Good morning.
I'm a little disappointed in everyone. I haven't been emo/ranty for ages now and no-one has commented on it. Do you people not watch Supernanny? You have to praise me when I've been good and not just give me attention when I've been bad.

How are you today?
( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:51, 89 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I am SO proud of you miss BGB.
I have noticed, just didn't wanna be a suck-up.

And I've seen better days.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:54, Reply)

*preens*

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:56, Reply)

Whassup honey?
Also, well done BGB, and thank you again for sponsoring us!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:57, Reply)

Where's those pics?

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:59, Reply)

They need uploading from Ms Foxtrot's phone and then they'll be yours
gaz me your email address?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:05, Reply)

How long did it take?
Do I have to donate £10 or £20?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)

That's very kind of you honey, you don't HAVE to donate anything!
It's really kind of you to offer though. We did it in an hour and six minutes, which was a best time for Ms Foxtrot but obviously nowhere near mine, but I'd much rather have done the whole thing with her, obv.

You must be in a very good mood today?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:43, Reply)

Oh! That's not very good, is it?
Well, you should have run faster. I'll send the money as soon as I get home.

I'm in a very good mood, but a bit dissapointed in general. Spain has a great team and not a single one of their matches have been spectacular, basically because the other team has played to defend and defend, and then defend some more.

I was hoping the Dutch would show some courage and play a good match, but it was more of the same thing.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:58, Reply)

Yeah, as you might have seen from my Facebook status, the way teams play against Spain annoys me
The Dutch should be ashamed of themselves for the way they tried to grind the Spanish down. I'm very glad your lot won
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:20, Reply)

Tired. Exam results come back today. Night out which should be fun.
Might have done something awful that's ruined a few good friendships, but I can't work out if they're just amused by it or they think less of me.
-twitches-

Yes you have been very good. Not only will I squeeze your breasts next time I see you, I will motorboat you.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:55, Reply)

Okay Spill. What've you done this time? :P

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:56, Reply)

I've been a bad, bad, girl, Honey B.
It actually happened a week ago, just that I've been away and about so I've missed the fallout.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:58, Reply)

\o/
Woooo!
( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:56, Reply)

:D

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:58, Reply)

*disapproving look*
what have you done?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:57, Reply)

You're getting the tale when we go to Font
which we must organise properly, by the way. It's the barefoot one.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:58, Reply)

I can definitely do Friday the 23rd

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:00, Reply)

But I'm in London then :(

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:01, Reply)

I thought you said that was when you were back?
Or did that mean that was when you back to London?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:03, Reply)

Yeah, I move down on the 22nd
I'm sat in bed in the North RIGHT NOW.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:03, Reply)

ahh I see, belm.
Sorry. I could do Wednesday evening, but I just won't be able to stay out that late since it's a school night.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:51, Reply)

Sounds like a plan, I have to admit.
I'll talk to Lovely Apples and see what she thinks.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:12, Reply)

Well done BGB
you can leave the naughty chair now, and have one of the special lollies.

I'm okay thanks, what did you get up to over the weekend?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:55, Reply)

Bugger all really.

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:57, Reply)

Congrats on that thing you did in your FB status Amberl
Very pleased for you :-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:58, Reply)

Cheers
I was rather pleased at just how long I could swim for, and my family were rather unflatteringly amazed
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:23, Reply)

How long did you manage?
You should be proud of yourself
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:33, Reply)

I swam about 300 metres out into the sea
then swam back. And that was a minute after the first time I've been swimming in at least two or three years
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:35, Reply)

That's really impressive
Very pleased for you, well done!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:40, Reply)

Thanks!
Though I must admit part of it wasn't proper swimming. There were stretches of floating and sculling involved
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)

If I tried to swim 300m there'd be stretches of "fucking hell, this is difficult"
so that's fair enough. So what's next? White water rafting? Lion taming? Hang gliding?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:44, Reply)

swimming that far in the sea
is harder than in the pool as well.

impressive stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:55, Reply)

Haha nothing quite that exciting
Actually I'm hoping to build my strength enough to start rowing again. I obviously won't be as good at it as I once was, but just being back doing it would be amazing
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:57, Reply)

I've noticed and it has been pleasant
so I commend you for your positive thinking and happier outlook.

