Aquarionics

02-4-29 15:06:

Sitting in a cafe in Bath.

It’s been a fun weekend, and it isn’t even over yet. Went down to Plymouth for an afe mini-meet, dragging LoneCat down for the ride, completely forgetting that Teut – our host – had a cat (and LC, in a major hit of irony, is allergic to cats).

*guilt*

Fun was had, mostly when we went out to wander around Plymouth (up around the ‘Ho’ (spelling unknown, but guessed for comic effect)) and when we (minus LC, who was in the bedroom, hiding from cats. I would have been a good Boyfriend and stayed with her, but my shirt was encathaired) played Munchkin, which was fun.

Sunday we went back to Bath, and Monday, today, while LC is in lectures I wander around the ancient and beautiful town of Bath.

After my usual pilgrimage to the bench by the river that saw most of the events in Bathtime to breakfast on Fanta I went on a more expensive pilgrimage to the local Electronics Boutique to buy a game. In keeping with my new Budget Sensitive Persona, I’ve carefully read this months PC Gamer cover to cover, finally deciding to spend my pennies on Freedom Force. When I attempted to fulfil this prophecy, I learnt of two things.

1. Freedom Force isn’t out yet.
2. Simon the Sorcerer 3D is.

Now, the first I had countered for, and had selected a second choice – Dungeon Siege. Simon the Sorcerer 3, however, I’ve been waiting for since 1997, when I played Simon the Sorcerer 2. It was finished Dec 2000, about 2 weeks before its publisher (Hasbro Interactive) died, since then it has remained comatose, the first I’ve heard of it since this time last year (when I e-mailed the developers and confirmed the above) was when I saw it. Confused, I bought it *and* Dungeon Siege. Then I wandered to a coffee shop to decided what to do next, had lunch in KFC, and did the standard tourist thing of the Roman Baths.

The Bath Baths were fascinating on many levels, not least watching the people’s reactions, not most the shear History of the place, but mainly the amazing things the Romans did, from the flowing water to the central heating, the mortar (2000 year old walls supporting Georgian and now also Victorian construction) to the detail on the carvings, it’s amazing what the surviving Britons failed to learn.

What *could* the Romans have done for us?

And the belief, the way they casually incorporated the local goddess of healing with their own, and built a hugely impressive temple to the new duel-deity.

I’m impressed.

No. The word I may be looking for is inspired.

So, I bought a book on Roman Mythology, and found a new coffee shop, where I’ve just spent the last hour writing this on the palm top. Tomorrow I’ll post this up.

And thus did the prophecy come to pass…

I’m going to Bath to see LoneCat, and then on to Plymouth to see Teut, so I won’t be around much this weekend. As you may have noticed, there has been a slight redesign of the front page to fit in the People section, although this is now violating my personal thing of not putting anything permanant on the left-hand side. It does fit in with the general Aqcom design of having links in this section there, though.

Anyway, Second bit of news, Sarabian (He of the continually evolving dellah.com and messages here) has become a father for the second time, as Baby George is born

Also on the news-of-people-who-I-know-and-post-messages-here front, Aquarius has done a complete overhaul of his site, with a node-based and commentable new structure.

Anyone pointing out the similarities between Aquarionics, Dellah, Kryogenix and Avocadia will be pointed at and laughed at.

:-P

Lacking of getting anything done. I have emails to send, people to phone, banks to sort out, stuff to do

Bah. Must do stuff

Bad Stuff happening, some new virus is around for Outlook, which sends emails to everyone in your address book sent *from* a random address, so I’ve been getting random reports that I’m sending viri. I Haven’t sent any attachments, and if I do, I don’t send executables. Be careful out there.

I now have a scanner, I’m working on getting a new monitor (My monitor died a death while I was away), and getting back into the swing of life…

So today has not exactly been optimal. I woke up late, Failed to get anything done, and I’m going to bed late. Over the two weeks I was away, my brother played Bejewelled on my PDA, so when I turned it on this morning, it didn’t, no batteries. I found new batteries, and discovered it had wiped itself clean.

Back into windows… restore backup… *sigh*

I’ve applied to be a presenter with the BBC Talent thing.
Ironically, perhaps, I have more experience doing that in the Real World than I have for computing, so maybe it’s time to give up on the new dream altogether and go back to trying to be famous.

The Buffometer is a level of how far I am into viewing episodes of Buffy and Angel (And whatever the new Watcher series becomes, or the Spike Spinoff, or whatever).

I have the first three seasons of Buffy on DVD, and the wonderful Ladylark has lent me seasons four and five on VHS, so I’m currently working though them. Then I shall be actually up to date on Buffy, and won’t have to leave channels when the discussions start…

Well, except about Season Six, of course…

Basically, shaded means I’ve seen the season, one sixth shaded means I’ve seen the first video/DVD etc.

When I’m in the process of watching a series it gets mirrored on the front page of the site, Coming soon… The Angelometer :-)

2002-05-02

Okay, so I’ve now finished Season Five (Many, many thanks go to Ladylark for lending me Seasons 4 and 5)… so now I’m waiting for S6 to arrive on BBC2. In the meantime, wander though the archives of The Erotic Adventures of Buffy and Evil Vampire Willow I kid you not, and send you off with a warning, It’s twisted, so if that bothers you, steer clear

2002-07-21

Thanks to Rand & LoneCat, I now have most of S6 on CD, and am getting around to watching them, so new Buffometer :-D (Rand gave them to LoneCat, who watched them and has now lent them to me)