To repeat what I posted on Facebook earlier...

Dr Who... I may have made a mess in trousers!

Oh my gods! Could the episode and the ending have been any better? ugghhhh! *orgasmic noises*

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Am now rather tipsy on rum and dr pepper.

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After a night of productivity, I steeled myself for a day of pointlessness. Yep, trip to the folks in Buckinghamshire, I was greeted by "oh your early, at least most of the snow had cleared". I thought I was late and there was still 8 inches of the white stuff on the ground. After watching the usual assortment of odd birds on the hanging bird feeder (sparrows, blue tits, green woodpecker, blackbird, magpie, jackdaw, squirrel, and (new this season) Jays) I decided to go for a walk round my old cycling haunts. It is a wood that I bombed around on my mountain bike, still covered in snow, I was happy there. I found out I am still awesome with snowballs too. I then thought that wandering in the snowy woods was better than being back at the folks so I kept going and eventually did a walk I had not done in about 20 years. I have a few photos on my phone, these will be put on in a big photo dump at some point I am sure.
Home for the usual meal (I still feel ill, but not from over-eating, something about my mum's cooking gives me cramps in the last few years), then watching photos of their holiday and family on the TV (I fell asleep) and then presents. I now have a pink tray with a kitten in a bag picture for my lap whilst eating (anyone want it?) 4 boxes of chocolate biscuits (will be shared) and a monkey screen wipe that smells of lemon. On the plus side, I got some rather hefty checks from the family as I told them I was going to buy a new camera. I meant a £150 compact to take around with me but as my brother and dad both own cameras that beep when you walk backwards. They all assumed I was getting an SLR that cooks/cleans/fellates as well. Either way, REALLY puts my crappy presents I gave them into perspective. But that's what Christmas is all about, getting together, telling the youngest person in the family that he can't get a job because of his hair just after screwing up on presents. Yay it's Christmas, the happiest part was walking around a wood on my own! No wonder I dislike this time of year. Like my birthdays this is just another day, just with added family and gifts. This all sounds mopey, but I am not down, just calm.
Back home now (about 7:30), the cats are tolerating my presence in their house. I am fine with this. I shall watch Dr Who on Iplayer and get back to the projects.
Hope you all had great Christmases, boxing day sales tomorrow :) Take care.

Combined Yule and Christmas gifts this year were:

Money from the folks.
Box of Christmas crackers from the folks.
Two Dr Who DVD's from my neices Babz & Holly.
Sweets from my neice Melissajane.
Iron Maiden DVD from my nephew Benjo.
Box of candy willies from my sister.
Prince Caspian DVD from eidolon_uk
Pentacle candle holder from scion_of_change
Goddess statue/offering bowl from blue_mochi
Pentagram box from stormwytch
Book on Wicca from diasporal_waves
Eldar minis for 40K from Simon and Mike.
Space marine terminators for 40K from Luke.

Hopefully GI Joe DVD from Big Dave when I see him tomorrow.

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Spent a couple hours with the folks for Christmas dinner, and a surprise visit there from my neices and brother-in-law. Actually had a nice giggle for a change as I don't usually enjoy Christmas round the folks these days.

Now I have an afternoon of crap TV until Dr Who starts at 6 but I do have some rum and dr pepper to keep me company.

Hope you are all having a good holiday season.

(cant find a bigger version of this pic)

Merry Christmas everyone.

Happy Christmas everyone :-)
Or, for the more cynical/drunk of you

It is just another night for me. Albut one which I find depressing. I haven't reallt enjoyed the Christmas season since I was in my teens.

Some random thoughts

• Random fact from today: Rose' port is actually white port that just has a natural pink colour to it, rather than being made from rose' wine #
• Not again! Giant Swedish Christmas goat statue gets torched -bit.ly/609LzY my advice, invest in fireproofing for next year! #

They let me out early. I was gone by 4.15 after saying my last goodbyes. this is it until probably mid-jan. I have spent the evening round Jen's chatting, planning, booking Derren Brown Tickets (June in Notts) but I arrive home at 1am and it has just hit me...I have no job! Ah crap!

Better get my CV ready the I suppose! Do you want chips with that?
Take care.

I find it slightly bizarre the Swedes are surprised a 13m high straw effigy of a goat keeps getting burnt down...

Nothing to report, really. Relaxing, reading, sleeping, eating.
There was a little snow early this afternoon but it's above freezing now. I hope it'll stay around at least for today.

In other news, and as I might not get round to doing it this evening,

Happy eddyfate day! :D

Poll #1502795 Just curious
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Is the pic above sexy?

Devalmont is WRONG ;-p

Was productive again last night! I managed some baking, painting and some little things that needed to be done. This is all good, though I will not know what to do when it is finished! More of the same tonight :)

( 2009 meme thing )

Off at 5.30 to a life of freedom and worry. No more Amgen rants ever...just have to get a new job now :)
Take care.

I looked out my bedroom window and felt like I was on an aeroplane, as I could see snowflakes clinging to the glass.