In contrast, I'm in a right grump because I have Monday morning blues.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 8:57, Reply)

You're doing fine
*slow claps*

Sadly I'm in a terrible mood today, had a massive fall out with my friend last night. She's decided to get back with her fella, who has (amongst other things) told her he was cheating on her for the last 6 months, has threatened to batter me, and basically just harass her non-stop. She then wonders why I get irritated when she says she wants to be with him again?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:02, Reply)

is this Singapore girl
or just a friend?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:03, Reply)

Just a friend

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:06, Reply)

tell her she's a fucking idiot

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:04, Reply)

Remind me why you're not a politician Vippers?
Although I have to say I agree with you. Morning, by the way. Good weekend?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:06, Reply)

great weekend thanks
but I'm fucking knackered. 2 hour gig on friday night until 1am. got to bed at gone half 3. gig on saturday, got to bed at gone 3. spent all day yesterday putting up plasterboard, before watching the world cup final, and then had a thoroughly shit nights sleep.

tempted to have a day off tomorrow if I don't sleep well tonight.

how was your run?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:08, Reply)

It was awesome cheers mate
Great experience. Was enjoying it so much that I forgot I was wearing a tutu. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Unfortunately the only consistently successful drug I can recommend to help you sleep is one which I assume you already have in plentiful quantities. Don't reach for the Nytol, it's a waste of time and it'll play hell with your bowels
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:13, Reply)

good stuff
that's my experience too. I've taken max strength Nytol capsules before and it put me out at 8pm and I woke up with a jolt at 3pm the next day.

not doing that again.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:15, Reply)

Yeah, I don't trust those things at all
They didn't help me sleep and I hate the idea of losing half of the next day, especially if it's a weekend. I can sleep at my desk
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:17, Reply)

clearly I just need to smoke more pot
I try and avoid smoking too much during the week, but it's better than not really sleeping.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:25, Reply)

Never thought I'd hear you say that

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:26, Reply)

which bit?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Mostly "I need to smoke more pot"
but also the bit about showing restraint during the week
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:29, Reply)

two and a half hours sleep
last night. Awful
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:29, Reply)

it's shitty
I've been having the worst sleep I've had in at least a year recently. absolutely no reason for it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:32, Reply)

Last week
I've slept well. Five hours a night at least every night, and an extra hour of just lying round reading etc. Then suddenly not only am I back at square one, but even worse
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:34, Reply)

Anything playing on your mind?
I usually find that insomnia is stress-related
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:34, Reply)

not at all
generally speaking I'm stress-free and when I am stressed I deal with it reasonably well.

I don't like to call it insomnia, because I'm not sure it is, but it doesn't really seem to be linked to anything. I just lie there and my brain flicks from thought to thought really fast, not stressing about anything, but not switching off enough to sleep.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:41, Reply)

I get the same thing
no way I could make my mind go blank. So if I'm forced to go to bed, I just plan my writing
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)

the other night I came up with an awesome guitar riff in my head
but had completely and totally forgotten it by morning. :-(
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:45, Reply)

Tribute?

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:47, Reply)

So it's a matter of getting your brains to shut the fuck up long enough for sleep to take you
Yeah, more pot
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:45, Reply)

that pretty much sums the situation up

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:54, Reply)

pretty much indeed

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:57, Reply)

Is this a private conversation or can anyone ignore it?

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:03, Reply)

feel free to ignore it
but then you'll miss the fascinating details of what I've read recently
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:06, Reply)

I've just started a book called Twelve
about the Russians at the end of the Napoleonic war recruiting a group of mercenaries who turn out to be vampires.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:09, Reply)

I read
a Horatio Hornblower book, the first book of a different series by Stephen Donaldson and The Wasp Factory
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:11, Reply)

which Donaldson series?
and how did you find the Wasp Factory?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:15, Reply)

It was called 'The Mirror of Her Dreams'
was a two part series. Seriously crap.

