...just another life-sapping blog...

Got time for an extra blog entry?

2006-10-17T09:45:23Z

http://www.historymatters.org.uk/output/page1.asp

Quite a good idea.

I wouldn't post this in my proper blog...

2006-04-23T09:43:01Z

...but I wanted a record of it all the same.

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|	23%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	33%
Accommodation	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Interdependence	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Intellectual	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Mystical	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Artistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Religious	\|\|	10%
Hedonism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Materialism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Narcissism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Adventurousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Work ethic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Self absorbed	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Conflict seeking	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Need to dominate	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%

Romantic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Anti-authority	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Wealth	\|\|\|\|	16%
Dependency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Change averse	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Individuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Sexuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Peter pan complex	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Physical security	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Physical Fitness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	57%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Paranoia	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Vanity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Hypersensitivity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Female cliche	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%

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Actually...

2006-04-10T17:26:38Z

.... I'm over here now.

www.governmentyard.blogspot.com

You could bookmark it if you like.

Actually...

2006-04-10T17:26:13Z

.... I'm over here now.

You could bookmark it if you like.

An interesting read...

2006-04-08T13:50:15Z

http://ljabuse.blogspot.com/

...but then there's another school of thought which says "They're all goths anyway so who gives a toss?"

Giant centipede devours mouse:

2006-03-26T23:28:49Z

Emo

2006-03-16T19:09:34Z

HAHAHHAAAA!

Emo....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLrU5hZyZrU&search=i%20think%20i%27m%20emo

station!

2006-02-23T01:34:43Z

Sort your shit out by listening to this stream or download mp3s ('podcasts' if you have to have a special arsehole word for the things)from the following website:

http://216.218.240.158:8000 is the stream url

http://lamrim.com/ is the website

Jess

2006-02-06T01:41:33Z

Could I hurt any more than this?

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T14:49:56Z

My teeth itch.

Where does it go?

2005-10-08T10:31:38Z

You know when you need a poo but you can't be arsed to move from in front of the computer/Gamecube/pr0n and you just wait and eventually you don't need a poo anymore, then you panic and try to go to the loo and there's nothing... where does it go? Is poo sentient? Does it find something else to do while it waits?

In other news. They wouldn't believe I wasn't buying Nintendogs for myself in the game shop yesterday. I used to be such a good liar. Maybe they weren't joking when they spoke about Mars 'making an honest man of me'....

A little help...

2005-08-14T10:38:23Z

Gothics!

'Emo kids'!

Americans!

All the other scum!

Save time and effort with this handy widget:

http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/livejournal/

government_yard @ 2005-08-11T10:26:00

2005-08-11T09:28:16Z

government_yard @ 2005-07-10T14:37:00

2005-07-10T13:37:54Z

You scored as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker: The Chosen One.

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Anakin Skywalker

79%

Darth Maul

75%

Darth Sidious

75%

Qui-Gon Jinn

75%

Mace Windu

71%

Darth Vader

71%

Count Dooku

63%

Master Yoda

58%

Luke Skywalker

54%

Obi-Wan Kenobi

54%

Random Jedi

33%

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Obligatory post-terrorist atrocity blog entry

2005-07-07T13:56:57Z

Frankly, I'm against it.

Been trying to follow the coverage all day through this headache, or is it that the coverage is giving me a headache. The news updates were coming through so fast this morning that I don't recall what order things happened in. Either way, Neurofen can't shift it :(

There's just too much to consider it all rationally. I am going for another lie down.

Well, it's a skive...

2005-06-04T13:37:47Z

There's only so many floors one can mop in a day so here I am updating this thing again.

Granted, I've been spending a lot more time on my photoblog of late and those who want to see that one can ask me for the url.

Since last I posted, I've been married and honeymooned and de-jobbed and re-jobbed and bi-jobbed and mono-jobbed an un-jobbed and re-re-jobbed and by jove, I'm confused.

