Sex is fun. Seriously fun. In fact, it's so fun that the word "fun" almost seems inadequate to describe exactly how truly excellent sex can be. It is a human universal. Cultures and subcultures have been based on it. More than one war has been fought over it. Poems and songs have been written about it. Works of art have portrayed it. Men and women ( Read more... )

This week's Sunday Video is my favourite ever song. An epic quest across Pagan Europe, told from the perspective of a young warrior from Rus'. On his journey, he meets various tribes who all take the chance to sing a verse of their own, in their own language. This song took about six different bands and one orchestra to make. It's a long one, so ( Read more... )

I haven't been keeping up with my journal. This is because I am reading Berserk for the very first time. And it's Excellent. Capital "E". Italics. Everything.

I will be back before you know it.

I'm beginning to make myself ill with anticipation. I start my first shift on September 5. Between now and then, the only thing I really need to do is check that HR recieved my photocopied GCSE certificates. That's a super-duper priority, by the way. I need to do that tomorrow. I'll do it right after posting this, which I will do right after waking ( Read more... )

This week's Sunday Video delves deep into the joys of contrary computing, courtesy of Lazy Game Reviews on Youtube. Diverting, fascinating and funny. Just what does it take to build a 486 DOS computer in the modern day? Answer: patience.

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This is the entry I should have posted yesterday, and didn't because I was recovering from a long night in good company. It continues the theme of musing about the future, and is an attempt to articulate my new and more modest ambitions. See, there's very little that I actually do with my spare time. of which I've had a bumper surplus these past ( Read more... )

This blog might get popular one day. And when that day comes, I'll have to address the thorny issue of monetization. See, I want to be getting something out of this whole exercise. Something tangible. Something other than catharsis ( Read more... )

Truth is a measure of predictive utility, and is a non-Boolean or "fuzzy" category. A statement is true to the extent that it allows one to make accurate predictions based upon it. The more accurate the predictions, the more true the statement ( Read more... )

His work done for the day, Laurent... glides back to Vicky's side.
"Did you enjoy that?" he asks.
"I suppose so," says Vicky. "It was a bit too businesslike to be sexy."
"I see," nods Laurent wisely. "Are you an exhibitionist?"
"Well, not compared to those people overe there," says Vicky.
"I am an exhibitionist," says Laurent. "Would you like to come ( Read more... )

This week's Sunday Video is a short video essay by Millenial Woes, one of my favourite Youtube content creators. It is based on a school assignment Woes composed at the age of 15, about the life and work of Franz Marc. Excellent editing, combined with the articulate verbal presentation of the piece, serves to make it a disquieting and fascinating ( Read more... )