I have lost and I have won

DW

anonymous_james — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:52:14 GMT

I have migrated to dreamwidth. Same username.

anonymous_james — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:10:05 GMT

http://www.fishfight.net/

Please visit this site, watch the 1 minute video, and if you agree to the protest, sign up.

anonymous_james — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:10 GMT

Last night I saw a Salarian sing!

Excuses execuses excuses

anonymous_james — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:26:39 GMT

Why have SWT been so rubbish lately?
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/engineeringwork.aspx#1ECFBD71750725266FF4E724861A7044

anonymous_james — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:14:31 GMT

Today I am considering solipsism as a serious belief methodology.

For those who have to use SW Trains...

anonymous_james — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:48:31 GMT

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/January_2010_Poor_Weather/SW.html

xposted to egham

Snow!

anonymous_james — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:56:20 GMT

It's snowing quite a bit, and settling. Just went out to the post box, it's bitter cold.

Truly he is a master

anonymous_james — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:23:11 GMT

http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2009-10-01/

DnD Soda?!!!

anonymous_james — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:06:38 GMT

http://gizmodo.com/5364100/dd-soda-is-really-your-parents-shameful-tears-bottled

Reenactment gets the BBC treatment (briefly)

anonymous_james — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:52:21 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8161142.stm

A call to all witches?

anonymous_james — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:07:26 GMT

I think they're serious (it's on the BBC so it must be?)

anonymous_james — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:10:11 GMT

Your results:
You are Geordi LaForge

Geordi LaForge		75%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)		65%
Chekov		60%
Will Riker		55%
Spock		52%
Uhura		50%
Deanna Troi		50%
James T. Kirk (Captain)		45%
Worf		45%
Mr. Scott		40%
Jean-Luc Picard		40%
Beverly Crusher		35%
Data		35%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)		35%
Mr. Sulu		30%

You work well with others and often
fix problems quickly. Your romantic
relationships are often bungled.

Click here to take the "Which Star Trek character am I?" quiz...

Happy Birthday to you...

anonymous_james — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:42:03 GMT

Happy Birthday sollunastella!

What have I done? What I ask you?

anonymous_james — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:56:46 GMT

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/Disneyworld

8. Held a praying mantis

9. Climbed a mountain

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning - Alchohol's a food right?

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in person

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo's David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theatre

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a cheque

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square - I can't remember, but I know I've been to NY so logically...

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - I usually keep missing it, but I think I must have seen it at least once.

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone's life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one - My Nan counts, of this I'm sure.

94. Had a baby - No but my sister is more than making up for me.

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit - of a sort

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee - Ha, try being stung by a Hornet!

100. Read an entire book in one day

Hmm just 37/100. Still a lot of these I don't really consider as true accomplishments or even as a list it isn't really defining of what things someone has done in life.

Ancient random music meme - Answers

anonymous_james — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:48:22 GMT

1. Headswim - Better Made
"This is where you walk in"

2. Metallica - Crash Course in Brain Surgery
"Look inside and you will see" Part Guessed by: satyrica

3. Therapy? - Brainsaw
"Judas, Judas, thought you were my friend" Part Guessed by: satyrica

4. Coldplay - Yellow
"Look at the stars"

5. Rammstein - Klavier
"Sie sagen zu mir"

6. In Flames - Cloud Connected
"People like you"

7. Rage - Wake up
"Come on"

8. "I'm about to drop some particle physics in da club" - Alpine Kat - LHC Rap / CERN - Guessed by: castorlion

9. Eurythmics - Right by your side
"Give me two strong arms to protect myself" Part Guessed by: cream_horn

10. "Your daddy was in porno" - Guns N' Roses - My Michelle - Guessed by: inquis

11. "This was a triumph" -
Johnathon Couton - Still Alive - Guessed by: eggwhite

12. Megadeth - Ashes in Your Mouth
"People have round shoulders from fairing heavy loads" Part Guessed by: satyrica

13. "Walking round the room singing stormy weather" - Crowded House - Weather with you - Guessed by: cream_horn