It's one thing to plan a major upheaval in life but another entirely to get to it and realise that the other shit that happens will still happen regardless of your desire for it not to. So here I sit in my 'proper' job for the first time in weeks, but its a Saturday and there's only so much you can do. I AM glad to be back though - having spent so long getting acclimatised to the building and everything it means, I was gitted to have to mpove onto another service, despite it being a really karmically positive thing to do where I get to find my way around the East Riding and meet lots of interesting people and drink too many cups of coffee.

So, wedding.... Perfect. So many people, so much positivity, a highlight for me being the conversation I had with a storm on the saturday night. It was a little one-sided as I sat in a ball on the floor by myself and was told a thing or two, but such heavenly advice is hard to ignore ;)

Camping was spectacular, ceremony as energised, the ending of the eveng a fairly heart-rending process to go through but the hangover helped dull the pain. Irony has never been more welcome.

Honeymooning brought me, in no particular order:

1: Blue poo
2: Lots of Mars time
3: The chance to catch up on some nintendo gamesI'd been overlooking
4: Another wedding
5: An old friend from uni, unseen for 7 years. Not only that, she still has 'teh ginger loveliness' and her bloke is FOREST :D
6: More steak than is reasonable
7: A bunch of new friends
8: Jellyfish
9: An acceptable greek bathroom
10: Knowing my limits

Then we got back and our resident lensman was about to go, so we have a whole house to ourselves and I am in the process of reating my new studio, in which I can write, fiddle with photos, do my music and the rest, but will in fact just use for playing Football Manager and Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Repiulic ;)

Since then there's been the small matter of an Army weekend in Brumingham. Davey bit me on the groin and I had Brown Ale. Not a bad weekend all in all.

Just finishing off at work...

2005-04-15T20:30:32Z

Which means I have a job, which is nice. It IS nice - nicer than I thought it was going to be, nice that I enjoy it, get on with the service users and the staff and all that. Improvements over the LTSB job are as follows:

1: I can speak when I want
2: I can get up and walk around when I want
3: I can prioritise my own workload
4: I can use my skills in context and am trusted to - for example - fix a computer when I say I can
5: Have ops on the systems
6: Use the net at work when I am not busy
7: Solve problems as I come across them - not send a bastard form to a twat in London who ignores it.
8: I could go on, but I won't. Suffice it to say I am treated like an independant human being and I like it.

As for the bank, they are to close my old building and move the 200 in it to the other site in the centre of Manc. I said this would happen. Nobody believed me. I love being right. I told everyone there to join the union and they would benefit from doing so but the majority did not. Now they are closing their building and moving them to a shitty site in the arse end of nowhere and everyone is jolly upset. They would NEVER have closed this one had it been a closed shop, say 95%+ membership of the real union.

So really, it serves them right. HEHEHE. Scadenfreude, you are my bestest friend.

And now my job allows me to help people too. So all is good.

Ongoing projects:

Diagnose soundcard illness and make it better
Pick a devkit and start coding. Something. Anything.
Get married.
Sit on arse in Zakynthos for a fortnight
Get good at Racing Gears.

I have to go home now, the Mars is ill. Might post again later.

/me remembers I have a blog

2005-04-15T20:19:02Z

/reboot

.....scanning previous posts

... removing gratuitous shite #00000

...LJ as slow and b0rked as normal: status confirmed

...NCoT module active

...Ciggy = 1

government_yard @ 2005-01-22T13:54:00

2005-01-22T13:54:04Z

You scored as Luke Skywalker. You are Luke Skywalker. Loyal, trustworthy...perhaps a trifle whiney and definitely got some parental baggage, but in the end a good sort.

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Luke Skywalker

70%

Han Solo

60%

Chewbacca

55%

Princess Leia

50%

Lando Calrissian

50%

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government_yard @ 2005-01-22T13:48:00

2005-01-22T13:48:43Z

You scored as Remus Lupin. You are a wise and caring wizard and a good, loyal friend to boot. However sometimes in an effort to be liked by others you can let things slide by, which ordinarily you would protest about.

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Remus Lupin

85%

Severus Snape

80%

Draco Malfoy

80%

Ginny Weasley

75%

Ron Weasley

70%

Sirius Black

70%

Harry Potter

65%

Hermione Granger

65%

Albus Dumbledore

55%

Lord Voldemort

50%

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...

