Archive for August, 2009

From Twitter 08-10-2009

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

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Annoyed and alarmed

Monday, August 10th, 2009

As I’ve mentioned before, the tenants upstairs in my apartment block are people with mental health problems. There are sometimes difficulties with them: the man in the upper flat who turns both his TVs on at full blast at night is one (he seems to have turned the volume down lately though); the daughter of the woman above me who left the tap on and flooded out our bedroom, spare room, and electrical wiring (she is now gone); another woman who was in the habit of ringing the police screaming that she was being raped and, when they arrived, she wouldn’t answer the doorbell so they would ring mine at 2 am (she’s now gone too).

Well, there is a new tenant upstairs. My first encounter with him was outside in front of the bus stop on New Kent Road. He is a stocky man of colour, not remarkable in any way. However, he was walking up and down in front of the bus stop, talking to himself and shadow-boxing (that’s the only way I can describe it). He was there when I passed by on the way to Tesco’s, and he was there when I walked back. At this time I didn’t know he was living in this block. I was mildly alarmed.

A few days later I saw him again—he was walking towards my block’s front door! He let himself in with a key. I then knew we were in for a spot of bother.

The last few nights he has blared his stereo out his open window (during the days as well, but nights are most bothersome). In addition, there has been banging that shakes the walls, and I am pretty certain that it’s this gentleman.

Tonight (actually, this morning) the music woke me up at 3:15am, and I could not get back to sleep. Some miscellaneous banging convinced me I needed to get up until I was too tired to stay up—thus this blog post.

While I was reading tweets, I heard an enormous BANG from the corridor outside my front door. I looked through the peephole and there he was again, talking to himself and banging the door. He then walked to the foot of the stairs and jumped up and down a few times before starting to trudge up the stairs to his flat.

Now, it’s likely that he’s harmless—most people with mental health issues are. However, there is also a small chance he’s dangerous. At the very least, he’s dangerous enough to murder our sleep. I shall talk to the housing association as soon as possible this morning and see whether they can get hold of this guy’s social worker. I suppose he might not be taking his medications. If the nighttime serenades and banging don’t abate soon, though, I may have to get the borough involved.

The doors just banged again. Watch this space.

From Twitter 08-09-2009

Monday, August 10th, 2009
  • 08:15:40: good morning, all. hope those on their way to the Pink Picnic in Singapore have a good time. We want pictures, tweets, and brightkites!
  • 11:48:37: RT @Liturgy: The great liturgist Marion Hatchett has died http://tinyurl.com/l9hlm3
  • 14:21:51: @thoburn i see someone’s celebrating National Day in style…
  • 17:24:52: @nakedboy yeah, a county fair. in freaking Wisconsin. I’ve only BEEN there once…
  • 18:26:18: @cemab4y certainly…you’re in my prayers now.
  • 20:03:24: @edricliew night night…sleep tight.
  • 20:51:24: got my Latin homework done, both Vulgate and Augustine, hurray!
  • 20:52:10: @jonk time for a flea collar and a good bath, i think. The dog, not you.
  • 20:52:38: @jonk oh, of course, you can bathe too if you like…
  • 22:42:31: well, night-night all, see you tomorrow. be good, and if you can’t be good, please be careful!

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For <lj user=”spwebdesign”>

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

I came across this website that is dedicated to eradicating IE 6, and thought of you. Only problem is, when I go to the site that has the code to display the anti-IE6 banner, I can’t figure out how to use it. Any thoughts?

Happy birthday, <lj user=”leejean”> and <lj user=”mollymeek”>

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

…and many happy returns of the day.

From Twitter 08-08-2009

Sunday, August 9th, 2009
  • 08:07:00: @pedroissexy very true…thanks for picture.
  • 10:52:02: thanks to chris w. am now researching monitors with intent to purchase 2 24″ monitors before christmas.
  • 17:17:48: home again, home again, jiggety jog. we wanted to go to the thai food festival in Greenwich Park today but it’s £5 at the door…wah!
  • 17:21:33: Why Gay Marriage Matters: http://is.gd/283Rd (make sure you have a hanky handy…)
  • 17:22:32: @chrys oh, 3POD is “tripod”. now i understand. I can haz enlightenment.
  • 17:22:48: @BrianHeys ten wet dogs?
  • 17:30:18: @tug yes, that Dell is perfect for photographers and publishers. Will probably be in the £700 range judging by other products.
  • 17:58:50: @BrianHeys oh, ick. just ick.
  • 18:00:45: I am really scared now–a county fair from Wisconsin is following me. @nakedboy, you think YOU’RE being stalked…
  • 19:43:40: dinner is ready…yummy chicken noodle soup a la Singapore.
  • 21:34:24: @MrPandaBehr good for you–any difficulties? I found 3.0 a bit slow when putting in my unlock code, otherwise good.
  • 21:34:51: RT @Glinner: You don’t know whether or not you can trend something unless you try. Please RT. #rushlimbaughdopefiend
  • 22:15:47: @danvesma my fax machine is on the fritz.
  • 22:18:53: @kevjumba what if you’ve already found the love of ur life? and retweeting ur tweet goes 6 or 7 characters over…
  • 22:22:42: @kevjumba first make sure that your message is short enough so it can be retweeted without going over 140 characters including ur logon name
  • 22:43:21: @pedroissexy and we love you too…..muacks.
  • 22:43:49: To all my Singaporean followers: it’s August 9th there now so I feel confident in wishing you all a Happy National Day!

