Saturday, August 09, 2003
Gonzo
Ever since Bush's election I've been thinking that Hunter S. Thompson has to be writing a book about this. Through the fat times of the mid to late nineties all we got was one novel that he wrote in the 50's and forgot about and some collected letters. Well now he's written Kingdom of Fear. It seems that America going from a billion dollar surplus to broke in two years has roused him from his (probably drug induced) slumber. There's also an interview with him over at AICN.
posted by Brian Frost at 12:42 PM link
Ever since Bush's election I've been thinking that Hunter S. Thompson has to be writing a book about this. Through the fat times of the mid to late nineties all we got was one novel that he wrote in the 50's and forgot about and some collected letters. Well now he's written Kingdom of Fear. It seems that America going from a billion dollar surplus to broke in two years has roused him from his (probably drug induced) slumber. There's also an interview with him over at AICN.
posted by Brian Frost at 12:42 PM link
Friday, August 08, 2003
Heavensent- Chapter 10, Part 2
Shara had descennded to street level, where the action was, and was proceeding down the Straight side door to side door. She had lifted a bag of ammunition from a surprised child and sent him back to his mother. Now she was feeding cartridges into the wound on her upper arm. More
posted by Ian Pattinson at 10:28 PM link
Shara had descennded to street level, where the action was, and was proceeding down the Straight side door to side door. She had lifted a bag of ammunition from a surprised child and sent him back to his mother. Now she was feeding cartridges into the wound on her upper arm. More
posted by Ian Pattinson at 10:28 PM link
Print Cue
I'm planning to buy a new printer this weekend (£20 for a black cartridge to go in a printer which has had its day vs £60 for a brand new, higher res, printer- easy maths). My next upgrade after that is going to be to a 3D printer.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 3:28 PM link
I'm planning to buy a new printer this weekend (£20 for a black cartridge to go in a printer which has had its day vs £60 for a brand new, higher res, printer- easy maths). My next upgrade after that is going to be to a 3D printer.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 3:28 PM link
Lost and Found
The Boeing 727 which disappeared in May has been seen, with a new but shoddy paintjob, in Guinea, hauling cargo for its new owners. Not, as some intelligence officials thought, loaded up with fuel and kamikazed into a US embassy.
via Ben Hammersley
posted by Ian Pattinson at 12:33 PM link
The Boeing 727 which disappeared in May has been seen, with a new but shoddy paintjob, in Guinea, hauling cargo for its new owners. Not, as some intelligence officials thought, loaded up with fuel and kamikazed into a US embassy.
via Ben Hammersley
posted by Ian Pattinson at 12:33 PM link
Extra Credit
Even if Jess Lemon isn't really real, (s)he serves a purpose in pointing out crap trends in comics. This week, she reviews the plot free cheesecake fest that is Vampirella/ Witchblade
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:47 AM link
Even if Jess Lemon isn't really real, (s)he serves a purpose in pointing out crap trends in comics. This week, she reviews the plot free cheesecake fest that is Vampirella/ Witchblade
whose cover shows two women who look like the ones on the posters [Jess' brother Andy] used to hang over his bed, wearing very skimpy outfits in the middle of a snowstorm. (You can tell it's cold--one of them is, uh, having a reaction.) "Oh, yeah... this one," he said, totally not fooling me. "You know, this has some really strong women characters in it."It's a little unfair, because there is some good stuff being published. Maybe someone should try to improve the quality of Andy's weekly pile. Or perhaps one of Team Spinneyhead's non comics readers would like to review something from my next stack of pamphlets?
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:47 AM link
Product Warnings
I have seen this before but it still amuses me:
A Call for More Scientific Truth in Product Warning Labels by Susan Hewitt and Edward Subitzky
As scientists and concerned citizens, we applaud the recent trend towards legislation that requires the prominent placing of warnings on products that present hazards to the general public. Yet we must also offer the cautionary thought that such warnings, however well-intentioned, merely scratch the surface of what is really necessary in this important area. This is especially true in light of the findings of 2Oth century physics. We are therefore proposing that, as responsible scientists, we join together in an intensive push for new laws that will mandate the conspicuous placement of suitably informative warnings on the packaging of every product offered for sale in the United States of America. Our suggested list of warnings appears below.
