| Archive for Children of teh Atom BURN EM!! |
| hiccup |
hiccup's tru sayI've spent THREE DAYS trying to fix my wireless router and I still can't get into the cunting web configuration page to tell it what it needs to know to connect to the interweb. So I'm stuck on slow, expensive dial-up at home at the moment. Which sucks balls.On a more cheerful note I am eating pizza and drinking beer. Which is helping. But I still want to cry about my lack of broadband. ALL THE RIGHT FUCKING LIGHTS ARE LIT, ALL THE RIGHT CABLES ARE IN THE RIGHT HOLES, SO WHY WON'T YOU FUCKING CONNECT YOU FUCKING BASTARD. Sorry. I'm stressed. Need to drink more beer. I used to have a blog, actually. I wrote stuff on it nearly every day, and had a regular readership of 50 people or so. But then it broke, and I've never really been arsed to fix it. I set up another not so long ago, but can't really be arsed with that either. So it seems likely that I won't be arsed with this thread either, but you never know. Maybe this thread will become such a well-written, incisive, witty, amusing, moving blog-of-sorts that it'll lead to a publishing deal and I'll be a rich author and that would, like, so rock. I'm trying to quit my job at the moment, but it's tricky, cos a) I haven't got a new job to go to, and am having trouble finding one. Or even motivating myslef to find one. Because of b), the fact that my current job is only 3 days a week, which suits a lazy twat like me, but it's not really a job with great prospects. Or in fact any prospects. Anyone got a job going? I promise to only spend...2 hours a day on the web. Well...2 or 3. |
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| wraeth |
Tech geek bruv stuff are us. What's happening with the router/connection? Detail dude.
What sort of a job are you after? |
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| hiccup |
Router bizzle:
http://www.pac-man.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=151996 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15510711 Fecking thing. Job shizzle: What job? Well, that's the problem innit. I went part time two years ago, with the idea that it would give me time to work out what I really wanted to do, and then find and get this marvellous job. But in two years I haven't even managed to rewrite my CV. Prat that I am. What would I like to do...Hmmm... * Wouldn't mind teaching, but adult education rather than schools. Maybe teaching computers or something. * Pipe dream, but doing some sort of writing for a living. A weekly column in a colour supplement, that'd do me. Or travel writer...no, wait, restaurant critic. * I love food and I love cooking, but the 6 months I spent working in a kitchen put me off the idea of ever working in a restaurant again. But something to do with food would be cool. Running a cool little café/bar maybe. |
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| wraeth |
Is that dlsreports link where you're up to right now? Just wanted to know before I email bruv. | ||||
| hiccup |
Yeah, no more progress than that.
Any help massively appreciated and rewarded with brightly coloured sweets. |
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| wraeth |
I've emailed him but I don't know how busy he is. Will let you know if/when I get response.
Have you tried the router diagnostics page? Edit: or is that what you meant by 'the web configuration page' ? |
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| hiccup |
Yeah, that's what I can't get into. Most frustrating. | ||||
| wraeth |
This is what he says:
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| wraeth |
I'll post it on urban too in case others have had problem ... | ||||
| hiccup |
Cool, cheers, I'll try that this evening.
Refreshers or Starburst? |
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| wraeth |
Starburst if it works! | ||||
| Ninjadmin |
just hit it | ||||
| wraeth |
Yes, that's the final boot in version 
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| hiccup |
If I can't get it to work, I'm going to ritually burn the fucker. | ||||
| wraeth |
Did you get it to work? | ||||
| wraeth |
I just saw your urban post. New ethernet cable. Yay it's working again
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| hiccup |
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Just tried to connect to the router with a different ethernet cable, and it fucking well works. I'm configured and connected. Can't say I understand it, buy hey, if it works... Tis all a bit odd though. The "bad" cable works fine to connect stuff at the office. The "good" one has a mashed-up connector and is squashed almost flat in places. Weird. Also, I can't get the connection to work with the static IP my ISP gave me, but if I let it dynamically acquire one, it works. :? Getting my connection to work was the big project for the day, but since I've got it going already, I might spend the rest of the day doing fuck-all 
Cheers for the help. Sweets in the post*. *metaphorically speaking |
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| wraeth |
fantabbidozy *looks forward to metaphorical sweets*
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| hiccup |
Ra! Ra! Ra!
Internet! Internet! Internet! *reads the whole internet* |
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| Lava |
There's nothing quite like that geeky rush you get by getting hardware/software working. 
Especially when you don't know how you did it.
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| hiccup |
I know It's really sad how happy I was when it started working
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| hiccup |
My day so far, in pictures:
:? :? :? [I can't find a picture to illustrate "No Mr Wazzeem Akram doesn't live here and no I don't know why he's not in court]
 
:? :? :?
:? :? :? 
 
 
To be continued... |
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| strung out |
best blog ever... | ||||
| wraeth |
wondrous work
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| MandraxMonkey |
I see that spanglebird and goldenlemon from turban came round ya gaff for a cuppa then! Face!
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| Lava |
 harsh!
