Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Life Stuff’ Category
Large Hadron Rap
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008I’ve already got a post about the LHC lined up for tonight but I just came across this…
Refactoring the Restroom
Monday, July 21st, 2008After spending a few hours refactoring python code on an ongoing (not yet ready for release) Vue python script I’m reminded of a cartoon that used to be on the wall of the Guild of Students projection room. Under a picture of Charlie Brown was the line "Working here is like wetting yourself in dark […]
Film Meme
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Via Very True Thing. Below is the Entertainment Weekly’s list of 100 Classic Movies of the past 25 years. Bold the ones I’ve seen, italic the ones I plan to. Pulp Fiction (1994) The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03) Titanic (1997) Blue Velvet (1986) Toy Story (1995) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Hannah and Her […]
Read the Small Print
Sunday, June 29th, 2008I had a little shopping trip today to pick up a few bits and pieces including a floor lamp with three little spot lamps. After a little self assembly following the instructions I plugged it in. Everything looked great till I started adjusting where the lamps pointed – the lights started dimming every time I […]
I hope Superlambbanana's Don't Fly
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008I’d planned to go for an early wander round Liverpool city centre today to take photos of as many of the Superlambbanana as I could before their hoards of screaming fans descend on them. It will have to wait for next weekend as I chickened out with the storm force winds…
You are Where?
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008On my way to work this morning there was a white van at a T-junction with two apparently lost men struggling with a map. On the side of the van there was a logo of a stylized globe beneath which was the company name: GPS Services.
BT a bit brighter than Orange
Monday, June 16th, 2008So we reach that time of year again when my Internet connection plays up and I get to complain… Except I don’t. Last night my connection vanished suddenly. This morning I checked the status from work and there was a message that a fault had been fixed however just coming online it wasn’t working. So […]
When not to Advertise Anadin
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008CSI, The Theory of Everything, on Channel 5 in the UK included a plot with victims who had accidentally overdosed on headache medication. The ad breaks right after this revelation included an advert for Anadin.
Definitly Too Many Ideas
Thursday, May 1st, 2008I’m having one of those weeks where I just seem to be constantly juggling projects… I’ve almost finished Dirk Dangerous and the Giant Balls of Doom. I’ve been retooling some of my old Ravenloft adventures for a more recent version of D&D. I’ve been answering questions about Vue 6 Tutorial: Cloud Layer Sculpting. I completely […]
Citrus-marinated Chicken
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008A recipe I really enjoy that I cooked a couple of weekends ago and thought I’d share here today. I use all the optional ingredients because I like it spicky but I know thats not to everyones taste. I think I’ve been watching too many cheffy cooking shows because when I did this recipe last […]