random thoughts of a madman

day six: a quote

2009-09-09T21:11:59Z

"You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time." Albert Einstein

day five: a youtube clip

2009-09-08T16:51:28Z

okay then so i need to pick a youtube clip and embed it into LJ, this is something i have had problems with in the past but here goes.

this is my all time favourite satircal video

day four: site

2009-09-07T16:45:29Z

my site is www.treehugger.com. It brings me up to the date news about the world of green tech and the fight,or lack of it,against climate change.

day 3 Book

2009-09-06T10:03:39Z

okay so i might as well get day 3 done today as well and then catch up with day 4 later today.

The book is "Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing that Divided Gilded Age America "

Its not as well written as i hoped it would be but its a great book about the stuggle of the left in Chicago and the growth of the early trade union movement at the time. Also it tells us what really happened on the first Mayday and how it came about in its modern form.

Also the author has done a 20min speech on his book on an Album called "Long live the Anarchist Revolutionaries" by a band called "Louis Lingg and the Bombs" (you will get the name reference if you read or listen to the track.

The link is:

http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/20588

day 2 (only 2 days late)

2009-09-06T09:52:24Z

the picture is one of the g8 protests in Genoa. this was the protest where is finally became apparent of how far the state was willing to go to protect the system when they murdered a protestor at point blank range (its not a pic of the dead body)

http://gipfelsoli.org/rcms_repos/images/13/010720_disobbedienti_full.jpeg

Day 1 the song

2009-09-03T16:38:40Z

as a blatent copy of Bobby and others this 7 days thing might make me get into updating LJ a bit more, which wouldnt be difficult. its outlined below.

Day 1: A song.

Day 2: A picture.

Day 3: A book/ebook/fanfic.

Day 4: A site.

Day 5: A YouTube clip.

Day 6: A quote.

Day 7. Whatever tickles your fancy.

The song has to be the Street Sweeper Social Club "100 little curses" You can see the vid here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhLQScRElI

this is how rage against the machine would be if they kept on going

joel tenabaum

2009-07-21T21:17:17Z

so some of you may have heard of Joel Tenabaum and his upcoming case against the RIAA. there is some interesting reading from the defense lawyer to be done on this and tonight i just found this: Copy and paste it its very very interesting even if just for some of the arguments for the defense

damm you internet

2009-06-15T17:11:16Z

so for months of having no spare cash i finally get enough together (helped by a small win on the lottery) to buy some new tech.
These months of looking on hotukdeals and seeing all the lovely computers,tv's and other assorted tech crap i dont really need but REALLY want, that i cant afford seemed worthwile.
Surely there would be things there i can afford now one would think? Of course there isnt and everytime i look it seems to get worse.
I will of course be treating my lovely bobby to some nice things as i can afford it now.
apart from that i have a rather nice headache and meatloaf for dinner.

meme nicked from other people

2009-06-06T21:43:03Z

RULES:
1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks.

It's hard not to elaborate on most of these, even though not many of them are very exciting, but I'll resolutely stick to the rules and you can leave a comment if you would like something explained.