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| Barney Bee |
Face Blizzle. |
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| wraeth |
Barney Bee's back yay
You seen the photos yet Barney? Poor Mandrax 
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| hiccup |
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| hiccup |
Hiya!!!!!!
Been slightly disabled posting-wise by hiccup's fucked-up tint' connection. Saw the flicks - all good fun! It's a shame we're all so good looking. I think Lava was the star. What's this about MM? |
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| hiccup |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That was meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Barney Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! |
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| Barney Bee |
No seriously.
It really was.
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| Lava |
It's not easy.
We're keeping our eye on MM.
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| Barney Bee |
'ello mate!
Derian KNOWS |
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| wraeth |
Fab flicks
Lava was well FACED
Well, we all were - but his piccies were the finest
MM didn't turn up. He gave his identity away with a teensy tiny turn of phrase this week. Then I sussed him this afternoon
Now it's a waiting game on the suspense thread
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| Barney Bee |
I was certainly well faced!
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| Lava |
But she wont spill. 
Still, it's more fun this way.
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| Barney Bee |
Thank God for suspense (btw I'm waiting for the out-come of a job interview today. Cunts best give me it.) If they've got any sense etc.......... |
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| wraeth |
*Crosses all fingers and toes* | ||||
| Barney Bee |
Bless you Derian.
If they had any sense etc....
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| The Doctor |
I'm loving the picture blog!
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| Lava |
Good luck! |
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| Barney Bee |
Thanks mate! I wish they'd just fucking call me and put me out of my misery
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| hiccup |
 
 
More tomorow. Or later if I can be arsed/fight any more monsters. |
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| Barney Bee |
I wish my job was as cool as hiccup's
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| hiccup |
Got up at about 9:45. Made the incredibly urgent work-related phone call I’d promised to make at 9. Switched on my PC, only to find that, once again, my wireless network was having a sulk, so I spent about an hour cleaning up after last nights pancake shenanigans. Dried pancake batter is a right bugger to get off work surfaces. And floors. And bowls. And the front of the oven. I then managed to get my crappy laptop to connect to the internet, so had a browse of various boards whilst eating toast with cream cheese and sliced cherry tomatoes on. Then, instead of finishing the website I was meant to finish – oh the joys of working part-time – I went back to bed for 20 minutes. I woke up over an hour later, after the time I’d promised to be in the office. So 10 minutes later, after a quick whore’s bath, I was sat on the tube with David Holmes blaring through my headphones, reading a book about people falling down mountains.
So now I’m sat here at work, trying to remember what the urgent thing was that meant I had to come into the office on my day off. Ahh well, if it’s really important I’m sure someone will call me. |
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| hiccup |
Today has been so exciting. I woke up with a headache, even though I didn’t drink any booze* last night. Did my ablush-sh-sh-ions. Put the recycling box outside. Switched on my PC to discover that I still don’t have an internet connection. This is really starting to depress me now. Got the tube to work. Did a bit of work. Ate a jacket potato with tuna. Am now waiting for a colleague to bring me a slice of pecan pie from the cake shop over the road, which is shaping up to be the highlight of the day.
In four hours or so I will go home, spend an hour swearing at broken technology, have dinner of some sorts, swear at technology more, try not to drink beer and fail, then go to bed. I’m borrowing my Mum’s car to go dog sitting for a friend in the countryside tomorrow though, so that should be nice. Getting paid for going for long walks in the woods is totally face *Well, I did eat some blood orange soaked in Stone’s Ginger Wine, but I don’t think that really counts. |
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| hiccup |
Check my pie:
It's good, but Dear Lord it's sweet. My teeth ache. |
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| misskitty |
*slavers* that looks so so good.
Actually jacket potato with tuna sounds good too. I actually don't have any food in the cupboard. Might go to tescos, buy food, and slip some pie ingredients into the trolley. Or just buy pie. |
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| hiccup |
It's too sweet. I can't finish it. Does anyone else want it? | ||||
| misskitty |
MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMMEME!!!! | ||||
| hiccup |
*sends pie to misskitty by DHL* | ||||
| Ninjadmin |
mmm [ie | ||||
| misskitty |
MINE
Fankooverrmuch hiccup |
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| hiccup |
Yesterday I got drunk, then bought a bicycle pump.
I already have a bicycle pump. I now have two. And a hangover. |
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| hiccup |
This morning I walked down to the tube station (I was a bit too hungover to cycle, and I wanted to read my book). I got to the station and realised that I had no credit on my Oystercard. So I joined the queue at the machine. But then I realised I had forgotten my wallet, so I couldn't buy any credit. So I had to walk all the way home, cursing my stupidity, then walk all the way back to the station. then I had to wait ages for a tube. Then, due to signal failure, the tube sat outside Acton Town for a million years. so I didn't get to work till 10.
HOW EXCITING IS MY LIFE?!?! |
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| Barney Bee |
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| hiccup |
Yesterday, I was walking up my road on the way back from Tesco, where I had gone to buy red kidley beans, but ended up spending £17 on fuck-knows-what. Ahead of me were a couple. I'd say they were in their early 30s. Halfway up the road they stopped and got into a convertible BMW and drove off.
