Sir Nikolas Vendigroth
Captain Spice
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« Reply #1575 on: July 25, 2012, 07:22:45 pm » |
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as far from the bloody Olympics as possible!!
A friend of mine has what I suspect to be the right idea and chose to emigrate rather than sit through the whole shoddy, corporate-infested, overbudget underwhelming spectacle...  Don't hold back, James! Tell us what you really think  |
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HE WRESTLES BEARS, HE DRINKS HIS ALE, HE LOVES HIS AUTUNITE! ON WEDNESDAYS HE GOES SHOPPING, THIS SONG IS UTTER SHI-
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« Reply #1576 on: July 25, 2012, 07:23:17 pm » |
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as far from the bloody Olympics as possible!!
A friend of mine has what I suspect to be the right idea and chose to emigrate rather than sit through the whole shoddy, corporate-infested, overbudget underwhelming spectacle... I think emigrating is a little extreme! And a bit pointless as it's an international event being beamed onto every television in the world. Unless, of course, you can find somewhere away from a goggle box  I understand that some folk are actually looking forward to this event but for those who are not for the next few weeks you should... ...avoid the limp dicks tedium. |
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The legs have fallen off my Victorian Lady...
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James Harrison
Rogue Ætherlord
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Bachelor of the Arts; Master of the Sciences
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« Reply #1577 on: July 25, 2012, 07:57:53 pm » |
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as far from the bloody Olympics as possible!!
A friend of mine has what I suspect to be the right idea and chose to emigrate rather than sit through the whole shoddy, corporate-infested, overbudget underwhelming spectacle... Don't hold back, James! Tell us what you really think I don't do sport. I have no interest in sport. Except for, maybe, anything involving boats, horse racing or orienteering/mountaineering. So Ascot, Cowes Week and our little trip up Snowdon a few years ago are fine. But yes, for anything else- I don't do sport. |
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Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.
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« Reply #1578 on: July 25, 2012, 08:44:24 pm » |
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as far from the bloody Olympics as possible!!
A friend of mine has what I suspect to be the right idea and chose to emigrate rather than sit through the whole shoddy, corporate-infested, overbudget underwhelming spectacle... Don't hold back, James! Tell us what you really think I don't do sport. I have no interest in sport. Except for, maybe, anything involving boats, horse racing or orienteering/mountaineering. So Ascot, Cowes Week and our little trip up Snowdon a few years ago are fine. But yes, for anything else- I don't do sport. I hope all of you in the ... impact zone ... don't get too impeded. When the Olys were in LA, we avoided the place like the origin of the plague. Same w/ me on sports ... GT or F1 racing (viewing from the couch naturally) Target Shooting Bike Wandering (like on old railroad beds ... pretty and no hills) Ski Cruising (like skiing, but slower, and with a flask) I might record bits and pieces here and there for something different - in that in an hour of programming, there might be 5 minutes or so of something interesting. |
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Reality is for those who cannot properly commit to the absurd.
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« Reply #1579 on: July 25, 2012, 11:40:01 pm » |
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I might record bits and pieces here and there for something different - in that in an hour of programming, there might be 5 minutes or so of something interesting.
Like non-olympic ads? (thats if you can find any that is). |
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Capt. Dirigible
Rogue Ætherlord
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Shirts?.....I got plenty at 'ome.
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« Reply #1580 on: July 26, 2012, 10:09:49 am » |
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I hope all of you in the ... impact zone ... don't get too impeded. Precisely! It's practically on my doorstep. I can see the Olympic Village and the Velodrome from my front door. |
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi
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« Reply #1581 on: July 26, 2012, 10:14:42 am » |
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"MY Way" is in the workshop. The old frames were beyond repair. Now all the stuff is waiting to be disassembled, refurbished and transferred into the new frames.  Hope to have her operational again until September. |
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If brute force does not work....you´re not using enough of it.
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« Reply #1582 on: July 26, 2012, 11:19:11 pm » |
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After a long day at work I came home to find the little anise seeds I had planted have started sprouting. New life!
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« Reply #1583 on: July 26, 2012, 11:45:28 pm » |
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We just picked our first tomatoes! From a variety known as Violet Jasper ... they are actually red with green stripes. We've got 12 plant - 11 different types. This year I added 10 yards of nice organic cow poo and a custom mix of organic additives. Two of the plants have reached just over 5 foot tall! I must say that the gardens are doing quite well ... and wandering about in the evening with a nice ale brings me needed joy. Some day I'll build a water powered clock to automatically water the gardens. Ahhhh ... mad gardener dreams.
And ... after the recent trip to settle Mom into a care facility, and the rescue of all or our family heirlooms, Miss Bird and I spent the previous days scattering various items about the house. Some of the stuff is quite old (pre-1900). It was a bit like going into an antique store and being told to pick out 50 of anything. Got to use the old block and tackle to raise some furniture to the loft (it's a antique cast iron double-double pulley set connected to the ridge beam ... 8:1 ratio ... 200 feet of rope for 25 feet of rise)
Cool ... but a bit bittersweet.
