Um, yes, well, OK!

So what to tell the world about today? Well work is still really hard going, just heavy, know what I mean? Otherwise life is not to bad, well the couple of hours I am not working is anyway! Been hanging around a lot with Dimples!

She amuses me, lifts my mood, 'Get's Me' and sooths me! Even tho her working life is tough at the moment she still makes time for me! Tho I still am concerned that we are lacking a safety net, am not scared of making the jump exactly, just concerned that if she does not catch me it's the end of my trapisee days and I will have to go back to being a clown. Not too much of a problem but I would prefere to be Top Billing!

Anyway it's early days and a high wire act takes many years to perfect! The Circus life is the life for me!

Some other stuff:

• Space Cadetts, I am watching it but *sigh*

• Still playing Party Poker! Use gad123 as code and get your deposite doubled!

• Bought lots more DVD's

• I am leaving BT because they suck, they have a DL limit of 40gigs but I am using 120+! It's funny really!

I want this remote (its on order):

I got this from here!

The South Park theme tune (the song you hear in the opening sequence in every episode) is written, produced and sung by Les Claypool of Primus!

South Park Theme Tune Lyrics*

Les: I'm going down to South Park, gonna have myself a time.
Stan and Kyle: Friendly faces everywhere, humble folks without temptation.
Les: Going down to South Park, gonna leave my woes behind.
Cartman: Ample parking day or night, people spouting, "Howdy neighbour!"
Les: Heading on up to South Park, gonna see if I can't unwind.
Kenny [Muffled]: "I like girls with big vaginas. I like girls with big, fat titties"
Les: Come on down to South Park and meet some friends of mine.

*In the third series, Kenny's line is changed to "I've got a 10 inch penis. Use your mouth if you want to clean it."

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The Last Month of an Up and Down Year...

So there we go folks, the start of yet another month and thoughts start to be drawn towards Xmas! Our minds a swirl and full of images of people less fortunate than ourselves, the stress (an hour on the net for me for most of my gifts) of Xmas shopping, the years end, new beginnings, a new you perhaps, resolutions, devolutions, depression, loneliness, gluttony, greed and holidays! Well, for me it's some of the above but my overwhelming feeling is mild glee and positivity, wonderfully displayed by the following formula that Dimples will not understand, English, blah, blah, blah! Can someone check my spelling because I think I may have just made up some of those words:

(time off work + drink + family & friends)*Dimples = Happy Graham

Anyway I doth ramble to much, here are some indications on the convayencing of emotion via colour to help you on your way in website design!

Red:
Positive: Sense of power, strength, action, passion, sexuality
Negative: Anger, forcefulness, impulsiveness, impatience, intimidation, conquest, violence and revenge

Yellow:
Positive: Caution, brightness, intelligence, joy, organization, Spring time
Negative: Criticism, laziness, or cynicism

Blue:
Positive: Tranquillity, love, acceptance, patience, understanding, cooperation, comfort, loyalty and security
Negative: Fear, coldness, passivity and depression

Orange:
Positive: Steadfastness, courage, confidence, friendliness, and cheerfulness, warmth, excitement and energy
Negative: Ignorance, inferiority, sluggishness and superiority

Purple:
Positive: Royalty, sophistication, religion
Negative: Bruised or foreboding

Green:
Positive: Money, health, food, nature, hope, growth, freshness, soothing, sharing, and responsiveness
Negative: Envy, greed, constriction, guilt, jealousy and disorder

Black:
Positive: Dramatic, classy, committed, serious
Negative: Evil, death, ignorance, coldness

White:
Positive: Pure, fresh, easy, cleanliness or goodness
Negative: Blind, winter, cold, distant

So the stats for the month are in. Bit of a downward trend again, tho not bad for not posting anything, thanks for sticking around guys! Suppose I should get you all a Xmas present! Leave a comment and I will see what I can rustle up!

STAT WHORE:

January'05 - 1649
February'05 - 2016
March'05 - 2539
April'05 - 2760
May 2005 - 3914
June 2005 - 4732
July 2005 - 4773
August 2005 - 4562
September 2005 - 3789
October 2005 - 6301
November 2005 - 3929

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An Easy Non-informative Post...

The latest DVD's I bought:

The Colour Of Money
The Hustler (1961)
Apocalypse Now
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Blair Witch 2 - Book Of Shadows
24 Hour Party People (2002)

My Current Playlist and Dimples CD (if I can get burner working, she keeps here nose clean and does not sercome to Suicide Tuesday):

"Thank You " by Dido
"Common People " by Pulp
"A New England" by Billy Bragg
"My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas
"Welcome To Brooklyn - lighters Up" by Lil Kim
"Rain Man (Produced By Dr. Dre)" by Eminem
"Just A Little Bit" by 50 Cent
"It's A Mystery" by Toyah
"Hotel California" by Hayseed Dixie
"Wonderwall" by The Mike Flowers Pops
"There Ain't No Pleasing You" by Chas & Dave
"Send In The Clowns" by Judy Collins
"God Gave Rock and Roll To You" by Kiss
"Jolene" by The White Stripes
"Running Up That Hill" by Placebo And Kate Bush
"The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
"B.Y.O.B." by System Of A Down
"Teenage Kicks - Acoustic" by Snow Patrol

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Sorry Guys...

