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Come on then. Out with it.

― Samantha, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Feverishly trying to write test scripts for a project handover before I leave for my holidays in an hour and a half

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm just relaxing. & you?

― Gale Deslongchamps, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well besides talking to myself I'm:

-making a country CD for Anthony

-practicing tunes on the keyboard for my garage rock band

-getting ready to go catch the last half of Hank's punk rock club night

Okay, okay so I'm not really *doing* any of those things. I'm actually listening to CDs deciding what songs to put on Anthony's, looking at my keyboard and song list setting next to me and putting off brushing my hair before I go out to see Hank.

There are you happy? I'm really only wasting my time asking "what's- on-your-nightstand?" questions on ILE.

hmph

― Samantha, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i am looking thru mp3s for geoff , writing notes on a paper on pencil drawings and nude studies in 20th century art ,bitching to david , considering wanking and procrastinting on typing my fms notes . that and icqing 3 different people

― anthony, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anthony wins the multi-tasking award. If only I could get my ICQ to connect at home I'd push your limits but instead I'll just play with my organ.

― Samantha, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm mostly just thinking about my friend Korin, really.

― rainy, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

WORKING ON A REMIX... OF A SPACE ROCK BAND.

― Brian MacDonald, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've got two weeks to meet a major academic deadline (carried over from last November) and shouldn't be here at all. But hello everyone. I'm glad you sound happy, Samantha.

― Nancy Drew, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Brian got possessed by Mike there.

I have just finished watching the Biography special on George Lucas, which I most enjoyed. I am waiting to see if a friend calls -- she's feeling down and I hope I can cheer her up. :-) Otherwise, doing some laundry and answering this question.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Finishing my extremely large banana daiquiri, listening to the Super Roots 7 mp3 that just finished downloading, taking crap from girlfriend re: time spent on computer. Mmm, daiquiri.

― adam, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Just popped a zit under my chin and sterilized it with an alcohol swab, thankfully it's not very visible; told friend that "I wanna fuck a Puerto Rican girl"; just listened to first half of The W then fast forwarded to "Gravel Pit" but couldn't find energy to dance and got depressed. CUrrently wishing I could implant Ned's benevolent personality into my friends and, why not, my father. They're all bastards, basically.

― Ramosi, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My essence would probably harm more than help.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

essence of Ned = Patchouli oil? no?

― chris, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm listening to pop music and plotting visits to the pub.

― Tom, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh visitS to the pub plural is it Tom? Cos all I can see is visit to the pub singular with not a word about coming out tonight to help me reacquaint myself with Mr Booze.

I am painting my nails and flicking through Metro and wondering whether to go get something to eat or to RESIST and be strong.

― Emma, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Editing and designing some booklets entitled 'Separation and home finance for lone parents', listening to Gnac's 'sevens' comp and watching the rain fall down on Kentish Town Road.

― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes Emma visits - co-workers going to pub this lunchtime, and fortifying pre-party drink tomorrow. Booze isn't good for you you know - and even George Best's managed to give up for more than ONE month at a time.

― Tom, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

listening to Gnac's 'sevens' comp

Oh, I bought that a while ago. Boring, innit?

― N., Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Being made to watch fashion tv in my dressing gown, I'm not at work today.

― Ed, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmmm as I clicked on this I was fiddling with my EAR (there is not much coming out), trying to do my hair in a manner where it looks reasonably OK instead of 'I watched Buffy and Adam and Joe last night instead of washing it', checking Ministers responses and passing them on for filing, discussing BIG BOTTLES OF WINE vs LITTLE ONES with co- worker Wendy, larffing at other co-worker who PULLED last night and now I have to write lots of names on envelopes. BOOO.

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am eating my lunch. Listening to the wind howl.

― jel, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And now I am gritting my teeth to avoid telling co-worker who I dislike to FCUK RIGHT OFF and STOP SLAMMING THINGS. Deep breathing exercises will be continued until I go for lunch. Somewhere out of the office.

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am eating a tuna baguette and marvelling at the fact that the pub will be open til seven in the morning at this years ATP. As if it wasn't messy enough last year when it shut at 5!

― chris, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

right now i am being very sleepy and wondering why i am not crawling right back into bed, as i called out of work (on my second to last day no less!) i am listening to "the tired sounds of stars of the lid" very loudly, but its a very quiet disc, so it's actually not so loud. i am thinking a bagel would be good, but i am too tired to get one.

― jess, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"working at home" eg listening to NAS "I am..." eating alpen and waiting for kettle to boil, *not* writing up notes on epic LoTR piece for [outlet x], *not* reading hornby best of RockCrit for FT, *not* reading BuffytVS collection of critical essays for S& S, *not* sorting thru ancient cuttings for stuff to send BarneyH at Backpages, etc etc

considering posting "Therapy: Classic or Dud" after discush w.Dr Vick last night watching the sopranos (and also various straws-in-the-wind thingZoR here), and wondering why no one has anything to contribute to my WHEN ANIMALS TRANSLATE thread — perhaps momus = korrekt after all

― mark s, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sitting in a library feeling tired and hungry and headachey.

― Graham, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

oh and *not* working on my BOOK *sigh* which has apparently entirely fallen off the NEW THREADS page in my head

― mark s, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was just at the pub playing Golden Tee but now I'm back at work and it's not as much fun.

― Jonnie, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

constructing lunch out of pitta breads and houmous and watercress and an avocado, drinking water (i am thirsty today). getting excited about MarkS's above-mentioned LotR epic piece, trying to ignore my boss who i think is lonely and wants someone to talk to but really can't be arsed, imagining a gin and tonic because i have decided to give up alcohol for February. well it's the shortest month innit!

― katie, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't do it, Katie, unless unlike me you have very supportive friends who respect and value your efforts. Grrr. 5 hours & counting till booze time.

(Also February = bad month to give up booze due to the need to get mightily pissed on Valentine's Day)

― Emma, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've just realised I have had a drink for a fortnight. Tom's mention of a "cold beer" on the office thread had me drooling, and I don't even like beer.

― Graham, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

reading a book, wondering how that sid vicious tribute gig is going in dunedin and wishing I was there. Also still fixated on the special box set eye stretching bargain, how I wish I had something other than the beautiful music collection ads to boast of!

― Menelaus Darcy, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Youve made a drink last a fortnight Graham! Such fortitude!

― Tom, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And I made a Chupa Chups lolly last 2 and a half hours without trying the other day. Ph33r me etc.

― Graham, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Now i'm going back to bed.

