1. work work work. i have a new part time job in a photography shop/gallery which is ace. i get to leave my house AND speak to people! i'm learning to use the colour printing machine which is exciting enough, but the thought of having all that control over the printing of my own photographs nearly makes me wet my pants. another part of the job is ( Read more... )

my recollections of last year's ATP remind me that many of you are fans of the immense 'total eclipse of the heart' and therefore may be highly amused by this literal version of the music video for it. happy thursday!

when i was looking up nonexistent {the negation of being}in the online dictionary it suggested that i might like to see a map of "nonexistence"how could i not click? apparently nonexistence is located somewhere between existence and a nonentity, along with a red dot representing the state of not existing ( Read more... )

i thought i'd missed out but no, i get surprise things made for me by at least two people, hurrah! so then, as required by the rules of the game...

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me!My choice for you ( Read more... )

update: many thanks to keyl's dad who suggested a torx key... total success!

dear internets, please help! especially anyone who has ikea flatpack experience, p_dan_tic i'm looking at you ( Read more... )

you all know bestival was muddy, i also know it was ace. despite getting arrested [wtf?] on the way in, falling over in the mud six times and leaving my phone in the car rendering me unable to reach any of my friends at all, then having to leave earlier than planned, i had a bloody good time. it did take me several hours to completely de-muddify ( Read more... )

speaking of beautiful men making excellent things...
i went to see subtle play live a few weeks ago and oh boy were they good. all of them dressed in white, each with multiple instruments, a plinth with black & white striped skulls centrestage [which turns out to be representative of their own invented character, Hour Hero Yes], friendly mockery of ( Read more... )

no need for stewarding it seems as my friends are the best ever. they've gone in together and got me a real proper ticket of my own for my birthday, how awesome is that?!

don't suppose any of you lot have got a space in your car for me then?

contrary to my previous knowledge, i've just discovered that there are still stewarding places left for SGP! i've just applied cos i badly want to go this year since half of you lot are, and a whole bunch of my other friends too. fingers crossed they say yes! yay, they said yes! SGP here i come ( Read more... )

i live in bristol now, it's only been two days but i've already racked up three pub outings and one hideous hangover. still, i think i'm going to have fun here. i'm most excited about the live music really - unfortunately i have to miss ove naxx tomorrow night but i get to see subtle next tuesday, and i saw one of my best friends singing last night ( Read more... )