I was prepared to dislike the Wasp Factory but got drawn into it reluctantly. Twisted genius
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:35, Reply)

Mordant's Need or something?
I've got those, you are right in your judgement.

Glad you didn't dislike the Wasp Factory Iain (M) Banks is my favourite author.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Yeah that's the one
Literally the weakest, feeblest most boring heroine ever, and incredibly sexist.

I might read some more Iain Banks after that. Was reluctantly impressed. Any recommendations?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:40, Reply)

that was pretty much my assessment
the other Banks stuff isn't as twisted as that one, but still good.

Espedair Street is my favourite, but that's partly because it is about a prog rock band.
I really like The Crow Road and Complicity, but if you want the weird stuff then The Bridge or Walking on Glass.

Even if you aren't a fan of sci fi I'd still consider reading Consider Phlebas. It's fucking brilliant.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:43, Reply)

thanks for the recs
and of course I'm a fan of sci-fi. :P

Yeah Donaldson went back to this pre-19th century version of women. That they're sex hungry whores who will do anything to make it to the top on their backs, and that therefore the only women who are worth knowing are pure virgins who will save themselves for their wedding nights
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:48, Reply)

of course you are
I'd temporarily forgotten.

I find Donaldson's stuff odd. The Gap Series are great, but I find it really hard to read the Thomas Covenant stuff, I find it drags, and Covenant himself is frustratingly dull and irritating. I know he is meant to be the way he is, but it doesn't mean I enjoy reading it.

Banks has some flawed characters, but generally speaking they are still likeable, or at least enjoyable to read about.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:52, Reply)

I will definitely have a read then
I got the Wasp Factory as a free ebook. I was reading it at about 3 in the morning, when I got to the bit about the flies under the skullcap. Made me feel actually sick, which was an achievement.

Not a big Donaldson fan though Thomas Covenant was all right. How's Twelve?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:55, Reply)

that bit is pretty stomach turning
give Donaldson's Gap series a go if you haven't already. It's his best stuff in my opinion.

I've literally just started Twelve, so only read about 4 or 5 pages. It starts off with a folk tale about a town plagued by rats which was quite interesting.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:57, Reply)

I like the sound of the whole thing
let me know if it is good. Oh yeah I finally read The TimeTraveller's Wife as well
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:01, Reply)

will do
I haven't read that. how did you find it?

can't remember if my mrs liked it or not...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:02, Reply)

mediocre
I thought it was brilliantly constructed in terms of tying up ends and keeping the timeline in order. But the plot itself was cliched nonsense, and the explanation given for his timetravelling was that he had a genetic disorder which was so rubbish an idea.

Though the timetraveller did try having sex with himself
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:04, Reply)

I have, many many times

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:07, Reply)

Has she used the "But you cant help who you fall in love with" line yet?

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:17, Reply)

A slight variation "I can't help loving him"

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:22, Reply)

Did you raise your backhand and say "Why I oughtta!"
3 stooges style
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:25, Reply)

No
I decided the best course of action would be to whip it out, and start masturbating whilst crying and screaming the lords prayer.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)

But I enjoyed your emo rants.
Will you still do some every so often just so I don't get withdrawal symptoms? (Fnar)
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:35, Reply)

I'll facebook you the next time I get the urge : )

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:47, Reply)

Sounds good to me!

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:55, Reply)

no ones commented that you've not been nagging us all for a while
so you thought you'd just nag us about it for a while

kewl
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:38, Reply)

I don't do nagging.

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:47, Reply)

but if you did it would probably be the best nagging in the world

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:54, Reply)

: )

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:03, Reply)

oh fuck off.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 9:57, Reply)

No.

( girlinthehole, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:03, Reply)

You'll have to join the queue.
I've a big watersports group next, then a coach party up from Brighton. I hope they've brought plenty of lube.
(Off! popular for all the wrong reasons, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 10:08, Reply)