Happy things
- angloconvoy
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Happy things
Ok, so 2010 has been one of the crappiest of all my 30 years. So to counterbalance this, I'm asking you this question.
What's perked you up recently?
Could be a new purchase, new love, old love, great holiday, finding out you don't have chlamydia, whatever.
What's perked you up recently?
Could be a new purchase, new love, old love, great holiday, finding out you don't have chlamydia, whatever.
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Last Thursday a couple of American friends from uni who I haven't seen or spoken to in five years turned up on my doorstep, having gone to the effort of tracking me down as they didn't have any contact info that wasn't out of date. Really awesome feeling to have mates put that sort of effort into seeing how you're doing.
- Heinrad
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I got a new kitten.
And in even better news, my Siamese hasn't tried to kill either me or the kitten.
Yet.
And in even better news, my Siamese hasn't tried to kill either me or the kitten.
Yet.
As a professional tanuki (I'm a Japanese mythological animal, and a good luck charm), I have an alarm clock built into me somewhere. I also look like a stuffed animal. And you thought your life was tough......
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I actually found this out in february! I was very happy.angloconvoy wrote: finding out you don't have chlamydia.
I've found a ukulele group to play with at uni,
I got a bunch of old TF's cheap at a charity shop,
Had a great holiday to the lakes with my mates
and I discovered Flight Of The Conchords.
Just little things but all nice.
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A Chinese cartoon where the robots turn into blingwads!
A Chinese cartoon where the robots turn into blingwads!
[quote="angloconvoy"]Ok, so 2010 has been one of the crappiest of all my 30 years. So to counterbalance this, I'm asking you this question.
What's perked you up recently?
Could be a new purchase, new love, old love, great holiday, finding out you don't have chlamydia, whatever.[/QUOT
Kinect. And preschool (for my son).
What's perked you up recently?
Could be a new purchase, new love, old love, great holiday, finding out you don't have chlamydia, whatever.[/QUOT
Kinect. And preschool (for my son).
I'm so smooth that I'm just-
And smoothies, are just, "ies.."
And smoothies, are just, "ies.."
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- inflatable dalek
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I'm on the final hurdle of reading every James Bond book ever, only four more Young Bond and re-reading Devil May Care to go. I'll probably drop dead just before the last page.
On a similar note, rewatched Die Another Day this week and really enjoyed, much more than I used to. The flaws are still there (Berry, THAT surf CGI moment, The way the uneven tone between gritty spy thriller and silly Roger Moore style results in James Bond electrocuting the leader of North Korea, cheating exterior shots during both virtual reality sequences even though there's no reason for the machine to create the outside of the building when there's no real people there...).
But, it's fun, breezy, has as many great moments as bad (gotta love tramp Bond walking into Hong Kong's most expensive hotel like he owns it) and Toby Stephens having the time of his life camping it up to 11. All in all, a more entertaining film that Quantum of Solace, even if that's a more worthy movie.
Also, a great night at work yesterday as we had a big important visit in the mourning so senior management could see how we do things. Thus to insure they never find out how we do things we had about 50 managers off days come in. 6 people down every aisle and, at the point where we'd normally be curdled up in a corner crying like babies we were all done and just pretending to work.
On a similar note, rewatched Die Another Day this week and really enjoyed, much more than I used to. The flaws are still there (Berry, THAT surf CGI moment, The way the uneven tone between gritty spy thriller and silly Roger Moore style results in James Bond electrocuting the leader of North Korea, cheating exterior shots during both virtual reality sequences even though there's no reason for the machine to create the outside of the building when there's no real people there...).
But, it's fun, breezy, has as many great moments as bad (gotta love tramp Bond walking into Hong Kong's most expensive hotel like he owns it) and Toby Stephens having the time of his life camping it up to 11. All in all, a more entertaining film that Quantum of Solace, even if that's a more worthy movie.
Also, a great night at work yesterday as we had a big important visit in the mourning so senior management could see how we do things. Thus to insure they never find out how we do things we had about 50 managers off days come in. 6 people down every aisle and, at the point where we'd normally be curdled up in a corner crying like babies we were all done and just pretending to work.
REVIISITATION: THE HOLE TRUTH
STARSCREAM GOES TO PIECES IN MY LOOK AT INFILTRATION #6!
PLUS: BUY THE BOOKS!
STARSCREAM GOES TO PIECES IN MY LOOK AT INFILTRATION #6!
PLUS: BUY THE BOOKS!
Knowing awesome beasties like this exist makes me really happy:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/a ... ant-squid/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/a ... ant-squid/
This is my signature. My wasted space. My little corner. You can't have it. It's mine. I can write whatever I want. And I have!
mmmm....calimariSades wrote:Knowing awesome beasties like this exist makes me really happy:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/a ... ant-squid/
I'm so smooth that I'm just-
And smoothies, are just, "ies.."
And smoothies, are just, "ies.."
- inflatable dalek
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I'm on holiday. Woot.
REVIISITATION: THE HOLE TRUTH
STARSCREAM GOES TO PIECES IN MY LOOK AT INFILTRATION #6!
PLUS: BUY THE BOOKS!
STARSCREAM GOES TO PIECES IN MY LOOK AT INFILTRATION #6!
PLUS: BUY THE BOOKS!
- Heinrad
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Something else that makes me happy. They're making a new Judge Dredd movie.
As a professional tanuki (I'm a Japanese mythological animal, and a good luck charm), I have an alarm clock built into me somewhere. I also look like a stuffed animal. And you thought your life was tough......
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Some random guy on the bus this morning told me that my hairdo (bunches) brightened his day. That was nice.
I made someone's day brighter just by being. Having weird hair, more like.
I made someone's day brighter just by being. Having weird hair, more like.
This is my signature. My wasted space. My little corner. You can't have it. It's mine. I can write whatever I want. And I have!
I was recently encouraged by a careful reading of United States v Butler (link) and finding that, once again, it is a ruling that is the exact opposite of what many people these days believe it to be — amounting to willful misrepresentation on some folk's part to be sure.
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