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Post by The Doctor on Sept 12, 2011 7:19:48 GMT
Ah ha! Beat Phil to it!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 12, 2011 7:29:54 GMT
I've got other things on my mind today. Philip and his broken tooth are going to the dentist.
(No, I'm not taking DJ David "roots" Rodigan with me)
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Post by legios on Sept 12, 2011 11:56:38 GMT
I've got other things on my mind today. Philip and his broken tooth are going to the dentist. My commisserations, I'm not a fan of dentists either. One of these necessary evils. I am at work this morning, but thanks to my incipient cold not really quite up to speed. I am making reasonable progress, but I hope that nothing comes up requiring my full brain power as I just don't think I have that available today.... Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 12, 2011 12:35:44 GMT
Has the time wars weather reached anyone yet? It's a bit blowy here
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 13:53:32 GMT
Has the time wars weather reached anyone yet? It's a bit blowy here Very windy here, even though it's nowhere near where weather reports keep saying is getting the worst of it. Seen some rain earlier, it's cleared up a bit since then but the wind's still blowing. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 12, 2011 17:10:33 GMT
Some wind and rain, but nothing exceptional.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Sept 12, 2011 19:46:55 GMT
The wind in Edinburgh wasn't really anything out of the ordinary, and the rain was just normal winter rain really. Moving west along the Central Belt was a little different however. At Polmont I could see great drifts of rain being blown sideways by the wind, and when I got off the train at Falkirk I could see why - the wind was at "stops you in your tracks or forces you to tack sideways across your direction of travel" strength. Quite surprisingly the only visible disturbance in my garden was one of my bean tubs having been blown on its side. Easily righted and moved into the lea of the house.
Last time I could see them clearly the trees across the road were waving like jubilee flags though.
Karl
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Post by blueshift on Sept 12, 2011 21:39:48 GMT
Monday evening and I'm knackered already.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG WEEK OH GOD OH GOD D: D: D:
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 13, 2011 15:16:54 GMT
HALLOOO SPORTSFANS!!!
Nearly blown away I was this very day! I shuck my fist at the sky in retaliation!
Wriggler is the Chubbiest baby in the entire history of the universe! Still a bit small to be given a right good squeezing of The Fat Bits, but soon, SOON!
I've started a Rota line at work, prev I've been 'Relief'. Not much has changed, but I'm working with a chumb, and it means less nights and better notice of shifts. Only temp 'till March, but so far so good!
Been teaching Piglet a bit of Karate. Or rather trying to. Piglet enjoys integrating her various 'dance' moves into what I'm trying to teach her. Never know, she may yet develop some new style of Dance-Kumite!
Other than that, it's busy busy busy in the land of the Shockprowl's. When I'm not at work I'm looking after the 2nd born or doing DIY or just freakin' cleaning the house! 'Tis ok though, being busy makes you feel ALIVE!!!
Kisses!
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Post by Dave on Sept 13, 2011 15:58:15 GMT
Very windy at the moment.
Finished off an article today but otherwise I've not done much so far this week. Still, that was my plan so I'm not complaining.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 13, 2011 16:46:48 GMT
Very windy at the moment. Chilli for lunch was it? |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 13, 2011 16:47:27 GMT
Pretty busy so far at work this week but I like manic weeks so hope it keeps up. Getting windy now...
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 13, 2011 16:50:20 GMT
Getting windy now... -Ralph Blimey, two of you on the chilli at lunch! |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 13, 2011 17:07:20 GMT
I got my lunch at 3pm. It was that kind of day.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Sept 13, 2011 19:25:20 GMT
I have had one of those days where much work is done, but no visible progress exhibited. Intellectually I know that I am nearer the end than the beginning of a job I am doing, but I can't really see the end of it from here so it is hard to really convince myself of this.
Ah well, t'is a four day week anyway so I only have two more days to go. Shame the weather forecast seems to be all about rain for Friday and Saturday. Might constrain what I end up doing come the weekend. Ah well.
Karl
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2011 21:14:12 GMT
Ended up writing a nice long character sheet for a new RPG for the first time in literally years. Feel extremely nerdy.
