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19:13 / 11.12.07

Further Beowulf-threadrot:

I fell asleep during it unfortunately. Woke up just at the end of the golden dragon fight, having nodded off during the slightly boring middle section of the movie. The sound was all screwed up too and they didn't show it in 3D, so my judgement is slightly skewed.

Anyway, today's happy is Christmas music in shops, specifically that Cliff Richard song Mistletoe and Wine. I was in Virgin, doing the Christmas gift grab extravaganza when it came on. There were masses of people shoving and pushing and grabbing at stuff, people being really rude and pushy. Then Cliff came on and with his ueber religious pop-hymn, there was an hilarious juxtaposition of music and setting. I couldn't help but laugh out loud as some guy shoved past me to buy the last copy of The Marine.

19:40 / 11.12.07

Actually, Megs, Grendel's pathos was one of the things I liked about the film. Always did feel a bit sorry for Grendel.

Oh, yeah, it was nice in its onw way, but I alway had a different mental picture of what Grendel would look like and behave (more reptilian and sleek, a lot less childlike, and not at all pity-inducing, though indeed not entirely evil), but that's just a personal thing of mine. In a more reality-based, less fantasy-based version ot the poem, it would have been the best approach for the character indeed, which refers me to:

You should see the Canadian/Icelandic Beowulf & Grendel, then. Sarah Polley is in it. You weep for Grendel.

...which is a movie I've been dying to see for quite a while now and in which the tragic Grendel is the reason I want to see it, but alas, the flick did not show its face in here (maybe I'll turrent it, as soon as I learn how to turrent properly)

Anything is better than Christopher Lambert's 1999's Beowulf version, though

Less searchable M0rd4nt

15:55 / 12.12.07

Graffiti seen on the train: 666 BIST.

19:43 / 14.12.07

Sooo. I've been in my office for two days, stuck in the training room with the trainees. (I'm going to be working on passports, so they have to spend this week telling us the various ways in which our fuck ups can send people to jail, ruin a holiday or initiate international hostilities. We've also been warned about how previous people in our job have made tiny screw ups resulting in deaths, rapes and torture. It is a frightening amount of responsibility for saying that I'm on minimum wage).

On walking out of the office, someone at another desk shouts out "My mate really fancies you". Not being sure whether or not someone was taking the piss, I turn round and smile at the shouting man. I play it ice-cold-cool and say "Your mate has excellent taste".

This in itself please me because, not only was I pretty sure that the come-on was serious, but I was also enamoured by the adolescent method of delivery. It was very sweet. And flattering.

Later on, as I walk back from the office, I meet a pretty boy walking a very strong dog. Lo and behold, it is the boy from the office. He apologises for the shouting and introduces himself as Joshua (a sexy name).

He asks what my reply had been earlier. I explain. He sighs in relief, he had though I'd said "no, I've got taste". Which was not so cool, just bitchy. But, as it turns out we are both actually lovely, we've swapped numbers. And he has invited me to a party!

I love how teen-drama my love life is.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

19:49 / 14.12.07

Correct response to your story: OOooooooooOoooOOoo.

Does he make you feel all dreamy in your stomach? What does he look like? Objectify!

My happy today, besides my new laptop, is that because of other people's vacations I've been given the day shift today rather than the evening shift, so I can actually go out and do something fun on a Friday night! I think it's going to be the latest Wes Anderson movie, which is the early show on a five dollar double feature at the Roxy Cinegog ("Where movies are a religion.") over by my house.

20:02 / 14.12.07

He is blonde, and of wiry muscle.
His face is nice, I think. But I've only seen it twice. Once when he was trying to hide it, and then again in the dark without my glasses.

The party will probably be dark too, so if he does turn out to be a frightening bog-troll then at least I won't know until I've had a fair level of intrigue and flirting.

Wibbly feelings in my stomach, not so much. But I'm not a wibbly feelings in stomach sort of person, really. At least not on a first date.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

21:02 / 14.12.07

Wibbly feelings can be fun, though. One of the girls at work is practically skipping around because she's ended up dating this boy now and he's really swell and stuff. It's rather amusing to watch her glow.

Maybe he wibbles over you, though. You can awkwardly paw each other in the dark of the party and something comical can happen.

Two more hours of work -- and I got twenty bucks in strike pay from the first month of action! It was rather unexpected, as we had all given up on strike pay being anything more than some kind of fantastic water spirit.

21:13 / 14.12.07

Damn right he wibbles over me!

My life is Jurassic Park 1, men are fragile glasses of water, and I...

...well I am the aproaching T-Rex of all encompassing desire.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

22:07 / 14.12.07

You terrible thunder lizard of sex.

Closed for Business Time

23:49 / 14.12.07

Down, boy!

Now, I just want to report that Mr. Malthouse of The Times of London is being uncommonly humane.
Christmas is nigh indeed.

00:02 / 15.12.07

"Josh?"

"Joshua!!"