WARNING: This Product Warps Space and Time in Its Vicinity.
WARNING: This Product Attracts Every Other Piece of Matter in the Universe, Including the Products of Other Manufacturers, with a Force Proportional to the Product of the Masses and Inversely Proportional to the Distance Between Them.
CAUTION: The Mass of This Product Contains the Energy Equivalent of 85 Million Tons of TNT per Net Ounce of Weight.
HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE: This Product Contains Minute Electrically Charged Particles Moving at Velocities in Excess of Five Hundred Million Miles Per Hour.
CONSUMER NOTICE: Because of the "Uncertainty Principle", It Is Impossible for the Consumer to Find Out at the Same Time Both Precisely Where This Product Is and How Fast It Is Moving.
ADVISORY: There is an Extremely Small but Nonzero Chance That, Through a Process Know as Tunneling, This Product May Spontaneously Disappear from Its Present Location and Reappear at Any Random Place in the Universe, Including Your Neighbour's Domicile. The Manufacturer Will Not Be Responsible for Any Damages or Inconvenience That May Result.
READ THIS BEFORE OPENING PACKAGE: According to Certain Suggested Versions of the Grand Unified Theory, the Primary Particles Constituting this Product May Decay to Nothingness Within the Next Four Hundred Million Years.
THIS IS A 100% MATTER PRODUCT: In the Unlikely Event That This Merchandise Should Contact Antimatter in Any Form, a Catastrophic Explosion Will Result.
PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW: Any Use of This Product, in Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe.
NOTE: The Most Fundamental Particles in This Product Are Held Together by a Gluing Force About Which Little is Currently Known and Whose Adhesive Power Can Therefore Not Be Permanently Guaranteed.
ATTENTION: Despite Any Other Listing of Product Contents Found Hereon, the Consumer is Advised That, in Actuality, This Product Consists Of 99.9999999999% Empty Space.
NEW GRAND UNIFIED THEORY DISCLAIMER: The Manufacturer May Technically Be Entitled to Claim That This Product Is Ten-Dimensional. However, the Consumer Is Reminded That This Confers No Legal Rights Above and Beyond Those Applicable to Three-Dimensional Objects, Since the Seven New Dimensions Are Rolled Up into Such a Small Area That They Cannot Be Detected.
PLEASE NOTE: Some Quantum Physics Theories Suggest That When the Consumer Is Not Directly Observing This Product, It May Cease to Exist or Will Exist Only in a Vague and Undetermined State.
COMPONENT EQUIVALENCY NOTICE: The Subatomic Particles (Electrons, Protons, etc.) Comprising This Product Are Exactly the Same in Every Measurable Respect as Those Used in the Products of Other Manufacturers, and No Claim to the Contrary May Legitimately Be Expressed or Implied.
HEAL TH WARNING: Care Should Be Taken When Lifting This Product, Since Its Mass, and Thus Its Weight, Is Dependent on Its Velocity Relative to the User.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS: The Entire Physical Universe, Including This Product, May One Day Collapse Back into an Infinitesimally Small Space. Should Another Universe Subsequently Re-emerge, the Existence of This Product in That Universe Cannot Be Guaranteed.
posted by Daz M at 11:11 AM link
I have seen this before but it still amuses me:
A Call for More Scientific Truth in Product Warning Labels by Susan Hewitt and Edward Subitzky
As scientists and concerned citizens, we applaud the recent trend towards legislation that requires the prominent placing of warnings on products that present hazards to the general public. Yet we must also offer the cautionary thought that such warnings, however well-intentioned, merely scratch the surface of what is really necessary in this important area. This is especially true in light of the findings of 2Oth century physics. We are therefore proposing that, as responsible scientists, we join together in an intensive push for new laws that will mandate the conspicuous placement of suitably informative warnings on the packaging of every product offered for sale in the United States of America. Our suggested list of warnings appears below.
