Ramblings of a Six Foot Hobbit

2012-01-01T02:10:00.000Z

It's 2012! Happy New Year!Blogging on and off since January 2004.

A new start

2011-01-01T00:45:00.001Z

I've just looked around and it appears to be a new year. I also appear to have a gorgeous fiancee by my side. 2011 is looking great! Happy New Year to every one!Blogging on and off since January 2004.

What's this? A new post?

2010-08-10T23:02:00.002Z

I look at this page at least once a day. It's the homepage on my 'puter. All I use it for these days is the links for the web comics down the left hand side. However I'm kinda under instructions to bring it up to date. So, here goes...It's Midnight and I'm quite sober....Some things are still the same and some are very different. I still work for 'The Man' in the same capacity as I have

Oh good lord...

2007-10-18T01:11:00.000Z

...what have they done?I'm a gamer...I'm a Star Wars fan boy. When these two things combine you may get something like this.Wish I'd thought of it...Blogging on and off since January 2004.

With great power comes great responsibility...

2007-04-30T16:51:00.000Z

...but does it work in reverse? I hope so. I've just been given 'great responsibility' and I could do with 'great power' to have fun with as compensation!What am I waffling about? On Saturday, Agent Grey asked me to be his Best Man at his wedding to 'Muffin. To say I was stunned and unable to parry would have been an understatement! I'm greatly honoured; now all I have to do is not cock

Hmm, could do better....

2007-04-11T00:30:00.001Z

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Now that I'm no longer hung over...

2007-04-07T00:26:00.000Z

...I can write about this year's Nationals (National Student Roleplaying and Wargaming Championships 2007). As usual I was there representing DURPS as I have done over the last 8 years. Christ! 8 Years and 9 Nationals. I first went in 1999 when I was no longer a Student and have been going ever since. Ummm, maybe they should rename it, many of the people going are in the same boat as me.The

Attack of the Clones....

2007-03-19T13:31:00.000Z

The new trailer for the new series of Doctor Who can be found here.There appear to be daleks again, ok. Hopefully the rest of the Time Lords will come out from down the back of the sofa (if motorized pepper pots can then so can the great and good of Gallifrey), and everyone's favorite clone army will be back by the looks of things. Aim for the probic vent!Blogging on and off since January 2004.

It looks flashy...

2007-03-15T17:48:00.001Z

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Water, water everywhere...

2007-03-06T01:24:00.000Z

...nor any drop to drink.The weekend's over and I'm feeling a bit low. Need booze or party or something to de-blue me.Things that haven't helped but are thoroughly recommended....The tribute to Linda Smith on BBC7, Broadcast on Saturday morning.This week's Round the Horne, also on BBC7, Daily.The Fading Suns RPG. Character gen for next week. GM Deviant Boy.Hope the week only gets better...

Ohhh, look at the shiny...!

2007-02-27T00:54:00.000Z

I was at the Foreign Fields LARP Kit Fayre this weekend helping Chocolate Muffin and Agent Grey with their stall. Well I say 'helping', I mean wandering through the Fayre looking at the stuff from the other vendors. Very cool stuff was available, almost enough for me to want to take up my old rubber sword and hack at things again. Latex weaponry and armour, costumes and historical reenactor's

The natives are unfriendly...

2007-02-19T18:18:00.000Z

I've been parking my car on the street outside my flat for about two years now so I was horribly surprised this week end to discover that It had been broken in to. Rear passenger side window broken, my boot and glove box rummaged through and generally a nuisance made. At first I thought nothing had been stolen but when I checked again later all my Deadlands stuff for my current campaign is gone

Everything I need to know about life I learned from Sci-Fi...

2007-02-08T00:43:00.000Z

Part One - Blake's SevenIf you're a genocidal megalomaniac, over act.Abandoned, drifting space vehicles several hundred years old are bad for your health.The telepath, far from being the detector of the first sign of trouble is the nearly always the first point of trouble.Idealists never win, they get shot.Pacifists never win, they get crushed.Mystic women on dead planets spell trouble.Shoot your

Poser...

2007-02-07T18:16:00.000Z

That's me, I'm a poser! Today I became a male model, modeling Amy-Clare Design fashions. Go, look at the website and buy stuff. If I wear it, it must be good!Blogging on and off since January 2004.

Slightly shop soiled year's resolutions...

2007-02-05T00:04:00.000Z

According to my clock it's Monday 05-02-2007 but I'm sure that it's still Sunday. Ah well, that's the arbitrary nature of time and dates. It marches on even though we're settled in the past...Anyway, if the clock is right then I'm 33 years and 1week old. Go me. According to hobbit law I have now come of age and it's now time to put my irresponsible 'tweens' behind me. That's a nuisance, I

Pre-gens...

