subject: | Interesting... |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | bitchy |
In reference to recent events, and of general interest to most of the people reading this:
Petition to make the PPC a public body. I expect it to bounce harmlessly and undetected off the Number 10 website's radar, but worth a pop.
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Easiest way to do this is to do a series of links. Here goes:
Jan Moir's rather foolish and bigoted article.
Charlie Brooker's opportunistic but completely correct response.
The Inevitable Facebook Group.
The backlash causes advertisers to pull adverts from the The Mail website.
An excellent article on dealing with Bigots of any stripe.
A sidenote: Complaining to the PCC about this is pointless, because the PCC is a toothless, underfunded Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation (QUANGO). Instead, write to the advertisers, a list of which is ( under the cut )
Please pass any or all of this stuff on.
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| Date: | 2009-10-15 14:27 |
| Subject: | Geek! |
| Security: | Public |
Harvey Awards Animation from Monkey and Tiger on Vimeo.
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Still unemployed, signed on officially (for the first time in years) earlier this week.
Got a call this week saying that it may be weeks before the Bureau Veritas role starts. Bitter past experience tells me that this is not a good sign at all, and cue a small panic as I look for something now.
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| Date: | 2009-10-12 18:47 |
| Subject: | Clicky Goodness |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | cheerful | | Music: | Cuppa Brown Joy |
I now have all my Heroclix in Stockport.
Who fancies a game of Spiderman versus Batman, or some similar wacky fun?
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With any luck, I should start the work at the Bureau Veritas tommorow. Still don't know for certain as yet, but the feedback for the interview was very good.
(I am, however, slightly alarmed that I seemed to lead the interview, effortlessly and well. Still, doesn't bode well for the management.)
Trip to the North-East was very good indeed. Got to spend quality time with the olds, did some high-speed shopping with the lovely Anne and got to see a pile of good friends I never get to see enough of. (Though it would have been nice to have seen more.)
Also got to catch up with the Godmother, who, despite being hit by the recession, is still idomitable, wonderful and powered by Acai Berries.
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| Date: | 2009-10-08 16:07 |
| Subject: | Looking up |
| Security: | Public |
| Mood: | optimistic | | Music: | 12 Stone Toddler |
Interview with Bureau Veritas tomorrow. Fingers are firmly crossed.
In other news, I will be in the North East this weekend. Current plan is to do some shopping in Newcastle during the day, then the pub in the Evening, probably the Bridge in Newcastle.
Then family it up on the Sunday and head back to Manchester, hopefully because I've a new job to start on the Monday...
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