― Graham, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(menelaus i am placing yr order later today probably i am in a last-minute bank- transfer in time for tax crunch situation at this minute: erm i still need an address tho i guess and an idea of how much it will cost to send to NZ... basic cost = £19.99, p&p w/i UK = £5.oo, so i need whatevah on top of that, i cd try and slip it into the post-bag at work but such an action might come back and bite me)

― mark s, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark can I read the Buffy essays? Are they online?

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

READING THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: an unofficial critical companion to BUFFY and ANGEL, ed.Roz Kaveney, pub TAURUS/ PARKE

haha this has already featured in PSEUD'S CORNAH *and* private eye's lettahs page

hahaha TAURUS/PARKE is an anagram of UR TARKUS APE eg secretly written by p.baran i twig

― mark s, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

essence of Ned = Patchouli oil? no?

Indeed, no. Ten thousand times no.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was thinking I might pick up the Kaveney book. THere's another one due out this month (I think) also - Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in BtVS, edited by Wilcox and Lavery, the people who do

Unintentional hilarity due to poor blue letters skilllz. Should be

the people who do Slayage, the Buffy studies journal.

― Ellie, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

listening to grace ones , realizing its filthy , icqing susan , checking email , and wiating for my ride to uni

― anthony, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Now I am wishing I could afford books :(

AND! Crossing my legs cos I need a wee!

Mostly being sad cos I want Buffy books. Awww.

― sad me, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

graham's mention of tom's mention of a cold beer has me drooling. because i haven't had a drink since 11pm last night. this is going to be tough.

― katie, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

mmmmm, the Village pub tonight, that first pint of London Pride will be lovely, don't be late number5.

― chris, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

and now I'm putting on my coat and going home, possibly via the playstation game shop, I want to drive a tank tonight. as well as drink beer, how irresponsible.

― chris, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

getting pissed off with hotmail for not working, listening to my joy division box set at 2.50 am with the windows open cos my neighbours suck and i am rebel hear me splorrrt

― goeff, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Trying to call this kid Justin I haven't talked to in ages, we should do something tonight. Oh and technically I am at work but fuck that shit.

― Ally, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Languishing. oooeeeeoooOOoo...errrrggugghhh

― Kim, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Now I am pondering what to do tonight and checking emails about every minute. Any emails? No. Chiz chiz. Sigh. Oh look another envelope for me. Is it something misdirected to me? Yep. Is it pointless? Obviously. Now I am going to read Buffy essays whilst finding out what is on TV tonight.

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i am finished work (early 4.15 on fri, heh) and am back in Exile. On to the "endgame" world now. it's a pretty game, but puzzles are not up to Riven standard. too tired (and a bit down) for going out tonight -- in fact would be nice to be in on Fri for a change. Anyone up for Karaoke sometime next week. oh strike that, sussed is on sun week. oh karaoke sometime soon tho.

― Alan Trewartha, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pub quiz next week though Alang!

I am now FITE!ing with co-worker after I made a hair washing comment and he burst out larffing. AND NOW I really should go to the loo. I wish exact times of posting were on Greenspun as well so you could see how long my bladder lasts/how lazy I am not to be arsed to go to the ladies.

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm just grabbing a few MP3s off Morpheus, just finished getting 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' and now I'm downloading something by Coil. Yes, I am baiting the GFG.

― DG, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What is GFG again? Goth fearing goons? Anyway, massive props for even using software that honours the fire.

― N., Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

GFG = Goth Finder General.
"honour the fire" - wasn't this the Killing Joke fan salute?

― DG, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bah, foiled again. Mark S sees through my clever plan to encourage the inbuilt pretensions of Buffy fans with a whole books of poorly written and researched essays about why Willows hair & sexuality changed "How American Pie Changed Willow's Bat: When BTVS cast members external role alters their perception in the Buffyverse".

Also "Xander The Normal Guy - How BTVS Is Actually about the Geek in All Of Us" and eight other essays.

― Pete, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Currently listening to the Monkees and thinking that Dan Perry wishes he were me right now. I have good reason to think this based on the appearance of a certain person just now.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I just went over to the hotel to see my sickly girlfriend, poor thing. She looked like hell.

― Ally, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Am only one in office. Hanging about until stupid boss GOES THE FECK HOME else I'm stuck here till 5.45! Well ahem timesheet is till six but I will say I am going to ur, photocopy things and that I have my coat and bag cos ... I am cold? Feck it.

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Exile finished. hmm, nice but not great.

― Alan Trewartha, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Eating a banana and feeling anxious. and my neck hurts. chris rock is on the radio. he's funny.

― Samantha, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

HOORAY she's gone the silly cow. Even though she hasn't signed my timesheet but I think she is WATCHING ME and I am SUSPICIOUS. I am now going home! And I shall wash my hair! For no purpose as I have no money and will probably not leave the house all w/e cos I am POOR! OR I could take a WALK round Brockwell Park hmmmm there is an idea oh well that is boring, enjoy yr banana Sam and the rest of you enjoy yer w/es AND THAT.

Ally, WASH YOUR COAT.

― Sarah, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am thinking...hmmmmm

― jel, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

brockwell park is very nice. i live near there.

― cameron bain, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm still thinking about my friend. I'm thinking about other people too, but mostly her. One summer we worked for two weeks at a cherry orchard, and to amuse ourselves we sang Liz Phair songs, but changed all the words that we could into 'steamed hams'.

"I bet you steam a ham too easily with the beautiful hams who are shyly steaming and you sell yourself as a ham to steam but all the steamed hams in the world are not enough..."

― rainy, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

HOLDING MY PENIS.

― Ally C, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i will wahs my coat i swear, it's just ripped up...

i'm doing lines and eating english muffisn. if yer reading this email me because i am sooo bored now that my girl had to go to bed.

― Ally, Friday, 1 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was just playing Mario Kart on my newly borrowed Super Nintendo. In ten years time I hope to move unto to the playstation.

― jel, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm, um, smoking. Everybody else in the house is playing "Spy Hunter" (the new one) in the other room, but it's not my thing.

― Dan I., Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Giggling manically and trembling.

― Maria, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am working on producing a track. It has a rapper.

― Honda, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

checking my e-mails, updating my webdiary, after being out of town for 4 days.

― di, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am working on producing a track. It has a rapper.

Why, what a coincedence! I am listening to a track. It has a rapper.

Before this, just now, I was watching the NIN DVD (grand) and the Cult video collection DVD (at once great and hilarious).