14. Feeder - Child in You
"Talk about it, dream about it"

15. Sepultura - Manifest
"Friday, October 2nd 1992"

16. REM - Pretty Persuasion
"It's what I want, hurry and buy"

17. "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream" - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows - Guessed by: cream_horn

18. Drowning Pool - Follow
"Right Now"

19. Papa Roach - Revenge
"Remember the girl"

20. The Libertines - Time for Heroes
"Did you see the stylish kids in the riot"

Ancient random music meme

anonymous_james — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:13:12 GMT

Put your music player on random.
Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Mark the songs when someone guesses correctly.
I've also made it so that each artist is unique (else it would have been boring with ALL Metallica tracks - really it is time I went through and ripped the rest of my music collection)

1. "This is where you walk in"

2. "Look inside and you will see"

3. "Judas, Judas, thought you were my friend"

4. "Look at the stars"

5. "Sie sagen zu mir"

6. "People like you"

7. "Come on"

8. "I'm about to drop some particle physics in da club" - Alpine Kat - LHC Rap / CERN - Guessed by: castorlion

9. "Give me two strong arms to protect myself"

10. "Your daddy was in porno" - Guns N' Roses - My Michelle - Guessed by: inquis

11. "This was a triumph" -
Johnathon Couton - Still Alive - Guessed by: eggwhite

12. "People have round shoulders from fairing heavy loads"

13. "Walking round the room singing stormy weather" - Crowded House - Weather with you - Guessed by: cream_horn

14. "Talk about it, dream about it"

15. "Friday, October 2nd 1992"

16. "It's what I want, hurry and buy"

17. "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream" - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows - Guessed by: cream_horn

18. "Right Now"

19. "Remember the girl"

20. "Did you see the stylish kids in the riot"

Attn Waterloo users

anonymous_james — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:20:11 GMT

http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/sa2e926d3f464b5f976c1acfacadd42a/details.html

Big delays.

Dilbert + GIP

anonymous_james — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:18:58 GMT

I love Wally, I wish I had the gall to be like him:

http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2008-08-31/

Atonement

anonymous_james — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:35:54 GMT

I just have to say that the B5 episode is far far better and more enjoyable to watch than the more recent film of the same name.

The acting quality in the latter might be better, but my statement still stands.

anonymous_james — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:59:03 GMT

Following on from "You have to burn the rope"... I really think that Toyboize are going to be the next biggest thing. I mean such amazing music. They deserve to get to #1!

P.s. If you're struggling, see this walkthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSmuaDvnCWI
and may be read the comments if you're bored.

Dilbert Comic 160x300

anonymous_james — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:18:03 GMT

BT

anonymous_james — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:52:50 GMT

If you're a BT customer, it might be worth knowing that they're now giving free calls on the Weekend:

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=23732

Small print:
1. Means calls of up to an hour to numbers beginning 01, 02 and 03, excluding the Channel Islands. Other exclusions apply.
2. Available to residential BT Together Option 1 ('Unlimited UK Weekend Plan' from 1 April) customers making at least one chargeable call a month. Monthly line rental cost and Terms and Conditions apply.
3. Usual line rental applies of £10.50 a month, if you pay by Direct Debit and elect for paper-free billing. Otherwise, add £1.50 per month for payment processing fee levied by BT Payment Services Limited, a BT Group company, plus 50p without paper-free billing discount. Discount is via bill credit. Exclusions and conditions apply. From 1 April 2008 line rental will increase to £11.75 a month, which can be offset by an increased paper-free billing discount of £1.25.

anonymous_james — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:33:45 GMT

This is fascinating:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7152762.stm

anonymous_james — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:12:28 GMT

So not a good weekend for being English / British.

Ticket still available...

anonymous_james — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:55:57 GMT

I'm still trying to find someone to take on this Ross Noble ticket...

Is noone out there interested?

Anyone?