I guess it's my cousin's batchelor party or something. They're off to play a round of golf. ::vomits::
Forest, aren't you supposed to drink ZIDER in Somerset, not gin? Then again, what do I know?
I miss my prog MP3s. I've been listening to Yes all day because it's perfect for the sunshine.
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:17 (sixteen years ago) link
I'd say yours is no disgrace, but my heart wouldn't be in it.
(not being a yes fan)
― Mark G, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:18 (sixteen years ago) link
HOW CAN YOU NOT BE A YES FAN?!?!? IF YOU DON'T LIKE YES YOU CAN'T BE MY FRIEND!!!
Just kidding. I know lots of people that hate Yes. I know it's an acquired taste. I blame my dad for imprinting me with triple live albums when I was young. I wish I were Roger Dean.
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:21 (sixteen years ago) link
BISHONEN!!!!!
Poor Al, I have just turned him into a manga boy.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/2475004345_d6c62922d6_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/2475004349_5eee914e2d_o.jpg
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I have some yes tracks on a compilation, Alan Freeman's "By Invitation Only", and it's the first time I've listened to Yes without wanting to burst into tears and sit outside. But, I will neve rbe a yesfan, that's clear to me.
― Mark G, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:27 (sixteen years ago) link
I like gin, and I could do with more. And if I'm going to be in the south-west then a detour to the Plymouth Gin distillery would therefore make sense.
But, yes, as cider is my other favourite drink, I think I'll be stocking up when we're down there. Two weeks today!
― Forest Pines Mk2, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I am nearly out of gin, but I have practically a whole bottle of jenever still left. I wonder how that tastes with tonic. Or I could get some bitter lemon. Num.
What a small world! It turns out that Emsk knows the English. I wish Emsk still posed here, but I guess she too busy. :-(
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Jenever is perfect with Grapefruit juice, the flavour cuts through the acidity so well.
― Ed, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:42 (sixteen years ago) link
That's a good idea, actually. It's good with very tart things.
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I want jenever, and fernet branca too. Talkign of Emska and Booze I still have a bottle of Suze for her which I may claim as mine own as it remains unclaimed since I last went to belgium.
― Ed, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I am trying to ferret out Emsk next week.
Oh! I got the funniest email ever! Cowboy Jim wanting advice on pedals - he wanted to know "what is the pedal that makes that sound at the end of Hung With Joy" because he wants one. Ha ha ha ha, I told him that is 7 different pedals all going at once. Silly boy.
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:54 (sixteen years ago) link
He'll get thrown out of G00blar for talk like that.
― Ed, Thursday, 8 May 2008 09:56 (sixteen years ago) link
That sounds dirty!
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 10:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Only in your head.
― Ed, Thursday, 8 May 2008 10:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Sorry. It's the sun.
I thought "good god, that boy is quick at answering his email!" but it turned out to be an autoresponse. (English, not Cowboy Jim.)
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 May 2008 10:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Jim's first mistake was blabbing to K8.
― G00blar, Thursday, 8 May 2008 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Crikey. I've just been told to google an acquaintance of mine from Glasgow who, it turns out, has been outed as cross-dressing male prostitute! Funny old world. Gorblimey etc.
― Tom D., Thursday, 8 May 2008 10:16 (sixteen years ago) link
They're off to play a round of golf. ::vomits::
Club Med Sucks! Authority Sucks! I Hate Golf! I Wanna Play Lacrosse!
Kate, one of the things that has most impressed me about yr drawings is the way you draw hair.
I am going to a talk tonite at brookes uni by 2 current colleagues which is being sponsored by my new company and so will be attended by at least two of my new colleagues. Crazy incestuous world of online publishing....
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 8 May 2008 11:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Waht? I just like to tease Cowboy Jim. It's fun. But if he gets a POG before me, I will KEEEEEEEELL him.
I love drawing hair, it's my favourite thing to draw. I think that's why I like shaggy rock boys with the anime hair so much.
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 09:40 (sixteen years ago) link
And here's a man with my favourite fun hair to draw... it's like his whole head is covered in little swhirlies! I could draw swhirley carruthershair all the doo dah day.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2477337999_c98f8d251e_o.jpg
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 09:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Kerr, check yr Gmail, I've sent you some PROG!!!!
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 09:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Morning there. My shoulders ache ache ache today. I am hard at work, looking for train-related Flickr groups to post my train-related pictures on.
― Forest Pines Mk2, Friday, 9 May 2008 09:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Do I want to know why yr shoulders ache or should I just not ask?
Surely there have to be loads of train groups on Flickr. (My fave Flickr group at the moment, though is The Portrait Painter.)
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 09:52 (sixteen years ago) link
There are so many train groups on Flickr I am having a hard time filtering through them all. And then going through my photos and deciding which photos are relevant in which groups.
I have no idea why my shoulders ache. Either bad posture at work or bad posture sleeping, I expect.
― Forest Pines Mk2, Friday, 9 May 2008 09:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Are we going to Spiers and Boden on tuesday do you have ticket? Review them to TZR.
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:00 (sixteen years ago) link
It's Wednesday! And I haven't bought a ticket yet. Coz I keep forgetting to bring my wallet to the web cafe. But I am going, yes yes yes.
Trainspotting the trainspotting groups, ha ha, on that is wonderfully recursive.