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Just fixed my e-mail, it works now. About to fall asleep to SNL I programmed my VCR to record, have a feeling it's going to suck or my machine recorded the wrong channel. One of my friends did ecstacy tonight and he was being a total fruit...a disgrace....currently contemplating what to do with insane amount of dissing material he's given me tonight...I'm a nice guy, I'll just clown him a few times this week about how pussywhipped his voice sounds when he's around girls...that's it. Goodnight.

― Ramosi, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

New Spy Hunter? Details! I need details! See what happens when you give up on the games industry completely? Aiiieeee. (And just a week after I considered making myself a nice new 2d top-down Spyhunter/APB style game but then remembered that I have none of the appropriate talents. Plus I failed to work out how to get Allegro to work with VC++ MFC type gubbins.)

― Rebecca, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ally - wash your goat

― goeff, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am preparing for COMBAT on another message board.

― DG, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, new Spyhunter is 3d and Playstation only? Bah. I return to hating all modern games then. Except probably Monkey Island IV, which I haven't bought yet (I'll probably wait until the budget re-release, though it might make my birthday hints-dropping list), but the other three rocked and the demo looks nice.

(No wonder I have no motivation to learn OpenGL properly if I hate almost all 3d games.)

What am I doing right now? I am listening to all my record fair purchases from yesterday, YAY. I bought manymanymany things for two quid each. Currently playing: Lesser - "Gearhound", which I'm not particularly getting into, but then I am slightly drunk and paying not very much attention. Highlight so far: Snow Robots vol I (damn, Lowfish rocks) and the big warm fuzzy droney bits of the Transient Waves Fatcat album (too much noodling between the fuzziness, though).

Disclaimer: am drunk, have only heard stuff once so far, and have bad taste. So don't shout at me too much if I'm very very wrong.

― Rebecca, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i just came home from pulling the night shift watching a 92 year old man who refused to dtay in bed w. a broken hip.

― anthony, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You sound like you work in a John Waters film there, Anthony.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hi Anthony, Are you a nurse, or is the man you're referring to a relative?

― Gale Deslongchamps, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

fretting

― di, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Double fretting. I am very tense for no apparent reason, and this is making me even tenser.

― RickyT, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

neither gale i work security

― anthony, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

amd now i am writing a grocery list , david will be home from the gym and we will go to hi pung trading , this tiny chinese market wiht everything you could possibly need .

― anthony, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Still stumbling around my apartment, grasping the walls for support in my flu induced haze. This is day six now. Planning a return to work in the morning, come hell or high water.

― Kim, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Good luck, Kim. I hope you feel better tomorrow.

― Maria, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

:) thanks~

― Kim, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

planning a cruel assault on my 4track tonight.

― di, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

having a headache.

― rainy, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm sailing on a slow boat to China.

― Gale Deslongchamps, Sunday, 3 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one month passes...
hi , right now I am trying to find the way to receive the mails through VC++. If anyone of you know about it,please please inform me.

― Abhijeet Khobare, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i am procrastanting about writing , fretting about money and worrying that if i write a piece defending representations of ntergenrational sex i will be considred a paedo.

― anthony, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

trying to relax enough to sleep. Got kicked out of my building at 1. Only 10 days left till Im done classes, soooooooooo much work to be done.

― Mr Noodles, Sunday, 31 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am dwelling upon how we are at the mercy of the banking system.

― N., Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I just rearranged my CD's....

One row in my chaotic system goes....Sum 41, Mike Hanley, the Strokes, Dinosaur Jr, the Lovin' Spoonful. I think I shall go alphabetic one of these days.

― jel --, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am plowing through a slew of Reserve requests for the start of the quarter. In fact, I really shouldn't be posting right now, so excuse me...

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Procrastinating on homework, as I don't see as much point to doing as I did before.

― Nicole, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Drinking a bottle of red wine after stuffing my face with pasta. Mmmmm contentment.

― RickyT, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Do not make me jealous. Punk.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Drinking Lemsip to try and get my voice back. Listening to that Futurism CD and worrying about leaving the house for college tomorrow, despite not being able to find any good reason for this anxiety.

― Ronan, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm currently waiting for my boss to enter something in our new ecommerce system so I can process a test order. I hate computers.

I'm thinkng of lunch though. And since I ate my sandwich for breakfast I'm thinking lunch will be pretzels and mustard. mmm, mustard.

― Samantha, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is there no pasta purveyor or off-license nearby Mr Raggett? 2pm is surely late enough to get going on the comestibles front.

― RickyT, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I just sat like an idiot in an empty classroom for several minutes wondering where everyone was after forgeting that my Cognition class had been canceled. Now I'm very hungry and wishing that the campus cafeteria served something with curry instead of lard in it.

― Dan I., Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am listening to the washing machine in one ear and some species of bangin' techno in the other (RickyT having just decided that we need to listen to something "'arder"). cooking hot curry for aubrey as he has a cold poor ickle boy. dwinking RHUM and COKE (the RHUM is Sarah's i'll buy you another bottle Starry) looking fwd to work again tomorrow NOT!

― katie, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'Shardly bangin'. It's only Drexciya.

― RickyT, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am running unit tests on a buggy piece of software and marking off whether each test passes or fails. WHEE!

― Dan Perry, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am constructign a Grotian anyalsis of Priosners of War

― anthony, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am sharing a stool with my sunglasses and a compliamentary mini-pot of plum jam. I am wondering how my bedroom got to be such a mess and how the jam got there in the first place. I am smoking too many Camel Lights and thinki

― Anna, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am nibbling on the back of my pen when I should be doing homework of some kind.

― Vinnie, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm a bit down because I just found out today that my boss is abandoning me for a promotion he couldn't pass up. I'm happy for him really, and I feel kind of bad for even being upset about this, but it's just that working for someone as cool as him is the only thing that's made my job tolerable for the past year. There must be alternatives out there. Six years in one place is too long anyway.

― Kim, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Six years in one place is too long anyway.

I dunno, right now I'm going on five-and-a-half. And given the weird state of economic life, I'll take the gov't job with useful benefits, thanks.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

what am i not doing would be a more appropriate question. what am i doing? perving at a cute boy who's at the computer opposite mine. surfing the net. what am i not doing? my schoolwork.

― di, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That was supposed to be the optimistic part of my post Ned. I feel really misuhwable now.

― Kim, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oops. *sends Kim nice thoughts*

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am bemoaning the fact that my refridgamarator is blown out. And has been for god knows how long, since I've been out of town for 2 weeks. Much is melted and smelly.