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

17:31 / 15.12.07

While I'm terribly, terribly anxious about having my wisdom teeth out on Wednesday, the Accomplice will be taking me home afterward and I'm staying over at his place for a few days to recuperate while he tends to my needs. He's even told me to make sure to bring the new laptop, and has bought a wireless hub (more for the new place he's moving into, I'm sure) because he knows it'll help if I can check Barbelith while I shift back and forth between passing out and being awake. So sweet of him.

19:06 / 15.12.07

If you´re lucky, it won´t be so bad. The one time I had a wisdom tooth (granted, it was only one) removed, I had no pain even after the anaesthesia had gone. And the next day I could eat normally again.

21:01 / 15.12.07

Um, yeah. That would be very lucky.

11:46 / 16.12.07

I have a new PC. Freed from my Windows 98-running shitbox I have achieved sweet nerdvana

17:46 / 16.12.07

Wandering around my neighbourhood today I came across a small swapping market (no money allowed to change hands for some reason). Picking through the tat I found a nice working camera tripod which fits my camera. Just what I was looking for. I asked the guy what he wanted for it and he said "video games". I have video games doing nothing in my flat. So after nipping back to grab an old game, we seal the deal.

Happy to swap an unproductive time sink for a tool that I was going to spend hard cash on anyway. And I felt connected to the community as well. Almost joyful.

Less searchable M0rd4nt

18:13 / 16.12.07

Oooh! Where was that, Cog?

19:38 / 16.12.07

That was in Gracia, Plaça Virreina. Not sure how often they have it, maybe once a month. I think anyone can just setup a table or cloth and start swapping their spare rubbish. I saw books, cds, ornaments, clothes, a typewriter, at least 3 tripods, and lastly a bag of pasta. Odd.

We must meet soon, are you here for XXXmas?

Less searchable M0rd4nt

20:01 / 16.12.07

Nah, going to the UK. I'm off on the 23rd. I'd like to grab a coffee before then. Are you going to be about during the week?

20:10 / 16.12.07

Sure am, any day except Thursday should be good. Friday would be best. Email me.

21:47 / 16.12.07

^^^ gives me a happy.

Odd, since I spend nearly no time browsing The Gathering.

22:36 / 16.12.07

The idea of Boboss patiently and intensely awaiting the preview for the new Bat-flick gives me a happy. Not so much that he had to give up on it for today, which is kinda sad, but that determination. That fannish determination.

And, while the above sat, unposted, I found out my friend may get out of the hospital soon! He's been in for almost a whole year now, which is nuts, and I can't even begin to understand what that must feel like. And he gets to keep his legs, which is pretty much always a good thing.

23:28 / 16.12.07

Boboss is so serious.

Serious.

About Batman.

*

00:58 / 17.12.07

Tsuga, it happens more often than you might think... I had much the same circumstance as Mist describes, only I had all four out, and they were all impacted below the gumline. The general anaesthetic made me a bit woozy for a few hours afterward, but I had bounced back in a day or so and hardly needed pain medication at all. So be of good cheer!

08:24 / 17.12.07

Mine was/is (I still have one left on the right and avoid the operation) also underneath the gums. Plus they were/are lying on their side, the roots poiting towards my neck, and the front pushing against my teeth. And they are underneath bone. So the doctor sliced the gum and then cut out a piece of bone, and then instad of pulling the tooth out, he pretty much pulverized it and hoovered out the remains.

And that´s the reason I was so amazed that there was no pain, just swelling, so I couldn´t eat and went to bed quite hungry. And the next day I could eat and speak perfectly fine.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

18:48 / 17.12.07

My mother managed to make me panic about the possibility of reacting badly to anaesthetics, so I'll be phoning them later to confirm that they'll have oxygen or something on hand. But otherwise I'm fairly relaxed about the wisdom teeth procedure on Wednesday*.

My happy today is that they finally opened up a decent coffee house about five minutes' walk from my work. Finally! Previously it was just Timmy Ho-Ho's with all the meat in their chili and cruddy hot chocolate. But the new place has vegetarian sandwiches that are tasty (full of pesto! And cheese!) and decent hot chocolate, as well as a fire place. And it still isn't busy enough there yet that I don't want to sit at a table and hang out for a while on my lunch break.

Also, I thought of a first sentence on the way back from said coffee shop.

* - This is a blatant lie. My anxiety, well, it grows in spurts.

20:02 / 17.12.07

wine - mrs the Ball, baby kicking, demolition man, all these things are making me happy right now....

20:04 / 17.12.07

Baby kicking?? Whatever floats your boat mate, but that's a bit hardcore for me.

20:10 / 17.12.07

ah, yes, I can see how that could be misread - baby the ball is currently kicking Mrs the Ball in her insides, bless him...

Less searchable M0rd4nt

20:16 / 17.12.07

Boy survives enraged moose attack thanks to WoW.

Closed for Business Time

21:55 / 17.12.07

Ya know Loaded, all I'll say is thank the fuck for codeine.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

02:51 / 18.12.07

I'm sure I'll be providing the Accomplice much amusement in a few short days, all drugged up on codeine and talkin' shite.

All Acting Regiment

15:28 / 18.12.07

Best model kit ever, methinks

16:34 / 18.12.07

Songs for the Giant Isopod.

17:50 / 18.12.07

...timing.

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