So I spent the rest of my walk home wondering what life decisions that bloke had made that meant he had a gorgeous blonde girlfriend and a convertible BMW. Because I currently lack both those things. As I reached the flat where I live I looked down at the pavement and noticed that the cracks between the slabs were glowing blue. I blinked and looked again. They were definitely glowing blue. My first thought was that I was having some sort of acid/magic mushroom flashback but then the glowing got even brighter until there were brilliant shafts of blue light streaming up towards the sky all around me. The houses and trees started to fade and I had the distinct sensation that I was falling, but falling upwards. I floated in a canyon of purest blue light. I was concerned that I would drop my shopping. Then the lights faded and reality resolved itself around me again. Freaked the shit out of me I can tell you. |
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| misskitty |
Thats more exciting than mine.
My other brother doesn't ever get into work before 11, and thats before his boss gets there. Lazy bums. |
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| strung out |
new page :? | ||||
| hiccup |
You're not wrong there sunshine. |
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| hiccup |
Today I initiated my none-so-face evil plan.
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| wraeth |
Heh heh heh
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| misskitty |
He's a special child 
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| wraeth |
We call it 'gifted'
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| hiccup |
Hehzl |
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| hiccup |
There has been a small problem with the implementation of my evil plan, but I should be able to overcome it fairly easily. | ||||
| 2wheeledathiest |
I've seen lots of films and stuff. Evil plans always have to have a flaw otherwise the chief protagonist cannot curse that they would have got away with it if it was not for......(fill in your peer group/individual preference)
Good luck, oh and work on the manic laughter as well. An evil looking pet can be quite cool as well. |
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| Ninjadmin |
whey aye man | ||||
| hiccup |
Evil plan temporarily on hold.
Went out for dinner with some friends tonight. Greek restaurant. Had the meze. Ate too much. Still feel a bit sick now. Was fucking tasty though. Kleftico, how I love thee. Not sure I can manage a beer, so might have a whisky and soda. Watch Get Shorty. Do a bit of posty postcount boosting. S'not a bad life really. |
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| Ninjadmin |
hiccup is teh gey | ||||
| Guest |
Stop flirting with me | ||||
| hiccup |
That ^ ^ ^ were me, btw. | ||||
| hiccup |
Today I made this:
Click Me |
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| wraeth |
That is seriously
Wish I'd gone armed with that on Friday
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| 2wheeledathiest |
Good grief, it is huge. And I cannot stop looking at it. It is calling to me, come to me, come to me............................................................... |
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| misskitty |
its making me eyes go funny...
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| Ninjadmin |
if you stare at it for 5 hours, you can actually see through time
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| misskitty |
Its like the matrix or sommat | ||||
| 2wheeledathiest |
Is it one of them 3-D pics? Because I cannot see the dolphin yet and my eyes are streaming. | ||||
| 2wheeledathiest |
Is it one of them 3_D pics? Because I cannot see the dolphin yet, and my eyes are streaming. | ||||
| misskitty |
Is it one of them 3_D pics? Because I cannot see the dolphin yet, and my eyes are streaming. | ||||
| misskitty |
Is it one of them 3_D pics? Because I cannot see the dolphin yet, and my eyes are streaming. | ||||
| hiccup |
Yes it is one of them 3_D pics, but not of a dolphin.
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| hiccup |
Yes it is one of them 3_D pics, but not of a dolphin.
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| 2wheeledathiest |
Is it a whale? | ||||
| 2wheeledathiest |
Is it a wale? | ||||
| hiccup |
Not much happened today. | ||||
| 2wheeledathiest |
Give it time | ||||
| Guest |
The tubes were all fucked up, so I had to get the bus. It was crowded. I am not a fan of bendy buses. Though they are "free", which helps.
Then it was:
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| 2wheeledathiest |
Spooky, I did a chilli as well. And no, I don't get the individual shrink wrapped peppers thing. Although I have asked some of the special people that work in Morrisons. | ||||
| hiccup |
That post at the top of the page was me, btw.
I put cumin, ground coriander and a bit of cinnamon into mine. Oh and chillis, obviously. It smells fantastic. |
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| misskitty |
My mate got sacked from morrisons for throwing a packet of frozen peas at some annoying customer.
So beware, they might be special, but they might also bepsychomaniacs. Don't go whining to them about shrinkwrapped peppers Cut yo' jibba jabba! 
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| 2wheeledathiest |
As long as the peas were not individually shrink-wrapped.
I put ginger and lots of garlic in my chilli. Gabba gabba hey. |
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| hiccup |
I had some ginger, but I couldn't be arsed to peel and grate it. Hey ho. | ||||
| wraeth |
I've never grated garlic. I squidge or chop it
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| hiccup |
Me neither. Ginger, on the other hand... |
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| 2wheeledathiest |
I keep me ginger in the freezer already peeled in cling film. Take it out for 5 mins then grate it. Watch your fingers though. Because of the cold you do not realise you are grating them. :grrr: | ||||
| hiccup |
S'all protein though innit. | ||||