Thursday, December 31st, 2037
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11:59 pm - - THE FUTURE IS WATCHING... -
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REAL ENTRIES START HERE:
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
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6:54 pm - Meme: 3 random questions from Rika
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The Rules:
• Reply to my post with "doop doop".
• I will then comment with three random questions.
• Post to your journal with the answers and spread it like hot butter on a warm croissant.
1) If you could have one super power, what would it be, why, and what would you do with it?
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2) So what would your ideal house look like & where would it be?
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3) You get to spend one year doing whatever you want, with no money worries. What do you do?
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current mood:  contemplative
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
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9:00 am - If you only ever sign one petition in your life...
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...Please, make it this one: http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_copenhagen/?cl=401623913&v=4919
You may not have heard of Avaaz.org before, but if you've been paying close attention to the news this year, you'll know that they are a seriously effective worldwide body for mobilizing, organizing and communicating public protest and public expression to the world's leaders. This is not just somebody's naive attempt to get a petition together, that will never get taken seriously. This one *will* be seen and heard by the people who count.
current mood:  determined
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
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5:20 pm - Just in case you were confused...
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3:19 pm - Achoo!
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I've been enjoying/busy with the job so much, it's taken me a while to realise I am in fact slightly ill! Could explain some of the ongoing tiredness. =:o\( Read more... )
current mood:  slightly anxious
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
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10:08 am - Two randomities:
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
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9:26 pm - Yet another "I told you so" moment...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
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7:22 pm - OK....
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7:01 pm - The more observant amongst you may have noticed
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...that I'm back on line.
This due to the judicious application of a little known technology called "legs" (write that down, it may come in handy) to the problem of minimising my cash outflow today, i.e.:
1. walking halfway to work this morning and catching the bus from there, thereby saving 70p on the bus fare while still getting to work in good time;
and:
2. walking *rapidly* home, thereby getting to teh bank before they shut and drawing out 72 of my last 73 new pence, which (added to the contents of my pocket) enabled me to purchase *two whole pounds* (or in English: "a couple o' knicker") worth of electricity and/or usage time.
( Read more... )
current mood:  happy
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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9:31 pm - ...But just before I go:
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9:13 pm - One of those weeks...
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...cash-flow wise. A new job brings extra daily expenses (bus fares, mainly) without immediately supplying any extra income (indeed it's quite probable that my total ongoing income, after adjustment of benefits, will be basically unchanged from when I was unemployed, though my expenses will *continue* to be higher. Whose idea was this job thing again? =:o\ )
On the upside: It was a fun day at work. =:o} Longest day I've done yet (9 hours), and I spent the lats hour with a colleague rounding up printers that had previously been dotted all around the shop, and putting them either in their alloted bays for display/availability to customers, or (if overstock) into the little storage/yop-up area at the back. Lots of pushing and pulling of trolleys, lifting, shifting and stacking of heavy boxes, etc. Best exercise there is! =:o}
So now, ( Read more... )
current mood:  tired but happy
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
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5:54 pm - Earth to Saturn: "Gimme a ring sometime!"
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Courtesy of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kateorman; How would that look, then?
Of course, as commenters over on the YouTube page have noted, this beautiful thing would also do weird things to our weather: Parts of the world not too far from the equator would have cooler days for parts of the winter (as the shadow gradullay passed over them), and possibly even slightly warmer nights for parts of the summer (due to reflection).
In general, I think we'd save a bit on street lighting. =:o}
We'd probably have a few problems finding safe places to put some classes of manmade satellites, though. And NASA's launches would need to be very carefully timed and aimed...
current mood: impressed
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12:29 am - [BELATED PENNY-DROP]
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The paradigm that's been driving my recent efforts in video processing is:
1. Detect whatever's wrong;
2. And then fix it.
That's far too ambitious. No wonder I waste days - in some cases weeks! - trying to make it work.
A more reasonable framework is:
1. Detect whether [this thing that I've noticed is sometimes wrong with this particular video clip] is currently occuring;
2. If so, *try* to fix it... but in a way that doesn't completely mess up everything else about the video clip in question!
current mood: enlightened
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
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2:54 pm - Awwwww..... =:o>
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
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11:30 pm - ...And henceforth, let today be remembered by all...
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...as the Day of the Seriously Aching Legs.
Inevitable really: 9 months sitting around at home followed by 6 straight days of walking 2-mile stretches and/or running for buses, participating in standy-uppy role-playing games, and then patrolling a large chunk of a very large store (with occasional fetching and carrying), is a big transition. Poor little pins, they dunno what hit 'em! =:o\ So today they have been taking the opportunity to express their views to the management. [MASSAGES BACKS OF CALVES FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME TODAY] And demanding heat, lots of it, directly applied.
On the upside: No busfare required today; no expensive breakfast/lunch purchased and wolfed down on the way to the busstop/on the way from the busstop to the store/inside half an hour with just enough time to buy some tea bags as well; plenty of sleep, and some progress in general relaxation after that adrenaline-fueled 6 day marathon.
Am setting the alarm clock for tomorrow morning, as it needs to be a day of Getting Stuff Done At HomeTM, including but not limited to:
- Stock up on cheap but filling *portable* lunches
(somewhat conflicting requirements... So that'll be scotch eggs and potato scones again, then. =:o\ )
- Updating various bodies who need to know about my changed employment status.
- Van der Filk programme-related stuff.
current mood:  sore
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frustrated
shocked and awed
silly