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To all my Singaporean lj friends

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

As it’s now August 9th there I want to wish you all a happy National Day. Happy 44 years of independence.

From Twitter 08-07-2009

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

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From Twitter 08-06-2009

Friday, August 7th, 2009
  • 08:56:03: @thatsam very nice…i don’t see much evidence of swollen eyes, though…thanks!
  • 08:57:03: @thoburn i hope you meant “lunch” and not “gathering up a party of citizens to hang a black man”, ie “lynch”.
  • 08:58:40: morning all. nothing on this morning except restoring HWMBO’s computer to some semblance of working…
  • 10:06:53: @jallen285 and twitter and we tweeters miss you too…don’t be a stranger!
  • 10:11:34: RT @AJHab: Check this video out — Hilarious Commercial – The Wunder Boner. http://bit.ly/TlydE (@seneca)
  • 10:28:26: @JoexEd well, there’s nothing like brain surgery in the morning either… 😉
  • 10:32:17: @JoexEd no, just choosing an example of something that when it happens in the morning there is nothing like it…
  • 10:37:04: Today’s Medical Device URL: http://is.gd/24DLM
  • 13:34:50: Today’s Hanover-Cure Treat: http://is.gd/24R1F
  • 13:35:36: I could see where this might lead to a whole household tweeting its status regularly to the homeowner: Twitter Money! http://twi.la/nkfck
  • 18:57:26: i’ve been getting HWMBO’s new hard drive installed with Windows XP–this is painful but necessary. Pro not Home anyway…

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Today’s trying time

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

HWMBO’s hard disk packed up last week. Very sad, really, but the computer and harddisk are about 7 years old so it was time. Most of it has been saved, so losses were minimal.

But, we probably couldn’t afford a new computer for him, so what to do? I had several relatively new SATA disks, but no SATA DVD-RW drive. The old computer has a SATA controller on it, but it won’t handle SATA and IDE drives at the same time.

The solution was to get a SATA DVD-RW drive (they are really cheap now, around

From Twitter 08-05-2009

Thursday, August 6th, 2009
  • 07:34:49: RT @boyshapedbox: Phil: “really? 2girls on a private plane with Bill Clinton? How EVER will they thank him.”
  • 12:07:51: RT @tug: Save water – pee in the shower http://tr.im/vyt6 Makes sense
  • 15:02:15: @hygienestudent good luck! hope the results are fine.
  • 15:02:57: @thatsam so where’s the pic?
  • 15:06:01: @fonsus i sympathise. i have lost two or three of them. as a diabetic, i don’t feel it. keep it clean and go to ur GP for advice.
  • 16:31:45: @mrtweetlovesyou ok, thanks
  • 17:35:35: @urbanbohemian: Is there a queer gamer geek foodie singles cruise out there that you HAVE heard of?
  • 20:26:19: @besskeloid haqve fun! i may be in Manky myself in September. HWMBO’s away in Singapore so I need to go somewhere…
  • 20:30:01: @RobertFischer perhaps they have swine flu…did they sneeze?
  • 20:31:40: @besskeloid it would be nice to be back, even for a weekend. when i know which dates i’ll let you and nicky tan know…
  • 20:32:53: @hygienestudent sorry to hear it. hope it gets better.
  • 20:37:15: @taccuosti Definition of “gross”: you kiss your granny goodnight and she slips you her tongue. I think you’ve discovered a new definition.

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The Things I’ve Done meme

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Bold the things you have done.
Italicize all the things you WISH you had done or would like to do.
Strikethrough all the things you DO NOT want to do, ever.