WARNING: This Product Warps Space and Time in Its Vicinity.
WARNING: This Product Attracts Every Other Piece of Matter in the Universe, Including the Products of Other Manufacturers, with a Force Proportional to the Product of the Masses and Inversely Proportional to the Distance Between Them.
CAUTION: The Mass of This Product Contains the Energy Equivalent of 85 Million Tons of TNT per Net Ounce of Weight.
HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE: This Product Contains Minute Electrically Charged Particles Moving at Velocities in Excess of Five Hundred Million Miles Per Hour.
CONSUMER NOTICE: Because of the "Uncertainty Principle", It Is Impossible for the Consumer to Find Out at the Same Time Both Precisely Where This Product Is and How Fast It Is Moving.
ADVISORY: There is an Extremely Small but Nonzero Chance That, Through a Process Know as Tunneling, This Product May Spontaneously Disappear from Its Present Location and Reappear at Any Random Place in the Universe, Including Your Neighbour's Domicile. The Manufacturer Will Not Be Responsible for Any Damages or Inconvenience That May Result.
READ THIS BEFORE OPENING PACKAGE: According to Certain Suggested Versions of the Grand Unified Theory, the Primary Particles Constituting this Product May Decay to Nothingness Within the Next Four Hundred Million Years.
THIS IS A 100% MATTER PRODUCT: In the Unlikely Event That This Merchandise Should Contact Antimatter in Any Form, a Catastrophic Explosion Will Result.
PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW: Any Use of This Product, in Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe.
NOTE: The Most Fundamental Particles in This Product Are Held Together by a Gluing Force About Which Little is Currently Known and Whose Adhesive Power Can Therefore Not Be Permanently Guaranteed.
ATTENTION: Despite Any Other Listing of Product Contents Found Hereon, the Consumer is Advised That, in Actuality, This Product Consists Of 99.9999999999% Empty Space.
NEW GRAND UNIFIED THEORY DISCLAIMER: The Manufacturer May Technically Be Entitled to Claim That This Product Is Ten-Dimensional. However, the Consumer Is Reminded That This Confers No Legal Rights Above and Beyond Those Applicable to Three-Dimensional Objects, Since the Seven New Dimensions Are Rolled Up into Such a Small Area That They Cannot Be Detected.
PLEASE NOTE: Some Quantum Physics Theories Suggest That When the Consumer Is Not Directly Observing This Product, It May Cease to Exist or Will Exist Only in a Vague and Undetermined State.
COMPONENT EQUIVALENCY NOTICE: The Subatomic Particles (Electrons, Protons, etc.) Comprising This Product Are Exactly the Same in Every Measurable Respect as Those Used in the Products of Other Manufacturers, and No Claim to the Contrary May Legitimately Be Expressed or Implied.
HEAL TH WARNING: Care Should Be Taken When Lifting This Product, Since Its Mass, and Thus Its Weight, Is Dependent on Its Velocity Relative to the User.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS: The Entire Physical Universe, Including This Product, May One Day Collapse Back into an Infinitesimally Small Space. Should Another Universe Subsequently Re-emerge, the Existence of This Product in That Universe Cannot Be Guaranteed.
posted by Daz M at 11:11 AM link
Thursday, August 07, 2003
Vote for Vicky Baths
The first episode of Restoration, featuring Victoria Baths, is on BBC2 tomorrow (Friday 8th) at 9pm. To vote for the pool call 09010777777. Calls cost 30p, 17.9p goes to the restoration fund.
