| the week where i almost did something |
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| 12:20am 22/08/2008 |
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mood:  working music: eric clapton - nobody knows you when you're down and out
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still working on the website. i won't even specify which, since it's been the same one for about eleven months now. we agreed on a simple brief, i agreed to accept peanuts, and every time i deliver my end of the bargain, i'm given a list of adjustments to tend to... it stopped being worth it quite a while ago, since i was intending it to be my showcase piece, and i've already got paying professional contacts off this project without even having finished it. but i've come this far, may as well...
my wooden case mod has also hit a relatively big snag, and since i'm doing it for my own "enjoyment" and the snag being a design fault, i don't even have a client to blame. spare parts ordered off eBay from the states are already on their way which will help me overcome the snag - with style! if all goes well, of course.
in unrelated news, i had my "first" gig in richie's mate's pub close to work last night. one colleague came along, and apart from V, no one else turned up. i kept turning the reverb down on the amp, but the echo wouldn't go away. the bar staff enjoyed my pouring-my-heart-out-and-shredding-my-fingers-for-two-and-a-half-hours though, apart from the chef who would have preferred to watch the football with the sound on... meanwhile downstairs, guy richie popped in for a drink and ended up nicking two guinness glasses. pure class, that geezer.
meanwhile Dédé is half hyperactive and half falling asleep, and being really cute while doing both... will need larger accommodation cobbled together this weekend. probably going to rain, so may as well...
oh well, back to adding actionscript scroll bars to dynamically loaded text from external html files, oh what fun indeed. |
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| heh heh:) |
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| 03:08pm 14/05/2008 |
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mood:  amused music: jem - 24
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| heh heh. mooOoOOooO... |
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| 10:15am 13/09/2007 |
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mood:  drained music: ruby - lilypad
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relatively recent acquisitions in no particular order:
4) i now have a drummer, a gritty little opium den-like rehearsal space in deepest darkest stoke newington and a gig lined up in a reputable music venue in the not too distant future.
π) i now have a relatively steady stream of paying multimedia clients, which lead me to register as self-employed and to apply for a VAT registration number.
%) i now have a fully-restored-to-working-order solid body electro-acoustic 'stagemaster 70' guitar that a friend of mine found in a skip.
ŧ) i now have a complete mobo/cpu/ram/graphics card bundle on its way from some warehouse as replacements for my old setup which unexpectedly and mysteriously ceased to function two days before a flash design project deadline. |
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| do androids dream of electric sheep? |
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| 03:03pm 19/06/2006 |
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mood:  silly
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probably not. they might think about electric sheep to help them "fall asleep" before "dreaming", neither of which are completely relevant to androids.
in general, i think you'll find that the only ones to dream of electric sheep are welsh or new zealander cybergoths. |
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| new job, new pay |
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| 11:05am 04/05/2006 |
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mood:  hung over music: nin/korn - freak on a leash
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and if i keep ebaying as much as i've done during the last week, it will all be gone by the end of the month. |
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| mount & blade |
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| 11:48am 28/02/2006 |
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mood:  chivalrous music: faith no more - the gentle art of making enemies
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this is a game i found on the latest pc format coverdisc. it's still only a beta release, but still enjoyable. if you're into this sort of stuff... it's a mediaeval non-linear rpg with first person combat in real-time, otherwise the adventure element is a bit like heroes of might and magic 3, but on 3D terrain with customizable viewing angles.
i haven't really explored the adventure map as yet, as i've developed quite an addiction to the tournaments available in the neutral starting village. and since they've added a betting system, winning jousts are - after a bit of practive - the quickest and most enjoyable way of raising cash for troops, food, weapons and armour. and it's not 'just' jousting, either:
the tournaments are quick scenarios in an arena, where the two even teams of two or three fight each other with a selection of weapons, such as the two handed sword; one handed sword and shield; lance and shield; bow and arrow. the size of the teams and their starting weapons are generated randomly, along with whether you're on foot or horseback. the controls are intuitive (especially if you've played any of the thief games), the graphics are rudimentary but still give the game a nice feel. for me at least anyway. there's nothing like running down an archer using a bastard sword on horseback. can't wait to go home for more... it's going to be a long day. |
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| pink champagne |
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| 10:47am 15/02/2006 |
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mood: happy music: alice deejay - better off alone
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| triggerhappy |
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| 11:18am 02/02/2006 |
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mood: drained music: eloise (closer)
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NOTE: picture 11 depicts a paper cup, otherwise it would be a mugshot. |
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| those crazy welsh and their signs |
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| 01:31pm 16/01/2006 |
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mood: cheerful music: david bowie - i'm afraid of americans
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***  queen street, cardiff, christmas 2005 ***  picture linked to article *** |
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| what will they think of next? |
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| 01:14pm 12/01/2006 |
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taiwanese glow-in-the-dark pigs  the new zealand government has allegedly expressed
interest in financing similar experiments on sheep
by popular request from its insomniac citizens. |
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| i'm ever so sorry... |
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| 02:12pm 10/01/2006 |
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mood:  embarrassed
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guy goes into a bar and has beer. after a few minutes, the bowl of peanuts in front of him says "nice suit, mate! really like it. well tailored, looks great on you!" the guy's taken abacak, so goes to buy some cigarettes to calm himself. he puts money in the cigarette machine, but it spits the money back out and shouts "fuck off you pathetic wanker!" at him. the guy is really freaked out, so he asks the barman if there's drugs in the beer. the barman looks offended, so the guy explains what happened to him. the barman looks at him blankly for a bit then asks "what, and you've never been to a bar where the peanuts are complimentary and the cigarette machine's out of order?"
descartes walk into a bar. the barman asks "would you like a shot of vodka?" to which he replies "i think not", and immediately vanishes.
a barman walks into stable. the horse says "why the short face?"
a C, an E flat and a G walk into a bar. The bartender says, "We don't serve minors here."
two goldfish in a tank. one says "you drive, i'll fire".
the new pirates of the caribbean movie is out soon. apparently it's rated arrrrrrrrrrh!
q: what do you call a prostitute with a runny nose?
a: full
q: how many freudians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
a: two, one to screw in the lightbulb and one to hold the penis.
i mean ladder.
and lastly, here's a joke for all you psychics out there:
thank you very much, good night. don't forget to tip the veal and try the waitress. |
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