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I'm sure you mean you'll be polishing /my/ trophy between turns.

Oh yeah, polish that trophy. Harder. HARDER.

Alex, perhaps we could make joint arrangements and abscond to London together? It would be most awesome if possible!

The Star Wars prequels are to be released in 3D next year. =[
Why does George Lucas like making things worse?

They'll be doing the originals, too. They're releasing the prequels first because:
a) They were filmed more recently with more modern tech, so the transfer to 3D would be easier
b) It'll be released chronologically

I'll probably check out Revenge of The Sith, but I'm waiting on seeing Empire in 3D on the big screen.

I doubt that I'm going to France this summer, so I'll see if I can fork out some money for the train!

Although...I remember being charged £88 for a Single to Leeds from Kings Cross. Quelle rip-off!
(Booking in advance will cheapen the fare, though. I hope.)

Also, I move for PKMN.NET Official Meet: Morley 2012. I can show you our Historic Market, Town Hall and...Morrison's.

[2 TIMES]

To anyone working that the Jobcentre Central Office in Leeds; you're doing a despicably terrible job.

2 times. 2 TIMES I have written to you DEMANDING why you think I'm still a student.
I did not write to dispute the closure of my claim. I didn't go to the second signing on; because your damn letter stated that you could not give me JSA because I am, allegedly, a full-time student!

What, you think I want to march to that dreary hole on a Wednesday morning, wait 15 minutes to be seen, spend 30 seconds talking with a sour-faced middle-aged peon about what I've been doing to look for work, when you think I'm a student and refuse to give me my money?

And when I write to you, I do not receive the response demanded? I don't WANT a P45, nor a booklet on "Disputing My Claim", I want to know WHY you think I'm still a student!? Did I make a mistake on the claim? Or is there some other reason? TELL ME. Because I do not want to go through the arduous process of going to the most miserable place on earth, only to receive ANOTHER letter stating that my claim has been rejected as I'm "still a full-time student"!

I'm giving them to the end of this week. Then, it's a third, final letter, then I'm heading down to Ed Balls' office, and getting the power of an MP behind me in my fight against Civil Servants; people who're meant to serve me, not jerk me around!

Hammer editor. Again.

Oh hai Editor. I'd like to spawn a static rubbish bin prop there, please. YES it's part of Left 4 Dead 2. Okay, I'll just compile the .vmf...HOLD ON THERE COWBOY, YOU'VE GOT YERSELF A LEAK- okay, loaded pointfile, fixed it. RIGHT-HO, BOOTING MAP...LOADING...LOADING...

Where's the bin? Everything else is there. So why isn't the bin?

Hammer Editor; like a beautifully carved chair with a honking great spike in the seat.

Oh-ho, I'm stuck in a round of BUREAUCRACY TENNIS!

Okay. So Jobseeker's Allowance rejects my claim, as I'm, supposedly, still in full-time education; despite leaving at the beginning of December last year.

Now, this is possibly because of the fact that Student Finance paid in the 2nd part of my maintenance loan on the 31st December; probably a miracle, seeing as they're allegedly 'crap' at getting the money in on time for other students.

Anyway, a fortnight ago, I got a form to fill in for Student Finance, confirming my new status as Unemployed Scum. Filled it in, sent it off, only to get a reply stating my form was incomplete: And that I needed to provide evidence that I'm unemployed/financially supporting myself. Evidence not specified on the original form.

So I look at what the 'evidence' can consist of; a letter from a 3rd party (including parents, so I can send that back), but also confirmation of being on Jobseeker's Allowance. Hoo hoo!

It's like a mini-game of catch 22. JSA think I'm still a student, so I can't get a letter confirming I'm on JSA. Student Finance won't believe I'm unemployed until I get evidence: including the JSA letter.

So until I get a response back from JSA about how they came about their decision, I'm still stuck with money I shouldn't have in my account. Joy!

How can you NOT like Mushy Peas? I can understand dropping the Mint Sauce (as it'd interfere with the gravy)...but the PEAS!?

Chips and gravy is the business. I had a most delicious chip roll and gravy for lunch.



I feel sorry for those who live in those awful places where the chippies don't do gravy.

Chips with Gravy, stuck in a Yorkshire pudding with some Mushy Peas and Mint Sauce. Damn, life's good!

I can now play You're Going To Lose That Girl in its entirety on the guitar. Even the fiddly, awful barre chords!

Ordered myself a sweet Fedora (not a Trillby!), that should hopefully put me one step closer to my new personal image; "That Mysterious Stranger".

The damn survivor AI in Dead Rising! You try and call them to follow you, but they end up getting stuck against walls, benches, and crowds of hungry zombies. Now I know why achievements such as "Save 50 survivors" is a bragging rights award!

[Finally]

Finally got the "Transmissionary" achievement on Dead Rising.

The original one. With the INSANELY and RAGE INDUCING RIDICULOUS SURVIVOR AI.
"Ms. Survivor, when I say 'Follow me!', I do not mean 'Go and run in the complete opposite direction into the savage crowd of the living dead'!"

Next up; 5 Day Survivor...and perchance the dreaded 7 Day Survivor!

Allegedly, I'm still a "Full-Time Student", meaning my claim for JSA has been rejected.

I'd like to know how they came about that conclusion, because I'm sure if they rang up Sheffield Hallam University and asked if a student with my name from my address was still studying there, they'd find out pretty sharpish that the answer is "no".

Bureaucrats. Useless!

I did wonder why the reapers never showed up when Cazran touched his younger self - remember when Ecclestone said that Rose shouldn't touch her baby self, to stop a huge space time continuum kaboom from happening? Well, why didn't THAT happen then? D=

Well, in Father's Day, there were...2 Pairs of Doctors and Roses there, severely weakening that point in time, allowing a few Reapers in. Then Rose's dad was saved (screwing up the time line even more), and Rose touching her younger self further weakened the time line to allow a Reaper inside the church.

But still, I would've thought the Doc would feel "Better safe than sorry".

It was all right.
Nothing awfully bad, but then again, nothing spectacularly good, either.
Aside from Karen in that skirt. Sorry Rory, but my eyes are firmly upon it.

And Nazis in the upcoming series? Interesting. Unless its ALIEN WORLD WITH ROBOTS DRESSED AS NAZIS FOR A WACKY DEATHMATCH GAME THING.

Oh yeah, and the Stetson. I own one already, so I don't need Matt to tell me it's cool.