Kissed any one of your LiveJournal friends? — Yes.
Been arrested? — Yes
Kissed someone you didn't like? — Yes.
Slept in until 5 PM? — Yes.
Fallen asleep at work/school? — Yes.
Held a snake? — Yes.
Ran a red light? — yes
Been suspended from school? — No
Experienced love at first sight? — yes
Totalled your car in an accident? — No.
Been fired from a job? — No.
Fired somebody? — No.
Sung karaoke? — Yes.
Pointed a gun at someone? — Yes.
Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? — Yes.
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your eyes? — No!
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — Yes.
Kissed in the rain? — Yes.
Had a close brush with death (your own)? — No.
Saw someone die? — Yes.
Played Spin-the-Bottle? — no
Smoked a cigar? — yes
Sat on a rooftop? — Yes.
Smuggled something into another country? — yes
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? — yes
Broken a bone? — Yes.
Skipped school? — Yes.
Eaten a bug? — Yes.
Sleepwalked? — Yes.
Walked on a moonlit beach? — yes
Ridden a motorcycle? — yes
Dumped someone? — Yes.
Forgotten your anniversary? — yes
Lied to avoid a ticket? — No.
Ridden in a helicopter? — No.
Shaved your head? — yes
Blacked out from drinking? — Yes.
Played a prank on someone? — Yes.
Hit a home run? — Yes.
Felt like killing someone? — Yes.
Cross-dressed? — Yes.
Been falling-down drunk? — Yes.
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? — Yes.
Eaten snake? — No.
Marched/Protested? — yes
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? — No.
Puked on an amusement ride? — Yes.
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? — yes
Been in a band? — No.
Knitted? — Yes.
Been on TV? — Yes.
Shot a gun? — Yes.
Skinny-dipped? — yes
Given someone stitches? — yes
Eaten a whole habenero pepper? — yes
Ridden a surfboard? — yes
Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? — Yes.
Had surgery? — no
Streaked? — No.
Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? — Yes.
Tripped on mushrooms? — yes
Passed out when NOT drinking? — yes
Peed on a bush? — Yes.
Donated Blood? — yes
Grabbed electric fence? yes
Eaten cheesecake? — Yes.
Eaten your kids' Halloween candy? — No.
Killed an animal when NOT hunting? — Yes.
Peed your pants in public? — No.
Snuck into a movie without paying? — yes.
Written graffiti? — Yes.
Still love someone you shouldn't? — No.
Think about the future? — Yes.
Been in handcuffs? — yes
Believe in love? — Yes.
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? — Yes.

damm you twitter pt2

2009-06-04T19:05:44Z

so whilst im in my intial rush of enthusiasm for the bloody thing ive searched for a few old pals (two to be precise) and i found them. So to the two people i asked to follow today get ready for a complete lack of updates from me.

damm you twitter

2009-06-02T17:45:31Z

hi i now, thanks to bobby, have a twitter account. I give it 5 more days before i stop updating it and start doing what i normally do with things like LJ,Facebook,blip.fm etc etc and that is go one once a month and possibly maybe think about updating.
That said though,since im in the initial rush of enthusiasm, about Twitter if anyone on my pals list has a twitter account we should follow each other.

wondering

2009-05-19T17:27:47Z

im wondering if any of the males we all know on LJ will complete the sex meme thats currently doing the rounds?

le weekend

2009-05-18T15:07:47Z

Okay so the second long weekend off work in May is coming to a close and what a great weekend it was.

I had Friday to myself and i spent the time playing Mad World on the Wii and doing the normal internet stuff. Its a great game if all you wanna do is run around with either a chainsaw, double knives, double chainsaw etc etc and chop people in half or quarter or smaller if you so wish.

Also on Friday my flatmates went camping for the weekend which gave me some much needed time alone with Bobby in the flat.

I met Bobby on Saturday afternoon and we did couply stuff all weekend. Clothes shopping,shopping for my dads 65th present etc etc. A good weekend was had by both.
Now im getting ready to go back to work tommorow but no fear as its only a 3 day week as i have Friday off and the Monday after is a bank holiday so YAY.

badger89 @ 2009-05-10T23:45:00

2009-05-10T22:47:27Z

so its two weeks till pay day and i still have actual money left over. Money i plan to spend on lovely food should the weather clear up and my flatmates plan to go camping next weekend goes ahead.
Other than that not much special happening with me at the moment apart from the usual meh and i should get out more stuff.

