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Scotland Revisited
Wind conditions were better the second day, but not on Cairngorm, so we took a drive out to The Lecht where we were at least able to get some skiing in. We booked my sister's friend Jemma and Claire into ski school, which gave Jemma her "first time" taster and gave Claire the confidence … -
Mobile In Scotland
I'm posting this from my mobile phone from a youth hostel in Scotland. I'm sure you'll forgive me for any predictive-text-based typos!
Snow conditions are reasonable, but gale-force winds closed the mountain so we haven't actually managed to do any skiing yet. Instead we've spent today cantering about the countryside on horseback, firing … -
Ski Time
Claire and I are off to Scotland for a spot of skiing while there might still be some snow left. We're leaving tonight and we're back at the weekend (probably on Sunday). In the meantime, we're leaving The Cottage, Mario, and Luigi in the capable hands of Matt (Hat variety). We'll be in Preston Wednesday …
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Guess This Makes Me “Sad”
I guess it makes me pretty much the geekiest person at Troma Night to have, when watching Daredevil, been pissed off mostly not by the shoddy acting or the over-obvious CGI or the physics-defying abilities of the sight-deprived... no; what ruined the film the most for me was that the main character was able to …
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Poker Night, Geek Night, and Troma Night
Just a reminder about this weekend's events at The Cottage:
Poker Night / Geek Night
As already announced, Poker Night / Geek Night (at which you can either join the poker table or play the usual selection of geeky board games) is tonight at 7pm. I haven't a clue who to expect.
Troma Night
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Happy Birthday To Me! Again!
Thanks are due to my Mum, my Dad, and my Aunty Anne for the lovely birthday cards I've just received from them. Also to my mum for my birthday present (some Wii nunchucks), a christmas card, two forwarded letters from Nominet, and a copy of Hoodwinked. Additional thanks go to my dad for the two …
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And Here’s The Weather
Just wanted to be the first to get a picture online of it snowing in Aber this morning. It started about 6:50am, and it's pouring down at a steady rate and is just beginning to stick to the ground. Clicky for big pics.
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Poker Night / Geek Night - This Friday, 7pm
This Friday (9th Febuary) there'll be a combined Poker Night (run by Claire) / Geek Night (run by me) event at The Cottage. We'll be kicking off at 7pm. I'm guessing (check with Claire) that the poker will be a pittance-stakes (pennies, maybe pounds) game of Texas Hold 'Em, tournament-style, with gradually increasing blinds: safe …
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The Ethical Slut
I've just been reading The Ethical Slut, by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt. Well, I say "just been reading" - I actually read it over two days last week (couldn't put it down) - I'm actually just slow to post anything of interest to my blog, these days.
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Troma Night At The Cottage
Tomorrow's Troma Night will be at The Cottage. The plan is as follows:
7:25pm - an early kick-off for anybody who hasn't seen the latest episode of American Dad - The American Dream Factory - and wants to.
7:55pm - a special extra treat, we'll be watching what I believe is both the … -
Update On The Weekend
It occurred to me last night, as I was thrashing Jimmy at Wii Sports Tennis and Boxing last night, before we whipped out Golden Axe for some proper old-school co-op beat-'em-up fun, that I hadn't yet made a blog post to follow up the one I made before the weekend. So, here it is.
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Plans For The Weekend
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Abnibbers and Troma Knights: I present to you... some of this weekend's events.
Friday Night: Post-Exam Curry
Have you had exams this week? Well, sucks to be you. But it's all over now - come out with us for a curry and we'll pretend it never happened. … -
Diplomacy, Parcels, and WW2 RTS Games
What have I been up to of late? Well, as you ask...
Diplomacy
Ruth's game of Diplomacy got off to a fine start, and the backstabbing began soon afterwards. I'm not so keen on the engine, for reasons I'll discuss later. Here's how the map looks right now.
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A Flurry Of Comedic Activity
Wow, my previous post caused a sudden surge of comments. They're all very sweet. Rather than answer them all individually in the form of more comments, I'll selectively re-print them here in the form of a dialogue. Well, more like a septilogue, or something. Whatever.
Making Material
Scatman Dan (earlier): Can I produce … -
Where Funny Meets Dan: A Little More Confident
Since the announcement that I'll be starring at this Sunday's Gorillamania 1, I'd been quite frankly shitting myself, until tonight. The Open Mic nights I've performed at previously have been a whole different ball game - after all, nobody expects anything from you at an Open Mic: they get what they're given. I've been bothered …