`` Liar and a Dreamer''

I found this as I was doing laundry. Before I went to university, I wanted to bulk up. So I asked for weights. I got a set of weights, but there was something wrong with them, and they were returned and never replaced. Then a few days later I was given, this. It is chest expander. It was in my bedroom, and used occasionally for years. Than forgotten. A forgotten replacement, for a lost gift

The Euro 2012 official sticker book, a gift from my brother. I have collected many stickers. Transformers. Thundercats, someone nicked the thundercats one, I left it in the cloak room at school. I had the premier league 1996-1997. My brother and I used, to look at the football teams, and compare them to muggers

further to my posting the most secret things in the world. The first computer I had use of was a Research machine by Nimbus. http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1011&st=1 It was a laptop, it was my brothers and I wrecked it. That is another story. It was accidental I wrote out a story, or rather background for a story. It was after an apocalypse. A seaside town, was trying to draw civilisation back together. It was fielding armies of Calvary, the story was written at the time of the first gulf, war hence the camouflage trousers, however there was not enough uniforms to go round, so the rugby shirts and there were helmets. By the Horseman's side, is one of the towns militia. Here doing labour service. (Imagine if I could draw, this is supposed to be similar in look to an Osprey colour plate) However for the militia, things were harder, they had only pink trousers. Whatever destroyed Saskasia’s world left some strange tailoring. Or its a seaside town, and

There was a fire across from the train station. There was one fire appliance attacking the flames. My thoughts go to the brave fire officers attending the scene. A few months ago, Robyn asked for a picture from the station. Quite a contrast to that day. Alas it did not rain today!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17776666 Further to yesterday's post. Today is the 30th anniversary of the ZX spectrum http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0423/1224315048171.html The anniversary of the death of Bram Stoker ( I have Dracula on my book shelf, and I have to get round to fixing it one day) My 1700th post! A big thank you, to all my readers, my friend Nessa, in particular

In the 2nd year of High school, my parents got me a ZX spectrum. It would have been 1990. The Spectrum would have been several years old. It was a 1982, or 1984 model. In fact it was clearly second hand. I was teased about this in High school.  I had suspected as much, I guess it taught me a valuable lesson, from then on I kept myself to myself and I did not ask for too much. I asked for a Sega Master system, rather than Mega drive. The year after I asked for the Risk Board Game. One game, I remember playing, and I got quite a few. Someone had collected several over the years. ( Looking back, I hope my mother picked up the games and computer for free) The game was spiky Harold. You were a Hedgehog, trying to get about the world. Eating apples, while the flight of the bumblebee played. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Bumblebee This is a much cleaner shot, than it was on my spectrum. Where Harold was a dark red, and the water drops, were not visible at all, in fact I g

You notice the book, is not actually that big!

I may have posted this before. I just liked the title.

Someone among the cataloguing team, is not a fan of Mister Baddiel

Lo siento por ser tan grosero I hate to quarrel with you. I hate to make you sad. I hate to see you disappointed. I love to see you laugh. I love when you tease me, and slap me.

Killyglen @ 18/1

A postcard from Valya, from Berkely springs No booing in Lima!

Battleship ``It does exactly what it says on the tin'' There was an advert for wood stain, which was based on those words. This is a film based on a toy line. Its credited to Hasbro, not a famous director or producer. Its a product to shift another product. Its not bad. Liam Neeson, again proves that he will be this generations. Orson Welles/Charlton Heston. He plays the admiral of the fleet. Rhianna does no harm, in her big screen début. Fun to hear her accent get thicker from time to time. Neeson references Homer, which is perhaps a h/t to his role as Zeus in the Clash of the Titans remakes. I think Venezuela flag is depicted in the multi national force. Which is interesting. The American Navy plays the Japanese Self defence forces at Soccer. A British commentator could be heard. That's globalisation for you. Americans have to play soccer in movies, even if they ignore it at home. ITN, rather than BBC provide the News Talking head. President Obama, gives a state

Is é seo mo leabharlann graniog h/t The Irish times (http://www.irishtimes.com) One town, two colleges, two philosophies ESSEC LOOKS the part. The main building on its gleaming campus in the Paris suburb of Cergy has the calm, well-ordered feel of a corporate head office. The library is spartan and bright, the attractive cafe filled with multinational students, and the glass footbridges that link each building give a fine view over the sports grounds outside. Over coffee between classes, Anwesha Ghosh, a confident 25-year-old from Mumbai, explains that she chose to study business here because of the college’s good reputation and the doors it would open for her in Europe. She wasn’t disappointed: through it she found an apprenticeship in a Paris company, and she plans to stay on in Europe for at least a few years after graduating. “My experience here has been very positive,” she says. To some, this is the apex of French higher education; an intellectually demanding, di

I hope Senor Tamariz feels better

As its Easter, Mary Poppins is on. I remember this scene. Michael Banks, has been taken by his father to the Bank. He has been given tuppence. Which is about the price of two pints of beer, or two loaves. However Young Master Banks, insists on feeding the birds . Remembering the price of beer, and bread. Feeding the birds for tuppence a bag, is actually quite extravagant.  For those of you that remember Life on Mars. Which is set in the 1970s. 27p, is a sum worth taking I always felt sorry for Michael Banks, father. Banks senior is actually, being a decent dad. He takes his son, to his work. Mr Bank tries to introduce, him to idea of prudence. But no the kid wants to feed the birds! Rather than be part of fleets of ocean greyhounds, and damns across the Nile. Quite frankly he deserves a clip When I was six, I thought the kid, deserved a slap. I remember being fired by the idea, of Steam Ships in Africa. Its actually a good description of the Victorian Boom, slipped into a Childr

Sthefany looks very pretty with her purple pretty lenses. She must wear them, and not be silly like I was today, and did not wear my glasses, when I woke up. I fear I shall have heartburn later. The wave of redundancies and retiring at work has passed. My boss, will not be back before labor day. I worry that the summer, will be very long. I am watching Dexter season 4. Years after it was broadcast. Speaking of Dvds. I have finished watching the second season of Justified. My congratulations to my friend Ruki who is expecting her first child, I not, said hi to my friend Nessa, for a while. So here it is. Sorry Nessa, best wishes over Easter.

http://www.unc.edu/spotlight/fragile-X-autism ( Glad to see, work, on this done in the Old North state, and my old Alumn) Well done Tar Heels, and even Dookies! Signal to noise In the quest to solve the autism puzzle, we know more about fragile X syndrome than any other piece. How close are we to a cure? In recognition of World Autism Awareness Day, UNC-Chapel Hill presents this Endeavors article about Adam Strom and how some UNC researchers are searching for a cure for fragile X. Imagine you’re listening to the radio. You hear music. But there’s a lot of static, too—noise that butts in from all over the place and muddies the signal. The static is distracting and frustrating and no matter how you mess with the dial, it won’t go away. Now imagine you can’t turn the radio off. That’s sort of what it’s like inside Adam Strom’s brain. Adam has fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that can be synonymous with a lot of things: learning disabilities, intellectual disability, seiz