UK Fnordcooler 23: Immanentizing The Eschaton - When The Pyramid Meets The Eye!

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G00blar, yer a star. And Kate, his advice is sound.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

Don't let that voice rule, listen to it but rationalise it as part of the internal and external cacophony.

― Ed, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

Well, in a little bit of good news, I found my VV - stuff written in February but NTU in March, so it didn't turn up on BZW - but did still turn up in deads. (I know this makes no sense to anyone not in my office.)

And it wasn't actually £44, it was about £1000 each direction, so I'm glad that I investigated.

I am queen of maths. I can recconcile anything numerical, no matter how involved. I wish I could do the same thing with emotions, but those are not as tidy.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:39 (nineteen years ago)

Yay for finding your VV! I'm always misplacing it--looking in the BZW, under the BZW,around the BZW, checking the NTU, but for some reason I never think to look in deads.

― G00blar, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

They're *always* lurking in the deads. I should just write that in my notebook. If in doubt, check the deads.

Wait, that is written in my notebook. It's because I assigned some deads to the wrong group of deads, because of the BZW date not being in the period.

I know this sounds like gobbledegook, heck, it sounds like gobbledegook to half the people I work with, but that's why I get the big bucks. Because I understand the gobbledegook and turn it into maths. OK, my recc is done - can I just go home now?

Should I eat my pear? No, I'm still too full. One of these days I should try Polo - it's quite near where I work.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:48 (nineteen years ago)

'always look in the deads' - twee goth band

― Ed, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

Actually, technically they are NTU, not deads. Argh! Even accounting wizards get confused. Always look in the NTU; FP is a bitch. (Financial Products, not Forest Pines, honest!)

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

eat yr pear, Kate!

― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

What the hell is going on at the hotel across the road? There's all these weird men lined up outside. I saw this dude dressed like a member of Spinal Tap crossing the road to join them. Colleagues reckon it's auditions for something, but no idea what.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

Big Brother Auditions?

"Hey, I'll dress as Donny!!"

― Mark G, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

Is this fooking ILX gig likely to be on June 17th then, Kate?

― Dr.C, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

I have no idea. Still not heard back from Tim.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

Oh phew, I've just asked if I can go home since I finished my recc. Since we're not meeting to discuss new work until tommorrow afternoon (my boss was on holiday for a week) yes, I can go home! Hurrah!

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

hurrah, take time for a walk in the sunshine, if there still is some.

― Ed, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

I hope you can get this guy to join Shimura Curves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOyEw9bT8yQ

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 02:11 (nineteen years ago)

FP is a bitch. (Financial Products, not Forest Pines, honest!)

Oh, I can be a bitch too ;-)

Morning, by the way.

― Forest Pines, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 08:35 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.nrri.umn.edu/lynx/images/kittens/roar.jpg

Morning FP, I like your GCR pictures.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 08:40 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, Ed! They're all from December - I posted a couple on the Sandbox - but I've decided I should use Flickr more, so I uploaded all the decent ones.

Next step: deciding which of the 400-odd Devon photos from January are worth uploading.

― Forest Pines, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 08:54 (nineteen years ago)

Morning morning. Since I'll be at the Prince Charles Cinema in the early afternoon, what are recommendations for lunch in Leicester Square?

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 09:23 (nineteen years ago)

Cafe de Hong Kong does a reliable plate of rice an roast duck on little newport st.
Across the rd the is an organic korean noodle place which I haven't tried yet.
Reliable vietnamese on the bottom of greek st
Several chinese bun shops on gerrard st.
There's really OTM dim sum alla round there, I can't remember the name of the one went to for CNYPig, but it is through an arch on lisle st.
Further afield on Carnaby st, there is a great organic cafe, Leon, (a chain but a good one) (try their superfood salad and rhubarb smoothie), opposite where kate and I buy our shirts.
There's brazillian./portugese on Newport st, Canella I haven't tried it yet but it looks good
Good pub food at the enterprise on Berwick St (also record stores)

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 09:45 (nineteen years ago)

Prince Charles Cinema? Do they still do the "rocky horror picture show" Fridays?

― Mark G, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 09:49 (nineteen years ago)

Also: E Capital on Gerrard--one of London's few Shanghainese restaurants.
And Abeno Too (okonomiyaki) is s'pposed to be good on Grt Newport.

(Morning!)

― G00blar, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 09:51 (nineteen years ago)

Abeno is the name of the okonomiyaki place I was thinking of near the BM. G00blar, it is totally OTM.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 09:52 (nineteen years ago)

That's what I've heard. We rehearse just across the street, BUT I'VE NEVER TAKEN THE PLUNGE.

― G00blar, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 09:59 (nineteen years ago)

As always, thanks v. much!

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:00 (nineteen years ago)

You should go before it gets too warm outside.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:02 (nineteen years ago)

also maoz falafel. and yep, they still do rocky horror/sound of music...

― emsk, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:17 (nineteen years ago)

Morning. I've had a lot of sleep and feel slightly less exhausted than yesterday. But I had terrible, terrible dreams, and I'm still all shooken up by them. :-(

I mean, I took a long nap, then M came round and we made burritos and watched Dr. Who so I had a good evening.