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« Reply #1584 on: July 27, 2012, 02:40:50 am » |
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Well, yesterday I had a massive shopping trip. Today, I went to the lavender farm. They have peacocks, chickens, a pet bull named Norman, and a lot of ducks. There were massive amounts of feathers all over the place, and I was able to get quite a few that were in good shape! So, I can now decorate my derby from yesterday's shopping trip I also coffee'd a pair of pants. The outifits are moving along now |
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« Reply #1585 on: July 27, 2012, 03:17:10 am » |
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I got my new laptop today! I am very excited. So far, it is a great machine. |
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"Well, I don't really think that the end can be assessed as of itself as being the end because what does the end feel like? It's like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how - what does that mean? How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it? So, what's the end, you know, is my question to you."
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anilae
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« Reply #1586 on: July 27, 2012, 03:18:48 am » |
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I'm sorry it messed up, see above please!
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anilae
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« Reply #1587 on: July 27, 2012, 03:20:06 am » |
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My cat Boots!  |
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« Reply #1588 on: July 27, 2012, 08:49:20 am » |
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anilae, happens to all of us at one time or another!
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anilae
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« Reply #1589 on: July 27, 2012, 09:55:47 am » |
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anilae, happens to all of us at one time or another!
We have too many cats, but they are all adorable! Boots is the only little boy that is mine and my husband's, the other two we have had over the years are both in Kitty heaven. Boots looks nearly exactly like Tigger, the cats that was mine before I met my husband. Tigger was a part Maine coon cat, and was soo fluffy and beautiful! Edit : lil I get what you were referencing now! I'm still waking up for work! |
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« Reply #1590 on: July 27, 2012, 10:29:00 am » |
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Mug of tea nad a bacon and sausage sarnie....(it must be friday) epic win!
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« Reply #1591 on: July 27, 2012, 05:06:38 pm » |
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I hope all of you in the ... impact zone ... don't get too impeded. Precisely! It's practically on my doorstep. I can see the Olympic Village and the Velodrome from my front door. You have my Complete and Utter Sympathy. Also my sincere apologies, one of my nephews is/was part of the design team. (He has no life and no sense of humour!) |
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Experienced enough to know my limitations,
Old enough to know better,
Relaxed enough not to care.
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« Reply #1592 on: July 28, 2012, 12:51:19 am » |
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AC Moore now has an official "Steampunk" line in their jewelry. Admittedly some of it does have potential for accents, but the bulk of it is junk. Midway through ranting to my friend about commercialized steampunk I saw something.....it was a loupe....that actually magnifies! I could not believe it....we both ended up buying one.
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« Reply #1594 on: July 28, 2012, 05:05:53 pm » |
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Done the shopping for my ma n pa, mowed their lawn and various other necessary tasks whilst they are housebound, home by 12. I decided, as a lager drinker, (sorry) to try and educate myself a little and purchased a bottle of PIMMS No1........... I love it!! (although I think it is gin based, and I hate the taste of gin). Its Pimms o clock from now on, me thinks  . Will have to google for mixers and if it can be used in cooking. As an aside my brother said that tonic water can aid the suffering of severe muscle cramps (quinine content) so will give that a go. ~SeVeN~ |
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« Reply #1595 on: July 29, 2012, 12:53:50 am » |
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FANTASTIC - I'm a big Bob Ross fan. |
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« Reply #1596 on: July 29, 2012, 09:09:47 am » |
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Me too, used to watch him "The Discovery channel" I think. I was quite upset when I found out he'd died years earlier.
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« Reply #1597 on: July 29, 2012, 12:47:38 pm » |
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I have many of the Bob Ross shows and VCR and DVD. I listen to him frequently. When I am trying to be extra creative, I put Bob on for inspiration. On the other side, when I need to meditate I put him on. Several years ago I tried my hand at painting using his tapes as instruction. They actually came out ok.
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Banfili
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« Reply #1598 on: July 29, 2012, 03:56:53 pm » |
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I liked that - Happy Little Clouds, indeed!
I would like to get my hands on some of his shows. When my current bout of Uni is over, it's back to the paints for me!
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« Reply #1599 on: July 29, 2012, 05:45:00 pm » |
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Spent the last hour with a baby bunny nestled in my chest. :3
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''I'm a loose bolt in a complete machine. What a match! I'm half-doomed and you're semi-sweet.'' "You want steampunk to be a novelty, a LOLcat, a meme. I want it to be my life. Which of us is going to fight harder for it?" - Dimitri Markotin *DISCLAIMER* This dungeon is fictional, and any similarities to other dungeons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.  http://www.facebook.com/avasapparelMention you're from BG when ordering for free shipping! http://www.etsy.com/shop/AshleighEllanUse 'AVA10' for 10% off! |
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