If you need reasons to save the baths go and have a look at the Victoria Baths photo album I'm posting right now.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 10:20 PM link
The first episode of Restoration, featuring Victoria Baths, is on BBC2 tomorrow (Friday 8th) at 9pm. To vote for the pool call 09010777777. Calls cost 30p, 17.9p goes to the restoration fund.
If you need reasons to save the baths go and have a look at the Victoria Baths photo album I'm posting right now.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 10:20 PM link
Phonecam Photo Phun
More pics.
The novelty might wear off, one day.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 9:49 PM link
More pics.
The novelty might wear off, one day.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 9:49 PM link
Hack or Slash?
Can you tell your programming language creators from your serial killers? I got 8 out of 10.
Thanks to Penny for this one.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 9:19 PM link
Can you tell your programming language creators from your serial killers? I got 8 out of 10.
Thanks to Penny for this one.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 9:19 PM link
Me old Cockle
This article on illegal cockling is packed full of innuendo potential, but it's also an enlightening look at the Black economy.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 4:07 PM link
This article on illegal cockling is packed full of innuendo potential, but it's also an enlightening look at the Black economy.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 4:07 PM link
Nouveau Stinking Riche
I'd forgotten I was working in Cheshire, with England's highest concentration of millionaires, until I looked in the (very large and full of shiny things) window of one of the shops on the market square and went bibble at the price of a Rolex. More astounding were the Vertu mobile phones, which start at £3,750! For that sort of money I'd expect a James Bond laser and fully interactive holographic display, at least.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 2:52 PM link
I'd forgotten I was working in Cheshire, with England's highest concentration of millionaires, until I looked in the (very large and full of shiny things) window of one of the shops on the market square and went bibble at the price of a Rolex. More astounding were the Vertu mobile phones, which start at £3,750! For that sort of money I'd expect a James Bond laser and fully interactive holographic display, at least.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 2:52 PM link
Stranger things have happened>
And I quote, from Ian:
posted by john o at 1:12 PM link
And I quote, from Ian:
BBC NEWS Health Penis is a competitive beastJust read the rest straight from the BBC, here.
posted by john o at 1:12 PM link
Conan the Republican
As most of you will be aware Arnold Schwarzenegger is running for governor of California. I think the movie Conan the Barbarian gives some hints on how he'll run his campaign
posted by Brian Frost at 12:25 PM link
As most of you will be aware Arnold Schwarzenegger is running for governor of California. I think the movie Conan the Barbarian gives some hints on how he'll run his campaign
General: "Conan, what is best in life?"So, a typical Republican campaign then.
Conan: "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!"
posted by Brian Frost at 12:25 PM link
Cutting My Own Throat
Whilst I'm on the subject of pimping and profiteering- I've had a rush of blood with regards to putting stuff on EBay. A whole load of comics, including whole runs of mini series, all starting at really low prices.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:52 AM link
Whilst I'm on the subject of pimping and profiteering- I've had a rush of blood with regards to putting stuff on EBay. A whole load of comics, including whole runs of mini series, all starting at really low prices.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:52 AM link
Show Me The Money (Again)
Ben Hammersley, in the Guardian, investigates ways to make the web pay, reckoning it's reached the stage where the most popular bloggers could make a living out of it.
The plan has never been to make a living solely from Spinneyhead, but it does exist as a sort of force multiplier- a way to add value to traditionally distributed products and create and maintain interest in them (I know they're a long time coming, but I am basically lazy after all). Now that I'm using CafePress again expect to see a few more T-Shirts and I'm mulling over ideas for their new publishing service. And this morning I was contemplating providing some of the best Spinneyhead photos as wallpaper for PCs or mobiles, perhaps I could charge 10p a go for them using the Bitpass product mentioned in the article.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:16 AM link
Ben Hammersley, in the Guardian, investigates ways to make the web pay, reckoning it's reached the stage where the most popular bloggers could make a living out of it.
