So, like, yeah...
Obviously you lot have all got lives, whereas I'm prepping dinner while the missus takes Sweary Junior down to A&E with a dicky digit that he sustained in PE today - possibly sprained, potentially broken.

I have no idea when they'll be back, and am pondering on what to do; a task not made easy due to my general feeling of 'meh' thanks to work being the epitome of arse wittery at the moment. Or, cunt bucketry, as is possibly more apt.

What are you lot doing then?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:15, 79 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Eating a kitkat chunky
and avoiding opening my bank statement.
( wanderlust, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:21, Reply)

Gaw!
You lead a life of risk and no mistake, Lusty.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:29, Reply)

Don't let anyone tell you different.

( wanderlust, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:31, Reply)

As if!

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:32, Reply)

I have to toddle off now, cleaning to do.
Yes, I really do know how to live it up like there's no tomorrow...

I miss all yous.
Maybe I should quit my job and spend all day online.
( wanderlust, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:40, Reply)

Rocknfuckinroll.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:42, Reply)

Listening to an old edition of Chris Morris's "No Known Cure".

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:21, Reply)

I have no idea what that is...

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:28, Reply)

A programme that was on BBC Radio Bristol many years ago,
and presented by the chap who would later make Brass Eye.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:33, Reply)

That would be why I have never heard of it then.
I have heard of chris Morris though. Brass Eye was the dogs.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:35, Reply)

He was one of the few radio DJs who was actually funny.
Especially when playing his vacuous, rather smug alter-ego Wayne Carr.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

Eating Aero, drinking tea and not watching Midsommers Murders.

( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:23, Reply)

I gone done me a well nice dinner
Two pointy red peppers, covered with marks'n'sparks 'fruity' couscous, topped with chorizo and then motzerlla.

Totally going to make this again, I must have gotten change out of £3 for a well lush meal that only took 5 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes too cock (which only took that long 'cus I got cault up in Hollyoaks).
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:26, Reply)

Just so you know you spelt 'cook' as 'cock'.
Or did you mean cock in which case some explanation would be superb.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:52, Reply)

Oh joy
just been informed that the waiting time at A&E is at least 2 hours. looks like I'm home alone for the duration then.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:30, Reply)

Tell them to come home.
Bandage a lolly stick to his finger. He'll be fine.
( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:33, Reply)

Pff.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:36, Reply)

That's pretty much what my sister got when she had this injury
they didn't know if it was sprained or broken. They decided it wasn't worth finding out as the treatment would be the same anyway.

Alternatively he could gaz Craig Colclough, I hear he's a wizard with hand injuries.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

Did someone call?
Actually I've sworn off hand manipulation; too much trouble and the recipients are usually ungrateful blighters at the best of times.
(Craig Colclough I've been on the telly you know. And in the papers, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:01, Reply)

Unlike Big Eric
who greatly appreciated your manipulations.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:38, Reply)

Totally loving watching the Arsenal.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:33, Reply)

Arsenal.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:36, Reply)

Nothing to Braga-bout.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:40, Reply)

Class

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:42, Reply)

Holy shit, we do have something in common

(Bazongaloid, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:42, Reply)

What, you both like the Arse?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:45, Reply)

It's bloody rife on here.

( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:46, Reply)

You know me, djtp and DiT all love it.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

Innit?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

You're a gooner?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

listening to some music
both good and bad.

Also still trying to fix this MS Word file from a couple of days back. 4000 words of data lost :( because it had trouble saving wordpad data
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:36, Reply)

My old laptop froze up while saving a document and corrupted it completely.
Not just any old document, mind; it was eight months' writing, lost in a split second.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:47, Reply)

Bugger
no chance of it being retrieved?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:48, Reply)

Nope.
First part was OK (and I had a backup copy of that) but as the rest of the file was completely blank there was nothing to recover.

On the plus side I've still got all the notes, and it was pretty rubbish and verbose anyway - now I can re-write it and make it better!
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:51, Reply)

Bad luck that
glad at least some of it was saved.

I've been playing around with it for ages, but it looks like somewhere between converting it from about five different file formats the data has disappeared
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:53, Reply)

Ouch.
Similar thing happened with my dissertation a few years back. Gut-ted. Fortunately, unlike the rest of my course work I hadn't started it at the last minute and was able to rewrite it with time to spare.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

damn but using digital
media is hairy

I'm all too aware that most of my photographs are just a bunch of 1s and 0s that could disappear very easily
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:53, Reply)

sniffing
my job is mostly stressy at this time of year, it would appear. It seems like every 5 minutes someone adds something to my to do list, and if I'm lucky gives me a whole other subject to teach :/

still, I love my job
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:39, Reply)

I like mine, too.
But now is not the best time to be working in the public sector for an organisation that's going to be scrapped in 2012, in a team that is already one person down, might possibly be two, on a programme that whilst it has to be delivered until at least 2013, nobody in government seems to be able to decide where it's going to be delivered from or who's going to be delivering it. If that makes sense.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:42, Reply)

Wibble!

( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:43, Reply)

I know precisely what you mean
I use to work on a government funded program - we'd get maybe a week's notice as to whether it was continuing each month. It was hugely successful so, of course, the scrapped it. It might come back, one day but who knows. In the mean time, all the set up we did is lost :(
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:44, Reply)

I'm working on the current incarnation of LEADER.
Community led regeneration my arse. It accounts for 25% of the overall programme budget and 75% of the fucking work. Talk about process heavy.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:47, Reply)

I have no idea what that is

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, Reply)

It's basically a rural regeneration approach
Where you give a group of representatives in a discreet rural area responsibility for awarding grants to businesses and community groups. Trouble is it's so utterly bureaucratic thanks to the way it's been set up in England; my job is to ensure that each project complies with EU regulations, but I end up doing much more than that because the rules are so sodding complex and the people 'on the ground' don't seem to understand the requirements even though they think they should be given the resonsibility for running the programme themselves.

I'd love to be able to hand it over and say 'there you go, get on with it' and then piss myself laughing as they fuck it up completely and get hit by fines from the EU. But that isn't likely to happen.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:59, Reply)

ah, I see
my old boss had to apply for communities first funding, and that was a bitch. I imagine closer to the rules must have been impossible. Luckily I just did the fun bits and spent all the money on printer ink
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:01, Reply)

Just ignore my ranting, I'm in unusally grumpy old man mode this evening.
The job would be fine if the people in the chain properly understood their responsibilities.

Unfortunately, even after two years the concept of providing three quotes for works, business accounts, and only applying for 'x'% of funds appears to be utterly beyond them.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:06, Reply)

Just about to finish working late.
I am here becasue of a useless fuckwad who shouldn't be allowed air never mind the position of Director. He has jeopardised a large contract (that means bonus to me) by sticking his punchable nose where it does not belong; and I am trying to clean up the mess.
I might stab him tomorrow.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:44, Reply)

If anyone asks, you were with me all day.

( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:47, Reply)

Your support is very much appreciated.
If you are planning any murders please allow me to repay the favour.
Then again we could always go on a Micky and Mallory spree and wipe out a few in one go. If you agree I will set it up as a bash.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:50, Reply)

I was planning on getting a rifle and waiting on the roof of Asda for all the bastards that don't indicate when they drive around the mini roundabout there.
We could have a bash picnic.
( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:53, Reply)

Sounds great.
Formal wear? Casual? I always have trouble dressing for occasions.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:01, Reply)

Smart/casual.
You want to look nice for the TV news cameras.
( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:06, Reply)

True dat. No one likes a scruffy killer.
Good night and thanks for the date. *makes thumb/little finger gesture and wiggles* Call me.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:17, Reply)

*winks*

( girlinthehole, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:21, Reply)

Stab the cunt.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:14, Reply)

did you just have a mad keyboard moment, there

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:15, Reply)

I like to think of it as freeform keyboard bebop.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:24, Reply)

Your hands would fuck up if you were blaring this out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBPv1EYE9FU

EDIT Vippers, if you are still up, here's an advanced lesson in psychedelic guitar for you. Give it a minute or two.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:28, Reply)

yjfvjkylxlr7tc0 -' o;P{O-
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:33, Reply)

i've had far oo much vodka for this!

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:35, Reply)

Watching Gong live in Amsterdam 2006
with a side order of weapons-grade Doogies, naturellement.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:13, Reply)

sounds fun
Vipros kindly made 'Recollections' available for download. Am saving that for later, and instead listening to some classic rock. Including the immortal classic 'Carry on Wayward Son'. Sadly this is sweetened only by whisky, not drugs
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:39, Reply)

What about some vintage Lemmy?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGwq620thqo&feature=related

Worth waiting for about 3:45

It's tunes like this that go some way towards explaining why I am the way I am today.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:44, Reply)

Thanks
Any more classic rock suggestions? I don't mind cheesy stuff. I currently have Black Sabbath, Kansas, even a bit of Led Zeppelin on playlist
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:51, Reply)

Hard rock genius:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUeuAnMNDhA
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:52, Reply)

Or this masterpiece:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ZUU8xi7qY
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:54, Reply)

This is exactly the stuff

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:55, Reply)

OK then:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEcNpcTwUM
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 22:57, Reply)

Or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcQYgrm6Vv0
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:00, Reply)

what would you say
if one of your punters asked for something epic-ally shit, like the birdie song?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:03, Reply)

I would play them this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVHrvx-Ua68

Then piss in their ear.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:04, Reply)

Then I'd play this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckpPQzOk0lk

Then stab them in the kidneys.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:08, Reply)

no half measures here
I imagine your collection of band t-shirts must be ace
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:09, Reply)

It's exemplary, I can't lie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9797GIZ3lWs
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:10, Reply)

Baby Huey:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICWYeOT7a-A
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:12, Reply)

Righto I'm off
thanks for all the links, they're an excellent addition. Some good stuff there. And on the subject of band t-shirts I sort of regret throwing all mine away
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:19, Reply)

Afore ye go:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocwZKIUH650&feature=related

Wayne Kramer: inventor of the 'machine gun' guitar.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:20, Reply)

Jim Jones' original band in the 80s
I saw these upwards of 10 times:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1H2DyS2lrM&feature=related
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:16, Reply)

Cheers
today has been an exceptionally good day musically. Not only did I relisten to some old favourites, but I've been introduced to three or so bands that I really like the sound of
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:00, Reply)