Well that's another weekend done and dusted! I am so tired I just wanna cry, how long do I have to wait till the 'big push' at work is over and Xmas is here!? Sorry for not posting here too often, just having, for the first time, one of those lean periods that all us bloggers go through. It's not that I don't have anything to say, just I have too many other things going on and one of them, surprisingly, happens to be a good thing! *winks at Dimples*

On Friday I popped over to John's for coffee, watched Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on my medium price range cinema system, then up at 6am on Saturday for some work stuff! In the evening was dinner and the pub, not saying where because I did not take pics, I hate telling you about something but you can't really visualise it! Did not seem appropriate anyway to take snaps but I will next time I head out in town, which happens to be this Saturday!

Does anyone watch Weeds the TV show, if you don't START! It's just great. The theme tune is excellent as is all the music on the show! I just downloaded Little Boxes. Really wanna burn it for my car but AGAIN, Grrr, my CD player aint burning! Think I may do a full clean install on my system, it's the only option left, tho it makes me sad! On the subject of Sky 1 programs, have you head they are remaking The Prisoner? It's going to be different but it's pretty exciting, the original was amazing and the final show was just mad!

That's me, I am done, peace out folks and have a great week!

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I am back, sort of...

*Sigh* I suppose I should write something here as it's been effectively light years since I done so, tho it is 11pm and I am just in from work! How about, it's just 40 days left until Christmas, ok maybe that's not want you want to hear, I certainly don't but hey, it's a Monday so I don't think I can bring you down further. Anyway on with the show...

Last week was made up of work, work and more work, it's the busiest time of the year for us ergo me and subsequently my social life goes in to freefall! I did however purchase some nice things, you can check them out by clicking HERE, if you want, your call! I got a 42" inch Plasma TV, a k750i Moby, free view for the rents and cool cordless headphones for my "I'M NOT DEAF" father! Over the weekend I got a bit carried away on Play.com and purchased:

Nissan DV098 DivX / DVD Player
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2 Discs)
Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow - The Collectors Edition (2 Discs)
House Of Flying Daggers (1 Disc) (Region 2 DVD)
Hellboy (2 Discs)
South Park - Bigger Longer Uncut
Spirited Away (2 Discs)
Great Lies to Tell Small Kids - Andy Riley (BOOK)

That will keep me going for a while and I think I also have found someone who would actually wanna watch some of the DVD's with me but she will have to be good. That leads me nicely on to the weekend of fun and frolics! Well maybe not a weekend full but I did hit Cafe Vaudeville on Sat night and had the pleasure of some great company! I love being cryptic, tho I don't really think that was *big grin* indeed *sighs, shakes head, looks at floor*

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Ramblings and Smoking...

OK OK, sorry to anyone who reads this on a regular bases but I have not posted simply because this is the busiest time at work and that's all I have been doing, WORKING! However things in general have improved a great deal for me... Soon it will be time to get my social life back on track as well. As always I have been posting pics over at my MoBlog, so always check there if you don't see an update here!

I want to buy myself something fun, just to blow some cash really, hear are two things I have been looking at:

Has anyone any ideas of something fun to get? Also thought about a cool laptop, new super PC or just buying lots of small things! Trying to plan a few trips away but it's tough getting hols from work until Christmas time! I hope I have not neglected too many people over the past few months but in the new year everything will be back on an even keel.

I will post something more fun and intellectual soon but for now this will have to do. Smokers have supported the health service with Tax from cigarettes for 60 years and all they want us to do is give up. I personally have not been to the Docs in 10 years so have not taken back anything. Lets all give up smoking, become obese and see how the government copes with that!

The visits for this month have really gone up, so thanks to all that keep coming back and hello to all the first timers! Now all you guys have to do for me is... COMMENT!

STAT WHORE:

January'05 - 1649
February'05 - 2016
March'05 - 2539
April'05 - 2760
May 2005 - 3914
June 2005 - 4732
July 2005 - 4773
August 2005 - 4562
September 2005 - 3789
October 2005 - 6301

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The Song I Am Currently Learning...

To bolster that Friday feeling here are the lyrics to the best song around at the moment, its Bloc Party and Two More Years. Have a good one folks!

In two more years, my sweetheart, we will see another view
such longing for the past for such completion
What was once golden has now turned a shade of grey
I've become crueller in your presence

They say: 'be brave, there's a right way and a wrong way'
This pain won't last for ever, this pain won't last for ever

Two more years, there's only two more years
Two more years, there's only two more years
Two more years so hold on

You've cried enough this lifetime, my beloved polar bear
Tears to fill a sea to drown a beacon
To start anew all over, remove those scars from your arms
To start anew all over more enlightened

I know, my love, this is not the only story you can tell
This pain won't last for ever, this pain won't last for ever

Two more years...

