Year: 2003
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Norfolk
Claire's gone to Norfolk to help her dad move house, among other things. She's back on Sunday.
Played a little Zelda and wrote a little Three Rings code last night, but didn't do enough of either to be called 'productive'. Rather, I watched The Animatrix with Kit and drank Firestoker and Hobgoblin and Newcastle Brown Ale.
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Friends
It is Claire's birthday.
"Our feet are going to get wet."
Somebody had to say it. Somebody did.
The waves roll up the beach, rustling gently against the smooth pebbles. Claire sits in front of me. Kit is to my side. The remaining embers of the fire flicker, as if trying to fight to hold onto the remains … -
Practical Joke Of The Week
Am pulling off a fantastic one against my girlfriend, Claire. On Friday, our landlord arrived with a plumber to replace the leaky taps in our bathroom. The new taps are very similar in design, but significantly taller. I didn't tell Claire that we have them.
Yesterday - Saturday - night, after washing her hands, she remarked … -
Half-Life 2
Pre-ordered Half-Life 2 from Amazon for £25 this evening. Sweet.
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Makes You Feel Stupid
Don't you feel really stupid when you plan to go via somewhere on the way to somewhere else, and completely forget about it. I managed that this morning: I'd put some keys in to get cut at the hardware shop around the corner from where I live, gone and bought my lunch from Somerfield, then …
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U.W.A. Professor Dies At ‘Massage’ Parlour
I laughed.
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The chap pictured above, a certain Dr. Williams, professor in economics and astronomy, was found dead this morning at a massage parlour in Cardiff (full story here). Just out of curiosity, I looked up the parlour in question. sexywales.com reports it as follows:
A Touch Of Class Massage
112 Woodville Road, Cardiff
029 2023 6880 … -
A Violent Evening In
Spent yesterday evening drinking and playing Cel Damage with Bryn, Kit and Claire. Cel Damage is a stupidly fun game on the Nintendo GameCube in which up to four players drive cartoon cars around a zany landscape attempting to kill one another in bizzare ways, such as chopping with axes, harpooning, tricking into falling down …
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How To Fix A Flat Car Battery For Beginners
Unfortunatley my plans for a nice relaxed evening over a pint were delayed somewhat by having to help to fix Claire's car, first. In a fantastic display of sense she'd left the headlights on on Sunday night, and all through Monday, and so by Tuesday the battery was very, very dead.
So she, Bryn, Kit and … -
Secret Site Launch
Happy with my new weblog, I'm launching it now. And, just out of curiosity, I'm not going to tell anybody about it, and see how long it takes people to notice.
Yes; I really am 'just odd like that'.
Anyway - that's enough goofing around on the internet at work for me... I'm off to goof around … -
Scatmania Launched
Well; I finally did it. I finally got myself a weblog. After weeks of peer pressure by such friends as Paul, Alec, and Kit with their shiny LiveJournals, I decided to have one of my own.
Just to remind anybody who doesn't already know that this isn't, technically, my first weblog. My first one ran from … -
Review of Enter the Matrix (PC)
This review originally appeared on Amazon. See more reviews by Dan. Enter the Matrix (PC), Video Game Rating: ⭐⭐ Released Five Months Too Soon
As a professional software developer (and an avid fan of The Matrix), I can tell you what went wrong with this game: it was released too soon! While great in principle … -
Troma Night VI pictures
Photos from Troma Night VI, at which we watched Surf Nazis Must Die, Real Time, and 28 Days Later, presented without further context:
Also a video of Paul performing our traditional starting activity - throwing a sponge from the window:
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Troma Night V pictures
Photos from Troma Night V, at which we watched Les Mémés Cannibales (Rabid Grannies), Citizen Toxie : The Toxic Avenger Part 4, and Monty Python and The Quest For The Holy Grail, presented without further context:
Also a video of Paul telling Mark about Enter the Matrix:
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Troma Night IV pictures
Photos from Troma Night IV, at which we watched Class of Nuke'Em High, Beware: Children at Play, and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, presented without further context:
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May Ball 2003
Dan and Claire go to the May Ball at Aberystwyth University.