2005-01-22T13:44:30Z

You scored as Intrapersonal. You prefer your own inner world, you like to be alone, and you are aware of your own strengths, weaknesses, and feelings. You learn best by engaging in independent study projects rather than working on group projects. People like you include entrepreneurs, philosophers and psychologists.

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Intrapersonal

96%

Verbal/Linguistic

89%

Musical/Rhythmic

79%

Logical/Mathematical

64%

Visual/Spatial

64%

Interpersonal

57%

Bodily/Kinesthetic

29%

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No shit...

2005-01-11T09:40:00Z

You scored as Stoner.

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Goth

56%

Punk/Rebel

56%

Stoner

56%

Geek

56%

Loner

38%

Drama nerd

38%

Prep/Jock/Cheerleader

31%

Ghetto gangsta

31%

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Perpetual Stephmog meme theft continues apace....

2005-01-09T13:44:17Z

[x] name = Mike
[x] piercings = Right eyebrow
[x] tattoos = Not yet. Want a Forest one.
[x] height = 5'8"
[x] siblings = Ian.

[LAST...
[x] movie you watched = Spirited Away, although Mars is currentlywatching Potter #1 on the laptop in bed :)
[x] movie you bought = Spirited Away
[x] song you listened to = Justin Sullivan - Green
[x] cd you bought = Joss Stone - Mind, Body and Soul
[x] cd you listened to = as above
[x] person you've called = Mars
[x] person that's called you = Dad
[x] tv show you've watched = Match Of The Day

[DO...]
[x] you have a crush on someone = Lots of people.
[x] you wish you could live somewhere else = I already do live somewhere else. Hull.
[x] you think about suicide = Yes, but not mine.
[x] others find you attractive = Some do.
[x] you want more piercings = Yes.
[x] you write in cursive or print = Print.

[FOR OR AGAINST...]
[x] long distance relationships = As a prelude to better, for.
[x] using someone = For. Dependent on the individual.
[x] suicide = For.
[x] people = In principal, against.In practice, for.
[x] smoking = MMMMMMM, lovely fags.....
[x] driving drunk = On your own private, unpopulated island, I'm all for it.
[x] gay/lesbian relationships = It's up to them, but the Bibble sez they're gonna burn and who am I to argue?

[HAVE YOU...]
[x] ever cried over a girl = Yes
[x] ever cried over a boy = Brian Clough
[x] ever been in a fist fight = yes

[WHAT...]
[x] shampoo do you use = Any. Am male.
[x] shoes do you wear = Quite like converse trainers.

[NUMBER...]
[x] of times I have been in love? = Once properly, couple ofpractice runs came close, mind you.
[x] of times I have had my heart broken? = Getting my heart broken has been something of a hobby of mine over the years.
[x] of hearts I have broken? = five or six.
[x] of times my name has appeared in the paper? = Lost count. Used to write for a paper or two.
[x] things in my past that I regret? = Passing up certain shags, trusting my colleagues in radio, taking the degree I did, giving a shitabout lots of things during my schooldays.

[FAVORITE...]
[x] 4 letter word: Voon
[x] Cartoon: South Park
[x] Cereal: Coco Pops
[x] Chewing gum: ?
[x] Color: Black! Black! You lock me in the cellar and feed me pins! PINS!PINS!
[x] Color nail polish: 'Iron Maiden'
[x] Day of the week: Saturday. You get footie.
[x] Jelly flavour: Can't remember.
[x] Jewelry: My wedding ring (bought yesterday)
[x] Summer/Winter: Summer. I get SAD and it's gehy.

[Person who last.. ]
[x] Slept in your bed: Mars
[x] Yelled at you: My ex-boss Denise.
[x] Sent you an email: Haven't been checking.