― bnw, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm talkin' to rosemary on #ilx!

― Ron, Monday, 1 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am on the mad orgy aim chat

― anthony, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am supposed to be catching up on work but instead am daydreaming about all the lovely cheese and wine and cake and charcuterie and pies and things I ate in France. It is so nice to be back. Sigh.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

listening to Eminem and Laurel & Hardy (not a boot, sadly, just one after the other), trying and failing to put out of my mind the fact that it's a new week and I still haven't done anything about findeing a job. If I'm not motivated now, then when? Huh?

― Mark C, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am currently sexually active.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What - while typing?

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm cussing under my breath due to being back at work.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am feeling considerably cheered having discovered that Faith is having a sale and am plotting which pairs of shoes to buy. Mmmm lovely white & pink wedge heels or Ahhhh pink bow mules. There seems to be a pink theme emerging.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am eating a baguette and goats cheese

― gareth, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am listening to the Wedding Present (Seamonsters to be precise) and wondering at the number of poppy seeds that have fallen off my sandwich.

― RickyT, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am drinking tea and eating a poor quality chocolate muffin

― gareth, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am listening to a Tresor compilation and now, after reading this thread, about to spend my lunch hour in the Faith sale.

― Anna, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Blimey, I wish I'd seen this thread in time else I might have hit the Faith sale as well. Instead I am finishing chewing a FLAPJACK (it is healthy cos it has FROOT in it) and going to have some more LIFT LEMON TEA which I thought would be horrible but is actually FACT: top notch. It also has the desired property of waking me up, not so manically as coffee but more than yer TETLEY TEA which I shall not drink anymore in protest against their POO new advert. I am also filling in a passport application form not that I am being taken anywhere/able to afford to go anywhere off my own bat etc etc.

― Sarah, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am listening to Geogaddi by BofC and being jealous that there is no Faith in Ilford. also i am digesting my yummy lunch of spinach, rocket and watercress salad and desperately trying to avoid my boss's eye so she won't start rabbiting on at me. also i am about to look at a "dress your own Orlando Bloom doll" website that a friend sent me.

― katie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm doing as little as possible coz I've been ill. Later I shall be EATING. Loads. Need to get my strength up. Been fed through a tube until quite recently.

― MarkH, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

here is the link for Mrs. Raggett BTW!

http://www.geocities.com/brensol/index.html

― katie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I hope none of you ladies is a size 5. I am regretting mentioning the sale now.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't worry, I think I might be popping along after work in my scruffy state, as I want to go to Chinatown as well. Actually Katie, do you fancy coming along? PLUM WINE!!!

― Sarah, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

FEH i have another engagement Sarah! though if you're going again this week, definitely... oh look here is an e mail from you...

― katie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am eating a muller strawberry fruit corner yoghurt

― gareth, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nevah ph34r! I could do with SAVING MONEY (waaah) anyway although I REALLY WANT a cool fascia for my new PHONE cheers cheers. But new shoes a-a-are always g-g-good... ah bugger it to Bond Street.

― Sarah, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am sitting at home (god bless extra statuatory holiday days) not filling in application forms for jobs, not ringing round colleges to see if they have any jobs or completing jak & daxter but merely faffing around on t'interweb, and listening to cartelcommunique radio, mmmmm, boots.

the most productive thing i've done today is pay my friends reunited fiver and contact a couple of old mates...

― CarsmileSteve, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

trying to find writing PostScript files to distill rubbish PDF files remotely interesting. failing. successfully ignoring healthy apple that i bought as pudding in a moment of blind optimism. putting off trip to Charlie's the Barber -- can it ever be worth 6 (SIX!) pounds? listening to Radio 1. Wishing I'd shaved last night. Strewth what a life.

― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah - try eating the Lift Lemon TEa directly in granulated form. It is like super tasty sherbert. And will wake you up a bit.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am drinking tea and reading ile

― gareth, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am now txting and posting to ILE, telling yet more people of my recent hospital experiences.

― MarkH, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Very nearly time for lunch for me.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

CRIPExx0R!!!! I am currently gasping in wonder that PTEE IS KORREKT. I've just been looking up bouncy castles with B______s daughter who is in work with her today as she has no SKOOL and no-one avaliable to look after her. She is ON MY SIDE to beat up STINKY CO-WORKER whe he's back in the office YAY!

― Sarah, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I found nothing in the Faith sale.

And in a moment of extreme oddness I have just spent the last fifteen minutes searching the net for "cannabis porn" with my boss.

― Anna, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You do know that in a couple of weeks the first result for "cannabis porn" will be greenspun.

― Sarah, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

fact checking

kidZoR do not do wot i haf dun, as it = k-boring and dumm viz in 1930 le corbusier planned to build but nevah did a house in chile for the Errazuris

how pray do you check what someone did NOT do?????

― mark s, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I know yohave been spending much of the afternoon trying to check if anyone apart from Emma and her fambly pronounce bagel "beigel" and the interweb has thrown up no leads. Which is not to say that no-one is out there. Just they are not interweb mentalists.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Pete I think that an expedition to Stanmore this weekend is in order to PROVE that the TRUE beigelmongers of north London shun the word 'bagel'.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the only people i know who pronounce bagel "beigel" are ALL THE JEWISH PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET Pete!

― katie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Katie is korrekt. Them whelks have obv messed w/yr head Pete.

― RickyT, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

could you clarify the pronounciation of "beigel". I;ve never heard anything other than bay-gul (nemesis of the mighty naz-gul). and i'm welsh, which is practically jewish.

― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am not clear on what you are saying. Do mean they say beigel as in the colour beige with an l on the end (ie. like everyone else but with a soft g?)

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Denis Lawson said it like that (bi-gal) on the programme he did with crime traveller David Wicks. I think it's correct and I should know because I'm a Spurs fan.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Bi-gal justs sounds barrow boy.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am also perplexed. I'm having nightmares of going into a bagel shop in the UK and watching people smear cream cheese on Snoopy before taking a nibble...

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well us north London Jews are just a bunch of barrow boys 'n' gals at heart Nick. Bi-gal it is SO THERE PETER BARAN. Num num num. Rollmops mmm.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Taking sides: Bi-gal vs Beagle?

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well BIGALS are nicer with smoked salmon and beagles nick your fags. So BIGALS it is.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(lesbiang!!!)