2007-01-06T13:05:00.000Z

Or Pre-Generated Characters to give them their full name. I hate them. I hate playing them and I hate creating them. However if you're a GM (Games Master) planning a one off scenario (a stand alone story for a role playing game (RPG) setting) they're almost compulsory.Currently I'm wrestling with the AD&D (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) second edition character creation rules and I'd forgotten

Good bye, friend...

2006-12-19T22:52:00.000Z

I was sad to hear that Joe Barbera died today aged 95. I was born in 1974 and never lost my love of the cartoon and anyone of my generation whenever they think of cartoons thinks of either Warner Bros. and their Looney Tunes format or the Hanna-Barbera studio creations. Both studios are technically before my time but in the UK it's what's on TV that counts as current. Looney Tunes made me

Plagarism is the sincerest form of flattery...

2006-08-09T18:04:00.000Z

One of these days I'll have an original idea. Until then I've swiped this from The Queen of Procrastination's Live journal...1. Bold those books you've read.2. Italicize started-but-never-finished. 3. Add three of your own.4. Post to your blogg.1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien (More times than is good for me!)2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman4. The

It's addictive...

2006-08-07T23:22:00.000Z

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I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on...

2006-08-05T23:08:00.000Z

It's a well known fact amongst my friends that when it comes to house keys I'm a bit dim. Case in point, the very first morning after I'd moved into the Realm in Exile I locked myself out. Fortunately, having remembered my key forgetting propensities, I had left my spare set with a neighbour. This has continued about once every two months to the present day.Today, however, I managed to lock

Eveyone's doing it...

2006-08-05T00:32:00.000Z

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Dotty...

2006-07-05T17:57:00.001Z

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Apparently, drinking can be bad for you...

2006-06-10T01:28:00.001Z

I've just spent the evening in the company of Arthur Daly Mk I, The Music Teacher and Deviant Boy and I'm completely smashed (I left the pub over an hour ago and I still have the hiccups). I have just discovered that I haven't lost my mobile phone despite my having informed Network 3 to the contrary.OOPS.This is where the world of mobile phones gets complicated...1) I ring 3 and inform them that

In vino veritas...

2006-06-04T21:37:00.000Z

Okay, it's not an original name for a blogg entry, (or if it is I want copyright) but I'm smashed and so is the rest of my family, all of whom have retired for the evening, allowing me to make this surreptitious blogg entry....It's 10:40pm and I'm as drunk as a lord....I have just spent this Sunday afternoon in the company of my immediate family (mum, dad, sister and her L.I.S.O.) on the first

Irrepressible!

2006-05-17T23:40:00.000Z

Dundee Rep is currently showing Monkey! at the moment and as my regular Wednesday Night Star Wars GM was occupied, myself and two of the other players went to see it based on a recommendation from Mystery Girl.It was fantastic!As a kid I loved the imported TV show, I couldn't get enough of it. Flying clouds, demons, heroes, cheesy special effects, sticks that grew and shrank and looked like thin

The results disturb me...again...

2006-03-08T00:45:00.000Z

Ok, I'm down with Shepherd Book but 25% each Mad Cannibal, Mad Telepathic Smart Weapon or Professional Escort?? I think his parameters need to be looked into...Your results:You are Derrial Book (Shepherd)Derrial Book (Shepherd) 60%Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 60%Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 55%Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 50%Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 45%Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 45%Wash (Ship

I was hoping for Sulu at the least...

2006-03-08T00:40:00.000Z

Your results:You are ChekovChekov 70%An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 65%Jean-Luc Picard 50%Uhura 45%Deanna Troi 45%James T. Kirk (Captain) 45%Geordi LaForge 40%Mr. Sulu 40%Spock 39%Data 39%Worf 35%Mr. Scott 35%Will Riker 30%Beverly Crusher 30%Leonard McCoy (Bones) 30%Brash, rash and hasty, but everyone loves you. Click here to take the Star Trek Personality QuizBlogging on and off since

Should I just get my orange sash now...?

2006-03-07T02:36:00.000Z

...or wait for my ex-neighbours to kneecap me...?Which country should you REALLY be living in?The United KingdomYou have pride in yourself and pride in your country. You believe that history and culture is an important factor to the future of your country, and that traditions and values should be upheld. You love your scones and tea, and reading soppy

Been there, done that and bought the fridge magnet...

2006-03-02T00:04:00.000Z

Like the Slacker I was in London recently catching up with my school friend the Cryptic Commie. I've known him since we were both 13, studying Physics at St Colman's College, Newry. Beleive it or not I was the better physicist while we were at school but now he gets to call himself Doctor, has letters after his name and lectures on some kind of bio-physics thingy at Imperial College, London,

When in doubt, do a Sordid quiz...

2006-02-22T18:16:00.000Z

You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.Cultural Creative75%Modernist75%Existentialist69%

It's 4.00am and I'm disturbed ...

2006-02-19T04:01:00.000Z

Numenorean To which race of Middle Earth do you belong? brought to you by QuizillaGiven the title of this blogg, this is a bad throw of the dice. Don't get me wrong, I admire the men of Westernesse but come on, really, they threw all they had away. In the imortal words of Rules Monkey, "They did it to themselves!" Aragorn II was as much a flash in the pan as Tar-Palantir. Give me the Shire

Music? Me? I must thell the others... Oh no! I've been Shot!

2006-02-13T00:14:00.000Z

I picked this qustion thingy up on Bookwoman's blog and decided to answer it for no really good reason. Total volume of music in my iPod?I don't own one but I do own a 512MB MP3 player. I don't use it for music, though. On the whole I tend to use it for radio plays and audio books. Currently it holds The Hunt for Red October and Big Finish's Master, a Dr Who radio play.My lastest purchases:

It's 5am and...oh, soddit...

2006-01-29T05:01:00.000Z

Mcguffin Night 2006....and on the 28th day of January in the year 2006 CE, the champion was revealed to us. Showing exemplary skill and mental agility, though lacking in luck, the Mystery Girl emerged as the highest embodiment of all that makes a hero that the group has to offer.I've been hailing the Great God Mcguffin with this ceremony on the last Saturday of January for several years now and

Parents...and the passing of the years...

2006-01-18T18:36:00.000Z

I'm not a very inquisitive hobbit. I don't ask questions about other people's lives very much. I take what is said as what is needed to be said and leave it at that. For example, I shared a flat with Laid Back Guy for about 4 years and I knew him for at least 4 before that but it was only comparitively recently that I learned that his mother was dead. He never spoke about her, directly or in

News to me...

2006-01-06T18:21:00.000Z

Your Social Dysfunction:HappyYou're a happy person - you have a good amount of self-esteem, and are socially healthy. While this isn't a social dysfunction per se, you're definitely not normal. Consider yourself lucky: you walk that fine line between 'normal' and being outright narcissistic. You're rare - which is something else to be happy about. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.comPlease note

A Sordid meme...

2006-01-04T18:33:00.000Z

Four jobs you've had in your life:Jobs? Oh, yeah, jobs...1:IT manager at Newry Youth Info Centre. This was back in the dark year of 1993-4 when I'd flunked Uni. The idea was I'd operate the two apple macs in the office and do odd jobs. It was quite pleasant, really. I had to compile a database of addresses and contact all points between BNFL and Amnesty International. The center was

It's 4:00pm and I'm a bit hungover...

2006-01-01T15:56:00.000Z

So, it's January the first, two thousand and six. Whoot. Two thousand and five wasn't a bad year all in all, new flat, new job and new.... Well that was it, really. No major overall change in life, just a slight upgrade in the amount of junk I can buy. However, it's a start. A firm foundation that can be built on. Must make concerted effort to get that life thing this year. All the bits are

I'm glad I'm not A+...

2005-12-26T02:23:00.000Z

Starting Christmas Day with a hangover is never a good start (curiously, starting New Year's Day is...) The traditional winterfest orgy of gift giving and feasting is now closed in here in the shadow of Cloughogue Mountain (Clog, to the uneducated). Lootwise this year I've done not badly, new coat, Â£25 in Waterstone's vouchers and an RC Plane. Nice. The Munchkin was very pleased (read:

It's 02:20 am and I'm totally smashed...

2005-12-25T02:21:00.000Z

You know, I'm beginning to think these titles are a bit repetitive...It's been almost a month since my last post and it's now Christmas Eve/Day. Tonight has been the night of my annual drunken night out with my old school friend the Cryptic Commie. As is the habit with most of my friends, he spent most of the evening not catching up on the last year but berating me on my lack of significant

C'thullu Live 2005

2005-11-27T17:44:00.000Z

This was the fourth of these almost annual events run by some very good friends of mine here in Dundee. This time, however, I was involved behind the scenes right from the word go with scenario construction and character development. I never before appreciated how much effort goes into one of these events. We spent approximately 8 weeks in preparation for the night choosing props, setting and

More Tolkein Humour...

2005-11-23T00:33:00.000Z

I was faffing about on the 'net (as you do) and I came accross this little gem that put me in mind of my fabled "Complete history of Sauron in under a minute" routine...THE ENTIRE SILMARILLION OF J. R. R. TOLKIEN IN ONE THOUSAND WORDS.AINULINDALE:ILUVATAR: Ahem.AINUR: Wow! Existence!ILUVATAR: *blows pitch pipe* LA!AINUR: LA LA LA!ILUVATAR: LA LA!AINUR: LA LA!MELKOR: This sucks. BUM BUM BA DUM!

I have returned...

2005-11-16T23:55:00.000Z

What have I done since my last posting?Seen freinds and got drunk at least three times, twice at fancy dress parties.Changed shifts at work so that I can game more often.Had my computer broken by Jamalen, but it's ok, he arranged for its replacement on the cheap.Argued with Telewest a lot.Fixed my new computer with help from Muffin so that I can tell you all about it.Organised a Call of C'thullu

Top quality Beeb drama...

2005-09-25T02:32:00.000Z

I was idly trawling through BBC7's listen again schedule hunting out some of my favourite comedy shows this evening and I came accross a trailer for Troy, a three part radio play of epic proportions. I hunted it up and was swept away for the next one and a half hours to another time where the gods walked among men and doing deals with fate could bring great nations down. Oh, and there's some

Disturbing Images...

2005-09-23T19:44:00.000Z

Just after completing the LotR marathon the other day I decided to launch myself into the books for my annual re-read of them. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this time Tom Bombadil and Goldberry appeared as Tom and Barbara from The Good Life!Confused? You bet I was!I think my upstairs needs a good dusting.Blogging on and off since January 2004.

For once I'd find my own...

2005-09-16T23:06:00.000Z

Your Sci-Fi Alter EgoYour LiveJournal Name: Your First Name: Your Lucky Number: Your Sci-Fi Alter Ego is This Quiz by GrantGould - Taken 4580 Times.New - Kwiz.Biz Astrology and HoroscopesBlogging on and off since January 2004.

Lord of the Rings...

2005-09-12T00:42:00.000Z

I've had nothing better to do today so I watched Peter Jackson's LotR Trilogy. All ten hours. And as usual, in any media format, the ending left me a gibbering, emotional wreck for five minutes. (Hey I'm in touch with my feelings, 'k?) So to cheer myself up I went looking for Tolkien Guff and found this on the Sarcasm Page...Beginning Questions1. Just exactly what was the nature of the

Geektastic!

2005-08-28T01:11:00.000Z

Pure Geek43 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 47% Dork For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.You scored better than half in Geek, earning you the title of: Pure Geek.It's not

Another end of an era...

2005-08-28T00:50:00.000Z

Well it's 1:50am and i'm plastered again. Today was the sending off of Dirty Fairy and Cool Car Guy. On Wednesday they leave the Frozen North for the sunnier climes of Cymru (Wales to the uneducated). Tonight Dead Princess and The King hosted a sending off party for them at which almost all of their friends attended (those who didn't attend were absent by reason of distance). We wish them

And I was hoping for Jon...

2005-08-28T00:47:00.000Z

You are the Fourth Doctor: A walking Bohemianconundrum with a brooding personal magnetismand a first-rate intellect concealed somewherebeneath your charmingly goofy exterior. You areperhaps the most terribly clever of all theDoctors, though your occasional bouts ofchildishness get you in trouble. You never golooking for a fight, but when someone messeswith you... good heavens, are they ever

I sense competition management...

2005-08-22T22:24:00.000Z

People who know me know that for pleasure I tend to read brick-thick fantasy novels. I've finally learned the release date for two of them. Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan is from the long running Wheel of Time series. This will be the eleventh book to be published since 1991 and I've been following it closely since practically day one. The tenth was published in early 2003 and this one will

A band-wagon, I must be on it....

2005-08-22T01:48:00.000Z

Always one to follow along like a lost sheep I discovered this on Stu's page. I like it and think you will too.I like it so much I'll put it on my link bar.Blogging on and off since January 2004.

But it's a good kind of pain...

2005-08-16T22:58:00.000Z

Today was a bit different. Aparently Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue (the former Inland Revenue merged with Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and my current employers for those who haven't been paying attention) run a volunteers day. My team decised to help Dundee City Council's Ranger Service. We envisaged maybe clearing up some litter and erecting some squirrel boxes. Not too much hassle.

Return to form...

2005-08-05T00:22:00.000Z

It's 1:23am and I'm smashed again.It's the last night of my Ireland excursion. The neolithic tombs were the highlight of my cultural explorations. I had hoped to take in the national trust property Mount Stewart but time didn't allow (read, I was too lazy). Once again if you're in the area do visit. It is the single most impressive National Trust property I have ever seen. In Norn Iron it is the

Touring the Homeland

2005-08-03T14:21:00.000Z

So, Newgrange at Bru Na Boinne. If you want to get an idea of how far back Ireland's past goes into pre-history this is the best way to do it. The three Passage Tombs in the Boyne Valley, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, of which Newgrange is the most famous, carry this off spectacularly. If you can get the chance to go and see them whenever you're in Ireland take it. You'll be kicking yourself for

Let this be a lesson to our younger readers...

2005-07-31T21:42:00.000Z

I've managed to get the civil service to give me a holiday. So I've taken a holiday with my folks. If you are a regular reader of my blogg you'll know that that means a time warp to the eighties to Norn Iron.Now, we all know that Norn Iron is a hotbed of political discourse of differing political opinions where if one side says that the sky is blue the other will say that the blue thing is not

Stunned and unable to parry...

2005-07-25T22:32:00.000Z

I've just ripped this off Dr. Sordid's blogg and was heartily surprised... You scored as Horror Gamer. You like a game that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Your character might get killed, but that doesn't matter as long as the game is run well.You'll probably like: Call of Cthulu, , Kult World of Darkness, Chill or even Pie ShopHorror Gamer90%Fantasy Gamer60%Cyberpunk Gamer55%Comedy Gamer50%

Moving Stuff...

2005-07-10T22:10:00.000Z

You know, I keep saying never again but I keep helping folks shift house. This time I spent my quality Sunday loagfing time helping Slacker move to Livingston. No heavy lifting this time, though, just the drive there and back. I'll probably have to do it a total of three times to get all of the stuff he wants shifted and today was the second run. A pleasant drive through the Tay Valley along

Bar-B-Q Season

2005-07-09T23:59:00.000Z

So, another week of dealing with the Great (dim witted) British Public s over and I relax by going to a barbie, my third of the year. This one was a quiet affair witha just a few friends 'round at Dirty Fairy and Cool Car Guy's place. Ate steaming chunks of dead animal. Waffled lots, went home.And you're sober?Yep. Driving. It's a bummer. On the upside, it did allow me to waltz off with

Catching up and coughing up...

2005-07-04T23:35:00.000Z

So, Ive trawled a bit, read a couple of bloggs and got back int the swing of things. Gawd, there's so much tat out here and it's all accessible to me! Huzzah!Cars...Expensive...£357 for a service...Didn't see that coming...oops...Blogging on and off since January 2004.that

Normal service has now been resumed

2005-07-04T16:13:00.000Z

Finally got things organised. I have cable and a land line and as you can see, the interweb is at my beck and call again. More regular updates will be forthcoming...Blogging on and off since January 2004.

We're the best...

2005-04-08T15:50:00.000Z

...or so they tell me.It was the Nationals last weekend. Despite my ineptitude the team managed to get checked in to the Bradford Holiday Inn (not Leeds) and the team registered even though they never heard of Us. Hats off to Bradford, a good time was had by almost all (sorry Austin). Our wargaming contingent was wiped out to the last man by a bad luck storm in the area of the Blood Bowl Arena

New year, New life

2005-03-21T12:54:00.000Z

And behold, in the early days of 2005 there would come a sign that we must quit this place of our ancestors and travel to new locations and dwell among strangers...So, in January, we recieved a letter from the landlords that the lease was up and new Scottish Housing legislation would come into effect at RPC and that it would no longer be able to house all three of us as the place was only

New look

2004-12-14T13:57:00.000Z

Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel. Given that there's just been a three month delay I dont think that's appropriate any more. I'll have to come up with a new one. Suggestions?

....aaaaand we're back!

2004-12-13T01:16:00.000Z

From my posting you'll have noticed that either I got a new job or I missed. I missed. Yep, I still work for Rob the Elderly PLC and am still a waster. Nuts. I'm tempted to indulge is self pity and 'coz it's my blogg, I will! angst n : an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom [syn: Angst] It's one, ante

Ye Gods but I'm crap...

2004-09-13T01:30:00.000Z

Almost a month since my last post. Apathy, thy name is SixFoot Hobbit. What have I done since last time? Bugger all, really. That's what apathy means. I've been drunk a couple of times, went to a birthday/anniversary combo. Insulted a friend, crawled and apologized later (sorry again, Cool Car Guy)and faffed about. But now my apathy is at an end. I have goals and everything. I've

It's 3:35am and I'm as nissed as a pewt...

2004-08-15T02:35:00.000Z

I've had the most wonderful day today (after leaving work). I went to Glamis Castle for A Grand Scottish Prom the music and company was brilliant. The music included Von Suppe, Strauss, Puccini, Bizet, Mozart, Sibelius, Rimsky Korsakov and finished with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and fireworks. Great. The company included HorseGirl, Rules Monkey, Airman and Spouse of Airman. If it wasn't

Retraction

2004-08-06T18:06:00.000Z

I recently had a go at Slacker because the only thing he thought was worth posting about was the completion of a game. I'm sorry. I'VE FINISHED IT! I can sleep again. I've just completed one of the most addictive point and clicks ever and it was all free! Please check out the very worthy Mystery of Time and Space but I warn you: It Eats Time! Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same

The names will...

2004-08-01T12:55:00.000Z

...remain hidden to protect the guilty. You know who you are and as for the rest, WORK IT OUT!. You had your chance to find out what was what. OK, the poll didn't work but there is a comment feature. If you still want to know, tough. You had your chance and you blew it. Now stop bugging me with complaints that you don't know who's who. I'm not saying. Cheers to 'Muffin for using the

It's 12:55pm and I'm not sure if I'm Sober...

2004-08-01T11:54:00.000Z

I went to Vague Boy's birthday bash last night. Got very drunk and had to crash there. Also in attendance were Vague Boy's LISO- Screamer, Dirty Fairy, Cool Car Guy and one of Vague Boy and Screamer's friends who I don't know well enough to give a name to. She was quiet and feeling a bit under the weather so that's understandable. LISO life seems to aggree with Vague Boy. When we shared a

Do you need a guide?

2004-07-25T16:15:00.000Z

People keep asking me, 'Who do all those aliases belong to?', and I keep answering,'Work it out!', but it's got tothe point where I can't be bothered avoiding the issue any longer, so... If the poll is positive, I'll publish the guide in a week. Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

Apology

2004-07-25T15:55:00.000Z

In my post of Monday, July 05, 2004: It's 3:15am and... I left out someone rather important... Austin Msc. Let's all give him a great big hand and celebrate his acheivement in maths! Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

All grown up

2004-07-25T15:50:00.000Z

I attended a housewarming last night. My very good friend of over 10 years, Socialite, has bought for himself a house. He has a real job that pays real money and is living with his girlfriend and two great kids. Wow. More and more of my friends are growing up. sometimes I feel that I am needed to keep the standards down and continue to act my shoe size and not my age. I hope that we

It's 1:30am and I'M NOT DRUNK

2004-07-11T00:33:00.000Z

Strange, isn't it? I've had guests over, played games and talked about life, the universe and everything. We watched Sport Relief's Stars in fast Cars and so on. There was booze present and I didn't drink any, going for tea instead. I think I may be coming down with something. Tomorrow I meet my parents and will do things. More later. Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

Nostalgia TV

2004-07-07T00:01:00.001Z

I've recently been indulging my penchant for TV sci-fi by watching that classic of the seventies, Battlestar Galactica, on DVD. I'd thought that I'd seen them all over the years but in the first twelve I came across several that I'm sure I hadn't seen before. And whilst I watched I wondered to myself, "Whatever became of Noah Hathaway (Boxey)?" If you want to know, you can find out here. I

BBC 7

2004-07-07T00:01:00.000Z

Yes, I know that it's listed in the People and Stuff I Like section on the sidebar but I can't state enough how great this site is. I've been listening to the radio available from this site all night (from 7pm 'til now), browsing the programmes available and for the first time really getting involved in the stuff. It's the best evenings entertainment from the BBC I've had in a very long time.

It's 3:15am and...

2004-07-05T02:15:00.000Z

I assume I don't have to finish the sentence... It's after 3am and everyone has left about two hours ago leaving me to my own devices. I assume everyone had a good time, celebrating degrees and Doctorates. I enjoyed the whole evening, a meal at a local Thai Restaurant and then on to my place to round out the night. It was also Beren's birthday and we celebrated that too (a little, I think he

1.30 am and I'm a bit sozzled

2004-07-04T00:28:00.000Z

I've had a rough day at work. Nothing worked as I wanted it to, I made some basic mistakes 'cause 14hrs in the same building'll do that to you and it was Saturday night. When I'd finished I checked my mobile and found that RulesMonkey had invited me to the pub during the Blues Festival. 'Nuff said . I went along to the establishment to find it packed to overflowing and no sign of RulesMonkey

Oooh, shiny...!

2004-06-29T14:44:00.000Z

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An Unexpected Party

2004-06-25T15:44:00.001Z

Normally I would have posted after everyone went home, but I was too drunk for that for once. A "surprise" party. Cool. I thought a couple of friends were calling round for drinks but it turned out to be the "throng" Bilbo feared instead! Food, booze and craic and all I had to provide was the location. Cheers to everyone who showed up to make last night a great night. I could do with more of

Finally, the 20th Century!

2004-06-25T15:44:00.000Z

Ok, a bit over the top but that's how I feel. Despite years of saying that I'm not going to get a mobile phone 'cause they're intrusive and rude and that the only way I'd buy one was if Grand Moff Blunkett pried one into my cold, dead hands...I've bought one. There's my principles for you. Throw a bit of cheap tech at me and dress it up right and I'm drooling like the rest of the geeks and

42...?

2004-06-20T23:29:00.002Z

Itis coming back! Look here for more info! Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

There and Back Again

2004-06-20T23:29:00.001Z

A SixFoot Hobbit's Holiday Well, I went to Ireland, saw my folks, and I encountered no (in order) dwarves, wizards, trolls, high elves, goblins, magic rings, wee beasties that live under mountains at underground lakes and ask riddles, wargs, eagles, werebears, giant spiders, wood elves, lake men or dragons and now I'm back. Not much of a holiday, really... Tune in again soon, same Blogg time,

I'd forgotten how good Guinness was in Ireland...

2004-06-18T00:33:00.000Z

Oh, Sorry... It's 1:35am and I'm quite merry... I've been on a whirlwind tour of the east coast of Ireland today with my dad. Armagh, Down, Monaghan, Westmeath, Louth, Dublin and Wicklow. Not bad for one day. Later I met Munchkin, FionnTemplate and BucketWoman for a chat and went to a pub quiz at Newry Golf Club and drank the afore mentioned Guinness. Oh, and I also bought a new hat.

Finally

2004-06-15T22:32:00.000Z

It's taken me about 30 hours to make it this far. My parent's machine is a bit of an antique and it's taken me 10 minutes to get from dial up to here this time. All my other attempts have ended in failure.I told them about broadband but they say that it's unavailable in this region at the moment. The wonders of BT... Already I'm going a bit nuts. There's not much to do in Cloughogue (

On the move

2004-06-14T13:04:00.000Z

I am on holiday! To celebrate this, I am using a phone booth at Stranraer Harbour whilst i wait for the 2:45pm HSS service to Belfast. Cor, the wonders of modern society! When I left RPC this morning Ialso received a parcel from the postie, the First ed. Fasa box set of the Dr Who RPG...in mint condition...with original dice even! Huzzah for eBay! I have been looking for this for 12+ years.

Once again, blatantly ripped off...

2004-06-14T01:06:00.000Z

Take the What High School Stereotype Are You? quiz. I thought I'd get Geek, but 'twas not to be. At least it didn't think I'd be a Goth (shudder). Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

One of these days I'll Mean it!

2004-06-12T18:15:00.000Z

Never again. I say it every time. I'm not long back from helping Slacker's Ex fom shifting her stuff from his place. It's only taken the better part of 2 years or so but it's actually happening and muggins here has been roped in to help over two days. I hope all this is good for my karma, it's not good for my back... Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

The Tragedy of Hector

2004-06-07T22:06:00.000Z

That's my alternate title for Troy. I've just returned from seeing it at the DCA in town. Gods, what a movie. I was prepared to hate it or nitpick about differences between the Film and The Illiad but I just didn't care. An immense spectacle of epic proportions! With a cast of thousands (of cgi people and ships)! I wonder if Sean Bean and Brad Pitt got together and compared notes about

Messing about in boats

2004-06-04T14:00:00.003Z

I was invited to go on a kayaking trip today. Something outdoors and fun, I thought. Makes a change from Bloodbowl , so I went. First canoe wasn't too successful. I capsized twice. It was so small and nimble that I had trouble controlling it. The least stroke sent it careening over the lake surface. The instructors then took pity on me an offered me a substantially larger canoe, the Star

Oh, God...my head is completely...

2004-06-04T14:00:00.002Z

...fine! How about that? I know it doesn't dserve to be, the sheer amount of booze I put away last night but there you go. Onward to a fine day of bloodbowling and faff then. Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

4:50 am and I'm totally smashed

2004-06-04T14:00:00.001Z

Dirty Fairy and Cool Car Guy decided to throw a bar-b-q. Fair enough. Myself, Beren and Luthien and Bubble and Ooze were also in attendance. (Note: one unmarried guy among the couples.) Many meat feasts later and we retired to the living room to consume more alcohol after Beren and Luthien left. Much talk into the wee small hours ensued after a relocation to Bubble and Ooze's place after we

Good Luck!

