The Thessaliad Redux

You Are... Dizzy "Diz" Flores


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Surprise, surprise, surprise. Huh. Thanks for the link, angusabranson.

I must sort convention shit. Having discovered that there is at least one Googleable RPG con in San Francisco (ConQuest), and it happens in September (in time for the Geeks and Techies release, no less), I have decided that I must go. I wanted to go back to SF anyway. Of course, that does not preclude finding out about getting Team8 to run Affils at that convention in Cork, getting to Battlemasters in April, and possibly trying some of the other UK-based conventions. One day, I might do GenCon Indy, but frankly, I just don't see the point. Yes, huge gaming convention, but it's an awfully long way to go just for a gaming convention when I could go to ConQuest or GenCon Anaheim or any number of others and turn the con trip into a holiday with the added advantage of seeing friends in the US. It will possibly be different when I know a few more people, because then it'll be an excuse to see them as well as just a trip to pimp my game.

The Christmas holidays are coming, hurray! We're getting out of the office at midday on Friday, which is also payday (double hurray) and so I can spend the rest of the afternoon watching last-minute shoppers and possibly even doing some of it myself. The thing is, though, that since it lacks urgency (I have dodgyhoodoo's present, weaselbitch has hers already and everyone else doesn't stand a chance of getting theirs until after Christmas anyway), it'll be more fun to watch people run around like idiots trying to pick stuff up. I'm sadistic like that sometimes.

lokean? Quotes? Please?

[Edit: Oh, and this'll surprise no one:]

Greed:	Very Low
Gluttony:	Low
Wrath:	High
Sloth:	Low
Envy:	Very Low
Lust:	Very Low
Pride:	Low

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First of all, from draxar and guido_was_taken, ( Changeling kith quiz )

Then again, today, travel is a problem. Or was a problem, at least. Bastard TfL. Signal failure at Finchley Central. Stood on the platform for three-quarters of an hour as they told us that they thought they'd have it back up and running in 15-20 minutes but we ought to take an alternate route if possible. The first 15-20 minutes, I figured, "Well, this is my only shot at still being on time for work and I won't be able to get on a bus anyway", so I waited. The next 20 minutes or so, I figured, "Well, this is my only shot at not being abysmally late for work". At which point they said, "Well, we're now finding that this could take a few hours now." At which point I swore a lot and decided to take an alternate route. I got followed by a woman with a heavy accent who was trying to get to Tottenham Court Road and only knew that one route so thought she'd stick with me because I obviously knew what I was doing. Originally I was going to take the 125 to Southgate and take the Piccadilly Line down, but a 143 turned up first so I got on that (with nice foreign lady in tow) and took it down to Archway, losing my tagalong at East Finchley. Eventually I got on the Northern Line to Tottenham Court Road, looked at the clock ... 10:53. SHIT. Got into work at 11. Whoo.

Where the hell does the money we give TfL go, anyway? They've raised the fares three times this year, each time above standard inflation, and it's only going to get worse. I wound up having a chat with the nice foreign lady and some guy carrying a copy of The Mirror (apparently his taste is all in his mouth, or at least his clothes, because he was wearing a very nice suit). We quietly bitched about the fact that the train arrivals board was never accurate and the rise in transport fees and the fact that the last guy who resigned from a high-up position in the TfL awarded himself a £6 million bonus, not to mention the fact that the buses, while trying to respond to the problem, make matters worse by not going their allotted route and instead dumping their entire complement of passengers to go back to where they started from and pick up more passengers, propagating the bottleneck. TfL is insane. But of course, if we paid them according to performance, they'd go on strike and we'd all be screwed. Then again, at least we would know we were screwed and be able to make allowances. Now blind hope keeps us going.

In other news, I happened to catch yesterday's Metro headlines while grabbing a bagel between Archway and the tube trek from hell. Apparently something like a third of Britons believe that women who 'act flirtatiously' and 'dress provocatively' (whatever that means) are partly to blame when they're raped. Acting flirtatiously? That's a subjective thing; what some people consider flirting, others perceive as merely being friendly. Dressing provocatively? People dress for themselves, you know. Should a woman really be considered to be 'asking for' rape? People can talk about "She was just asking for it; look at what she was wearing" until they're blue in the face but there was no consent, therefore it was rape. Plain and simple. Women should not have their behaviour and manner of dress codified to avoid being raped just because some men can't be bothered to control their lusts. No one ever says, "Well, okay, she was wearing a low-cut dress but seriously, that raping fuckhead should learn some self-control". I suppose that's because it should be self-evident. However, not to a third of the people in this country and I hate to think what the percentage looks like in the US.

I'm beginning to think, all told, that we have hit some kind of evolutionary cul-de-sac.

( Did I even have to do this one? )

It's 2 a.m. I should be in bed. And yet I'm not. Woe.

1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.
( my answers )

.:Mercury:.

"Your personality often has two sides. You
have no trouble taking things in stride, but
you like a peaceful balance in your life. You
have a lot of creativity, especially when it
comes to the written word. You are a great
communicator and are very open to new ideas.
You also have a strong desire to learn."


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Well, I suppose that fits well enough. It's nice when they do, but I don't tend to count on it.

My Serenity Crew by ellydragon
Username
Aboard the good ship
Sweet but Stuffy Medic	luciusmarwood
First Mate & War Buddy	bluedevi
Wacky Pilot	yuki_onna
Mysterious Shepherd	whataradialacks
"Public Relations"	msgeek
Charming Companion	alison_1669
Whimsical in the Brainpan	stifle
Adorable Mechanic	nadriel
Crimeboss Nemesis	thessalian
Insane Stowaway/Spouse	dodgyhoodoo
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Mostly it's for the amusement value of "charming Companion".

Yeah, there is serenity. Mostly because my brain is totally and completely fragged. Argh. It wasn't copy typing. It was data entry. All day, it was typing in addresses that had already been typed up in Excel and Windows respectively. What the fuck is wrong with copy/paste, you nimrods? *sigh* I hate misrepresentation.

Oh well. It's money, and the day's over. But I have to go back tomorrow. Agh.

Well, dodgyhoodoo is running around like a headless chicken as regards the whole packing thing. I, on the other hand, am being more zen about it. Then again, I can afford to be, given that at least 2/3 of my stuff is already in the boxen.

I'd have had a lie-in but the delivery cholten99 warned me about last night turned up about half nine. So got up, signed for that ... then went back to sleep. So I guess I had my lie-in after all.

Currently thinking how best to tackle the small amount of stuff I have left to pack, not to mention the huge amount of stuff I have to throw away. I figure loads of bin bags and no mercy for that latter. Then I'm pretty much ready to go, with the exception of disconnecting the Frankenbox, which will be done as late as possible on Saturday, thanks. Need to make sure I have that proof of address letter that the letting agency wants, though -- I'm fairly sure it's in Mrs Robinson's Bag, but I won't be completely sanguine about it until I have it where I can see it.

Anyway, I've at least had a think about game plan, so I should probably go start carrying it out. But first, corone-quizzage strikes again:

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( And the non-memes go on and on and on... )

Really must get moving. Just wish I knew what graphics card I run. I'm going to have to take this bastard thing apart again, aren't I? Bollocks.

You are Sir Didymus!! A Fearless and valiant
warrior who will fight to the death if you feel
strongly enough about it. Your friends rate
you very highly and so they should because you
are a loyal and wonderful person.


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Yeah, well. Pint-sized battle kitsune. Wish I was that brave all the time. Although maybe not that single-minded. And definitely not that stupid. ^_^