You don't need to find answers for questions never asked of you
You don't need to find answers

Dead weights and balloons
Drag me to you
Dead weights and balloons
To sleep in your arms
I've become crueller since I met you
I've become rougher, this world is killing me

We cover our lies with handshakes and smiles
We try to remember our alibis
We tell lies to our parents he hide in their rooms
We bury our secrets in the garden
Of course we could never make this love last
I said of course we could never make this love last
The only love we know is love for ourselves
We bury our secrets in the garden

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This Rocks...

I have been up to my eyes in work therefore not much to write about and not much going on with me but you could check out the photos I have taken this week by clicking HERE! Anyway on with the show, I think this is so cool, check it out:

A gamer has paid $100,000 for a virtual space resort in the massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Project Entropia. Mindark, the Swedish developer of the game, sold off the 'real estate' in a 3-day auction.

Project Entropia, is available as a free download and relies on the sales of virtual goods for real world currencies. The game sells tools and weapons that players use in the game for Project Entropia Dollars (PEDs). One US dollar equals 10 PEDs. Items such as a 'Lesser Teleport Chip' go for 40.59 PEDs and a 'GarcenLubricant' costs 24.39 PEDs.

The $100,000 sale of the space real estate beats the game's previous record of $26,500 for a virtual island. The space station comes with a 1,000 unit apartment complex, a shopping mall, sports stadium and night club.

Project Entropia claims to have had registered 299,359 players since its inception in 2002. They have created a collective economy of $150m so far this year, the game's maker claims.

The clocks change and I can help you all remember whether you add or subtract the hour:

We Spring forward in the Spring (+1 hour), and we Fall (i.e. American autumn) backwards in the Autumn (-1 hour).

I am trying to decide on a Barcode Tattoo... Maybe:

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Lyrics and Things...

This would be the best thing to happen in F1 but unfortunately it's only a dream. Click here and here to find out what I am talking about!

I have rediscovered this song, it means so much to me I just have to post the Lyrics.

Billy Bragg - A New England

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song
I'm twenty two now, but I won't be for long
People ask when will you grow up to be a man
But all the girls I loved at school
Are already pushing prams

I loved you then as I love you still
Tho I put you on a pedestal,
They put you on the pill
I don't feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl
I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl

I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I can't survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend

I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl

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Hurray for music...

I have briefly mentioned it here before but not given you all the full impact and repercussions of one of the most unsettling things to happen to me in the last few months.

Yes my CD/DVD burner stopped working! Meaning no more compilation CD's for the car, to send to people, to put programs on or take to peoples houses! I tried relentlessly to fix it, scouring the internet for a fix, updating firmware, cleaning lenses, checking cables, reducing heat, slowing the burn process, frustrating sums it up really. Eventually I resigned myself to the fact that unless I bought a new drive I would never burn CD's again!

The story does not end there tho... I came back to it last week, I could not let it beat me! The only thing I had not really looked in to was power, now no where did it say, that I could find anyway, that power may be an issue but it makes sense that something doing that much would consume a fair amount. So I removed one of my fans, the biggest one (It only had one when I purchased the PC but it kept over heating so I added more) and guess what it's now working! In conclusion, all of the above worked together to fix it but there is not a happy ending, yes I can burn CD's again improving my quality of life no end but if I try to push my machine too far with video (even webcam) or games it crashes because of the heat build up! *sigh*

So that's the back ground of today's post now to the point. The following is the first CD I have made in ages and I have to say it's bloody marvellous with all the bases covered and some John Peel inspiration. It's hard to believe it's been a year since he sadly passed away. I wonder if he is somewhere sipping on a glass of red wine spinning some after life tunes with all the other musical legends? His spirit will live on for many years to come, he was a true inspiration. Your are comments appreciated on this post and any other you care to leave your mark on.

Here is the CD:

"Fuck Forever" by Baby Shambles
"I predict a riot" by Kaiser Chiefs
"Welcome to Jamrock" by Damien Marley
"Ghost Town " by The Specials
"A New England" by Billy Bragg
"Shake a Leg" by Roll Deep
"Fade to Grey" by Ultravox & Midge Ure
"I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats
"Give It" by Xpress 2 Feat Kurt Wagner
"Banquet (mike Skinner Vs Bloc Party Remix)" by The Streets
"This Charming Man" by Smiths, The
"Welcome To Brooklyn-lighters Up" by Lil Kim
"Routine Check" by The Mitchell Brothers (Ft. Kano & The Streets)
"Just A Little Bit" by 50 Cent
"Hung Up (Motorola Full edit Mix)" by Madonna
"It's A Mystery" by Toyah
"Don't Cha (Feat. Busta Rhymes)" by The Pussycat Dolls
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division
"Jenny From The Block" by J.Lo
"De La Soul - Three Is The Magic Number" by De La Soul
"Teenage Kicks - Acoustic" by Snow Patrol
"Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones

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Something About ME...

