Sniffing OxygenFriday, June 26, 20099:57AM - So, Michael Jackson, then.Assuming you haven't heard yet, which is pretty unlikely, he died last night, presumably of a heart attack. It's one of those 'where were you when you heard the news' moments. I was watching BBC News 24 with my mum. The newsreader said "And some breaking news about Michael Jackson", and I thought, "Oh God, what's he gone and done now..." Then they said he was on his way to hospital and I felt rather guilty. I wandered off for a bit and then got a text from Flea saying he was dead. Wednesday, June 17, 200911:17PM - Hey, Edinburgh People!I'm coming through to Edinburgh on Friday for an exam, and it'd be supremely Awesome to meet up with y'all. Plans are tentative at best, but probably involve being in the Auld Hoose from late afternoon onwards. Twould be cool if you could make it... Tuesday, June 16, 200910:43AM - What did you do at work today?I ran a Denial of Service attack on the Iranian Government. Read about it here. It's... remarkably straightforward. Just go here and click start. Tuesday, June 9, 20099:29AM - Well, this is an awesome.Monday, June 8, 200911:41PM - Did you see the Ashes to Ashes?Oh my fucking god. What an ending... That's all I'm saying... Wednesday, June 3, 20091:31PM - The Journal of Abnormal PsychologyToday, I am reminded me of the tale of one of the great mathematicians of the 19th Century- I believe it was Ada Lovelace, who heard the tale of the death of an ancient Greek Mathematician, whose name, to my infinite regret, I cannot recall. He was so deep in contemplation of a particular theorem that he didn't hear a soldier telling him to move, or even register that the soldier was about to kill him. Ada was so struck by the idea that something could be so fascinating as to render the matter of his immediate death so trivial, that she too chose to become a mathematician. That is almost how I feel watching this. Monday, May 11, 2009Tuesday, May 5, 20091:41PM - Happy Swine Flu Leaflet Day!Gosh, I'm so excited! Today's the day we get our Government Swine Flu Leaflets! I can't wait to read the section on correct handkerchief technique! It's such a special day! I can't wait for the Swine Flu Leaflet Day special edition of Top of the Pops, or the traditional SFL Day meal (scrambled eggs on toast, served with a piping hot mug of Lemsip*). And the presents- I can't wait to see the faces of my nearest and dearest as I give them their monogrammed handkerchiefs! Monday, April 27, 20091:21PM - Requiem for a hat.Those who know me well will know that, over the past 11 years or so, I'm rarely to be seen without my red and black striped hat, Stripesy. However, on Wednesday, Stripesy went missing- I got off the bus on Thursday and realised he wasn't in my pocket. I revisted everywhere I went since I last remembered having him asking everywhere, and... nothing. Sunday, April 19, 200910:38PM - Fuck. JG Ballard's died.The author of Empire of the Sun, Crash, Cocaine Nights, and The Atrocity Exhibition, amongst others. According to legend, when he tried to get one of his novels- Crash or the Atrocity Exhibition- published, he was simply told to 'seek psychiatric help'. Damn. Friday, April 10, 2009Wednesday, April 1, 20099:45AM - On Jackie SmithWell, the furore over our beloved Home Secretary, Jackie Smith keeps getting better and better. According to recent reports, the items she claimed expenses on include: Monday, March 9, 200910:24PM - Holy shit...Does this mean the end of rickrolling? Friday, March 6, 200910:21AM - Oh, Internets, how I love you...You keep giving me awesomes! Saturday, February 21, 200912:11PM - I love chinks- and who doesn't???So... I've been cited for Jury Duty. I'm really not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand I hate being coerced by the state into doing anything, but on the other I do actually believe people should take the time to serve their community. I just think that it should be done voluntarily. Then there's the question of sampling error: if all the intelligent, freedom-loving types throw their letter in the bin and pretend it got lost in the post, then that'll just leave the dim, authoritarian people to make up the jury. And given that the whole 'trial by a jury of your peers' is one of the few defenses we have against the state, I really ought to support that... Tuesday, February 10, 20099:32AM - On JealousySo, as some of you might know, my girlfriend, Flea, is doing a Ph.D in molecular physiology. This is largely because she's awesome-smart. But as part of this she's going to a seminar today on 'Communicating Science to Non-scientists'... presented by DOCTOR BUNHEAD, of Brainiac fame. Monday, February 9, 20093:39PM - Donnie Darko sequel??!!??On the one hand, a tiny little part of myself goes "Ooooh, shiny" but the majority just thinks it'll be shit. "Shock Treatment" shit. "2010" shit. After Darko, I figured [the director] Richard Kelly was on his way to becoming one of the great directors... then I saw Southland Tales. 2:05PM - A random hotch-potch of randomyness Surfer chap discovers Grand Unified Theory of Physics?" Well, it certainly leaves me feeling like an underachiever. Wednesday, February 4, 200911:50AM - Heads up, Edinburgh people!So, my girlfriend and I are planning on going through to Edinburgh for the day on Saturday. We were out driving on Saturday and we suddenly went into a 360 degree spin. If there had been any oncoming traffic we could have been seriously hurt. Anyway, even though it might just have been black ice, we're coming through so she can take it to a garage- she drives a mini and wants to take it to some mini-specialists- and that means we're going to be through for the afternoon and evening. So... anybody want to meet up? No real plans as of yet, I'm tentatively thinking Auld Hoose, around tea-time. Details TBA, but if you could let me know you want to come, I'll text you further details and try and work something out, at least... Navigate: (Previous 20 entries) |
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