Mood has just crashed and everything looks rub from here. Back in the land of "everybody haaaaates me" and feeling very insecure. Not fun.

― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:24 (nineteen years ago)

I know that's the way to pretty much bring this thread to a crashing halt, which only fuels my paranoia. Maybe I should stay off the interweb today. :-(

― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:27 (nineteen years ago)

No halt here. Look! Sunshine! Wet ground! Springtime's comin!

― G00blar, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:28 (nineteen years ago)

I am liking this new spring weather.

― Forest Pines, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:32 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah - hang in there Kate! All is not rub - you are a sonic warrior, cool guitars and synths exist to be your playthings, and the world is full of pointy-nosed dronerock hottness - ALL FOR YOU!

Meanwhile - my fecking i-pod has died horribly. It's terminal this time, I have been nursing it along since the hard disk semi-crapped out last summer, but now it is whirring uncontrollably and won't talk to the PC or anything else, not even as a dumb disk. Ah well - I guess a new one will be fun.

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, but apparently the all-day rain is coming on Friday. (for your parade, obvs.)

― G00blar, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

xpost

― G00blar, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

It's going to be less rainy in Newcastle! (on Friday, that is)

― Mark G, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:35 (nineteen years ago)

You can replace the disk Dr C. and then restore it. What make and model is it?

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:36 (nineteen years ago)

D'uh, what model and disk size.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:36 (nineteen years ago)

If any one wants to help me decide how to resolve my pickup problem today, there's a fun game we can play.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

Is the game called "Can you hear me now?"

― G00blar, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:43 (nineteen years ago)

There are days when I get really sick of feeling like an object of fun/strawman for a whole bunch of strangers on the interweb who don't even know me, have never met me, and don't even have any online interactions with me except for rubbernecking on my bad moods. Most of the time I can ignore it, sometimes it just feels like "what the fuck do you know?" and just drains the fun out of things I was previously enjoying.

But everything just kind of feels rubbish at the moment. It is my brain climate at the moment.

― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:44 (nineteen years ago)

Option 1) Buy my instrument again with built in pickup and EQ for £185, selling on the existing one to recoup the cost.

Advantages: Going to work
Disadvantages: heavier, differently balanced instrument, might not be so good for taking camping

Option 2) PUTW Octave Mandolin under-bridge pickup. One piece pickup that covers the whole under-bridge area, jack clips on like a violin chin rest. Hi-Z output, needs preamping, but not sure if it needs preamping to reach e-guitar impedance or not. $160 + VAT and import taxes.

Advantages: Highly recommended by David K and loads of others. Simple, requires no luthier work.
Disadvantages: Cost

More options to come.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:51 (nineteen years ago)

Will pointy nosed, kentucky bluegrassers cheer you up

Or maybe something with rhubarb in?

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 10:56 (nineteen years ago)

Ed - I'd go with Option 1 so far.

The pod is a 40GB 3rd Gen ipod. I have not been able to find someone who would sell me a hard disk, nor do I know how to change it. Any ideas?

Who's been having a go at you Kate? I will go and kick them.

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

also maoz falafel

Perfect! I've been to one before in Amsterdam and that'll be just fine for lunch. Not that the other spots don't sound great.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

try

I'm sure that will be illegal http://www.span.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_504_1802&osCsid=b40d8ad20c23b3e7b5065000b78d093e

I'm trying to find a supplier of the seagate ones which I prefer.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:10 (nineteen years ago)

Me, I would get an acoustic one AND one with a built in pickup, just in case.

Actually, no, not true. I'd probably go for the external pickup, because, say if I obtained any other acoustic folkie instruments like fiddles or hurdy gurdies, then I could use the pickup to amplify all of them.

But it depends really on when your next acoustic instrument purchase will be.

― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:24 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, Ed. Will have a look at those hard drives.

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:31 (nineteen years ago)

Sometimes it's good to go back and read something you have every right to be bitter about and realise that you really aren't bitter at all any more. And that time and perspective really does heal 90% of all things.

Sometimes I just wish you could fast forward the 5 or 6 years in the meantime.

― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

But also, even that awful experience had so many repercussions down the line that turned out to be bloody good in the long run, in totally unexpected ways. That Ladyfest tour was where I met ET, and ended up writing for CTCL/Plan B through that. And CTCL was where I met Miss AMP and FMM, and through them, I met, well, half the people I'm friends with today. And that is really rather awesome. Something utterly awful leading to something really great that ends up totally changing your life for the better. Those friendships formed have been way more important and long-lasting than transitory B-list celeb fame. And I'm really grateful for that.

― Masonic Boom, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 12:32 (nineteen years ago)

Option 3) Single or dual soundboard transducer from ashworth, schaller or shadow. Stick on soundboard transducers, these should go near the bridge, and ideally inside the body, however with the really small sound hole this will be difficult. Only £30-50 but it's a bit of a frankenstein solution, with wires tailing out the sound hole or bugs stuck to the surface, sticky tape etc. unless a luthier gets involved, which puts the cost up.

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages, ugly, things to knock off or fall off, glue to fail etc.

― Ed, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

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