The week is (finally) hastily retreating in to distant memory and beer is but a mere stones throw away. This has been a bit of a weird week on my little site, with posts covering many wayward topics and very little about me! That's probably why the visitor count has been so high, with 300 - 400 hits a day! I have also posted a lot of pics to further illustrate my points, think I have just picked that up from reading Cyber-Satan's Blog!

Anyway I am going to go cause I am supper busy but... The new series of South Park is on MTV on Sunday evening along with Dirty Sanchez and I can't think of a better way to round off the weekend! Oh and you can download all of South Park by clicking here - Brought to you by Pandairo! Have a good one y'all and one last thing, try and figure this out...

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Employment Blogging...

After reading Dilbert yesterday I wondered is blogging about work a sensible thing to do, I actually don't know if you can be fired for reporting about your job in a negative way! I never talk about work here, probably for privacy more than anything else but the question is, shuld I? Is it fair on my employer? Would you and do you talk about work on your blog?

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Still not more about me...

I will get slated for this but... I think I am in love LUST (really just as a hit experiment, honest)! Long live the good old American Dream *sigh* Taken from Digital Playground:

Teagan Presley was born in 1985 under a Leo sun in Houston, Texas. She's the oldest sibling and helped raise 3 brothers and 3 sisters. With insatiable energy driving her and an innate desire for stardom, Teagan began training in dance and gymnastics when she turned 7. Even though she relocated to southern California when she was 10, nothing could stop her from training and she performed in national ballet, jazz and gymnastics competitions, including Starpower and Showstoppers. She was a dedicated athlete and became a principle ballet dancer for Dance Dynamics and a co-captain of their jazz dance team. She went on to dance with Joffery Ballet and was later accepted into the American Ballet Theatre. At 15 years old, Teagan Presley represented the United States at dance and gymnastic events in Germany and Denmark. Teagan continued competing nationally until she graduated high school at 17.

Amidst her aggressive training, Teagan fell in love with southern California. She excelled in school; her love for dance kept her away from typical teenage experimentation with drinking and drugs. At the end of the day, Teagan would turn her energies towards the computer where she became familiar with the Internet and taught herself programs like Adobe Photoshop. It wasn't until she was a junior in high school that Teagan began wondering about sex and boys. Curious what all the fuss was about, she shared her first kiss with a close girlfriend at a slumber party when she was 16.

In an effort to gain some privacy from her family, Teagan began working at a Chinese bistro. She eventually was able to move out and as soon as she did, her boyfriend moved in. That changed everything. He didn't carry his own load and began spending Teagan's hard earned money. With rent due and no money in the bank, Teagan teamed dancing with taking off her clothes to pay the bills. Her boyfriend was furious and so was she. To further antagonize him, Teagan put her computer savvy to the test and found a XXX agent on the Internet.

Teagan Presley performed in her first adult video in January of 2004. She loved it and went on to make 40 movies in 8 months. During this time she decided that in addition to putting money in the bank and having fun, she wanted to make a name for herself. The rest as they say is history...

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Is This Really How It Is...

From Fast-Times:

Imagine you are happy. Really, really, blissfully happy. So happy you could cry, only you can't cry because you're so happy. Now multiply that by ten. Everyone around you is just as happy. Strangers are friends, and your friends are the most beautiful, lovely, wonderful people in all creation. All is good and right in the world; problems cease to exist. Music doesn't just go past your, it enters you, and sings in harmony with your very soul.

Okay, hokey spiritual stuff aside, ecstasy is pretty nice. Quite simply, having a wee boogie with your mates can be transformed into one of the best experiences of your life. Pop a fairly decent pill at midnight, and after half to three quarters of an hour of stressing about whether you bought a fake, you'll begin to notice a warm, tingly feeling in your arms and legs. It's fairly common for some people to feel a bit queasy and pukey when the E starts to kick in, but don't worry, it passes within 5-15 minutes. At some stage the rushes will hit; waves of warm, fuzzy happiness that'll put the biggest, cheesiest grin on your face. You may experience extreme clarity about your life and your potential; temporarily seeing through the self-imposed barriers that hold you back in life. Pretty soon though you'll give up on philosophy and head for the dance floor. There, the DJ wields godlike power; his selections lifting you to new and previously unexperienced levels of nirvana. You'll feel a strong connection to everyone; you'll be all over your friends, not to mention other random groovers. The urge to hold hands, hug, stroke and massage your dance buddies will overcome you, and feel fantastic no matter whether you are giving or receiving. If you took your E at midnight, you'll typically start to fade off between three and four o'clock. By five, mostly only speeders are left on the dance floor.

Sounds good, don't it??!

