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Now We Are Psyched!  Thanks for the birthday wishes, folks :) ( This one's for Fridge XD ) Current mood:  amused.
(8 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) So, the kids next door are being their usual, waste-of-genetic-matter selves, screaming, wailing, running around and generally making a noisome nuisance of themselves. Then the parents come out to do something in the garden. Parent 1: "They're in the FUCKING WAY!" Parent 2, to 4 year old son: "Why the FUCK did you get in the FUCKING way, you LITTLE TWAT!" Current mood: Agog. (6 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/823 Oh my... Current mood:  confused.
(6 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) Dear Toby, Your Carveries kick ass. Love'n'hugs Current mood: full.
(2 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) Aya was awesome, as always :) I cracked my head on Dave's car dodging a bus and left a nice hole in my eyebrow. And, thanks to chatting to Mirage and Mosey over the weekend, I'm now watching Moondreamers on Youtube. Or maybe due to the head injury. Or maybe just because I'm weird. Either way, it's just as much fun as I remember. -Will Current mood: amused.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentis Current mood: amused.
(4 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) Ouch. Hard luck, son. Current mood: amused.
(6 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_polit So, we all know the First Lord of the Treasury is Presbyterian - that being the case, you'd think he would have at least read the fun bits of Genesis. Failing that, he must have gone to a horribly conservative primary school not to have been forced to perform in the nigh-on compulsory production of this that practically every schoolchild in the British Isles is forced to endure. Presumably the costumes were too flashy, or the teachers felt it improper for the children to star in a play where they would occasionally be required to 'smile' or 'laugh'. Would explain a lot. I mean, ignoring the religious component of the story, the fiscal prudence part of it is just common sense. Maybe he ignored it because the lyricist of the musical is a Tory. Either way, the Chilean President presumably did watch the musical - given the rebuke she gave good old Gordon on the subject. I should probably write parody lyrics from my sickbed :) Hope everyone's enjoying Minami! -Will Current mood: amused.
(1 Pithy Riposte | Make an Observation) Not sure if I'm going to Aya this year - depends on a lot of factors, including a conference with unconfirmed dates. I'd like to go, but RL has to take priority and all that jazz - especially with my PhD contract concluding in October and the prospect of having to join the big, wide world of work. Should know in about six weeks if the weekend is free - assuming there're any spaces left at the end of this week XD Heading to Nodnol on Saturday for a group visit to Avenue Q - props to Phil for organising it. Having to detour via Birmingham for a suit fitting, though, for a friend's wedding. Aside from that, life is relatively dull and uneventful. Just like the weather at the minute. Ironically, with Dad on leave, I was up home more than usual the past couple of months, but spent almost no time in the city. I feel horribly uncomfortable even going there nowadays - no prizes for guessing why :) But, on the upside, still getting to hang with Fridge and Carmy a lot on WoW, and with Phil developing a taste for musical theatre there's boundless potential for group events ^^ And on the other upside, the parents got a new car and I inherited theirs. Yup, I'm now in a 4x4, and Dave is now driving a sensible, family saloon. The universe has turned upside-down, officially. Work's been interesting. There's some office politics going on that I'm not fully aware of, but the upshot is that I have a new, new office. This is apparently a 'bad' thing, but I don't see how, since the old, new office was always too hot to get any real work done in (due to having the entire building's hot water main running along its inside wall), and the new, new office has it's own sink and kettle, which I'm only sharing with two other guys. Also, the department finally got around to assigning me a new, new XPS rig for work. Not as powerful as Ruri, but it's academia - what'cha gonna do? XD Research proposals are being thrown out thick and fast over the next few months. If I can get one accepted, then I can push for a research fellowship at the department. Fingers crossed :) Hope everyone's keeping well! -Will Current mood: chipper.
(5 Pithy Ripostes | Make an Observation) After the atrocity that was Windows Vista, I honestly never expected to enjoy using a Microsoft OS again. Win7's beta has proven me wrong on so many levels. Full review to follow, once I've had it bedded in for a few more days, and explored all the little nooks and crannies I've not yet had cause to look into. But preliminary reports suggest clear skies and blazing sunshine :) In other news, I'm well, work's going fine, everything's looking up for the new year, and Mark and Carmy have convinced me that WoW might actually be worth playing XD Hope all's well with everyone! -Will Current mood: cheerful.
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