― ha ha so funny NOT, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm having nightmares of going into a bagel shop in the UK

And rightly too, as they're nearly all rubbish. Don't give me that Brick Land cobblers -- only people that live in strange parts of town think Brick Lane is at all convenient.

― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm welsh, which is practically jewish
Alan has also claimed to be geordie and cornish in his time. It's like Alexei Sayle, who has said that he's Russian and Latvian. 'Cept we don't love to hear Alan swear on the tv hee hee. What about PRETZEL then? In Germany it's Bretzen. The substitution of one vowel sound in German with another in Yiddish is quite commonplace, e.g. the 1940s song "Bei Mir Bist Du Shane" cf "schön" auf Deutsch.

― MarkH, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I fail to see how Pete can possibly have assumed that people would understand that 'beigel' = 'bi-gal'. But somehow Katie and RickyT did. It's a mystery. I'm really confused here.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You look it up on the interweb then. Ever ever online dictionary and source has the a pronounced as in way - so much so it is used as guide to pronouncing Hegel.

As Mr S sez - its awful hard trying to disprove something via the interweb. That said the barrow-boy theory would hold some routes what with Emma's Jewish fambly being from Stokey.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If you are replying to me here Pete then what I mean is I don't understand how by writing "Emma thinks it is pronounced 'beigel'" we would realise that you meant 'bi-gal'. I mean 'beigel' is hardly international phonetics alphabet calibre as explanations go.

― n., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Clearly it is not just Pete I am going to have to take on a fact finding expedition to Stanmore. I don't know exactly where my auntie gets her beigels from but it is somewhere in the Stanmore / Edgware region and they are bloody lovely so there to all you haterz saying you can't get nice beigels in London. Us Jewish people scoff them all before you gentiles can get to them ha ha.

And Pete only my mum & auntie are from Stamford Hill. The rest come from all over the proverbial shop.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i don't think i claimed to be cornish did I? my name is, and my dad's family are from that-a-ways, but my middle name is welsh, cos i was born there, and i grew up somewhere within spitting dist of the Metro Centre, hence vague (utterly fake) sense of geordieness. like. man. whey, and if you will, aye.

― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

katie and rickyT understood it cos they haf heard the Jewish ppl of their acquaintances pronouncing it as such! tis no mystery.

― katie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the bakers shop, we assume.

― MarkH, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Still 'tis mystery, katie, cause why did you not ask for clarification of the way Pete meant it. Just because you have heard an unusual Jewish pronounciation does not mean Emma was saying it the same way. I maintain that 'beigel' highly ambiguous as a phonetic guide and that 'bi-gal' is the last thing I would have guessed.

Anyway, to move on, did you know that Indian people laugh at you when you say 'bar-jee'. It's actually 'badge-yah'. Or so my dad says.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

and it's do-ri-toss, not doh-ree-toes. fact

― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No Nick, do notbe so arrogant as to presume that just because my post was after yours that I was replying to you (actually arrogance aside it was a simultaneous posting thing). I wrote beigel - which I'll agree is hardly helpful under the circumstances - as that is what Emma always writes. That said Bigel suggests it rhymes with Nigel - substitution the hard G for a soft G so I see the aesthetic problem there.

However if you google the spelling beigel you get nowt in the way of boiled bread products. Yet where else is "ba" pronounced "bi" (and before you go all Yiddish on me all the online Yiddish pronunciations also stick with "bay-gul"). So I am intriguiged to chase up this Stanmore based anomoly.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Or, to get back to the original question, I am thinking about this thread and wondering why I found it so easy to come up with so many examples so quickly and what that says about my approach to music and also my head.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I maintain that 'beigel' highly ambiguous as a phonetic guide and that 'bi-gal' is the last thing I would have guessed.

Even I who pronounces everything as if it was written in German missed this one. I am very upset about this, because it allowed Emma to make the joke about munching on a salmon-covered bi-girl before I could.

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It is NOT an anomaly Baran! Grrr. BIGUL BYGUL BIGAL BIGEL BEIGEL you bastards.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well then I maintain that your original post was unhelpful.

As it happens 'beigel' as a spelling is not that rare. Only yesterday I referred to the vile 'Happening Beigel Bakery' of Finsbury Park. If you search for 'beigels' rather than 'beigel' on Google you will lots of boiled bread at the top as the people with the surname get bumped. This could be the root of my confusion - I didn't think it that odd when you wrote 'beigel'. I just assumed that was another way of spelling 'bay-gul'.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My new mission in life is to spread the PROPER LONDONISH pronunciation around London since you are all getting it so terribly wrong.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

And as you pointed out the bei is pronounce bay in words like beige. Hence the source of your confusion.

See what you miss when we are away?

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Um, sorry for writing bi-gal. That was the closest to how I think it's pronounced, that's all.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

When in fact is 'bei' ever pronounced 'bi'?

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

In bagel.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Look Matey we are the Secret Rulers of the World so I think it is US who dictate how words are pronounced.

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It is a sad day when the US decides how words shall be pronounced outside their own country. (or for that matter the characters in The Secret Life Of Us).

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not going to let no lizard be the boss of me.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

As a SROTW in training I also reserve the right to use US instead of WE to cause extra confusion.

Who are you calling a lizard Dastoor?

― Emma, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Just popping out for a quick US.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

SROTW = 12' lizards, innit? Like that Sean Price

― RickyT, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am MULTI-TASKING between a report on Google and Civ III (guess which task is getting more attention), and have just logged on. I have been listening to the boring Futurism compilation and contemplating the stuff I need to do (lots of washing clothes, fridge purge and renewal w/help of all-night Tescos).

― Tom, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

bay-g'hl => but you are a londoner born, jewish or no => biii-g'h'

eg a cockney long A is a wide open I

― mark s, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am of London born but am firmly of the bay-g'hl crew. However, my parents were first generation Londoners. Perhaps this is the 'problem'

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am trying to work out the oh so important VOICEMAIL on my new phone - Nokia 3330 if yr asking - and FAILING. Genie website = BOBBINS.

― Sarah, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

[it is a relief to know this whole curfuffle can be attributed to Emma's raw London edge].

Could an American Jewish ILE-er confirm this is the case?

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

First generation Londoners = dead well over two thousand years ago!

N. is older than we imagine. Or his mummy is a Mummy.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

SHUT UP.