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I Still Have Nothing To Say...

From Pocket Lint:

Tea makers PG Tips have joined forces with mobile phone company Orange to create the world's first SMS enabled kettle. All you do is text the words "switch on" - even when you're on the way home from work - and the water will be on the boil by the time you get to the kitchen.

The high-tech gadget - inspired by animated inventors Wallace and Gromit - will be on sale from January.

Bad news is you still have to remember to fill the kettle with water - and actually make the tea or coffee. And it will set you back around £100.

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Mad, Scary and Just Plain Wrong...

And I quote:

"The Taiko Hat is made of a plushy material and includes a chin-strap to make sure the Hat doesn't fly off your head when the wind blows. When running from derisive attackers, the chin strap will also ensure that Taiko doesn't bound away when its master is scampering over hillocks and grassy fields."

It's cool to dress up at Halloween but... WHAT!!!!!

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The GP and Links...

Well folks its the weekend again! Hope you all have a good one! Some points of almost interesting proportions:

• I bought the coolest mouse ever.
• I am playing Online Poker tonight.
• Hitting John's tomorrow.
• I would kill for a beer.
• Buying some new Canns today.
• Work is draining.
• I need hugged, loved and attention lavished on me .
• I wanna go dancing.
• The GP is going to be brill and I think Shu is back on form, maybe...
• I look so crap in that pic on the right but its funny.
• Lisa is visiting work today but she smells.

The Formula 1 TV schedule:

Japanese GP on ITV1 and ITV2

Qualifying: Saturday 8 October 2325-0045 (ITV1)
Live race: Sunday 9 October 0520-0805 (ITV1)
Highlights: Monday 10 October 0010-0110 (ITV1)
Highlights: Tuesday 11 October 0240-0335 (ITV2)
Race replay: Thursday 13 October 0220-0435 (ITV1)

Chinese GP on ITV1 and ITV2 Qualifying:

Saturday 15 October 2325-0040 (ITV1)
Live race: Sunday 16 October 0600-0900 (ITV1)
Race replay: Sunday 16 October 1400-1630 (ITV1)
Highlights: Monday 17 October 0010-0115 (ITV1)
Highlights: Tuesday 18 October 0140-0230 (ITV2)
Race replay: Thursday 20 October 0145-0355 (ITV1)

TODAY'S LINKS :: MoBlog - My life in photo's :: Buy a Pixel :: Truly amazing gamer video :: Stunning Game - FUN FUN FUN :: Classic arcade themes on MP3 for your mobile free :: Every Mad Magazine Cover Ever

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Here's to alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems"

Test...

Your Personality Profile

You are funky, outdoorsy, and down to earth. While you may not be a total hippie... You're definitely one of the most free spirited people around. You are very impulsive - every day is a new adventure. However, you do put some thought behind all your actions. Still, you do tend to shock and offend people from time to time!

The World's Shortest Personality Test

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REMEMBER KID'S :: "You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'"

I'm Just A Cynic...

From the DTI

"The adult rate of the minimum wage (for workers aged 22 and over) will increase from its present hourly rate of £4.85 to £5.05 in October 2005, and to £5.35 in October 2006. The 2006 increase is subject to confirmation by the Commission in February 2006, to check that the economic conditions continue to make it appropriate."

I just don't get it, is the idea to get people in to work, off the dole or reward lazy stupid people? The average wage in the country (well the UK) is £19.5k, now to attain that level you have to (probably) get a good education, A-Levels, College, Uni and then work your ass off climbing an employment ladder is some suck ass, god awful office! Well maybe that's just Northern Ireland... but the point is why should people in crap, basic, dead end, no qualifications needed jobs get as much as £5.05 per hour? I think it devalues every other job out there that requires a bit of effort and ground work to be put in!

If you happen to think that $5.05 is not enough get off your ass, get an education, put the hours in, climb that ladder, work 2 jobs, whatever but remember you don't get something for nothing! Otherwise I think that minimum wage should be enough to live on, sure we live in a consumer society and you can't have the best PC, latest mobile or pimped out car but who really cares about that, as long as you get paid, in the sky rocket, down the bookies, drinks all round of a Friday evening. You only have yourself to look after! In the case of having children, tax credits, etc apply and your wages will be almost doubled anyway!

The point of this rant is... If you want more cash go and get it otherwise shut the hell up and stop moaning! If everyone got off there ass and off the dole or the DLA the country would have so much more cash and we would have the best standard of living in the world, along with the best health care, education, amenities, public transport, etc! I say give out food tokens instead of cash to anyone out of work and then see what happens to employment levels, then we can scrap the small business crippling minimum wage nonsense!

TODAY'S LINKS :: Shine - The Stiff Kitten :: MoBlog - My life in photo's :: Check this movie out and DL it free :: Have a look at this, it's out there! :: EHOWA

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Oh, everything's too damned expensive these days. Like this Bible. It cost 15 bucks! And talk about a preachy book! Everybody's a sinner! Except this guy"

Just Super...

