UK Watercooler 32: Fall Into The Meaning Gap

The first - and last - time I opened my door to the JWs here, I was faced with stern African man asking the following question: "Would you like...a tract?"

EEEEK.

I thought I was being hassled by some doorsteppers yesterday, but it turned out that it was just the man who had come to fix the boiler next door, asking me if I had a manual.

I did, naturally, as I saved everything to do with flat.

I just want various political parties to stop sending me bloody flyers. Back in my dad's day, local politicians had to turn up in person to canvas! I remember being dragged on these expiditions. Now they just spam me with junk mail. And seem to think I'm in a lesbian partnership with my former next door neighbour, according to the little notes that the Liberals send me. They and Labour are trying to outdo each other in their little local papers. I suppose the Tories don't even bother trying to campaign here.

Has anyone heard from Emsk recently?

Well, I've got feedback from one of the users. Makes me want to bash my head against the desk. "Why does this particular page say this on it?" BECAUSE I WAS COPYING THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT I WAS GIVEN!!!

This stuff is all editable. I only put in text blocks for display purposes only. You are supposed to edit it when the database and indeed report is finalised.

I shall put some legwork into the walk this evening but something up Bicester way looks good.

Bicester sounds good to me.

Excellent, excellent.

Today I have mung bean curry. I shall really miss the whole foods curry in a bun when this assignment is over.

For those of us in the area, what is this place and when is paneer day?

Every day is paneer day, I just choose different curries to suit my mood.

It's on Warren Street, same block as the tube station on the opposite side of the road. Nothing amazingly special, just good, cheap, whole food for office workers.

Flop, flop, flop, watch that hair flop. Sigh.

http://thenigelhaversimperium.4ya.nl/homepage/show/675655.jpg

Kate, I LOVE that photo of you upthread. Though you're wearing my pilot goggles again, harrumph. Maybe we should form a pilot-goggle oriented musical outfit. With my friend who's related to Amy Johnson (pictured below).

http://www.ninety-nines.org/graphics/amyj.gif

Also, for some reason the JWs around here have all become Americans who want to give me "a really cool message from Jesus".

Hello there. It's quiet round here today; but all of a sudden now that we've changed the clocks summer seems to have started.

The chemical plant in the next street to the office caught fire this morning, but all we could see were great billows of smoke.

there is a church in stoke newington with a sign on its (outside) wall written in text-speak:

"msg from god: I <3 U"

(except the heart is an actual heart, not a 3 and a <)

gruesome.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7322134.stm

Thanks, Emil.y - though yes. When you come down to Brighton, we will have to make GoggleMusic For Pilots.

Summer? You have summer. Still winter here.

What does it matter if some dead Jewish carpenter loves you? Surely being loved by anyone is a nice thing. Though I would be somewhat less likely to accept massages from JWs.

x-post oh no, you better not let Carruthers see that.

Ooh, interesting. Although they're no closer to building that tunnel.

You know what? I thought I'd find a recent pic to show my lack of NigHavness, and what did I find?

What did you find?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/MarkGrout/NotNigel.jpg

Send that to the Nigel Havers alliance!

Noooo....

I am so sleeeepytime and yet there is no hot water to make tea because the kitchen is being remodelled. Do I have to go to a coffeeshop yet again? Is so expensive!

I bough hot chocolate (cadburys) at the weekend. Not had it in years, but its not the instant pour hot water in stuff, has to be made with milk, and there's hardly any milk in the house so I can have it.

can't

Mmmmm... hot chocolate. Now you're making me want to go out and get a mocha.

I have returned from my appointments with sticky toffee pudding and some custard with vanilla bean bits in. Sated, official.

Watercooler rule no1, you cant mention sticky toffee pudding unless you share it with Kate.
1.1 or post a pic of Nigel Havers in a cricket jumper.

Ha ha ha, best rule yet!

Oh good lord, bandmate just booked a load of actual proper rehearsals. I suppose this means we will start gigging for real, soon.

I cannot believe I have still failed in my quest to find a picture of Nigel Havers in a cricket jumper.

It's apalling, fancying a man named Nigel. It's just not a sexy name in any way, shape or form. No matter how many hott Nigels I come across (Nigel Spivey, etc.) it still does not shake my opinion of the name being utterly non-hott. (Apologies to any lurkers named Nigel.)

Nigel is a term for Hipsters now. I'm sure it used to be for estate agents.

Why? Is it just the most middle class of all names?

Don't forget Farmer Nigel! Runs the veg stall on the farmers' market, obsessed with Dr. Who, has never heard of XTC.

I think it has something to do with Nigel Tufnel. A hipster is a fake and so were Spinal Tap.

My financial advisor is named Nigel. My horrible former boss, Mighty Mouse, FD from hell, his name was Nigel. It is not a sexy name.

http://aprilfish.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_aprilfish_archive.html

http://www.last.fm/group/Nigel+Metal

Sad day in the art world, kids...Angus Fairhurst killed self :(

WHAT?

I guess it's true. RIP :-(

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2269738,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Still no cricket outfit, but here, for some inexplicable reason, dressed as Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker:

http://thenigelhaversimperium.4ya.nl/homepage/show/877772.jpg

^If Tom Millar were a Britishes.

No, nothing like except maybe the hair. Insult not the Havers!

Actually, there he looks like someone I was in my first proper band with, called Dave.

He tried to be as controlling as Capt Beefheart, it did not work as I did not really care about him being 'boss' or not....

How about a 12 year old Nigel Havers, as an MONK:

http://thenigelhaversimperium.4ya.nl/homepage/show/669691.jpg

I should really go home. Seriously.

It's bad enough, my being here when I'm paid to be. Why should I be here when I'm not?

I always wondered why you dont have the net at home. Then you could look at nigel havers and julian barratt pics all you want. Mess about on myspace.

And I would never, ever leave my flat.

I've done this before - in 1997-8, and again in 2001.

It's the one thing that drags me into work in the morning.

Good enough reason! Does your mobile have the internet?