The plan has never been to make a living solely from Spinneyhead, but it does exist as a sort of force multiplier- a way to add value to traditionally distributed products and create and maintain interest in them (I know they're a long time coming, but I am basically lazy after all). Now that I'm using CafePress again expect to see a few more T-Shirts and I'm mulling over ideas for their new publishing service. And this morning I was contemplating providing some of the best Spinneyhead photos as wallpaper for PCs or mobiles, perhaps I could charge 10p a go for them using the Bitpass product mentioned in the article.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:16 AM link
Wednesday, August 06, 2003
Heavensent- Chapter 10, Part 1
The depleted Wasp squadron flew over Stran island. No defensive guns fired on them. Black smoke from the fires whorled around the ends of their wings as they passed through it. On the ground small figures ran to and from the flames. They would make easy targets for a strafing run, but the Wasp pilots were heading for their moments of glory in the fjord. More
posted by Ian Pattinson at 10:34 PM link
The depleted Wasp squadron flew over Stran island. No defensive guns fired on them. Black smoke from the fires whorled around the ends of their wings as they passed through it. On the ground small figures ran to and from the flames. They would make easy targets for a strafing run, but the Wasp pilots were heading for their moments of glory in the fjord. More
posted by Ian Pattinson at 10:34 PM link
Phoney Pics
And you know how some people, when they get their hands on a friends phone cam, can't resist the temptation to take a picture of themselves? Well, they really ought to learn to delete the pictures afterwards.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 8:21 PM link
The plaque outside my office
Melons!
Melons!
And you know how some people, when they get their hands on a friends phone cam, can't resist the temptation to take a picture of themselves? Well, they really ought to learn to delete the pictures afterwards.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 8:21 PM link
Rhaid dysgu Cymraeg
The second draft of Union Jack is done, clearing up questions of continuity and tone raised by my boy editors (thanks Damian and Dave!) I'm currently bashing out on the Libretto the beat sheets for parts two and three of the three issues they want for a pitch and thinking of the story beyond that.
Part of the long term plan is to introduce characters from all four of the UK's constituent nations. I have England's, Scotland's and Ireland's quite well mapped out, but Wales is still only vague. Which is pitiful considering I was born there. This article reminded me that the plan I have is for a bit of a Taff stereotype (a Druid! What was I thinking?) and that if I do use him he has to be proudly and vocally Welsh. Hence the need to learn a bit of the native tongue.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 4:14 PM link
The second draft of Union Jack is done, clearing up questions of continuity and tone raised by my boy editors (thanks Damian and Dave!) I'm currently bashing out on the Libretto the beat sheets for parts two and three of the three issues they want for a pitch and thinking of the story beyond that.
Part of the long term plan is to introduce characters from all four of the UK's constituent nations. I have England's, Scotland's and Ireland's quite well mapped out, but Wales is still only vague. Which is pitiful considering I was born there. This article reminded me that the plan I have is for a bit of a Taff stereotype (a Druid! What was I thinking?) and that if I do use him he has to be proudly and vocally Welsh. Hence the need to learn a bit of the native tongue.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 4:14 PM link
Trained Monkeys
Primate Programming Inc. will contract out apes for software projects at far lower rates than humans. It's a great solution, but not perfect.
via Salon
posted by Ian Pattinson at 12:48 PM link
Primate Programming Inc. will contract out apes for software projects at far lower rates than humans. It's a great solution, but not perfect.
It suggests companies provide "a leafy, comfortable workspace" and warns that "hominids (great apes) will not share source code and become very territorial when programming."Maybe I could get one to do my job, stay at home, and pocket the difference.
PPI baboons can get rowdy after software testing, the Web site suggests, while its chimps are experts at debugging techniques and bill at a higher rate.
via Salon
posted by Ian Pattinson at 12:48 PM link
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Incompetence Watch
The Spinneyhead Incompetence Watch has been absent for a while, so for its return, I would like to nominate British Gas.