Does London have an equivalent of Romulus and Remus? If so they weren't my mum and dad anyway. One cam from the Midlands and the other from Bombay.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

sorry n. i shd have specified "Born wivvin Saahnd of Bough Bails"

― mark s, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Can you hear the Bow Bells from University College Hospital? I suspect not, actually.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, GOG and MAGOG!! (pr. my-gog obv)

― mark s, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Now you've lost me.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

g&m = lunnon equiv of r&r

― mark s, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Gog And Magog - thanks to google and magoogle.

― Pete, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Gog-tcha.

― N., Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am currently catching up on all your shenanigans with a glass of red wine after spending the day cleaning, sorting, thinking too much, not talking at all (apart from to myself) and following Eidur Gudjohnsen around Covent Garden to see what trainers he would buy (fancy directional Adidas in case you're interested).

and, as predicted by various friends, getting over-acquainted with the food channel.

― taxdodger Chris, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am trying to calm myself down after coming close to a blinding rage on ILM after someone said positive things about Ma$e. Aargh, why did I type his name? Now I'm filled with hate again!

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

http://members.aol.com/dubplatestyle/mase.jpg

we meet again, mr. perry.

― ma$e, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

AAAAAAAAAARGH. (Although, the real Ma$e would say something like, "Wih mih agaah, Mussuh Puhrree...")

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

well my computer keeps crashing, my tet editor wont work and i have a term paper due tomorrow

― anthony, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Your crashing is infectious Anthony. I was ready to send you an Mp3 when mine crashed.

― Samantha, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ok in the uk the hand gesture ma$e is giving dan USED to be very very rude but now only little kids and starry sarah use it

― mark s, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There's a difference?

― small graham, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Right now I am seriously considering buying that Time/Life Power of Love compilation they advertise constantly on digital TV, cos I can't fight this feeling any more, I want to know what love is.

― Graham, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i am writing about censorship

― anthony, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have just handed in my horrible thesis. Which is all I have been doing for the past year. So now I am doing nothing ah hahaha....

― isadora, Tuesday, 2 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well done Isadora!

― ducklingmonster, Wednesday, 3 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm sittin in the library. slightly drunk. planning my next move.

― , Wednesday, 3 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

congrats to isadora. we should drink "tragic sluts" more often. well if you can stand the melon. *shudders*. i'm in the midst of changing my course. see ya, ludwig.

― di, Wednesday, 3 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

stressing out.

― di, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Listening to Echo and the Bunnymen and finishing burning some discs for Di. Fun fun!

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

sitting in easyeverything, speedily catcvhing up on the world and getting over the fact that last night's B&S gig was rather ropey

― chris, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

B&S have been rubbish for about the last 2 years. sorry, but that's the way it is.

― katie, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I disagree Katie, but I was hoping for more last night, it was mediocre at best, apart from a very good version of another girl another planet.

― chris, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Craig David all over your BOINK! The young master of uk garage on the radio, the sun is out - it would appear to be the start of summer.

― Jonnie, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I agree with Katie - and that song's almost impossible to fuck up. B&S = anaemic forces of tweevil.

― suzy, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I watch the reflection of the ceiling fan in the window. I can see cars on the road behind me. I've been watching a spider, I'm hoping that it is okay, I disturbed its home when I moved a box. I am currently connected at only 115200 bps, that is the slowest modem speed ever. I'm going to look through a collection of independent inquiry reports that have just been donated to the library, then I'm going outside to walk around in the sunshine. The spider is still there, I can also see a dead fly, maybe the spider will eat it and not starve. I can hear aeroplanes taking off, and a printer printing.

― jel --, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

playing with knives

― , Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Make sure you don't run with them. Or is that scissors?

― Jonnie, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Wahoo! The phone actually rang!!!

― jel --, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My twee version of Another Girl Another Planet in ver pub when Carsmile rocked up was universally declared to have been better.

― Pete, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Twas indeed. Only bettered by the mass choral renditions of War Of The Worlds.

― RickyT, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

UUUUUUH-LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

― Emma, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Exacting revenge on my uni. I can't get any more specific than that right now.

And you all laughed when the Simpsons personality quiz said I was most like Mr. Burns...

― Nicole, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Still puzzling at the man who just asked me if I had any baby food for him.

― Jonnie, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sitting in the library going through mood swings, 5 minutes of feeling guilty for not going to any lectures today or yesterday, 5 minutes of feeling indignant and justified about this, 5 minutes of thinking about what I'll do next year, 5 minutes of feeling guilty for not talking to a classmate in about a week, and right now I'm thinking about going out tomorrow night. It's not as bad as it sounds really.

― Ronan, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Being very annoyed with CVS.

― RickyT, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

listening to Mingus Ah Um, staying pointlessly awake for the 2nd night running...thinking about how i am going to get out of this mess.

― duane, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Being mindful.

― jel --, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nicole: e-e-e-excellent.

I am flitting between telly programmes (the Buffy repeat with Cibo Matto/Eastenders), procrastinating on transcription of Moby interview, plotting career moves, not smoking cigarettes (none for more than a month) and generally spring cleaning while the boyfriend is away.

― suzy, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...
i am listening to raekwon and staring at computer screen

― Ron, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

arranging flights, trains and boats and working out where to stop next.

― chris, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am wearing a Japanese dress with has high slits (???). this means if I walk in the wind I have to hold it because otherwise everyone could see my underwear.

― cuba libre (nathalie), Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh shit, thouhgt this was the "what are you wearing right now." Uh I am chatting with some weirdos. HI RON HI ALEX! I am also listening to Jo Lemaire's "Je suis venue te dire que je m'envais"

― cuba libre (nathalie), Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

rowr!! (hi!!)

― Ron, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ten months pass...
I am looking at the new answers for 2/4/02. But now I am going to watch football.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Right now... I'm wasting time on my computer! How novel. Shall I update my interminable blog or shall I write something mindless here...? HM.

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Thinking about the fact that a wisdom tooth seems to be growing in at the exact spot the dentist plucked the other wisdom tooth out of.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Having spent all day yesterday cleaning my apartment in preparation for this morning's inspection by the new landlord, I am now patiently waiting for the landlord to arrive and perform said inspection, so I can put the booze back on the couch and unlock the closet where the naughty people go.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

thinking about an email i sent to a friend of mine about porn, i am in the St Joesphs College Library second floor, between a brick awall and bound editions of the catholic bibilical qauterly

― anthony easton (anthony), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I just told my friend who's going to be in SF this weekend to pick me up Casiotone FTPA and LFTR PLLR while she's at Amoeba Records. Learned of both these bands from ILMers.