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Shall I buy it and you give me cash on weds?
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Actually, yeah that would be great if you could!
Are you coming to the Jazz on Sunday in Covent Garden (yes, I am afeard.)
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Jazz? What the...?
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:23 (sixteen years ago) link
(Marmaduke is playing. He has threatened jazz.)
((That is, if he ever answers his email, because he did say he'd give me a guest list.))
― Masonic Boom, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:26 (sixteen years ago) link
i am camping this weekend.
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:27 (sixteen years ago) link
I am drinking Lemsip this weekend
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Bugger Sold out.
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:29 (sixteen years ago) link
except not on see tickets
got 'em
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Got the gmail Kate. I've never heard of Youthmovies
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Hands up who's all going to Stockhausen Day at the Proms this year? *hand up*
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:37 (sixteen years ago) link
... well, when they get round to selling the tickets that is
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:38 (sixteen years ago) link
What day is it, (I prommed a lot in my youth, some great concerts but the Albert hall is a terrible thing to do to music)
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Herman, can you forward to me.
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:41 (sixteen years ago) link
I've only ever saw Ennio Morricone at the RAH and that was fan-bloody-tastic
August 2
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Forwarded it on to you Ed (and Tom D too because he loves the prog)
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Tempting. We should get five together for a box.
― Ed, Friday, 9 May 2008 10:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I've tried booking tickets in advance but I'm not convinced it worked
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow, just noticed on August 22, performance of "Punkte" (which I love) alongside Mahler, Schubert, Beethoven... culture clash!
― Tom D., Friday, 9 May 2008 10:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I think Tom D should go to the last night of the proms.
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 9 May 2008 11:40 (sixteen years ago) link
oh man the hot weathers ended already. It's pissing down here. Just as I had put a washing on.
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 9 May 2008 11:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Does mitya still post on ilx? I miss him.
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 9 May 2008 12:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I think maybe they banned it at his work.
― G00blar, Friday, 9 May 2008 12:09 (sixteen years ago) link
damn.
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 9 May 2008 12:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I get that fear every time, too. So I put myself at the start of the recipient list - that way if it's sending out rubbish I can kill it before it's sent *too* many.
That's the film I meant - the IMDB link, not the Hammer-type thing - but I can't find much info about its locations on the net, only that the engine-house in the film is "in North Cornwall" somewhere. But I remember, at the start of the film, one of the characters dropping stones down the disused mineshaft and hearing the sea at the bottom - this mine is one of the few where you can do that.
Here's some more pictures of it: http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=towanroath&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
― Forest Pines Mk2, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
more info here http://www.horrorcornwall.co.uk/
mine in the film was this one http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/mines/st-ives-st.erth-zennor/ding-dong.htm
― Thomas, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 15:23 (fifteen years ago) link
(Please don't interrupt the mine discussion)
Erm, I know that the email is fine because I have tested it on mine own account. But I have no idea if I'm sending it to the right list! There are a bunch of queries lying around on the db that I've cobbled together - they want members and students. So I've started with the members and practices query, deleted the practices and stuck in a union with the students query.
There's no reason that shouldn't work. But knowing this system... I'm sure something will go horribly wrong with it! Like the Members query won't actually be a members query, but every damn person in the DB or something. It is filtering for various things that I am assuming are taking out DNC persons. I hope.
― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 15:26 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost: I read that too.
The film was set in both working and abandoned mines - I assume from that page that the Ding Dong mine was the one they used for the working mine scenes. The abandoned-and-haunted mine is annoyingly, the one that the writer of that page had forgotten the name of. "On the north coast" fits, though.
Kate: aah ok, I see what you mean. I've had problems like that before too.
― Forest Pines Mk2, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 15:30 (fifteen years ago) link
(The descriptions I can find of Ding Dong's location are a bit contradictory, but none of them are on the coast)
― Forest Pines Mk2, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link
It's all gone horrible wrong. Of course.
And because I changed two lines of code (which I commented out with my initials and the date on so I could change it back) it looks like I broke it.
it is supposed to be sending out batches of 350 emails each in the bcc field. Instead of doing that, it is only sending out an email every 350 records. ARGH.
― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
That sounds like a better way for it to fail though, could have gone the other way and each member gets 250 mails.
― Ed, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
AAARRRGGGHHHH. You are right, that would be even more nightmarish.
I have made my colleague take a look at it. He now thinks that I broke it. :-(
I told him before I did it, that I didn't know what I was doing, and I was essentially just poking it with a stick.
― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Oops. It was me that broeked it after all. It was then me what fixed it.
― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
GOING OFFLINE FOR A WEEK??!?!?!?
My god, I might actually get some work done.
― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
not now thanks to ed. Now you just need to get AIM and chatz with everyone
― Herman G. Neuname, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Hurrah I can finally changed my name!
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I didn't get any more work done than usual after all. Hey, I gotta investigate this name changing business.
― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Will it show who people *really* are, as well as who they are claiming to be?
(Not that this helps with all those people who chose utterly random names I still can't recognise.)
― Our Friend The Atom (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I thought you mightx-post
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 10 September 2008 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link
New board, new thread:
UK Watercooler: Miracle On 34th Street
― Our Friend The Atom (Masonic Boom), Thursday, 11 September 2008 08:43 (fifteen years ago) link