Also, and this will only make sense to one of you, im not the only one ive found hunderds of people with the same problem.

holidays

2009-04-29T17:10:13Z

by a stroke of luck and some bank holidays, im only working 1 friday and 1 monday in the month of may.

yay lots of long weekends, boo im skint

for the engish teachers on my list

2009-04-27T20:03:37Z

boring f1 post

2009-04-20T21:40:34Z

it would be lax of me not to say how fucking brilliant the new season is turning into. That and i miss Bobby lots :(

short rant

2009-04-17T11:48:27Z

So apparently you can toture people in secret prisons all over the world and get away with it but if you run a popular search engine for bit torrent you get sent to jail for one year and a massive fine, go figure?

pirate bay is guilty

2009-04-17T10:35:07Z

So The Pirate Bay is guilty and of course they will appeal against the ruling.

bored

2009-04-16T12:30:51Z

im in work im bored and bobby is ill. THe only thing that is currently cheering me up if the FF13 trailer and the thought ive only got a few hours to go before heading home

arrghhh

2009-04-10T14:22:02Z

damm video embed fail im too tired after a very late night to bother trying to fix it. Suffice to say i need another cuppa coffee and i may not bother

slightly odd video

2009-04-10T14:17:50Z

i think this vid is very odd but rather cool after a 2nd watch

badger89 @ 2009-03-24T19:13:00

2009-03-24T19:21:16Z

all my pals will be tagged by other people as im lazy

Make a list of 5 things you can see:
1. Computer
2. TV
3. Laptop
4. Empty tea cup
5. DVD player

02. Would you ever get plastic surgery?
I depends on if became disfigured or not

03. Is there anything in your fridge right now that you would never eat/drink?
Nothing i like everything

04. What's your profession?
general dogs body

05. Do you nap a lot?
Nope

06. Who was your first celebrity crush?
Dont remember, really i dont

07. What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
The upcoming F1 season

08. What are you listening to right now?
The sound of chat in the background

09. What was the last text message you received?
They did have Fleetwood mac on Heroes (i told you so honey)

10. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
www.ecogeek.org,www.treehugger.org,www.f1racing.net

11. What was the last thing you bought?
Some Kettle chips

12. Radiohead, Muse or Interpol? Choose one.
Radiohead

13. Does the weather affect your mood?
I dont know probably

14. What is your zodiac sign?
the fish one

15. What are the five objects you could not live without, and why?
Computer, cos i love the net. Mobile to speak to Bobby. My dvd player cos i like to watch dvds, My Wii cos i love games and my flatmates xbox360 cos i also love games

16. Weird dream
Being met at the school gates by Vanessa Paradise

17. Do you have any siblings?
One Brother,older

18. Choose one of your favourite shows and play the Shag, Marry, Kill game on the characters

Babylon 5
shag, Lyta alexander
marry,delene (the french women in lost)
kill, Garibaldi cos he really really annoys me

19. What are your plans for next weekend?
Probably the usual weekend after payday shopping for food etc, might have to go down south though

20. Say something to the person who tagged you (</a>[info]be_found):
Your a Pie

32

2009-03-15T22:00:32Z

so this week i turned 32 and i had an awesome birthday. Bobby treated me like a King for the day and i had a lovely meal and a night in a swanky hotel (even though the room service was shite)
I spent the rest of the week doing not much. My only real day to myself was Wednesday which allowed me to recover from the exertions of Monday in time for a gaming session with John on Thursday after my root canal treatment at the dentists.
The root canal went very well and i didn't feel a thing. I have to go back on Friday for some of my fillings which should be fun, but at least i will get a lie in and a shorter working day.
Friday i went to see the Watchmen and i should have had the day to myself but i got in from johns at 4am and went to bed at 5am (ish) so i didn't have long to myself.
Now its back to work on Monday and im not looking forward to it. The only thing that made my job the slightest bit interesting was that i could listen to my walkman all day, now thats gone its a really really dull job.
ON a brighter note luc has a job so yay for her

guests

2009-03-07T16:53:20Z

we are having guests over the house tonight,two of whom have not been here before, so a flatmate who shall remain nameless is going hella crazy with the lemon scented house wipes and bathroom cleaner!!
I have done my bit though taking the bins out and doing the vacuuming.