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Hmm, Let's Call this "Vako's Pathetic Attempts to Play DayZ"
I'm taking a break from Skyrim and playing the Arma II Mod DayZ for a bit. It's multiplayer, which is a whole new experience for me. I've been at it a week and ( Read more... ) -
Tribute to a little battler
This is my tribute to
Sahara, called Yellow Bird
who died in the night 20-21/06/2010 aged c.12.
The best of budgies
A grand old lady
Who never let being crippled with arthritis slow her down
Who never gave up, even on the worst of days
Who couldn't sing but never let that stop her
A constant source of laughter and love
Your indomitable little budgie soul ( Read more... ) -
I cooks good tucker yes?
Recipe: Derek’s Kind-of-Moroccan Chicken ( Read more... ) -
hmmm, I wrote something
Not much, to be sure, and nothing of what I am supposed to be writing, but rather what would probably be the beginning of a new Guy-fic that's been kicking around in my head for a few months. It was only one scene, and not very good, but still, it was something, probably not drought-breaking, but something ( Read more... ) -
Books, glorious books
My books came from Amazon today, sitting there in the post-grad pigeonhole, all patienty waiting for me to set at their inglorious postage box with a penknife in a deliriously desperate struggle to free them into the flourecent light of my office (which is, unfortunately, necessary in winter, as there isn't enough natural light coming down between ( Read more... ) -
Lost
I'm writing this because I need to say something and I don't have anyone's email on this computer, they're all on my Outlook, which is on my laptop and won't connect to the internet from here ( Read more... ) -
Solution to Cylon-subjection
It's called Spooks ( Read more... ) -
Sick of Cylons
My Sister marathon-watches tv. She will regularly start at the beginning of a series and watch right through to the end, watching four or five episodes a night, sometimes eight or so on the weekends. Most I can handle, sure, I got over Stargate, Buffy and Red Dwarf a while ago, but I'll watch the odd episode with her and I don't mind it being on ( Read more... ) -
Work, work and more work
A classic case of 'be careful what you wish for ( Read more... ) -
Mounting an Expedition in search of ... Diet Coke
The vending machine in the Arts Building has no Diet Coke, and I NEED Coke, and no, I'm not drinking that sickly sweet crap that passes for regular Coke. So I tramp up to the cafeteria - NO COKE!!! Needless to say, I throw my hands up in disgust and swear (sotto voce). OK,now I slog all the way up to the uni shop - finally, a fridge full of ( Read more... )