It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the beans of Java the thoughts acquire speed, The hands acquire shaking, The shaking becomes a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
The situation in my office has become critical.
There is debate over the correct pronunciation of 'Scone' and whether the jam or cream goes on first... 😱
New Year, New Mugs.
Or how to make commentary about your guests. 😉
A&E isn't the best place at any time.
But at Christmas. 😰
Hope it turns out to be nothing.
I still haven't got my books... 😭
Is that a hint that you are planning another 7th Sea campaign? 😉
Ego.
I bet wizards try to one up each other in the size of their *ahem* towers.
Eventually they get so unmoored from reality, they unmoor their towers and have them floating in the sky.
Ah, but the board has discretion over if these targets have been hit.
AKA, they can fudge it as long as the share price is high enough, and that can be manipulated a lot easier.
You didnt think they would play a fair game did you? 😆
That means mine must be arriving soon. 🤩
Can't wait to introduce the kids at the gaming club to Poseidon.
K-Pop Demon Hunters cosplay for Halloween.
Complete with backing track as we followed them round with Bluetooth speakers...
As long as they don't start showing Threads on TV again I'm good.
Still have PTSD from it the first time round. 😱
It depends...
I either have just the core book, or I have everything.
There never seems to be a middle ground.
Plus piece of cool military hardware...
The structural support does suggest someone is going to be chained up for a dragon.
I came back to my daughter having done baking.
It is still unfinished, apparently, but I am getting strong Bronze age hill fort vibes...
Only in a couple of games.
Mostly I don't bother or just use it to hide my messy notes.
Time for a Dune Part I & II marathon at the Bradford Imax. 🤩
System Shock 2. It was another wonderfully evocative game with some nice RPG elements mixed in.
I had it on PC.
I agree that the story is excellent. Though some of the puzzles drove me nuts at the time. 🤣
Today's rabbit hole to go down: Colonial Economics in interplanetary societies...
C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre.
It is that time of the year that I lose my kitchen to cake, jam & bread making as my eldest attempts to win the Pudsey show home produce cup again.
The bottom of my fridge is full of jams, marmalades & curds.
The freezer has cakes, and the kitchen fairy (me) is magically making the mess disappear.
I'm recruiting a new staff position for my department and having to argue with senior directors that £18k is not an acceptable salary.
"But I was on £16k when I started"
That was over 20 years ago! 😤
I was first given the Stone canal by an aunt back in the 90s.
As a sheltered teen who hadn't known steet level politics could be in my sci-fi (and what most politics was tbh) it was an eye opener.
Ken MacLeod is always a read that makes you think.
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That music takes me back. 😍
I remember getting hold of this on bootleg VHS to show at my university's Cult TV society.
My new Renault R5 is so French it comes with a baguette holder... 🤣
I tend to go by "Old Git" 🤣
Running for the club, I have definitely been feeling my age, though.
For most of them, I am old enough to be their father, and it won't be long before I hit the grandfather stage. 😱
Dune Parts 1 & 2 are coming to the Bradford IMAX in a double bill next month. 😍
Already booked to see it (again) with my eldest.
Thanks to @duneinfo.com for the heads up.
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I mean, retro fashion is a must for him.
Who carries a cigarette lighter these days?
You could have Liv as your next 5 and I wouldn't be surprised. 🤣
I think I am in a bit more trouble, though.