A proper club for N.I. at last:

Shine Productions are pleased to announce the opening of their new multi purpose entertainment venue, The Stiff Kitten. Both the Club/Venue and bar aim to offer something new to Belfast: the ability to enjoy real music in pleasant surroundings and be served quality drinks by friendly, polite staff.

The venue has gone through extensive renovations and there are three main areas in The Stiff Kitten's modular design, each with its own unique identity (and also the ability to work seamlessly together). The main and public bar is at all times free in and serves a diverse range of drinks, with Belfast's finest djs at the weekend (and perhaps the odd surprise international guest!!!). The second bar or 'Blue Room' is a more modern, edgy environment and will act as a lounge for the club aswell as extension to the front bar and room available for private hire in it's own right. The third area is the club, specifically designed with the quality of any musical experience in mind. The club hosts Ireland's first Funktion 1 Dance Stacks, which provide a superlatie audio experience. Alan and Phil from Shine Productions went to the F1 factory and met the owners in order to specify the precise audio requirements for the club and the venue at large (all rooms feature a Funktion 1 system). Couple this with installation by industry leaders Locksley Associates and what we are left with is an audio experience of the highest possible calibre The club is perfectly proportioned to host all types of musical acts from live bands through to DJ's and we hope you'll like it as much as we do.

TODAY'S LINKS :: At last 24m broadband arriving in April for me :: SENSIBLE SOCCER KICK UP WORLD CUP :: All New T-Shirt Hell Shirts

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Stop watching TV..." So Cyber-Satan says and I believe him!

Ha H aHa a...

The Story:

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl. They were dating, but the boy decided to dump the girl because she had been stealing from him. The girl decides to call the cops and claim that the boy had beaten her up. The cops come to the boy's house to arrest him, but found no evidence of any crime. The cops charge her with filing a false claim instead. The boy decides to post naughty pictures of the girl on the Internet.

The Girl

TODAY'S LINKS :: The Next Gen Army :: Can you believe this guy had a TV show - Late night obviously! :: The Worlds Tallest Virtual Building :: The Origin of Words and Names

REMEMBER KID'S :: "I'm trying to fix your mother's camera. Easy, easy - Hmmm. I think I need a bigger drill."

Not about me...

Two things stick out over the weekend as getting my eyes open, both taken from the Management Today magazine.

"Educashun, eddecushion, edukashon.

Some tricky news from the education pages this week. First, truancy levels have risen yet again in schools: 794,000 secondary school pupils missed some classes last year, up 100,000 from the year before. Second, on the university front, drop-out numbers are rising, up to 22.6%. 32% dropped out from courses at Bolton University whereas only 1% left Cambridge prematurely, which must tell us something. At the same time, a £400 million scheme which tried to persuade more state school pupils to go to university appears to have flopped. Britain’s universities have some serious problems on their hands at the moment. They are overcrowded, under-funded and offering far too many Mickey Mouse degrees which are of little or no use for graduates when trying to find a job. BA has become Bugger All (with Hons) according to some cynics. We’re not education experts here, mere hacks with not a Media Studies degree among us, but we suspect an inevitable movement now towards differential pricing of degree courses. Worthwhile, popular courses that lead to jobs are going to cost students more."

And...

"Espresso, ristretto, macchiato.

Tall skinny latte with wings or just plain old drip, whatever your taste in coffee we all know that caffeine is bad for you, right? That is certainly what the health police would like us believe, caffeine having joined the ranks of nicotine, alcohol, salt and sugar as the dietary demons of our age, linked by numerous studies to ailments as varied and life-threatening as cancer, heart disease and hypertension. But according to a report in this week’s New Scientist, many of those studies linking caffeine to disease were fatally flawed. Researchers apparently failed to make the connection (readily observable in any coffee bar) that a fair number of people who drink a lot of coffee are also heavy smokers. Nor did they account for the fact that those who avoid caffeine frequently don’t smoke at all. So is it the coffee or the coffin nails that really cause the problems? This dilemma neatly demonstrates an unpopular but fundamental tenet of all scientific enquiry, that knowledge is not absolute but rather a continuum along which we are continually progressing. And also that even really clever people still screw up occasionally." Not much going down at my end this weekend, the only other thing I have to say is I came 3rd in two Poker tournaments and 2nd in another two.

TODAY'S LINKS :: Fun Bubble Game :: Electronic Reusable Paper :: Awesome guitar constructed entirely out of Lego pieces :: Save the Goldfish Game

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand!"

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Think I had forgotten...