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm waiting for a dumb Site Based Management Team meeting in which we have to sign off on the school budget for next year. I feel particulary uninspired for this since apparantly one-third of our faculty is due to be deployed next week and we don't know who yet. Guess who's at the bottom of the totem pole?

(btw, teachers aren't being sent to Iraq, just being 'released' due to huge budget cuts.)

― That Girl (thatgirl), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

resting. Sprained my ankle yesterday. Don't want to think about anything for a while, especially not travelling down staircases

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:20 (twenty-two years ago)

filling in time at university before my meeting with my supervisor.

― di smith (lucylurex), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

waiting for stuff to happen that probably won't happen

― duane, Wednesday, 2 April 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

postponing normal night's sleep (03:58 AM)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Finishing off a track for the Shirokuma project. It sounds ace! I'm so excited! It rocks the phaaattt one! It'll blow your socks off! I did the bassline! Waaaaaaaaaaaaa! Weeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 3 April 2003 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

nothing ma, honest, i was just... er... i'm not feeling well. i'll be out in a minute.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 3 April 2003 00:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Dave M, are ye sitting on the toilet the wrong way and acting funny?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 3 April 2003 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

At work, lunch break, browsing ILE.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 3 April 2003 10:24 (twenty-two years ago)

(at home, saying hello to Martin ovah da intanet) Hello, Martin!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 3 April 2003 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Writing a zine for tomorrow.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 3 April 2003 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

waiting for my doctors appointment

― di smith (lucylurex), Thursday, 3 April 2003 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

At work.

Wondering when this lady is gonna call me back so I can cross something else off my To Do list.

Wondering how long it will take me to post 200 more times and get to post my 3000th time.

Thinking about cheesecake thanks to the current food pic thread.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 3 April 2003 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Waiting for my headache to go away and silently cursing ilxor.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 3 April 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not really doing anything, my eyes hurt, and I'm going to wash some mugs up in a bit.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 3 April 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

jel-- did you get your drawing by now?

― Erik, Thursday, 3 April 2003 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Finding thread connections

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 3 April 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Trying to sort out our March cost of goods sold.
Wishing I weren't so loathsome.
I just took a bunch of pictures and I can't get them up onto my site so I'm bummed about that (not that anyone in their right mind would want to look at them anyway!).
I multitask.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 3 April 2003 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I multitask too. Thus, I appear to be on ILX all day, but I am actually working at the same time.

I want to see your pix, Bryan.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 3 April 2003 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I have 27 pics for offer today. They make some sense, but maybe not. Until I can post them online they'd be a 1.1 MB email attachment (zipped). They might cause drowsiness as well!

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 3 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

typing stuff for school.

― di smith (lucylurex), Thursday, 3 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

smoking and listening to pat benatar.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 3 April 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sucking up all the online time I can get at the pseudo-local library, as I've returned to FL from vacation and don't have much more than the four walls to look at at home. (Sad, ain't it;>?)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 3 April 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I am currently being inadvertantly drunk and wanting to shout at stuff.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 3 April 2003 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarah: my pics are now here. Sorry if they make you sleepy.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 3 April 2003 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Nothing of consequence

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 3 April 2003 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I especially like your photo of a fawn, Bryan. Thanks.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

eating a bar of Fruit & Nut and looking forward to tonight's drinking (with workmates).

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Playing HARDBALL!

http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/images/hardball.jpg

(sorry)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Wasting time.
Eating a chocolate chip granola bar.
Thinking that maybe just maybe I should try to get some work done.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)

enjoying the 1st day of my holiday by arsing around on TEH INTERWEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! &c &c

― DG (D_To_The_G), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm hungover, at work and miserable listening to one of the most depressing albums ever, but its nice and quiet. Want to sleep....

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

a stray cat showed up at our house yesterday. she's the spittin' image of our kitty Mina, except HUGE. i'm smoking and keeping them separated. cats are wieerd.

― gabriel (gabe), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I am sweltering in my stupidly hot office and am convinced I am about to evaporate. I am occasionally wincing at my back pain due to having to type at a stupid angle and also I have a headache. Did I mention I am BOILING HOT? And looking down at my mail icon to see if I have new mail. I don't. Argh. Best get off the interweb... *wilts* *fades*

― sarah at work, Friday, 4 April 2003 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm waiting for the kiddos to come pouring in. It's raining like mad outside. I'm giving a quiz today.

Oh, there's the bell. Bye.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Waking up.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 April 2003 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Hello back to you t\'\'t - isn't the speed of communication provided by the internet fantastic? (Why does your name resemble a line of sed or some other such horrible pattern-matching language?)

I am watching TOTP, and will log off ILE to eat meatballs shortly.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 4 April 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Playing La Vie en Rose over and over again. Grace Jones echos through the building. I'm at work. O, they have a lecture upstairs. No complains yet.

everything's loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovely.

― Erik, Friday, 4 April 2003 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Trying to think of a fun way to waste my last hour and 5 minutes of work today.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Friday, 4 April 2003 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

having a late lunch and listening to Jefferson Starship

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 4 April 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

getting re-acquainted with In Memoriam Gillez Deleuze the Milles Plateaux way

(Martin S - wot's "a line of sed"? as for y my name looks that way on the interweb, 't must be due to some software weirdness or something; this's actually how i print it in:
t>'postrophe>'postrophe>t - i do not insert any slashes, some-thing else does that :-)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Friday, 4 April 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

fucking around.

with abandon.

and glee.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 4 April 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh my.

Me, I'm at home about to do some laundry or something. Yup.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 April 2003 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

t\'\'t, sed is used for searching for and changing text in files. From memory if I wanted to change MARTIN to Martin throughout a file I might write something like s\MARTIN\martin\g. It gets a lot more complicated, but you'll see the pattern looks similar.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 5 April 2003 08:24 (twenty-two years ago)

six years pass...

alone in the flat. first listen to "Real Life Is No Cool". Waiting for a delivery. Should really check my work emails but too scared/lazy/good at procrastinating

― Tannenbaum Schmidt, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:09 (sixteen years ago)

procrastinating on the six pages on new england indian history that i need to write by noon. just spent about 15 minutes straight giggling uncontrollably at "society is in the gutter"...A+ thread.

― Maria, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:12 (sixteen years ago)

Having coffee and waking up while trying to plan work activities for later today. Also watching Maury.

― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:38 (sixteen years ago)

sympathising with gf's wisdom teeth issues through email.

― Louis Cll (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:42 (sixteen years ago)

Have just adapted an old sock into a wrist warmer. I am also drinking a cup of coffee.

