Journalist jailed in US for refusing to give up confidential sources
Just because, y’know, that’s the sort of thing that shouldn’t get lost.
Modern Communications
Signs of the times: everyone walking along staring at the mobile phones in frustration, as the phone networks lock up. Walking along, past empty public phone booths.
I’m currently trapped in the centre of town in a net cafe (nothing better to do, and I wanted to get some fucking news, because London Transport were telling me nothing) waiting for some form or transport to start back up again, so I can get either home or to the office.
Edit: God, I wish I’d brought my decent camera.
Warcraft
Aside from cairmen (and I admit I should have been suspicious when he said “The first one’s free…”) is there anyone else reading this playing World of Warcraft? My copy arrived last night (when the fucking account creation server was down, of all the bastard luck), and I got it all patched up this morning, so I’m looking forward to getting started when I get home tonight…
And more to the point, is there anyone that fancies starting up a new character on a UK RP server (of if you’re still reasonably low level, waiting for me to catch up to where you are), and teaming up with me on a reasonably regular basis?
Well, that’s new and different.
It’s raining. Those of us in London have all noticed that. It is Rainy Season in London town, and there is nothing for it but listen to hot jazz and drink cold rum.
What’s new, though, it’s that it’s raining inside my front door.
(I assume that the seal on the flat roof has gone. Still, this is not exactly an idea state of affairs….)
Saturday Night
So, cairmen is in town next weekend, which is as good an excuse to do something fun as I require of a Saturday night, and frankly, I fancy attempting to drag as many people as possible down the pub for a night out anyway. Who’s in? (Note: a resounding barrage of “yes, I will come drinking with you, and your collection of charming and sexy friends, and will drag other people with me” is the response required here.) Anyone got any preferences for a location, or should I stick a pin in a map?
Back In The County Hell
Or, to translate from the MacGowan, returned from Scotland. I see we’re braced for another grim summer down here.
U2 were good, although the crowd made it pretty much the worst gig I’ve ever attended. But I did get to go see Flogging Molly again the following night – I had no idea that they were playing but davebushe spotted it in the listings that morning, so I dragged mindwanders along with me, and had the usual completely storming time. Photos to follow, with any luck – I’ve got about 350 of the bastards to process when I get a minute.
The trip has given me a few things to think about, so I’ll try and write them up when I’ve got a bit more space to mull them over. For now, thanks to all the chums I saw while in Scotland, huge apologies to those I failed to catch up with through lack of time.
Heading North
Off to Scotland for the week. Back late on Friday. Hope to see many of you. I should have sporadic net access while I’m away, so mail/LJ comments will reach me, but by phone is probably better. If you don’t have my mobile, and might need it, leave a comment here with your own number, and I’ll get in touch. Comments screened, so don’t worry about freaks getting hold of it.
Try not to break anything while I’m gone.
Bollocks.
Looks like I won’t be buying my own place this year. Arses. Maybe next year, if nothing else goes wrong.
Friday night:
Tired. Horribly, horribly stressed.
Going to the gym. If the world is still here when I get back, I shall be killing it,
Expression in pictures.
It’s an interesting meme, innit? I mean, I can guess a few number of the words or phrases people used, or at least the gist). But the ones I’m stumped on, I haven’t the first fucking clue what people might have said.
But I had a different point with the post, and it’s this: I want icons. Bought a permanent account yesterday, and I’ve now got the Stupid Number Of Icons that comes with it. So I’ve decided to abandon my long held rule that I’ll only use pictures of me, not least because I almost never use anything but this one, and now that I have more icons that I could possibly use, that somehow seems a shame.
So, new rule: I’ll only use pictures of me, or icons based on photos I’ve taken. (Oh, and not animated ones. There many are excellent reasons why you should never use animated icons.)
Which is where you lot come in. Because I’m shit at this LJ-icon making lark, and some of you are quite good at. So, if you feel like it, head over to electricana, and make icons out of what’s there. I don’t promise I’ll use them all – if nothing else, I’ll have to get over the shock of people chopping up my beloved pictures and probably putting words all over them. But I do want some new icons, so you’re in with a pretty good chance. And if I wind up using your icon or icons a lot, then you can a) be smug, and b) claim a drink off me.
And finally: anyone who does not own Tom Middleton’s Cosmosonica Volume #1 is missing out, in a very big way.