It feels like so long since I have posted anything here and I suppose in 'net' terms it is! Prompted by Emma I will write something today and post a whole host of cool links! Unfortunately I have nothing of interest to say, again as you all know I could talk about how busy work is and that I am STILL not sleeping but hey, who cares! I have taken Friday off to sleep a bit and hopefully get myself back on an even keel for Monday! I am out this evening and over the weekend I am busy Friday evening, Saturday I am 'baby'sitting (I know, I know, it's cruel to sit on babies) my two nieces, Sunday I am going to chill and catch up on all the things I have been meaning to do this week but could simply not be bothered doing! Like fix my DVD Burner, I don't have a clue what is up with it but bar reinstalling I have done everything, so a fresh install is my last hope!

I am disappointed to see the lack of posts by people asking about me but hey I completely understand that no one cares, lol!

Last but certainly not least I hope John gets through the weekend unscathed and if anyone wants to join him at this low ebb just stick on a copy of Snow Patrol, stick the cans on, program Run on repeat and crack open a bottle of Bud!

TODAY'S LINKS :: Great Poker Tips :: Can you help me discover more music that I'll like? :: MoBlog - My life in photo's I will be posting some later this evening! :: Customise Mobile Phone Pics :: New T-Shirt Hell Shirts :: New Sniff Petrol

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie, and one to listen"

The 7 P's...

Hey guys, missed me? I have just realised that I have only posted once this week, how sad is that?! I have nothing really to say unfortunately and my visits are falling to about 100 a day! I mean I could chat about the great weather today (I love the rain) or the events in Northern Ireland, how I am up to my eyes in work, that I have been working on this, that I am looking after a friends house while they are on holidays but quite frankly its boring! So you are getting this:

And this Poker Tournament RSS Feed:

TODAY'S LINKS :: Play Poker :: MoBlog - My life in photo's :: Dumb Laws :: PostSecret :: PHP Stuff :: Not Proud

REMEMBER KID'S :: "I think Mr. Smithers picked me for my motivational skills. Everyone always says they have to work twice as hard when I'm around!"

More Poker...

Hey y'all. I don't really have much to post today. I play in a UT Clan and we are currently looking for new committed players. If you have any idea what I am talking about of want to find out more visit the [GoH] Forum or the GoH Gods of Heaven UT Clan site.

This weekend I played a lot of online Poker. The first tournament I played in I came 24th out of nearly 500 people and won my stake of $20 back. The top prise was $10,000. I really enjoyed it and I think you all should sign up. Here is a little pic of me playing:

TODAY'S LINKS :: The Exorcism of Emily Rose :: [GoH] Gods of Heaven clan UT Clan :: [GoH] Forum :: HOLLYWOOD OPERATING SYSTEM :: Computer Enhancers

REMEMBER KID'S :: "When I first heard that Marge was joining the police academy, I thought it would be fun and zany, you know like that movie... 'Spaceballs'. But instead it was dark and disturbing, like that movie 'Police Academy'"

Ranked #1

I found it amusing that if you do a find on 'enhances your life' that you get a list of millions of sites and right at the top Ranked #1 is me, GAD123. The funny bit is that I never get any traffic from this search, why does no one want to enhance their lives?!

Last weeks Formula 1 race was very dramatic, come on Kimi Raikkonen, you can do it this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix - Spa:

Live qualifying: Saturday 10 September 1130-1310 (ITV1)
Live race: Sunday 11 September 1200-1500 (ITV1)
Highlights: Monday 12 September 0010-0110 (ITV1)
Highlights: Tuesday 13 September 0100-0150 (ITV2)
Race replay: Thursday 15 September 0210-0450 (ITV1)

Anyway I am heading for a quite weekend, gonna play some Online Poker, the new PC games I got (3 for a tenner, bargain), catching up with folks on MSN messenger, hanging with John, F1 Race, sleeping and drinking beer, not while sleeping of course but if I could... Have a great weekend folks and I will catch you on the other side!

TODAY'S LINKS :: Five Steps To £100,000! :: GAD123 NEW BLOG :: Party Poker :: Inner Geek Test :: Addictive Curveball Game :: The Most Extreme Science Content on the Web!

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Hey, I asked for ketchup - I'm eatin' salad here!"

Ten Things

Did you know...George Clooney's father was a television news anchor?
BBC's 10 Things
Also...one in 18 people has a third nipple?!
Snippets harvested from the week's news, chopped, sliced and diced for your convenience:

1. One in 18 people has a third nipple.
2. More than 100 tons of ripe tomatoes are splattered about in Spain's Tomatina Festival.
3. The crumbed batter around fish fingers is cooked so quickly the fish inside stays frozen. In all, preparation and packaging takes just 35 minutes.
4. The Spanish smoke more Gauloise cigarettes than the French.
5. Michael Sheard, who played Grange Hill's terrifying deputy head Mr Bronson and who died this week, also appeared in the Empire Strikes Back (he played Admiral Ozzel) and in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (he played Hitler).
6. The section of coast around Cleethorpes has the highest concentration of caravans in Europe.
7. George Clooney's father was a television news anchor.
8. China makes about 40% of the world's socks.
9. And it has around 24,000 coal mines - more than 3,000 miners have been killed this year alone, in fires, floods and other work-related accidents.
10. Road signs in an Austrian village - whose seven-letter name begins with "F" and ends in "ing" - are now encased in theft-proof concrete to stop tourists stealing them.

