The books you read, the songs you sing

[vin_petrol]

I'm sat on the Leeds to Middlesbrough train, heading up there for Boro's first (& possibly last) Uefa Cup match at home. I'm going to try an LJ update on the train with my P800. Here goes...
Hmmm. The web page doesn't seem to like Opera. Let's try an email update...
Nope, problems with Orange email (which *ahem* happens sometimes). Let's try sending the email again when I get home after the football match...

Friday night was a low-tech night in round at Phil & Anna's (WanoLJ) with alcohol for those that use that drug. When we arrived I was accosted by Anna's 9-year old daughter Holly, who wanted to show me her Dance Dance Revolution game on her PS. Did I want to play, she queried? Bwa ha ha! So, whilst the grown ups talked we played DDR! She knew the game better, but her 9-year old coordination wasn't as good as mine, and I just beat her. Then we sent her to bed. Ha Ha!
The other reason for visiting was to take pictures of Cobweb's kittens. Two were off to new homes on Saturday so it was the last time we would see them :-( Kitten pics on fotopic soon.
The next morning I dropped Trash off at the station (she was off to Middlesbrough), then went straight round to the York BOOK FAIR! I met gothgrr outside & we had a quick look round the car boot sale first. Then twopointedstar appeared & we went inside.
Mmmm, books! No 1974 Beano annual which I was looking out for. Lots of very expensive first editions of classic SF. Lots of lovely, really old, books. We found the same 'printing' bloke we had spoken to last year, and I bought a lovely book of font samples off him. I also acquired a wonderful book of early trashy SF artwork: large breasted women in flimsy clothing menaced by giant robots. Tentacles also featured prominently - I didnt know tentacle porn went back so far!
After a couple of hours we went down to the peace festival in Rowntree Park & mellowed out there for a while. Then I went home & got ready for Rush with resyk(q.v.)
The next day I was in Tesco the moment it opened to buy ingredients for an Italian cheesecake. Due to me 'not liking cheese' this was the first time I had ever made one. It came out rather well, and I discovered I can eat Marscapone cheese & tiramisu.
The food was for F1 watching at gothgrr's. A Honda led for ages but somehow came third behind another Ferrari 1-2. Bah!
Then it was off to the station to pick Trash up & then Rush (again).

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

Nope, problems with Orange email

And your "sync your phone" thing is rubbish. Mind you, I hear the guy they put to fixing it spent all his time leching after women. :-)

[vin_petrol]

And your "sync your phone" thing is rubbish.

It has *cough* known issues... Actually, I've not heard much about that recently. I wonder what's going on with it?

Mind you, I hear the guy they put to fixing it spent all his time leching after women. :-)

Oooh, lies! That is so untrue ... he takes time off to go to football! :-)

[steer.livejournal.com]

It has *cough* known issues...

You mean like it doesn't work on my phone 100% of the time?

[vin_petrol]

You mean like it doesn't work on my phone 100% of the time?

Are you sure you configured it properly? :-P

[steer.livejournal.com]

Well, you know me, I'm such a terrible idiot with technical things. I'm sure 95% of the population are much more technologically adept and can manage and I'm just so fumble thumbed that it's beyond my simple brain.

[angelic-angie.livejournal.com]

You're celebrating beating a 9yr old kid. You are a baaaaad man. :)

[vin_petrol]

You're celebrating beating a 9yr old kid. You are a baaaaad man. :)

Oooh, but it's always *very* risky for a grown-up to challenge a small child at a computer game the former knows well. I only *just* beat her.

I do like DDR, and suspect I'll do some form of silly "take on all comers" challenge at Whitby.

[angelic-angie.livejournal.com]

You and mofette should have a dance off then as she is just as big an addict to the game.

On Weds she was at my chap's house eyeing up his sturdy floor and his playstation before bringing the subject up of bringing it around sometime.

The sight of moff bouncing is a true joy to behold. :D

[vin_petrol]

You and mofette should have a dance off then as she is just as big an addict to the game.

Oooh, she's been to Japan tho' so she's probably really good.

The sight of moff bouncing is a true joy to behold. :D

*stares off into space*

Well, that's me distracted for the rest of today! :-)

[angelic-angie.livejournal.com]

Figured it might and to add to your distraction she sometimes wears knee high stripey socks. :)

She is bloody good at the game. I watched in awe at her go at milf's party. :D

[andyd.livejournal.com]

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