| On A Wire Between Will And What Will Be |
[03 Jul 2009|08:10am] |
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My Scott Bakula and Michael Ironside photo shoot tickets arrived yesterday. Sweet! Of course, I haven't managed to lose any of the weight I fondly hoped I would when I ordered them, but at least I've managed to keep it reasonably consistent. Which is something.
Also, our walking weekend in the Peak District is almost here! (I did investigate the possibility of visiting relatively local WDers for a drink or something, but found that would require a detour of one-and-a-half hours each way, sorry). The weather forecast for tomorrow is currently sun at 10pm, heavy showers at 1pm and sun/cloud at 4pm, but what happens in between those times is anyone's guess. At least it's going to be cooler, thank goodness; walking in a heatwave would have been dreadful. I might take my wellies in my backpack just in case it gets too squishy for my trainers...
If I don't get online again, have a great weekend, my lovelies.
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| Blurg |
[29 Jun 2009|04:25pm] |
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I am in several different kinds of aches and pains, hot, sticky, angry and miserable. Doing my best to kick my self-pity in the nuts and remind myself that some people in my life are having it way, way worse. On the positive side, I just found a rather gooey packet of marshmallows I'd forgotten about and had a small handful (didn't need any more, gack) so my cravings for sweet comforting treats have subsided a little. Also, H's pre-birthday bash went very well (I'll do a write-up on that later) and we're all booked up to celebrate the real thing this weekend. Good.
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| Balancing Scales |
[24 Jun 2009|08:03pm] |
The bad: Abrams Inc has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales and I have had stomach ache on and off for several days.
The good: I still have loads of Dresden Files stuff to get through and today, I discovered via the Daily Mail that there is a website which sells exotic meats. Including snake and insects. Looks like I'm going to be tackling a couple more items for Ver List before too long...
Also, the weather has been pretty darn good. No hotter, though, please.
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| Out Of Time |
[22 Jun 2009|09:34am] |
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It's a good thing I'm conditioned not to throw sickies, because damn, I was so tempted this morning. I don't even recall sleeping that badly but I feel like I've had about five hours.
Bloody Mondays. *groan*
On the positive side, I managed not to put any of the weight I lost last week back on last weekend, so I might just be able to get down to where I was before, um, May (which is when parties and conventions and various other things kicked off and conspired to make me put weight on). Of course this weekend coming is H's family get-together, which does not bode well, but if I can at least get myself to a decent starting point that would be good! Also hoping to get back to GH: Metallica tonight, now that my shoulder is feeling OK.
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| The Sun Will Set For You |
[21 Jun 2009|07:57pm] |
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Well, darn, the weekend's almost over. But it's been pretty good. Here's what I've been doing.
( Read more... )
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| Don't Judge Me |
[18 Jun 2009|08:42pm] |
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You knew it had to happen eventually. Yes, I am logging my GH: Metallica stats on an Excel spreadsheet. I CAN'T HELP IT.
(97% for Enter Sandman! Time to try the next level there, methinks.)
I am supposed to be getting back to the DIY at some point, but right now I'm just too distracted. May as well enjoy doing whatever I feel like this weekend and try to be reasonably good on the diet front as next weekend we're going to Whitstabubble for H's pre-birthday celebrations with a fair-sized chunk of his family (he's hitting the big 4-0 this July and his nephew will be 16) and the one after he and I are going on a walking frenzy. With caves!
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| *taps Brain Cell* |
[17 Jun 2009|08:37pm] |
Hello, is this on...?
Ah, there we are.
You know when you have a horrible task that is EATING YOUR BRAIN and you're going slightly nuts but you persevere and eventually you make sense of it and deliver the results when you said you would etc. etc.? Yeah, it's been one of those weeks at work. Which has actually been just three days of said week but it feels like a lot more. Still, I finally feel back on top of things. (Albeit a bit brain-dead.) Yay!
Also got 84% on Dyers Eve today. Double yay!
