Archive for March, 2009

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I’m glad that Google Streetview captured this shop front for posterity as it has now shut and the sign may not be there much longer.

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Weasels of the World

Posted on in My Life.

Weasels of the World, a part work, available from all good newsagents. Contents for the first few isssues as follows:

  1. Pink Weasels
  2. Bum Weasels
  3. Space Weasels
  4. Knob Weasels
  5. Mustela nivalis
  6. Cheese Weasels
  7. Yarn Weasels
  8. Head Weasels
  9. Shoe Weasels
  10. Bed Weasels

The things we talk about whilst doing the washing up..

Stomping

Posted on in Browsers, My Life, The World, WWW.

Busy day yesterday. Google releases Street View for the UK so offices all over the country ground to a halt, Microsoft release IE8 and I do a pub quiz for the first time in ages. Came fourth out of thirteen teams (and the winners had twice as many people as we did).

In a moment of madness I decided to walk from the office to the pub. According to Google Maps it was 5.2 miles (the route) and they estimated it would take 1 hour 47 minutes – I ended up doing it in 1 hour 30 minutes and lost a couple of minutes when I turned the wrong way in Peckham. I always get lost in Peckham, I don’t know why, it’s just one of those things.

The stretch along Old Kent Road is a bit grim and there was a steep bit towards the end (the clue’s in the name of Forest Hill Road). That’s the problem of walking from central London outwards – it starts flat and then inevitably gets steeper.

But it certainly gave me a good thirst by the time I reached the pub.

Very True Mood: (relaxed) relaxed
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Odd spam

Posted on in Spam.

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your emails.

I was wondering whether you would like to link to my site http://www.frixo.com from your page?

http://steve.pugh.net/cv.html

Frixo is a road / motorway traffic reporting site and think it may be a useful resource for your readers. It gives users up to date information as the site gets updated every 3 minutes via feeds from various sources including the government’s official Highways Agency site.

Thank you for your consideration.

Kind Regards,
Mike

I’m afraid that won’t be possible. That’s my CV page and unless you’re asking for me to come and work on your site it wouldn’t be fair of me to claim your site as my own work.

I was wondering whether you would like to link to my site http://www.frixo.com from your page?

http://very-true-thing.livejournal.com/tag/spam

This I can do. In fact I can also add it to http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/category/spam/.

cheers,
Steve

Very True Mood: (amused) amused

Wales 20 – Italy 15

Posted on in Sport.

That was far too close for comfort. Wales made far too many errors and only two good tries saved the day.

Very True Mood: (relieved) relieved
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Personality Type Meme

Posted on in Memes, My Life, Work.

Via [info]linniekin


You Are An ISTJ
The Duty Fulfiller

You are responsible, reliable, and hardworking – you get the job done.You prefer productive hobbies, like woodworking or knitting. Quiet and serious, you are well prepared for whatever life hands you. You are conservative and down-to-earth. You hardly ever do anything crazy.

In love, you are loyal and honest. If you commit yourself to someone, then you’re fully committed. For you, love is something that happens naturally. And you don’t need romantic gestures to feel loved.

At work, you remember details well and are happy to take on any responsibility. You would make a great business executive, accountant, or lawyer.

How you see yourself: Decisive, stable, and dependable

When other people don’t get you, they see you as: Boring, conservative, and egotistical

What’s Your Personality Type?

Last time I did a Myers-Briggs based personality test I came out as ISTP, so this is the same in 3 out of 4 aspects.

Interestingly I recently took part in a team building day at work based on yet another variation on Jung’s archetypes. Based on the slightly more in depth analysis (compared to an Internet meme) I came out as something that would be E*T* on the M-B system. So the only thing that everyone agrees on is that I’m Thinking rather than Feeling. Which ain’t that much of a surprise

Very True Mood: (mellow) mellow
Very True Music: Last.FM Boffin set on

Counting the Cost of War(games) – February ’09

Posted on in Dinosaurs, Miniatures.

A big load of miniature critters from HLBS, namely:

  • 2 Pachycephalosaurus
  • 1 Ornithocheirus
  • 2 Stenonychosaurus or Troodon
  • 6 Mini-Raptors or Dwarf Dromaesaurs
  • 1 Muraemosaurus
  • 2 Sabre Tooth Tigers
  • 1 Grizzly Bear
  • 8 Beavers
  • 2 Musk Ox
  • 2 Warthogs
  • 1 Leopard
  • 10 Meerkats
  • 3 Spotted Hyenas
  • 2 Cheetahs
  • 3 Ostriches
  • 3 Baboons

Total: £91.85

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