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted by your mother.
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in movie
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar and discovered it’s a yucky waste of money
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car .
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a mobile phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

From Twitter 08-04-2009

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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From Twitter 08-03-2009

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
  • 08:07:12: @MrPandaBehr Read the Wikip. article. I was aware of duodenal resection or a duodenal stent but I’d have to pay for it here–££££ Tnx 4 info
  • 08:14:02: @MrPandaBehr the best thing for peeps to do is not to get it in the first place. Exercise, eat sensibly, & u can put it off until old age…
  • 17:48:14: @jonk nice payment photo, but do u really want to take ur wallet out just to pay? London has separate plastic wallets for Oystercards.. .
  • 17:50:29: RT @MrPandaBehr: @nard I wonder if they have Internet Addiction support groups online?
  • 18:01:50: @jonk i’m always fearful of someone reaching over my shoulder and stealing my wallet. I know wallets contain “trash” but it’s trash I need..
  • 18:02:06: @jonk he must have overnighted in someone else’s apartment…
  • 19:04:51: Seremdipity: looking for casserole dish & finding a long-forgotten bottle of Johnny Walker Black! Cheers!
  • 22:44:03: nighty-night, tweeters mine. i know i’ve neglected you today…will try to do better tomorrow.

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From Twitter 08-02-2009

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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From Twitter 08-01-2009

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
  • 01:11:32: just got back from 40th birthday party. saturday afternoon we go to a 50th birthday party. sunday we rest…
  • 01:19:54: ok, time to hit the hay. be good. tweeps. don’t do anything I wouldn’t do…
  • 09:32:09: good morning all. Kind of overcast here in London. 40th b’day party yesterday, 50th birthday party this afternoon. Party overload!
  • 09:34:43: @BrianHeys ha. the 40th b’day boy was going clubbing after his party and invited us: we preferred to go home and sleep. married life…
  • 10:51:49: Today’s Culinary URL: http://is.gd/1XqKQ Remember to wash your hands before food preparation. US-based, I fear…
  • 10:54:54: Today’s Animated Humour URL: http://is.gd/1XqXu
  • 12:39:25: @JoexEd Please, go ahead, be as vulgar as you like. If you want to be really vulgar, do a direct message!
  • 12:40:12: just finished lunch: BLTs. HWMBO complained that bacon is unhealthy; I was sad that we can’t get US-style bacon but have to use UK bacon 🙁
  • 12:42:32: @JoexEd you betcha. it’s cool and overcast here–need some heat to warm me up…
  • 13:40:25: @nard Congratulations! Many happy returns of the day. I especially liked the last one with Jeffrey…
  • 13:40:59: @MrPandaBehr British bacon is thicker, not cured as well, and has a lot of water in it. US bacon is well-cured, thinner, and has little H2O.
  • 13:54:34: @MrPandaBehr yes, and thanks for being a part of it!
  • 15:30:43: now off to a 50th birthday party in Essex. 2 hours each way.

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Today’s Intellectual Property URL

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

A kid in the US has recently been fined $700,000 for downloading fewer than 100 songs. I don’t suppose that he’ll be able to pay that off very soon. Pirate Bay people in Sweden are convicted of intellectual piracy for file-sharing.

However, we are all aware of the viral video of the moment, the terpsichorean wedding entrance which is set to Chris Brown’s song Forever. The couple used the song without permission (I don’t believe permission would have been needed to play it in the church) but also put the video up on YouTube.

Most artists and music publishers would have sued the wedding dress, veil, and tuxedos off any newlyweds who did that. However, the people behind Forever are not just any artists or music publishers.

BoingBoing tells you what happened after the video was published. Ladies and germs, THIS is what the future monetarisation of the internet looks like. And as much as the older dinosaurs in the music industry hate it, they’d better get used to it.

From Twitter 07-31-2009

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
  • 07:54:43: @pedroissexy i’m really sorry…hugs.
  • 07:55:57: @nard you two were there! any beach at which at least one LBGT person is found is gay.
  • 07:58:47: off to change for my appointment at the foot clinic this AM when they’ll tell me if i’m eligible for the trial.
  • 11:42:23: back from Kings…I have a shedload of stuff to dress the wound with. back in 2 weeks to see if i qualified for the study.
  • 11:46:02: #followfriday @JoexEd @TheRealRyanHiga@nard @pedroissexy @MrPandaBehr
  • 12:57:35: had a Subway BMT (no cucumbers or sweetcorn) just now…my weekly treat!
  • 18:02:51: just woke up from a nap punctuated by wisps of news from Radio 4’s PM.
  • 18:06:11: #followfriday @urbanbohemian @nakedboy @mheusser
  • 19:26:26: about to leave for a birthday party at Lancaster Gate…should be lovely.

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