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| Out Of Control |
[16 Jun 2009|09:06pm] |
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You can blame Dave for my continuing tales of Life With GH: Metallica. :P
Today was the day I tried Dyers Eve at Easy level. Failed three times, had a practice sesh to get the hang of the banging order, went back to the real thing and suddenly got it with a reasonable 74% and 4x, but my lord, that was insane. I was trembling all over by the time I'd finished with the effort to keep time, but what a rush! Whooo!
My biceps feel nice. *snigger*
In other news, was rather surprised to get a (friendly) anniversary card from my sister today. Hmmm.
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| Stuck In A Bad Way |
[16 Jun 2009|11:44am] |
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Discovered circa 11am yesterday that I'd been walking around the office all morning with my fly open. Oooooops. I believe my top was just long enough to cover the worst of it, but one can never be sure of these things.
More mucking around with GH:Metallica. Tried Broken, Beat And Scarred at Easy level and was SO dreadful at it that the "gig" came to a grinding halt and there's James Hetfield doing WTF? gestures at the audience. Oh, the shame. That's the first time that's happened so just was not expecting it. I know it's just a computer game, but damn, I was hanging my head in mortification - it's very hard not to take it personally. Most of my mistakes either came from timing or just hitting the wrong plate. Fortunately Nothing Else Matters is a doddle on the drums so did that next to bolster the confidence. Also managed Enter Sandman at Easy level as there are several repetitive sections. I will get better. One day I might just get to the point where I am merely bad at certain songs instead of unbelievably crap. Must practise. Will also try to stop blogging about it as it must be rather boring by now, but it's still rather novel for me!
Note to self: pizza for supper can not be classed as low-carb, even if it is thin crust.
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| Ahhh, Celebrations. |
[14 Jun 2009|08:40pm] |
Have had a very nice weekend celebrating our sixth wedding anniversary. On Saturday H and I went to our local Blubeckers for dinner. H had Thai fishcakes, slow-cooked lamb shank on spring onion mash and chocolate fudge brownie sundae; I had tempura prawns, a chicken, cheese and bacon burger and Eton mess. Yum. Today we had a Chinese takeaway and Champagne for supper.
In other news:
1) Got 89% for Dyers Eve and 4x multiplications (basically, the number of "sets" you can complete without making a mistake). Not bad, considering how insanely fast it was. Got 94% for Master Of Puppets and 8x multiplications! Whee.
2) Thanks to Marmpar's scanner, I have finally been able to post my photos. For those who can't see Facebook, they're in my Collectormania blog entry from last week.
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| A Different View |
[12 Jun 2009|08:57am] |
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Re: the previous entry, my thanks to Danielle for making me see the light. Now that I think of it, the kick pedal prompt is just a pink line, isn't it? Whereas at beginner level I'm seeing a fat multicoloured bar, so that does suggest anything can be used. And there I was hammering away at that pedal like a nutter! I AM SUCH A DUMMY.
Now that I know this, I might try some of the faster stuff tonight. (Dyers Eve! Whoop!)
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| All In, Balls Out |
[11 Jun 2009|08:41pm] |
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Boy, this Guitar Hero: Metallica is going to give me a good workout. 45 minutes later and I'm sweaty and exhausted. The beginner level is kick pedal only, but even that's pushing me to the limit. Not too bad on Thing That Should Not Be (91%) and Enter Sandman (97%), but My Apocalypse?! Am I really expected to hit a single pedal that fast? It feels like I should be using double-pedals, but that's only for the Expert+ section, which is, er, rather a lot of levels away right now.
Nearly the weekend!
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| About Time |
[11 Jun 2009|08:12am] |
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Chuck S2's finally airing on UK TV! Huzzah! And a very enjoyable season-opener it was too.
( Spoilers for Chuck S02E01 )
Although the Tee Vee has slackened off somewhat due to most of my regular shows having ended their current season, there are still a few things going on I'm finding enjoyable, particularly The Mentalist (best debut show this year for H and me) and Psych. I am also enjoying Dollhouse and have done from the get-go, although I feel I'm in a minority there.