[Have you ever.. ]
[x] Said "I love you" and meant it?: Yes
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas: Just before.
[x] Kept a secret from everyone: Yes
[x] Cried during a movie: quite a few.
[x] Planned your week based on the TV: no
[x] Been to New York: no
[x] Been to California: no
[x] Hawaii: no
[x] China: no
[x] Canada: no
[x] Europe: yes
[x] Asia: no
[x] South Africa: no
[x] Australia: no
[x] Wished you were another gender: All the time. Girls rock.

[This or That? ]
[x] Apples or bananas: bananas
[x] Blue or red?: red
[x] Walmart or target?: ?
[x] Spring or Autumn?: spring
[x] What are you gonna do after you finish this?: surf more
[x] What was the last meal you ate?: bread
[x] Are you bored?: sorta
[x] Last noise you heard?: Daniel Radcliffe on Mars's lappy.

[Friendship/Love ]
[x] Do you believe in love at first sight?: If it leads to a shag, yes.
[x] Do you want children one day & if so, how many?: No, but I like to help with other people's once they are born.

Didn't see this one coming...

2005-01-07T14:21:21Z

Your EQ is

67

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!

51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.

71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.

91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.

111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.

131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.

150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

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Another stolen meme...

2005-01-02T15:10:54Z

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:

1. Mike
2. Finlay
3. Goatboy

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:

1. Goatboy
2. Governmentyard
3. Midian

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. Writing ability
2. Philosophical Pragmatism
3. Big hairy balls

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. Humanity
2. The way I reduce my existance to a comedy of manners at times
3. I am not a 16 year old red headed lesbian slut :(

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:

1. Ireland
2. British armed forces
3. Finlay clan - nomadic Scots warriors types alegedly.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. Werewolves
2. Monotheistic religious believers/intellectually retarded mind-slaves
3. Pop never being listenable again

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND:
01. Code
02. Offensiveness - what's the big deal?
03. Herd mentality

THREE THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU:
01. Dumb culture
02. The state of politics
03. People who wear altruism as a badge of honour. You're doing it because it benefits you, if only by release of endorphines. You are not an angel sent from heaven to make everyone's life better and you don't deserve a fucking medal.

THREE THINGS ON YOUR DESK:
01. Skins
02. Joss Stone CD
03. Biro

THREE THINGS YOU SAY THE MOST:
01. Fucksocks
02. Mars, you can't just.....
03. Voon

THREE PEOPLE YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH:
01. Mars
02. 'Little Mike'
03. Jessdog

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS:
01. They are the only people I don't have to try with
02. They are as talented as me and we encourage each other, unlike most.
03. The fact that we can ignore one another formonths and nothing changes when we see each other

THREE REASONS YOU'VE BROKEN UP WITH EXES:
01. Shit at sex (her)
02. Mental instability (her)
03. I kept smashing things and scaring her kid

THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT MOST APPEALS TO YOU:
01. Looks (run veryone! he's using the HONESTY!!!!!!)
02. Social function
03. Friendship, if they are.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

1. Daylight.
2. Marshugs
3. A nice cup of tea and a spliff

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:

1. New Modle Army tee
2. Jeanses
3. Underpants

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists(at the moment)):

1. Hawkwind
2. Joss Stone
3. Other

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:

1. TBA
2. TBA
3. TBA

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

1. Marriage
2. A job I want to do
3. Writing something bigger

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):

1. Head
2. My supper
3. Peace and quiet

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

1. I've never done a bungee jump.
2. I've never voted in a general election.
3. I've never had naked pictures taken of myself.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

1. Arse
2. Eyes
3. Willingness to degrade themselves in order to nourish my ego

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:

1. Shut up
2. Fall in line
3. Pretend to care when I don't care

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:

1. Listening to/generating music.
2. Gaming
3. Reading books. Still not improved on after all these years.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:

1. Win a shitload of money
2. Get my gamecube back off the mar.
3. Eat. Food.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:

1. Support Worker
2. Novelist
3. Murderer

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:

1. New Zealand
2. Cornwall
3. Cold northern places

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

1. Tie Alyson Hannigan to a bed and go down on her for like six hours
2. Despite (1), be a good husband and supportive partner to the missus
3. Become incredibly rich