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Good Stuff
Well; everything's going notably well this last day or two: Naruto Night I, our new weekly Thursday Night anime night, went off well: only Paul, JTA, Claire and I were able to make it, but that's pretty much the number we got to the first ever Troma Night, and look what a success that turned …
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Naruto Night
Okay, okay, so I took my time to look at and get into Naruto, a most fantastic anime series. Thanks to Rory and Gareth for showing me the movie, and Paul for providing episodes.
We'll now be having a weekly "Naruto Night" (to go alongside Tuesday's "Knightmare Night", Friday's "Geek Night", and Saturday's "Troma Night"), on … -
HSBC Account
HSBC have closed my bank account with them: a bank account I'd had with them since they were Midland Bank, back when I was still in high school. I hadn't used it for, well - anything at all - for the last 9 months or so, and didn't know it had been closed (they'd never …
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Finished Psychonauts
I've just finished Psychonauts, so I can have my life back. It's a surprisingly good third-person platform/shooter/RPG from for the X-Box and PC, from some of the minds of people who made Full Throttle and Grim Fandango.
Taken at it's simplest level, it's a jolly 3D romp through twisted landscapes in the style of American McGee's … -
Dan And Alex
People have been asking me if these comics are actually related to my co-worker, Alex. Of course the answer is no: I would never say anything so unflattering about such a great and able worker as Alex, nor would I ever call him RetardBoy. And obviously these comics aren't based on actual events: it would … -
Goodbye Andy And Sian
Goodbye to Andy and Sian, who are leaving Aber tomorrow-ish. We've had ups and downs, we've seen some great times, and I'll miss you both. Good luck in whatever you choose to do, and I hope to see you again sometime soon.
Ruth makes similar sentiment in a more general manner. Sian pines over Aberystwyth … -
CNPS
Consecutive Number Plate Spotting is a very, very silly game.
And now Claire is doing it. And I'm betting that there'll be others we know who'll want to try to beat her at it (I'm looking at you, Paul - there's a number 1 parked on Bridge Street).
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Episode III, Take II
When Ruth, JTA and Claire watched Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith the other night, Claire got very drunk. As a result, she doesn't actually remember much of what happened.
So, tonight, we'll be watching it again. If you want to come along, we'll be showing it at The Flat at 9pm tonight. … -
Postcard From Kit And Fi
Received a postcard this morning from Kit & Fi, and it's as much to many of you lot as it is to me, so I'll relay it to you here:
[CLASSIFIED - OPERATION TROMA // EYES ONLY]
Dear Dan, Claire, Paul, Bryn + Ruth, JTA, Andy, Siân & any other Troma fanatics (Jon + Hayley I'm … -
Top 100 Movies According To Time
Paul: you might be interested in this (just for the challenge of watching them all) - Time have produced their top 100 movies list; take a look.
Claire and I went out with Sundeep last night to Reload at the Students Union, which was surprisingly good fun, apart from that weird man who briefly kidnapped Claire … -
Eurovision At Troma Night?
All Troma Night folks are requested to vote on this week's Troma Night plans! Are you coming? Do you want us to watch JTA's choice of films, or would you rather we watched the final of the Eurovision Song Contest (with full drinking/betting rules) and put off JTA for another day.
"What are you waiting for? … -
Life Among Stressed Students
It's exam week, and so I find myself surrounded by stressy students. Sundeep, in particular, worries far too much about her exams; but even Claire's not immune: while on the surface she's fine, she's been having weird dreams (of missing an exam... of failing an exam... spot a theme?) and has been getting frustrated easily. …
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Candlelight
Contrary to what JTA thinks, it's quite easy to read by candlelight. I couldn't sleep last night (or, to put it another way, I wasn't even remotely tired by the time Claire went to bed, which is perhaps more a result of the fact that she's not used to getting up so early in the …
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Face-Burning Chilli
Many of you reading this will have eaten one of my chilli con carnes before, where I've used my Da Bomb: The Final Answer hot sauce in the recipe before (original recipe). For those not in-the-know, when cooking chilli to feed four or so, I tend to use the following system to measure the hot …
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Today’s Progress
Today's progress - at work - has been stunning, compared to the problems of last week. This morning, I came in, plugged in, did the mandatory e-mail and blog checks, read some news, then got down to work. I slapped on some Pink Floyd (Echoes and Division Bell) and the code... just... worked. By just …