Any utility company who can send someone round to read a meter which they haven't supplied for nearly 2 years deserves something, especially when on being told why I left BG (main reason: their incompetence and lack of customer service) he tries to sell me them again.
posted by Damian Williams at 9:38 PM link
The Spinneyhead Incompetence Watch has been absent for a while, so for its return, I would like to nominate British Gas.
Any utility company who can send someone round to read a meter which they haven't supplied for nearly 2 years deserves something, especially when on being told why I left BG (main reason: their incompetence and lack of customer service) he tries to sell me them again.
posted by Damian Williams at 9:38 PM link
Heavensent- Chapter 9, Part 17
Area commander Janssen was getting more information than he could handle. Things were happening all over his city, in no sensible order. He needed his deputy commanders, but they were dead. Or his civilian assistant, but he was in prison. More
posted by Ian Pattinson at 7:31 PM link
Area commander Janssen was getting more information than he could handle. Things were happening all over his city, in no sensible order. He needed his deputy commanders, but they were dead. Or his civilian assistant, but he was in prison. More
posted by Ian Pattinson at 7:31 PM link
The rails might buckle in the heatwave...
has apparantly been used as an excuse for a couple of days of excessively late trains.
So I was more than a tad worried this morning, while reading this story in the newspaper, when the train came to an abrupt halt in the middle of a normally stop free journey. However, after 10 minutes when we started rolling again, the excuse was far more entertaining - "There was a sheep on the line".
Quite why the farmer turned down the oppurtunity to have next week's dinner neatly butchered (and given the supposed line temperature, cooked as well) at zero cost to himself remains a mystery.
Even more amusing from a personal point of view was that the trains were running so late this afternoon that I managed to get the train which normally runs an hour before mine, thus making home in the quickest time ever and giving me lots of time to buy mint sauce to take on the train tomorrow.
posted by Damian Williams at 5:45 PM link
has apparantly been used as an excuse for a couple of days of excessively late trains.
So I was more than a tad worried this morning, while reading this story in the newspaper, when the train came to an abrupt halt in the middle of a normally stop free journey. However, after 10 minutes when we started rolling again, the excuse was far more entertaining - "There was a sheep on the line".
Quite why the farmer turned down the oppurtunity to have next week's dinner neatly butchered (and given the supposed line temperature, cooked as well) at zero cost to himself remains a mystery.
Even more amusing from a personal point of view was that the trains were running so late this afternoon that I managed to get the train which normally runs an hour before mine, thus making home in the quickest time ever and giving me lots of time to buy mint sauce to take on the train tomorrow.
posted by Damian Williams at 5:45 PM link
Scorchio!
A student has been given the (un)enviable task of touring England by train, to find the country's hottest kebabs.
I am however puzzled by his first choice of takeaway - Babylon's on Oxford Rd, Manchester. I'm sure I could have found a hotter kebab in Manchester.
posted by Damian Williams at 5:36 PM link
A student has been given the (un)enviable task of touring England by train, to find the country's hottest kebabs.
I am however puzzled by his first choice of takeaway - Babylon's on Oxford Rd, Manchester. I'm sure I could have found a hotter kebab in Manchester.
posted by Damian Williams at 5:36 PM link
Revision for quizzers
A know this is silly as it only applies to two questions a week but hey it may be still a bit of fun. Nursery Rhymes and Proverbs.
posted by Daz M at 1:37 PM link
A know this is silly as it only applies to two questions a week but hey it may be still a bit of fun. Nursery Rhymes and Proverbs.
posted by Daz M at 1:37 PM link
I smell a bomb
The Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania is doing research into training rats to find mines. It's definitely a more humane use for them than in my Rats of War story, that's for sure.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 12:50 PM link
The Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania is doing research into training rats to find mines. It's definitely a more humane use for them than in my Rats of War story, that's for sure.
The rats are put through their paces on minefield at the university campus.via Burnt Toast
Mr Cox reassured BBC News Online that none of the animals had been lost to any explosive errors.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 12:50 PM link
Charlies Angels: Full Frontal
Cameron Diaz Topless! Again, this is just a tease, a sort of sequel to yesterday's Britney Topless post.