Well I can give it a try, let me just go and get my belly-button gazing glasses.
( Year in the rear view )

Some random thoughts

• Man jailed for for shooting and eating last known wild Indochinese tiger bit.ly/6q6m8Z . No comment on what it tasted like :-( #
• An interesting article on the British public's long standing tradition of griefing and trolling those in authority bit.ly/5G5Dum #
• New rule - parents are not allowed to tell me how to fix any PC that they have managed to fuck up by not listening to the advice I gave them #

More news from the world of Bloody Pointless Studies - University College London's Professor Roger Wotton has 'proven' that Angels can't fly.

“Even a cursory examination of the evidence in representational arts shows that angels and cherubs cannot take off and cannot use powered flight. And even if they used gliding flight, they would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away and have no need for wings."

Of course this heavily centres on the theory that divine beings, carrying the power and word of God unto the earth, would operate by the regular laws of physics rather than having some sort of 'universal power of the creator do-whatever-they-want' effect on their side. I feel that for his next trick he's going to prove that one of them couldn't have killed all the first born males in Egypt in one night due to a combination of insufficient travel infer-structure and birth records.

Lots done last night, happy with that but got to sleep late. Had to wake up early to get to work...and got to work very early being the only person on the road! Received my leaving presents (tat from Hawkins Bizarre, but I am hard to buy for). Applied for 2 jobs with instant replies, making me wonder if yesterdays (with no reply) got through.
Tonight, more painting and projects, but less urgency now.
Winding down for funemployment, 1.5 days left to go.
Take care.

Last week marie and i where extras.

We left grafham at about 4pm to head down to the set, our call was for 6 but due to a broken down ford galaxy blocking the blackwall tunnel we arrived a few minutes late.

Luckily that didn't matter as when we arrived the was a small queue for make up and i got to talk to Anna the assistant director. (she has just finished Around Ireland with a Fridge..one of my favorite books) and then got sent to the trailer to keep warm.

The temperature was about minus 1 when we arrived and was still dropping while there so we were glad of the trailer.

Inside we met some really nice guys, Pat and Ray who had paid 15k at a charity auction for a speaking part in the movie, AJ who was a former scary man at the london dungeons (he was doing this to pass time as his job complained about his green hair and was sent home) and about 8 free runners.

We then we escorted to wardrobe where my choice of clothing was brutally hacked to pieces and then we were taken to make-up. (if you want to see all the pictures check out marie and I on our facebook)

After make-up we met the abnoxious trio, who were london girls with a serious fashion fail.
it not the 80's and this movie was not and is not set then either....but why oh why they chose that attire is beyond me.

Next was supper, most people had sensible food, even marie managed to get almost what she wanted. Me on the other hand ended up with the following after the assistant arsehole of a cook decided he was gonna be a git.
Salmon on top of chow mein covered with gravy and accompanied by stuffing.

Yuck....but it was warm so i ate....most of it.

We then waited for 2 hours and got loaded up in the mini bus. (about 1am)
and so we arrived at the set. It was amazing the location right next to the thames and in a old disused and partially destroyed factory.

We were then ushered into the green room and the obnoxious trio struck.
They raided a harmless looking plastic bag and came across a warm plastic foot warmer, which the promptly disappeared and they then set about puffing away outside.

After 20 minutes a very beautiful creature walked into the room and sat adjacent to me.
Her name is Jaime Murrey and was the leading lady (she is from Hustle and Dexter)
the poor lass was freezing but being incredibly elegant at the same time which was amazing to watch.
She then proceeded to root around the green room looking for something she successfully retrieved a foot warmed from a disconcerning kettle and then frantically looked around the room for the other. After a small plea for help one of the free runners informed her of its possible location....the boobs of one of the obnoxious trio...which is exactly where it was.

After retrieving said foot warmer from boobs Jaime sat down and fumed for a few moment and then regained composure and proceeded to cook the foot warmers.
The room was deathly silent until i decieded to try and cut the now rather intense feeling in the room by asking her if the room normally goes quiet when she walks in and she laughed and started enjoying a brief conversation with us.

Next was filming, outside is was below -2 and we had a windchill of -12. We the proceeded into the snow and got covered in fake blood. (mmmm minty corn syrup)
After a number of run ins we got given the go and the scene was captured (i won't spoil it)
and that was the end of the movie.

Both me and marie were frozen solid and soaked....but after we warmed up we both agree it was an awesome experience. I also met the man who played Doc Eugene Roe in Band of Brothers who is a truely nice guy.

I would continue this post but i just realised how long this is so will retell the stories at a leter date.
I would have also cut the post for length but phone won't let me.....sorry.

Today trudging in the snow in designer shoewear is bad.
I can't feel my toes, i know they are still in my shoes but i don't want to remove them as its just as cold in the shoes as out of them.

But in other news Xmas is but 3 days away, and i am ready...ready for the chaos...ready for.....my nephews.

After hours of playing with the biscuit to improve stamina, strength and agility me and the puppy are ready.

I sense that i am in no doubt of being the party uncle, i sense wrestling moves and drop toe holds, i sense comedic animal impressions and i sense exhaustion.

The storm is coming so i am preparing for.............the L.O.D (logan, owen and dylan)