It is a rather good feeling.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 13, 2011 23:11:22 GMT
hectic week at work so far, thank crunchie I am off on Thursday so I can get fun work done!!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 14, 2011 7:05:16 GMT
Finished up first youtube vid for 6 months. Hooray.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 14, 2011 10:27:49 GMT
and it's fab. I'm in it! (briefly)
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 14, 2011 17:04:21 GMT
Tomorrow (in between what may be a mad work day) I need to find out what hoops I have to jump through now to extend the lease for six months. Private renting is a pain in the arse.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Sept 14, 2011 20:07:01 GMT
How is that you can have a day when things go very well at work and you power through a long and repetitive task.... and yet the end result of that task is to make one more concerned about something rather than less. That somehow seems counterintuitive.
Ah well. The consolation is that there is only one day of work left before my four day weekend.
Karl
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 15, 2011 7:51:01 GMT
I've been more quiet than usual because I've been struggling with a bit of DIY.
I've varnished furniture before, but this time I somehow let it get away from me.
First coat of satin - looks decent.
Coat of gloss - lovely! The surface of the desk is almost like a mirror.
A day later, more gloss - it's near perfect! How can the surface of a desk be so smooth?
Next morning: Oh, but wait, there's a bit where the satin is peeking through. I'll just touch that up with the paint brush. AAARRRGGGHHH! Didn't wait long enough for it to dry! Now the gloss is rising up everywhere and becoming all globby and making cross-hatch-type patterns! AAARRRGGGHHH!
Try a little bit of sandpapering and more gloss. Didn't work. Worse than ever now.
Scrape everything off. Sandpaper down. Start again.
Satin. Satin. Gloss. Perfect.
Now walk away.
My hands have suffered damage from careless scraping and sandpapering. I shall take a few days to nurse my wounds and NOT TOUCH THE [EXPLETIVE DELETED] DESK while I'm at it.
Though I'll have to put something on it at some point. Maybe after a stiff drink in about a year's time.
Martin
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Post by Hero on Sept 15, 2011 8:34:26 GMT
Had that with Blaise's shelves I put in the other week. DIY can be pretty addictive although trialling at times.
Biggest challenge coming up soon is putting in a Bathroom cabinet. Drilling through tiles isn't an easy task.
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Post by Dezzeh on Sept 15, 2011 9:39:25 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 15, 2011 16:06:15 GMT
My DIY to date has been mostly limited to painting stuff, though I did change a light switch recently. Set the burglar alarm off twice while figuring out which switches in the fuse box to turn off.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 15, 2011 17:43:57 GMT
Some movement on the flat issue. Paid the ludicrously high 'yes I want to stay' fee, which would renew the lease until mid-April 2012. I now need a Magic Letter from my employer (even though I've been a tenant for nearly 2 years) but...my manager is off for a few weeks on holiday so that will take a while to get but the letting agency seemed ok with that today so we'll see.
Ugh. In truth I do seek a move (it's difficult to air the flat with very small windows that open, etc) and so I do have to clean up mould and have had to chuck plenty of stuff that got damp-damaged but I'd rather not move mid-Winter if I can avoid it and the place is quiet so on balance this will do for now but it's not a done deal until The Magic Letter is procured. Sigh.
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Post by Hero on Sept 15, 2011 18:58:07 GMT
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Post by legios on Sept 15, 2011 19:17:07 GMT
My working week has ended with one of those days where everything just seems to align properly and things just slot neatly into place. It was quite pleasant to have a straightforward day like that for once.
Looking forward to the four day weekend (Monday's public holiday and a random extra day that no-one at work can explain the origin of. Planning a few cinema trips and a couple of other excursions if the weather is good. If, as is more likely, the weather is not so good then the cinema trips will remain and the excursions will be replaced by staying in starting on Kaptain Karl's Third Klearout of the year.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 16, 2011 7:23:42 GMT
Knackering week at work. Another hectic day looms with a GP appt at the end about my dicky bladder. Sigh.
-Ralph
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Post by Dezzeh on Sept 16, 2011 7:43:13 GMT
The last day before a 4 day weekend, So much sleep to catch up due to being up for half 5 every morning. Also a house to view as it looks like I will be moving in the next few weeks. Need to prune the collection somewhat to decide what goes in to storage and what gets pride of place as it will be a shared house |
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