Friday, May 31, 2002
There are flags everywhere. If it isn't a Union Jack it's a cross of St. George. The foyer looks like the Tory party conference.
'Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel' I don't know who said it, but I do like the sound of it.
I'm not Republican enough to begrudge Queenie the celebration of her fifty years. It's the football frenzy that bugs me. I wish we got this sort of coverage every time Brits were competing at an international level. I could take the sudden appearance of four day eventing in the schedules if it meant I got to see mountain biking (downhill, XC BSX and trials), snowboarding and the like.
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'Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel' I don't know who said it, but I do like the sound of it.
I'm not Republican enough to begrudge Queenie the celebration of her fifty years. It's the football frenzy that bugs me. I wish we got this sort of coverage every time Brits were competing at an international level. I could take the sudden appearance of four day eventing in the schedules if it meant I got to see mountain biking (downhill, XC BSX and trials), snowboarding and the like.
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Thursday, May 30, 2002
I took yesterday off. I was supposed to go on a tax course to learn all about self assessment, but I figured it would be really boring, so I stayed at home. Then it rained all day and I was stuck inside.
Still more interesting than learning about self assessment though.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Monday, May 27, 2002
I just had a really shit weekend. It started out promisingly enough with a new (well, to me, it was actually from an office clearance) PC. More powerful than my old one, though with no modem and video off the motherboard. I plugged it in and tested it, then plugged my old one in to get on the internet and do some updates. At which point it shorted out. There was smoke and everything. This is obviously something that's been waiting to happen, it just chose this ironic moment. This was bad enough, but the new PC won't accept any of the hardware from the old one, I think it's all been fried by the short. So, until someone can pull the data from my motorless hard drive, I've lost months worth of work, and until I can sort out a modem on the new one, I'll have to do updates from the office. So POtD is going on hiatus for a little while, Thursday's was the last one to be uploaded to the site, but I will collect a picture for every day it's down and put them all back up when I can.
Now, where's my insurance company's phone number?
Labels: internet
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Thursday, May 23, 2002
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
A big day for content, here's a wee bit of The Eliza Effect-
3am_Eternal:
Owen still had his arm in one sleeve of his shirt. His belt was undone, but his trousers were still at full mast, and his shoes were still laced. He was on top of the sheets.
He looked around the hotel room, which still swam in and out of vision. The hangover would strike around midday he estimated, not a pleasant prospect. There was someone under the sheets. They moved and made little lip smacking noises. Owen prodded the shape.
Kate rolled over and looked up, scrunching up her face as she tried to make out details in the gloom. �Oh.�
�What time is it?� Owen had discovered that his watch was the only thing he had taken off.
Kate brought her watch right up close to her face, then moved it away until it focussed. �Something after two.�
�Whose room we in?�
Kate sat up. She had been no more successful at undressing. They both looked around. It was a hotel room. A cuboid with en-suite bathroom, cheap television and nearly double bed. �Mine. I think.� She frowned.
�Well, I should get back to my room.� Owen delved into his pocket for his key, then had a thought, �We are in the same hotel aren�t we?� He slid absently off the side of the bed.
When he didn�t rise again, Kate struggled over to look over the edge. He held up the huge plastic tag attached to his key. She caught the wavering hand and read. �Yeah. We�re in the same hotel.�
�Great. Let me get up and I�ll�..� He could stand, but only just. �Which floor is this?�
�Third?�
�And I�m on.� He tried to read the key tag. �Fifth.�
�Owen.�
�Yeah.�
�Just take your trousers off and get into bed.�
�Thought you�d never ask.�
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Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Monday, May 20, 2002
Comic collections for your must have list-
Castle Waiting, by Linda Medley. A wonderful take on fairy tales. The castle is home to a bunch of waifs and strays looking for redemption. All ages stories with strong moral, in the best possible way, undertones.
The Tale of One Bad Rat, by Brian Talbot. I'll never stop boosting this story, one of the best things I've ever read. It's about abuse, recovery and finding a family.
Akira (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) A complete change of place from the previous two. The big daddy of manga, and the first really successful anime in the West. It's far more complex than the genre's speed lines and violence stereotype, and more destructive than anything this side of Dragonball Z.
Castle Waiting, by Linda Medley. A wonderful take on fairy tales. The castle is home to a bunch of waifs and strays looking for redemption. All ages stories with strong moral, in the best possible way, undertones.
The Tale of One Bad Rat, by Brian Talbot. I'll never stop boosting this story, one of the best things I've ever read. It's about abuse, recovery and finding a family.
Akira (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) A complete change of place from the previous two. The big daddy of manga, and the first really successful anime in the West. It's far more complex than the genre's speed lines and violence stereotype, and more destructive than anything this side of Dragonball Z.
Labels: Akira, Comics, List, Stereotypes
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Sunday, May 19, 2002
Now wider! My apologies to anyone running this in a minimised window, but I just wanted to have a bit more room to sprawl across the page. Next week I'm going to put up the prologue to a comic strip I hope to have online in August, and I want to put them on the front page, as wide as possible.
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