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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 21, 2010 8:50:03 GMT
It's New Technology week at Phil's DFiS.
As you'll have read the TV died and neededto be replaces with a rather decent new set. Liz has been doing extra work for the OU so there's some spare cash about at the mo...
At the same time Liz bought a new Netbook and I got an MP3 player.
When we got home I got the inevitable telling off about the speaker cables all over the room and demands to fix it.
No says I, the amp needs doing first (bust)
How much says she ?
£250 says I off the top of my head.
And she stumps up the cash :-)
Phil is off to buy HDMI and Optical leads later and is lookng fwd to being able to listen to CDs properly again.
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Post by blueshift on Jun 22, 2010 19:57:19 GMT
Still packing stuff up to move. I found an entire shelf full of VHS tapes, and a poster of Supreme Cheetor!
Someone is getting that poster as a PRESENT at Auto Assembly!
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Post by dinogrrl on Jun 23, 2010 4:50:44 GMT
Things are dwardling along here. Bloody hot too - it's going to be 93 degrees F tomorrow, or 34 celcius for you metric folk. In no air conditioning. With an enclosed lab with computers and whatnot.
Have sent resumes to a few other places. Maybe have an interview in the last week of July with a company which may well end up being my last hope for a non-minimum wage job. We'll see what happens.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 24, 2010 14:41:02 GMT
Remember the Blood Test I had ? My Iron Deficent Anaemia is ragingly out of control (an acceptable Iron Count is between 30 and 300: Mine is 10). So double the iron tablets - more black poo - and go for a blood test to make sure I've not got Coeliac disease.# Interestingly the Wikipedia article on Iron Deficent Anaemia mentions myelin which is involved in the fuction of the CMT |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 24, 2010 18:49:56 GMT
I may be completely grey by close of play tomorrow. Fecking hell.
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Jun 24, 2010 20:06:26 GMT
Not coping with the hot weather at all. Still plodding along with stuff.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 24, 2010 23:03:09 GMT
Hang in there Doc', hope it works out. Sorry 'bout the Iron, Phil. Thinking cooling thoughts for the rest of you hot people.
Hopefully getting the central heating re-done in the house next week. Gotta be done, but dreading the work and the hole in my pocket! Time to sell my body again I suppose!
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Post by kayevcee on Jun 25, 2010 0:24:49 GMT
We've just picked up our Botcon add-ons. There were a LOT of Primus package holders this year so extras were strictly limited- one per person. Due to wheeling and dealing that would have left Delboy Trotter slack-jawed in awe I now have 3 full sets. W00T!
I also now have $127 to my name until I can use the cashpoint again.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2010 6:36:35 GMT
The Clown Prince of Tat salutes you.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 25, 2010 6:37:44 GMT
Phil, sorry to hear that the blood test results weren't so good. Hopefully the Iron Tablets will go some way to sorting it out.
Dinogrrl, a belated good luck with the job hunting, I shall keep my fingers crossed that your July interview achieves positive results.
As to 34C.... hmm, between that and the temperatures that my mother experienced in Texas a couple of weeks ago I am coming to think that it is fortunate I live in the UK. Some parts of the world are clearly too warm for Karls.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2010 6:42:09 GMT
It's a fight to the finish today with regards to a very important part of my life. Fecking hell. My nerves are almost completely shot.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 25, 2010 6:50:35 GMT
It's a fight to the finish today with regards to a very important part of my life. Fecking hell. My nerves are almost completely shot. -Ralph Just one last push. We all have a lot of faith in you and are you have all our support. Karl |
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Post by blueshift on Jun 25, 2010 7:18:35 GMT
It's a fight to the finish today with regards to a very important part of my life. Fecking hell. My nerves are almost completely shot. -Ralph You can do it Ralph! |
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Post by panderson on Jun 25, 2010 8:20:11 GMT
YOU CAN DO IT RALPH!!!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 25, 2010 12:13:28 GMT
GO FOR IT RALPH!!!
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 25, 2010 12:16:10 GMT
Sorry to hear about the blood tests Phil.
Best of luck with the job hunting Dinogrrrl. We stand ready to channel for you!
Andy
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Post by kayevcee on Jun 25, 2010 17:28:26 GMT
I was channelling for you through the night, Doc! I hope all went according to plan (or enough to work out) and that your nerves remain intact!
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2010 18:24:02 GMT
Fucking hell, that was close. A temporary reprieve has been won. Not a full victory, but breathing room has been found.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 25, 2010 18:31:31 GMT
Well played! In the current economic climate, if you can hang on to a job when you haven't got a permanent contract you must be doing some darn good work.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2010 19:06:40 GMT
Well done. And the Seacon reissue confirmed too. Good day all round.
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Post by blueshift on Jun 25, 2010 19:39:56 GMT
Yaaaaay Ralph!
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 25, 2010 22:40:16 GMT
COMMON DOC'!!!!!! Kick ass, big guy.
The Gorillaz at Glaston' are bloody fantastic.
A sand pit the size of Westminster Abbey was one of the toys we decided to splash out on this Piglet-Birthday. Not sure it's irony as such, but the sand to fill the smegging pit costs as much as the 'pit' (it's very nice, wooden log style thingy) itself! Every time Pigelt sportingly puts a handfull of sand on a part of the garden that she isn't supposed too it's like "hmm, there goes antoher 50pences worth" and so on. Ahhhh, bless the little crazy creature.
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Post by kayevcee on Jun 26, 2010 3:42:48 GMT
WOOHOO! Nice one, Doc! The Irish crew and I are well happy for you! Botcon toys all round!
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2010 22:42:41 GMT
I am on andy's iPad. He will never get it back. It is mine to command forever.
-ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jun 27, 2010 16:19:20 GMT
I have now moved house AND got my network working. Go me!
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