The Dark Room

a WOOHOO

2009-12-24T02:27:57Z

So, coffee is good for my brain. It makes it work.
I got possibly one of the most inspired ideas for how Arcane Magic should work within OA.

Just need to get writing thingies out for this.

So to celebrate I present

Dr. Steel

Done for the year

2009-12-15T18:45:06Z

College, Term 1, down and out the way.

13 weeks already gone by, seems to of happened very quickly.
In 3 weeks time I restart and will be doing a music video.

I am happy to say I don't hate life at the moment.

Adios

This exercise device was invented by men... can you tell?

2009-12-11T22:02:46Z

Featured on Russel Howard's good news, but to funny to pass up and not share with you all.

OWWWW

2009-12-07T12:23:58Z

I cricked my neck last night, in absolute agony, can barely turn my head right.

Seeing the docs later.

That Crazy Blog about stuff you don't usually blog about meme... Education

2009-12-04T17:38:47Z

From Jaded Phoenix 62. Know its taken me a while to get round to it, but here it is.

Also the question again, as I've only had 2 in total:

"Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it."

"Actually, and I know its taken me ages to post, I was wondering about your education?"

So... My education
Its not really that complex or long winded.

At 5 I was sent to St Josephs RC Primary School.
Thats right, Roman Catholic school. My Parents wanted me to go to a religous schoold because they couldn't afford Public, and State Schools in Droitwich where really bad. RC schools had a pretty good rep back then.

So I had my basic lessons throughout the 7 years there. I was on the younger end of my year, being born at the end of june and all. I was also given a heavy dose of Christianity. And something I've since learnt, Roman Catholocisim is the boring version of what happened. All very stoic and ritulistic and god damn boring. My parents have never been overly religious. My mums RC and my Dad CoE theoretically, but they never forced me to go to church. I did for a while, as something to do. I was an alter boy, and possibly the worst one ever. I don't remember much of Primary School, I've blocked most of it, due to the amount I was bullied. I was slow on the uptake with alot of practical tasks. Being left handed, I'd have to take what I was tought, and reverse it in my head so that my hands would work properly. So I couldn't tie my own laces till I was 10, or a tie for that matter. Also due to my double jointed hips and knees, I was crap at sports. I loathed P.E, I was always the last to be chosen for anything, and this extended into the social aspects of school. I became easy pickings for everything and everybody. This destroyed my confidence and other tasks where slow on the uptake. