cha0tic stuff

Being a day behind would normally bother me, It would mean working harder to catch up. Not this time though. we started on site on Sunday, rather than Monday. This means I keep thinking it's Tuesday, then remembering it's still only Monday. We're still cracking on though & not slacking. I'm sure they'll find stuff for us to do.

The new skill I learned was how to make a sailors eye splice.

I had tried to teach myself, from instructions similar to those here & hadn't had much sucess. As with many manual/practical skills it's best to have someone show you. I got showed how today. I'll be practicing tomorrow, with a few bits of old rope to make sure the technique is set in my head.

Still no pictures from the festival set up I'm afraid. At least the cam' phone is charged now, so I'm in with a chance tomorrow.

No reason, just putting my handsome face on the net some more :)

... set the cam up. Yes, look up there. Right at the very top of the page. The little image of the webcam. The one that should say online. Yup. Clickee clickee & you get to see me at work.

Wow! how exciting :/

...but very funny.

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD..There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

*EMERGENCY*
*I*
*The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112.* If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out.**

I don't suggest trying this. If it works you'll be doing the equivalent of ringing 999 & wasting their time. Cha0tic

*II*
*Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remotekeys?*
This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"*

*III*
Subject: Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

*IV*
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:
* # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

The one that really intrigues me is the opening a car over a mobile. Anyone got a car with a beamer & willing to give it a try.

So. Should I or shouldn't I apply?

1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink - But we were the only people there, it had just opened & it was my round. If I win the lottery though...
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain - If the ones in Wales count. I'd like to climb a lot more.
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive - Higgins wouldn't let me ;)
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula - It was dead & encased in some sort of resin though.
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone - ...& now I need to take a cold shower, as you've reminded me about it.
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree - I'll rectify this tomorrow
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - Not at sea, but over some lakes
14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise - Far to often, for the good of my liver.
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game - If Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs Leeds in around 1982 counts.
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten my own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars - Just this week
21. Changed a baby's nappy - Not on a regular basis though. My Cousin's & Lil' Sis's. (She'll hate me for that)
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne - Amongst other thing
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse - once
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger - They were all strangers before I asked them out.
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
34. Held a lamb - Not a whole one, just a part of one. Cooked
35. Enacted a favourite fantasy
36. Taken a midnight skinny dip
37. Taken an ice cold bath
38. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
39. Seen a total eclipse - A partial one. Does that count?
40. Ridden on a roller coaster
41. Hit a six - I've not played that much cricket
42. Fit three weeks work miraculously into three days - All the time, all the time.
43. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking - That's how I dance.
44. Adopted an accent for an entire day - I need to give that a go. Sounds like fun.
45. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors Duh! I Visited my Granparents!
46. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
47. Had two hard drives for your computer - Do you want me to start remininsing (sp) about the size of hard drives in the olden days? At least I didn't pay nearly a grand for a hard drivce for an Amiga. I know someone that did.
48. Visited all 50 states - I didn't know there were that many states of conciousness :)
49. Loved your job for all accounts
50. Taken care of someone who was shit faced Does that include yourself as well?
51. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - After a good week, yeah.
52. Had amazing friends - What's with the past tense? I've still got amazing freinds.
53. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
54. Watched wild whales - I've looke d at wild Wales though. That's pretty good.
55. Stolen a sign - I was student, it comes with the terrirtory.
56. Backpacked in Europe - Not yet, something to look forward to. Hang on! Britain is in Europe (I'm speaking geographically). I suppose I should put a yes for that.
57. Taken a road-trip - And an Acid Trip.
58. Rock climbing
59. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice - Does doing it in my own country count?
60. Midnight walk on the beach
61. Sky diving - I need to sort this out.
62. Visited Ireland - For St Patricks Day
63. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love - Still am.
64. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
65. Visited Japan
66. Benchpressed your own weight - I've never bench pressed anything. I don't know how much I weigh. I probably lift a few tonnes over the course of an average load in.
67. Milked a cow - I wasn't very quick at it though. I'm sure I'd improve with practice.
68. Alphabetized your records - Sad I know.
69. Pretended to be a superhero
70. Sung karaoke
71. Lounged around in bed all day - My favourite thing to do.
72. Posed nude in front of strangers
73. Scuba diving - Why would I want to do that?
74. Got it on to Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
75. Kissed in the rain
76. Played in the mud
77. Played in the rain
78. Gone to a drive-in theater
79. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
80. Visited the Great Wall of China
81. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
82. Dropped Windows in favor of something better - What's better than windows for letting light into your home. Windows I love 'em.
83. Started a business
84. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
85. Toured ancient sites I live in Britain. I can't help doing that if I visit certain Cities.
86. Taken a martial arts class
87. Swordfought for the honor of a woman - Only whilst answering the next question :)
88. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight - The Only way to play RPG's
89. Gotten married
90. Been in a movie - I Dunno if they included the bit I did, I've never seen it & I'm not even sure which film it was. I may have been in some 'Live music' videos as well. There have been cameras about at work.
91. Crashed a party - Look I already said I was student. Stop asking stupid questions.
92. Loved someone you shouldn't have
93. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy - I think so, maybe I made them sick :)
94. Gotten divorced
95. Had sex at the office - Not exactly the office, but at work.
96. Gone without food for 5 days - Don't be daft. Have you seen the size of me?
97. Made cookies from scratch - Not since I was a small child. Why bother, they're dirt cheap to buy, probably costs less to buy them, than it does to get the ingredients, turn the oven on & spend the time making them.
98. Won first prize in a costume contest - I had long hair at the time. I put a bandanna round my head, wore shades, my normal clothes, made a cardboard guitar & went as a Rock Star.
99. Rode a gondola in Venice
100. Gotten a tattoo - Several. I'll probably get more before I'm through.
101. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on - But not in a fetishitic way.
102. Rafted the Snake River
103. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
104. Got flowers for no reason - Yeah, I've bought them for myself. Not cut flowers though.
105. Got so drunk you don't remember anything - It's a hobby :)
106. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug - Given it a damn good go though :)
107. Performed on stage Major Petkoff. "Arms & the Man" School play. I was Rubbish. Oh yeah & some artsy fartsy thing at college, which involved me falling down as though shot at the right time whilst The Doors 'Unknown Soldier' was playing.
108. Been to Las Vegas
109. Recorded music - Yeah but home taping is killing music ;) I did some rubbish on the Amiga a long time ago.
110. Eaten shark - Who hasn't? You can buy it in Sainsburys.
111. Had a one-night stand - Look I already told you I was a student.
112. Gone to Thailand
113. Seen Siouxsie live - On Top of the Pops? lol. Wish I had.
114. Bought a house - Only whilst playing Monopoly.
115. Been in a combat zone - Only a few hundred years after the fighting was over.
116. Buried one/both of your parents - Well not literally, wielding the shovel... :)
117. Been on a cruise ship
118. Spoken more than one language fluently - I don't even speak my own language fluently. How do you expect me to speak foreign?
119. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone - Yeah & it resulted in 3 blokes giving me a kicking in the bogs of a night club.
120. Bounced a cheque - Look I already told you. I was a student.
121. Performed in Rocky Horror
122. Read - and understood - your credit report
123. Raised children - Only higher than my head, then swung them round going "Weeeeeee" Hoping that they'd think it was fun.
124. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy - Does Lego count?
125. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
126. Created and named your own constellation of stars - Yeah, it was four Stars in a line or arc, low on the Horizon that I reckoned were surveilence satellites. It was called "The Watcher"
127. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
128. Found out something significant that your ancestors did - Yeah made it possible for me to be born :)
129. Called or written to your government representative - No, but I've berated him in the street though after an all night drinking session.
130. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over - Does going to college count?>
131. ...more than once?
132. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge - Only in San Andreas. I got bored half way across & jacked a Motor Bike.
133. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking - Everyone else was doing it.
134. Had plastic surgery - Does a skin graft count?
135. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived - Touches a big piece of wood. No. Thank Fuck.
136. Wrote articles for a large publication This is on the interweb. Largest publication there is.
137. Lost over 100 pounds
138. Held someone while they were having a flashback
139. Piloted an airplane Does MS Flight Sim count?
140. Petted a stingray - Why?
141. Broken someone's heart - Sorry
142. Helped an animal give birth - It was gross. Pulling on a slimy rope disapearaing into a cows Vagina & attached to a calf.
143. Been fired or laid off from a job - Only when the contract finished.
144. Won money on a T.V. game show
145. Broken a bone - Touches more wood. I don't think so.
146. Killed a human being - Not yet, but urban living has sorely tempted me.
147. Gone on an African photo safari
148. Ridden on a motorcycle
149. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 130 mph
150. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
151. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild Hehehehe Several times ;) Once for breakfast. Several times for recreation.
152. Ridden a horse - It was fucking scary.
153. Had major surgery
154. Had a snake as a pet
155. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
156. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing - I've slept through loads of takeoffs & landings. I've been to Donnington :)
157. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours - Bliss
158. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
159. Visited all 7 continents
160. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
161. Eaten kangaroo meat - They sell that in Sainsburys too. I'll have to give it a go.
162. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
163. Eaten sushi - Eaten it. I've made it.
164. Had your picture in the newspaper - For presenting a bouquet to Mini Cauldwell (She used to be in Coronation Street, about 30 years ago.)
165. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime - Hey it's my definition of healthy.
166. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
167. Gotten someone fired for their actions - It had to happen. I was the Boss.
168. Gone back to school - They made me. After every holiday.
169. Parasailed
170. Changed your name - Only on the net.
171. Petted a cockroach - I disected one once. Does that count?
172. Eaten fried green tomatoes - No, but I'm going to look up a recipe on the net & give them a go.
173. Read The Iliad - I started it, then something else came along.
174. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read them. - John Buchan. We had to read 'Prester John' I hated it, because we HAD to DO it. I do enjoy his stuff now.
175. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because you needed them *sigh* Look I already told you. I was a student.
176. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you - What the hell is 86'd?
177. Taught yourself an art from scratch
178. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - Not yet. Something I need to do.
179. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
180. Skipped all your school reunions - Only because I didn't know about them.
181. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
182. Been elected to public office
183. Written your own computer language
184. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
185. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
186. Built your own PC from parts - With help.
187. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
188. Had a booth at a street fair - Does running a tombola store at a church fete count?
189. Dyed your hair - Just a streak.
190. Been a DJ
191. Found out someone was going to dump you via Blogger
192. Written your own role playing game - adapted some rules.
193. Been arrested - Criminal damage. I was drunk & a student. Conditional discharge & had to pay for the damage.