― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:37 (seventeen years ago) link
*does a little dance routine to celebrate*
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:46 (seventeen years ago) link
HUUUGE Congrats Archel!!! This is wondrous and lovely and very best wishes to you and mr.Archel (and baby Archel).
I am equal parts investigator and enthusiast. Agreed with kate on the different categories for different parts of your life.
But I think the the fact that someone views these are separate is very revealing. I always think of an article I read where there were 'analogue' and 'digital' people. Analogues viewed their life as one whole continuum, made very close friendships at work, socialized with work people at weekends etc etc and were often very upset when they had an argument with someone at work. Others (e.g me) are digital and see 'work' and 'life' as very separate. We can be more detached about work problems, tend not to socialise with colleagues as much etc etc.
Hope everyone is feeling not too bad with their various cold and ailments (Ailsa, Ed, Kate). I am hoping for the greatest comeback since lazarus by testing the old ribs in my trad boxing day morning rugby match. It's amazing how much improvement there's been this week from last week's 'too excruciating to move' pain. I am borrowing body-padding, which I have previously eschwed as 'puffy' and 'not manly', just in case.
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:47 (seventeen years ago) link
Take care of yourself at rugby, tho, Dr. C! I know I sound like an old worrywort but it can take weeks for bones to knit properly - it sounds like they are healing, but you do not want to undo all the good work and go back to "unable to move" by re-injuring them again!
How about you do something less strenuous on boxing day. Like, say, err, ice skating or somethign! ;-)
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link
* temp agency putting fear of God into me about them getting in another temp so I wouldn't be needed, but having discussed with colleagues we think she's just cross at losing out on commission due to me not getting paid
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link
I HAVE to play in thee rugger, kate, it's traditional. I have played for the last 19 years I think - twice with broken nose! Seriously I painted a room yesterday which involved lifting VERY heavy wardrobes and stuff around and have no ill effects, so I should be OK.
kate - here's something you'll like : I was rehearsing with the 'new band' on Tuesday. One of the studio blokes came into the room to get a mike or something - he stood near the door until we'd finished the song and at the end said 'that's really like a band called Rain Parade'. Whoa!! Whole new band thing validated by one comment. I (and our singer and drummer) REALLY REALLY REALLY love Rain Parade, not that we were trying to rip them off, but for him to say that really made me feel we're on the right track. Have you ever felt that way after someone has commented on yr music?
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:06 (seventeen years ago) link
That is the best feeling, when someone picks up on something that is not necessarily overt, but is very definitely a huge influence - or a huge inspiration, rather.
That was especially true in the last band, when people would compare us to such lame things - even if it were in a favourable light i.e. "you're so much better than The Pipettes" - it's just like, dude, we're not even trying to do the same thing as them, why are we being compared? No relevance!
But every now and then someone would come up with something (Spirea X, Lush, Brian Wilson, krautrock, Stereolab - especially Stereolab) that got such a huge "yes! you get where we are going *to* rather than what we are coming from!" that it would make it worthwhile.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link
A soundman once, after a L0ll!es soundcheck, asked us "you're probably going to think I'm making this up, but have you ever heard of a band called Young Marble Giants?" I nearly kissed him on the spot.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link
I thought A Nation Mourns sounded like Uncertain Smile era The The.
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh blimey - you saw the only ANM gig in 17 years, Mark? Actually yes, yes I remember you were there with Starry and DG and others. We're back in 2007! We're a bit different sounding, I'm aiming for sort of a cross between Magazine and Rain Parade, but who knows what people will make of it. 'The The' sounds not a million miles off. There will be a single early on in the year all being well. (April-ish?).
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:12 (seventeen years ago) link
Do you like Quadrupel (sp?) Ed? They sell it at the aptly named Classic Wine on Cowley Road. It's the Trappissed monks' way of leading you to alkyhell!
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Cor, 10%, monks really know how to get to alkyhell, what with all the beer, buckfast and benedictine (do monk make a drink not beginning with 'b')
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link
I hope I'm better by tomorrow. I've got code to write for year-end :(...
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway, FRANGELICO!!!
JB, that is just too indulgent, internet in bed.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:30 (seventeen years ago) link
xx-post Ah, I see Ed. Someone sent me a case of mixed Belgian beer a couple of years ago - La Trappe was one of them. Lots of various frooty beers. I still have some of the bottles - will check for geuze type things.
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:31 (seventeen years ago) link
(I wonder how my mum would feel if she knew she'd contributed to our lingo so wonderfully.)
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:35 (seventeen years ago) link
more accidents happen at Christmas time than any other time of year. Some involve scalding.
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:37 (seventeen years ago) link
You will still be sick. You just won't care.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:42 (seventeen years ago) link
CAMRA type de-lurking for a bit. If you try the geuze do not be put off by your first swig. It's an acquired taste, but well worth the effort, as I sure Ed will testify.
Peronally, I'd plump for the Cantillion, which is so sour as to make your lips do the lemony thing, but so, so, good.
― Boksen - The jury is out (Guilty Boksen), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:07 (seventeen years ago) link
http://d.akinori.org/images/20040801_7.jpg
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:14 (seventeen years ago) link
*skips through to kitchen*
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link
Boos Glogg
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:28 (seventeen years ago) link
Wait, you think there is *more* booze in red wine than in whisky?
Of course not. But you do not have to dilute it down with hot water, and you end up drinking more of it because you make it by the great big pan-load and not just by the mugful. Hot toddies, with their ginger and lemon and stuff are merely boiled cough mixture with booze in it.
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:32 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm having so much trouble with this report, I just can't seem to crack the aging on it - too many things going on, too many parameters. I hate the insurance side of the business, the maths is so freaking complex because of all the relationships involved and the reports can't really handle it.
Speaking of crazy people, that troll thread is a minefield, but it is quite interesting trying to get some perspective on why people behave in these ways. From the horses' mouths, what they actually think they are doing. It's a real freakshow, but I can't help rubbernecking.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link