― HUH? not appropriate (snoball), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:43 (sixteen years ago)

I too am drinking coffee.

― Maria, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:47 (sixteen years ago)

Waiting for our IT staff on the west coast to get to work to answer a bunch of my emails.

― james cameron gargameled my boner for life (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:02 (sixteen years ago)

update- i'm congratulating/envying the guy next to me at work on his €20k lottery win.

― Louis Cll (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:44 (sixteen years ago)

I'm now wondering, "where the f*ck is the delivery guy?".

― Tannenbaum Schmidt, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:59 (sixteen years ago)

Doodling around on my phone while my students take an exam. Left my book at home, tragic mistake.

― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 17:42 (sixteen years ago)

update- i'm congratulating/envying the guy next to me at work on his €20k lottery win.

― Louis Cll (darraghmac), 08 December 2009 15:44 (2 days ago) Bookmark

he's just taken delivery of a replica limited edition 'hammer of thor' for his son's 18th birthday. this guy is making life interesting.

― Louis Cll (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:41 (sixteen years ago)

I'm now wondering, "where the f*ck is the delivery guy?".

― Tannenbaum Schmidt, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:59 (2 days ago)

Now so am I.

― HUH? not appropriate (snoball), Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:43 (sixteen years ago)

Inserting data in a google data.

Also wondering when I'll ever be not sick. This sinus shit is bothering the fuck out of me. I am floating on a cloud of nausea.

― Nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:22 (sixteen years ago)

I have half an hour to rewrite my MA proposal to present this afternoon. Can't believe I've procrastinated THIS badly and am still being distracted by "My Religious Intolerance".

― Maria, Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:33 (sixteen years ago)

i am awake at 4
am, laying here, not sure why

― jelky (jergins), Thursday, 10 December 2009 14:49 (sixteen years ago)

^A good bulk of my life has been spent doing this

I am...listening to Charlie Pride, boiling water for more coffee, lazily looking over directions my gf wrote up for me to get to St. Paul for job hunting

― retrovaporized nebulizer (╓abies), Thursday, 10 December 2009 16:54 (sixteen years ago)

'm having a sneeze or three to da sound of "ego tripping" (jason bentley remix).

a bit earlier on listening to "solitary men" - no sneezes were forthcomig, strangely 'nuff.

― t**t, Thursday, 10 December 2009 17:20 (sixteen years ago)

'n now i'mma a-wondering how nobody did fekk all at all from 5 April 2003 to 8 December 2009. according to this thread, at least.

― t**t, Thursday, 10 December 2009 17:24 (sixteen years ago)

we were busy working nevar forget full world employment RIP

― stop grieving, it's only a chicken (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 December 2009 18:24 (sixteen years ago)

watching simpsons, drinking a porter

― cozwn, Thursday, 10 December 2009 18:25 (sixteen years ago)

eight months pass...

Sitting in a cheap movie theatre in front of a guy who smells like he used Ben Gay for soap.

― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 01:55 (fifteen years ago)

Watching a spider construct its web under the streetlamp outside my dining room window.

― tricked by a toothless cobra, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 06:58 (fifteen years ago)

Heading out for breakfast and then taking a class on knitting here in Scotland. Fuck YEAH.

― Nathalie (stevienixed), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 07:05 (fifteen years ago)

Drinking a cup of tea and listening to my o/h compare "Paparazzi" by lady gaga and "Take my breath away" by Berlin to see if they sound the same.

― Not the real Village People, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 07:08 (fifteen years ago)

Midway into a performance and realizing I don't have the energy to do this tonight!

― michangelo wuz a party d00d (San Te), Saturday, 21 August 2010 01:38 (fifteen years ago)

waiting for someone to finish packing and come by and pick me up for dinner

― dell (del), Saturday, 21 August 2010 01:47 (fifteen years ago)

san te, you are posting mid-coitus??

― dell (del), Saturday, 21 August 2010 01:49 (fifteen years ago)

enjoying a/c, drinking orange juice, thinking about the fish tacos i'm making for dinner

― diurnal eternal falafel (get bent), Saturday, 21 August 2010 01:57 (fifteen years ago)

Hahahahah

― michangelo wuz a party d00d (San Te), Saturday, 21 August 2010 02:51 (fifteen years ago)

Right now I am sitting in my room listening to the Hank Shocklee remix of Sinead O'Connor's "The Emperor's New Clothes" and I am bouncing about in my chair.

― Chanté Ackerman (Stevie D), Saturday, 21 August 2010 05:52 (fifteen years ago)

I am also singing along really loud because I have the ENTIRE HOUSE TO MYSELF

― Chanté Ackerman (Stevie D), Saturday, 21 August 2010 05:55 (fifteen years ago)

- just had some chips & seltzer
- read this http://atlanticwire.theatlantic.com/features/view/feature/Christopher-Hayes-What-I-Read-1877
- am now going to head downstairs for more seltzer

― markers, Saturday, 21 August 2010 05:55 (fifteen years ago)

Watching Eureka, maybe watch Eric Banas 'Love the Beast' doc next...

― VegemiteGrrrl, Saturday, 21 August 2010 05:58 (fifteen years ago)

Archiving off music/movies to DVD-R and catching up on episodes of Burn Notice.

― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 21 August 2010 05:59 (fifteen years ago)

Filling my left ear with peroxide, lying on the couch and watching the Road Warrior sideways.

― a black white asian pine ghost who is fake (Telephone thing), Saturday, 21 August 2010 06:04 (fifteen years ago)

just came home from play it as it lays at cinefamily. for all its themes of early '70s nihilism and nothingness, i feel strangely upbeat.

― diurnal eternal falafel (get bent), Saturday, 21 August 2010 07:41 (fifteen years ago)

six years pass...

eating trail mix

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 13 October 2016 22:05 (nine years ago)

what are you guys doing

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 13 October 2016 22:23 (nine years ago)

listening to Zachary Kale, drinking a can of Newcastle Brown

― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Thursday, 13 October 2016 22:35 (nine years ago)

while chatting to ppl on facebook

― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Thursday, 13 October 2016 22:35 (nine years ago)

moved on to an apple

it's the little things

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 13 October 2016 22:38 (nine years ago)

drinking turmeric tea, reading Moby's autobio, listening to Erik Satie.

― Yelploaf, Thursday, 13 October 2016 22:39 (nine years ago)

Scanning rental listings after the place I went to look at this morning was leased out two hours before I got there.

― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 14 October 2016 05:28 (nine years ago)


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