Ms Diaz has gone to court to keep the pictures from being published, claiming the photographer forged her signature on the consent to publish forms.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:53 AM link
Cameron Diaz Topless! Again, this is just a tease, a sort of sequel to yesterday's Britney Topless post.
Ms Diaz has gone to court to keep the pictures from being published, claiming the photographer forged her signature on the consent to publish forms.
[The judge] also ordered that a video - the contents of which neither side would discuss outside the court - should also remain out of the public domain.Great way to get the rumour mill fired up, I bet there are a lot of "Cameron Diaz nude video" type searches going on in Kazaa at the moment.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:53 AM link
New! Improved!
Maybe if I wrote a children's book, I could be the New JK Rowling too.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:02 AM link
Maybe if I wrote a children's book, I could be the New JK Rowling too.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:02 AM link
Monday, August 04, 2003
Heavensent- Chapter 9, Part 16
They banked the flying boat away from the smoke of battle, reassessing their route to shore. "They are probably aiming for the same landfall as we were." Gimm pointed to the ships forming a staggered line in the distance.
"We can still be there before them." Bobb pointed out.
"But we would need a bargaining chip sooner than we had planned." Sheel added. More
Yes, Heavensent has returned. Thanks to the Libretto and lots of time on the bus (and the power of Infra Red to finally get the data transferred), I'm now a week or two ahead again. Expect almost regular updates again.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:22 PM link
They banked the flying boat away from the smoke of battle, reassessing their route to shore. "They are probably aiming for the same landfall as we were." Gimm pointed to the ships forming a staggered line in the distance.
"We can still be there before them." Bobb pointed out.
"But we would need a bargaining chip sooner than we had planned." Sheel added. More
Yes, Heavensent has returned. Thanks to the Libretto and lots of time on the bus (and the power of Infra Red to finally get the data transferred), I'm now a week or two ahead again. Expect almost regular updates again.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 11:22 PM link
Hit Pimp
Britney Spears Topless! It won't get me quite as many hits as Britney Spears Naked! would, but anything for attention Eh?
via The Sesqipedalian
posted by Ian Pattinson at 8:35 PM link
Britney Spears Topless! It won't get me quite as many hits as Britney Spears Naked! would, but anything for attention Eh?
via The Sesqipedalian
posted by Ian Pattinson at 8:35 PM link
Posterity
Dave just pointed me to the Spinneyhead cache on the Internet Archive. As he says- its amazing what tat some people save
Oy! Bad Minion!!!!!
posted by Ian Pattinson at 7:02 PM link
Dave just pointed me to the Spinneyhead cache on the Internet Archive. As he says- its amazing what tat some people save
Oy! Bad Minion!!!!!
posted by Ian Pattinson at 7:02 PM link
Sunday, August 03, 2003
Victoria Baths
On the way to get the IR dongle for my new phone, I wandered past Victoria Baths, and they were having an open day. Cue phonecam fun on the guided tour, and then a trip back to finish the film in my normal cameras.
The gist of the day was to get people to support the rebuild and remind them that the baths are one of the sites up for consideration in the Beeb's upcoming Restoration series. Vote for Victoria Baths! Click on the fish to visit the Baths' site.
Also- Libby can talk to my PC!!!! Expect new Heavensent stuff soon.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 8:56 PM link
On the way to get the IR dongle for my new phone, I wandered past Victoria Baths, and they were having an open day. Cue phonecam fun on the guided tour, and then a trip back to finish the film in my normal cameras.
The gist of the day was to get people to support the rebuild and remind them that the baths are one of the sites up for consideration in the Beeb's upcoming Restoration series. Vote for Victoria Baths! Click on the fish to visit the Baths' site.
Also- Libby can talk to my PC!!!! Expect new Heavensent stuff soon.
posted by Ian Pattinson at 8:56 PM link