2004-06-04T14:00:00.000Z

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish my good friend ChocolateMuffin all the best as she's going into hospital for an operation tomorrow. It isn't anything serious and she should be out within 24hrs but it's traditional to wish people good luck on such occasions, so... Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

And Finally...

2004-05-29T01:37:00.002Z

I should be embarrassed to put this in public, but... Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

And again...

2004-05-29T01:37:00.001Z

Although I was hoping for Spidey, no problems here... Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

From the same site...

2004-05-29T01:37:00.000Z

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It's 1:00am and I'm drunk again

2004-05-28T23:51:00.001Z

Yes, Slacker, I do like the music from Force Commander. I've got it. But seriously, eating people? In this day and age? By the way, I'm just back from Agent Grey's Birthday Bar-B-Q and it was fun. Steaming chunks of carbonized dead animal, booze, discussions on Terrorism with Tinuviel and Mystery Girl and on Prophecies with Chaos and the Ubergeek. I can't remember quite what I ate, but I

Disappointed

2004-05-17T16:54:00.002Z

You are a MASTER of the English language! While your English is not exactly perfect,you are still more grammatically correct thanjust about every American. Still, there isalways room for improvement... How grammatically sound are you? brought to you by Quizilla I thought I was better than this. Nuts. Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

A man can never have too many books*

2004-05-17T16:54:00.001Z

*Except when he's moving house. Spent a fair chunk of today helping a friend move house. Many, many boxes of books. How come paper is so heavy? 'Muffin says it's because there's less air in the boxes but I don't believe her. It's paper, for gods sake... And tomorrow after I finish work I'll do it all over again and help Sylvia move as well. I hope there's no bodies under the wool, I have

New title...

2004-05-17T16:54:00.000Z

...And I didn't even get charged £1,000,000 for it. Decided to change the title of my Blogg for two reasons: 1 - I don't muse very often 2 - It differentiates it from Creative Slacker's Blogg. I've been meaning to do this for a while but since I was playing about with the controls on the new format of blogspot, I thought I'd do it now. Tune in again soon, same Blogg time, same Blogg channel.

Ramblings of a Six Foot Hobbit

A new start

More new post!

What's this? A new post?

Oh good lord...

With great power comes great responsibility...

Hmm, could do better....

Now that I'm no longer hung over...

Attack of the Clones....

It looks flashy...

Water, water everywhere...

Ohhh, look at the shiny...!

The natives are unfriendly...

Everything I need to know about life I learned from Sci-Fi...

Poser...

Slightly shop soiled year's resolutions...

Pre-gens...

Good bye, friend...

Plagarism is the sincerest form of flattery...

It's addictive...

I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on...

Eveyone's doing it...

Dotty...

Apparently, drinking can be bad for you...

In vino veritas...

Irrepressible!

The results disturb me...again...

I was hoping for Sulu at the least...

Should I just get my orange sash now...?

Been there, done that and bought the fridge magnet...

When in doubt, do a Sordid quiz...

It's 4.00am and I'm disturbed ...

Music? Me? I must thell the others... Oh no! I've been Shot!

It's 5am and...oh, soddit...

Parents...and the passing of the years...

News to me...

A Sordid meme...

It's 4:00pm and I'm a bit hungover...

I'm glad I'm not A+...

It's 02:20 am and I'm totally smashed...

C'thullu Live 2005

More Tolkein Humour...

I have returned...

Top quality Beeb drama...

Disturbing Images...

For once I'd find my own...

Lord of the Rings...

Geektastic!

Another end of an era...

And I was hoping for Jon...

I sense competition management...

A band-wagon, I must be on it....

But it's a good kind of pain...

Return to form...

Touring the Homeland

Let this be a lesson to our younger readers...

Stunned and unable to parry...

Moving Stuff...

Bar-B-Q Season

Catching up and coughing up...

Normal service has now been resumed

We're the best...

New year, New life

New look

....aaaaand we're back!

Ye Gods but I'm crap...

It's 3:35am and I'm as nissed as a pewt...

Retraction

The names will...

It's 12:55pm and I'm not sure if I'm Sober...

Do you need a guide?

Apology

All grown up

It's 1:30am and I'M NOT DRUNK

Nostalgia TV

BBC 7

It's 3:15am and...

1.30 am and I'm a bit sozzled

Oooh, shiny...!

An Unexpected Party