My evening seemed to go in a flash yesterday. It was, like, get home, get changed, go for 40-minute walk, do some cleaning and tidying for a few minutes while reheating supper (which I didn't even have to cook as the wonderful H did that), eat and skim internet while watching Psych, watch Chuck and Dollhouse with H, prep my own food for the next day, go to bed. OK, that was a fair bit of Tee Vee, but I'm sure I've watched the same number of eps and still had time for other stuff. Only one new ep tonight so might leave it till the weekend. Especially now I finally have Guitar Hero: Metallica...
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| Making Me Come Undone (Collectormania MK 15 Entry) |
[08 Jun 2009|10:10pm] |
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You know the drill. (Now with the results of my photo-shoots!)
( Convention rambliness )
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| The Game Of Life |
[04 Jun 2009|08:15pm] |
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Went to vote today, although I was definitely at my most apathetic this time. I'd been tempted not to go at all, but after my rather more socially-conscious work colleague implored me to go and gave me several good reasons why I should do so, I went and Did The Right Thing. Er. Possibly.
Have eaten too much mash with my WW bangers. Oooooog. I was actually feeling nauseous before dinner, so you can guess how uncomfy I am now. Early to bed, methinks. Part of me wishes I didn't have to go to Milton Keynes this weekend. The rest of me is going, "NathanFillionLeonardNimoyAveryBrooksYAY!" As you do.
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| Absolute Horror |
[04 Jun 2009|10:51am] |
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My current definition of inconsiderate: the total arsewipe who started repairing his flat roof circa 6.20am this morning, involving both scraping and hammering. I'm pretty sure that's a breach of the peace as it is, but even if not, what the hell? I mean, H and I were getting up at that time anyway, but what about all those people who don't get up until later? Especially at this time of year when people are more likely to have their windows open? Selfish twat. Personally, I think any excess noise before 9am is a bit unreasonable for a quiet suburb like this, but I guess 8am is a fair starting-point on a weekday. Obviously this dude begs to differ. 6.20am? Seriously?
And now a question for GH users: if I want to stop playing but haven't finished the current section, how do I save what I've done and get out of there? I mean, I'd already played three songs as part of what I thought was a two-song gig (there was an encore) and was rather knackered, but it seemed to be revving up for yet another piece. I had to switch the unit off in the end so will have to do that section all over again, but would rather avoid that for future...
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| Floating Upstream On Eternity's Beat |
[03 Jun 2009|08:03pm] |
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Two interesting purchases made recently:
1) Sound Asleep pillow. This ingenious thing is a pillow with a little speaker in it which you plug into your computer, stereo or iPod. You can then put your head on it and listen to stuff in bed while your partner can go to sleep without hearing a thing. Ideal for this household where I must have silence in order to drop off while H prefers to listen to talk radio or audiobooks and previously had to strangle himself with headphones every night.
2) Guitar Hero: World Tour. Being the bash monkey that I am, I have of course made a beeline for the drum-kit. It took rather a long time to work out where the up and down button was (I had visions of having to get stuck into the real stuff without any tutorials as I could NOT work out how to select the Training option for ages). I have now done Drum Basics (eeee! Kick pedal!) and am now moving on to the intermediate section. Pray for me.
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| Question for you Guitar Hero fans out there. |
[28 May 2009|10:11am] |
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So. If I want to be able to play the drums as well as guitar on Guitar Hero: Metallica, do I have to buy the Guitar Hero World Tour package as well? I was looking at the guitar bundle and it does not seem big enough to include any other instruments (I know you need to buy an extra kick-pedal separately, but not sure about what I need for the rest).
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| *growl* |
[27 May 2009|10:40pm] |
Hungry all the time. This is probably a good thing as it presumably means I am starting to attack those reserves again.
Work very busy but this is good - makes the hours go by quickly. Two days to the next lie-in!
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| Oooo |
[24 May 2009|09:54pm] |
Just started following Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist of Metallica) on Twitter. And he has just asked to follow me back. Wow. OK, he doesn't know how Twitter works yet as he's just started using it so probably doesn't realize that I am actually a deranged lunatic and will remove me as soon as he does, but still. That's rather awesome.
Also, if anyone has seen any earlier updates from me today which are not there now, don't worry: you're not going nuts. They've just been made private. I'm a bit conflicted. Er. To put it mildly.
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