TODAY'S LINKS :: Cyber-Satan - Great Blog :: Small Ads from the UK :: Custom Road Sign :: Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Mmmmmm - 52 slices of American cheese"

Playing Poker...

Last night I played Poker Online for the first time, I needed to wind down. I used the offer below if you want to check it out, it gives you a free 25 bucks, instead of playing you can just cash it in if you want, HAPPYDAYS. The whole experience was fulfilling but I only won one game, even tho I had good hands, maybe the luck was just not going my way. Tho I must admit my game was not that tight. I played a .25/.50 game with a $25 buy in. If you are going to have a go make sure you fold everything that is not a stunning hand, bulling tactics did not work for me, suppose that's just cause the blinds and betting were so low!

TODAY'S LINKS :: Join my vote :: GAD123's life in photo's :: Fly to the sun :: Ski McNeill :: McNeill Menary :: Honeymoon Designer :: Golf in the Sun :: Ultimate Horizons

REMEMBER KID'S :: "You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel"

Dreams and Links...

So I woke really early, like 6.30am on Sunday morning in a state of shock after the dream I had about a friend dying, it was not pleasant but upon investigating I discovered this *strokes chin*:

• Death :
  This is does not necessarily mean death in the literal sense but the end of a certain period of your life, the end of your worries or letting go of an old part of the self. So it can indicate that you are transforming yourself. On the other hand it could show that you are stuck on the routine of life and you need to revitalise your life.

Then last night I drempt of vampires, amazing dream and here is the apparent meaning:

• Vampire:
  Transition symbol, frequently associated with initiation rites, especially the loss of one's virginity. When a vampire bites you, you become “one of them.” Also may be associated with a person who “drains your energy.”

I will let you put these together and see what you come up with. I often have Lucid Dreams and those dreams where you are paralysed, not able to move, half awake and half sleeping, calling out but not able to speak. They freak me out a bit!

TODAY'S LINKS :: PSP Video 9 a FREE PSP video conversion and management application :: All new T-Shirt Hell shirts :: Pay Finder :: WhatIsMyIP.com :: Life Explained :: Typing Test

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Apu, you got any Skittle Brau? Never mind, just give me some Duff and a pack of Skittles"

Whatever...

Hey Hey Kids, it's the weekend, bring it on! I need a beer or two, um three... Last night I went to Belfast to celebrate Baz's graduation - Well Done Baz - I was driving, could never drink on a school night! Tonight I am in town, getting liquored up and will hopefully participate in some dancing! Saturday will be a day of rest, then Sunday we have the GP. Kimi Raikkonen has to win really, don't he?! Have a good one folks! The TV schedule as always, is below:

Italian GP on ITV1 and ITV2 at Monza

Live qualifying: Saturday 3 September 1130-1310 (ITV1)
Live race: Sunday 4 September 1200-1500 (ITV1)
Highlights: Monday 5 September 0030-0125 (ITV1)
Highlights: Tuesday 5 September 0145-0235 (ITV2)
Race replay: Wednesday 24 August 0150-0430 (ITV1)

TODAY'S LINKS :: Irish fan's perspective on the weird wide world of professional wrestling :: Strip Poker :: Play in a TV poker tournament

REMEMBER KID'S :: "I know what you're saying, Bart. When I was young, I wanted an electric football machine more than anything else in the world, and my parents bought it for me, and it was the happiest day of my life. Well, goodnight!"

Blog Blogging...

Yesterday I did a little bit of messing around with the blogging software at Blog Spot. It seems great, easy to use, very customisable. Anyway after half an hour or so (yes I know it needs a lot more work) I came up with this profile and this gad123 blog. Now, my main site will always be www.gad123.co.uk  but as a little distraction, till I shortly get bored, I will be posting at gad123 blog also!

Oh and I posted some new photos on my MoBlog! Also read this today and it made me laugh Festival Goers With Trench Foot!

So the Stats for this month are in, counted, verified and... They are down for the first month ever! I am not happy but I suppose it is the summer, people are on holiday and all sites must be experiencing a fall in visits! BUT COME ON PEOPLE!! I wanted 100,00 throught the doors by the end of the year, at this rate I will be lucky if I get half that!

Stat Whore:

January'05 - 1649
February'05 - 2016
March '05 - 2139
April '05 - 2760
May '05 - 3914
June '05 - 4732
July '05 - 4773
August '05 - 4562

TODAY'S LINKS :: Tech Support Animation :: Miffyd - I will get killed for posting that! :: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? - Game :: Poker Chip Tricks

REMEMBER KID'S :: "Well, let's just call them, uh, Mr. X and Mrs. Y. So anyway, Mr. X would say, 'Marge, if this doesn't get your motor running, my name isn't Homer J. Simpson."