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Fun: Even More Lego!

[A scene from the Lego Bible]Drat! I really really thought I had already covered all the fun and weird Lego stuff on the ‘net – but obviously I was wrong. Not only have the little men built a computer, smoked illegal substances, stared in various movies, constructed some of M.C.Escher’s pictures, but they’ve also:

Oh, there’s also a collection of various Brickshelf pictures out there as well (the Lord Of The Rings tribute is good!). Don’t forget, if you want to start building you own Lego models (maybe using the LDraw format), you can order Lego via Amazon.co.uk or, if you are after specific blocks, then BrickLink could be your friend….

Now I’ll try and avoid mentioning the L— word until at least next year 🙂

Net: Friday Group Therapy: Instant Messaging

[Trillian]Via Midnight Bliss’ entry, I’ve come across the Friday Group Therapy entry about Instant Messaging services, so I thought I’d answer the 7 questions myself:

1. Do you use an Instant Messaging service? (Yahoo!, AOL, MSN, ICQ, etc…) What function does it serve for you?
I use Trillian, although I do have Yahoo Messenger, AIM, MSN and ICQ installed. I’m usually logged into them all 24/7 (thanks to Trillian: but that doesn’t mean I’m at the computer or wanting to chat) – occasionally I also poke my head into various IRC channels as well.
The function? Erm, keep up to date with friends, ‘talk’ with clients, and to be able to consult with people knowledgeable about certain areas “in real time”.

Life: Ebay Sale: 35 Pop CD’s

[Updated: 24/Dec/2002 00:35: The CDs were sold for £22.35 all inclusive. The cheque is waiting at the bank to be cleared and I’ll send them all off as soon as the post offices reopen]

I’ve decided to clear out some of my music collection and sell it via Ebay. If you are looking for brand-artist name singles to help build, complete or start a pop collection then head on over to Ebay and check the list! Auction closes on the 18th of December…

With a reserve price of just £11 for 35 CDs: how can you miss such a bargin – especially with payment being accepted via Paypal, cheque, postal order or banker’s draft? UK posting and packaging is just £3.54!

All 35 original CD’s come in their original packaging/case – with a few including posters and ‘reader survey cards’. A number of the CDs also have bonus tracks.

Blog: 100th Entry

[100 entries]Wow! This is my 100th blog entry. Since starting it on the 6th of November (ie a month and a day ago – as compared to Neil’s sedate 6 weeks) with a post about receiving flowers from an ‘admirer’ (which I’ve since learnt was, in fact, my ex-girlfriend, I’ve received 20 comments from a total of 2958 visitors requesting 17,465 files transferring 201Mb of data. So far, during December, I’ve had an average of 160 visitors a day (compared with November’s 96 daily visitors). Most people have come here looking for the Mystery Of Time And Space walkthrough, but quite a number seem interested in my coverage of World AIDS day and the facts and figures I provided. My little bit about picking on George Bush with his binoculars is still the third most popular page. More stats are available on my 1st December posting.

If I had blogged yesterday, I could have probably made it exactly a month – drat. Oh well, better luck next time 🙂

Joke: 6 Hangover Levels

beer.jpgAs it’s now a little bit late for me to go out, I’ll just stay in and watch TV tonight. Drat. Oh well, at least it’ll save me from getting drunk (even though I have some Snowballs in the cupboard, 1/4 of a bottle of Absinthe and some Oyzo left). Talking of getting drunk (and what a roundabout way of getting to the subject) – I’ve recently been sent this “6 Hangover Levels” list which I found myself going “So true, check, been there” whilst reading – how about you?

1 Tankard Hangover ([*])
No pain. No real feeling of illness. You slept in your own bed and when you woke up there were no traffic cones in there with you. You are still able to function relatively well on the energy stored up from all those vodka redbulls. However, you can drink 10 bottles of water and still feel as parched as the Sahara.