The Late Shizzle!

20:25 / 07.05.04

I am here, hello.

I don't know about working on a night shift but I have just got my computer back from technical hospital so I'm currently in the midst of a big Barbelith fix. It's quite nice actually, looking at all these threads I haven't seen for a few days...

I have just abandoned Radio 4 and am now importing Goldenfrapp and Keane onto my computer.

I can't begin to moan about night shift working but being in on a Friday night because I have nothing to do and also no babysitter even if I wanted to do it, well it sucks slightly.

Working might be worse though so I suppose I should be grateful.

20:57 / 07.05.04

Here. Everything’s always okay if you’re listening to Radio 4. Even sitting in on a Friday night with the internet for company. Anyway, I’ve got wine, so I don’t care where I am. And I’ve had a good day. Life rocks.

21:08 / 07.05.04

Good evening barbelith. I am drunk. I have chococolates.

* Waves big tub of chococolates at the late shift *

Have some chococococolates....

21:21 / 07.05.04

I haven't got any chocolates, but I do have wine. What kind of chocolates do you have, Tom-Karikar? Posh or not posh?

Bedhead, I'm glad your day has been good and you are correct about Radio 4. Most of the time it makes everything OK, even when it's Graham Norton, like it was this morning on Desert Island Disks.

I have had a bad day, not a good day which is frustrating and leads me to think, "why can I not just have 'days' "?

21:24 / 07.05.04

Posh? they're not posh at all. They are positively common, verging on council-estate chocolates.

they're cadbury's miniature heroes. They dry up the top of the mouth. But there are many many chocolates...

21:26 / 07.05.04

Oooo. Aren't they the ones with the little Malteser ones? The really yummy little Malteser ones?

21:37 / 07.05.04

Maltesers aren't Cadburys! Are you crazy?! Are you?!

Rargh! Mars, they are! Celebrations, they are in!

21:41 / 07.05.04

Do you really have a big tub of chococococolates, Tom? And if so, are you offering them around, or just showing off your big tub?

Ugh, wasn’t Graham Norton dull as dishwater? I’d like to strand him, and Sue Lawley, and all of those records he picked today on that bloody desert island. Um, except for the Grace Jones, obviously, that one can stay in the real world. Oh, and the Diana Ross I suppose, my mum likes that one. But marooning is far too good for the rest of ‘em.

It might have been a lousy day Olula, but at least it’s ending with wine. ‘Red wine at night...’, that means tomorrow will be fine, the shepards are never wrong about these things. ‘Promise.

21:41 / 07.05.04

Miniature heroes are even cheaper than celebrations. That's good, because a marauding horde of my fellow drunks has just staggered in and scoffed the lot. Thank god they weren't posh...

(The chocolates, that is, not the drunks. The drunks were posh (from chelsea, dontcherknow!))

21:42 / 07.05.04

The Malteser ones are good, but not in the same league as the Truffle ones, not by a long chalk, oh no.

21:43 / 07.05.04

* offers now-empty tub of miniature heroes to late-shift *

21:44 / 07.05.04

Thanks, Tom, like.

21:45 / 07.05.04

Bloody posh drunks.

21:46 / 07.05.04

Bloody posh drunks buy bloody lots of bloody drinks...

21:49 / 07.05.04

Graham Norton is my personal enemy! Raaaargh!

Look, you see what I did there? I said enemy! Maybe it meant PENIS! Maybe I'll make a cock joke now. Go away, Graham. That's all your jokes, that is.

21:53 / 07.05.04

Actually, Graham Norton looks like he spends a fair bit of time in the gym. I bet he could have you in a fight.

Lots of people on your telly could have you in a fight, man. They all laugh about it when you go in the kitchen.

21:54 / 07.05.04

I don't want to fight him, I want to KILL HIM! I think most people could have me in a fight, but I don't mind. I can either run away or insult them terribly while they do it. That's what a real man does, I hear.

21:57 / 07.05.04

Hey. Let's all gang up on him. Then we could 'ave is guts fer garters, so we could. Grrrr...

Bleedin' leetle leprechaun men, coming over here and filling up THE ENTIRE TELEVISION SCHEDULE. Grrr...

22:04 / 07.05.04

Actually, he wasn't that bad. I mean at least he was able to mock himself:

Graham Norton: My essential item would be a mirror. If you had a mirror you wouldn't go insane.

Sue Lawley: ...

Graham Norton: (reconsidering) How shallow am ? A mirror would stop me from going insane? Shave and be sane...

***

No actually, I'm being overly charitable. He chose a Dolly Parton song with him singing on it, so he deserves to die. I am sure Bedhead will back me up on this.

22:07 / 07.05.04

UGH! ack! splutter!

22:08 / 07.05.04

Oh, me and Suede will back you up on this. Back you up by shouting ‘Woo! Go Olula! Yeah!’ and waving those big foam hands around while you deal with actually kicking his arse. You’re tougher than us.

22:09 / 07.05.04

I'm but a poor fey child! Save us from him, Olula! GO OLULA!

22:11 / 07.05.04

Ooooh, I'm getting all excited now; it's almost time for Book Of The Week on Radio 4. This week it's Two Sides Of The Moon, telling the parallel tales of an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut during the space race. Great stuff.

If I could choose to do only one more thing in my life, it would be to stand on the Moon, watching the Earth rising over the horizon. How cool would that be? I'd even give up pie, if that's what it came to.

22:16 / 07.05.04

pie...

moon...

pie...?

moon...??

pie!

Seeing an earth-rise would, however, be pretty good.
Yep, definitely pretty damn good.

22:18 / 07.05.04

Off to make coffee, in preparation of BotW on Radio 4. No pie though, sadly.

22:21 / 07.05.04

It's almost time for Book Of The Week on Radio 4. This week it's Two Sides Of The Moon.

Ahhh. You see, I heard that this morning, so I don't want to hear it again.

BTW, I have killed Graham Norton, and have his scalp here to prove it. *Holds up bloody bit of skin.*

What shall I do with it?

22:23 / 07.05.04

Make paté.

22:28 / 07.05.04

1. Make leprechaun scalp paté
2. Put [1.] in jar
3. ???
4. Profit!

22:32 / 07.05.04

Ahhh, the classic Four Steps To Riches plan.....

Ssshhhhhh.... Book Of The Week's Starting......

22:33 / 07.05.04

sorry. I won't do that again...

Goodnight everybody.

22:37 / 07.05.04

'night!

23:05 / 07.05.04

G’night, Tom.

When I hear R4 signing off with the national anthem, it makes me wonder if there’s still anyone in the county who stands up as it plays.

(*Drains glass*) I think I can say, that was probably the worst bottle of wine I’ve ever drunk. And I’ve spent several years extensively specialising in the study of unpalatable rotgut. Gah. But also yum. Even the very worst wine is still wine, after all.

Mazarine

01:11 / 08.05.04

Iiiiiiii've... -commence dancing- finished my last paper, last paper of the semester, cha cha cha, cha cha cha.

Now there's just an itty bitty take home final and a giant exam on the complete history of theatre, both due/on Monday, but no more freakin' term papers! Woot!

How's everyone? Anyone up? Anyone in? Or is everyone down or out?

Tryphena Absent

01:33 / 08.05.04

I'm awake. I'm waiting for Friendster to start working again so I can accept more friends for Tom Riddle.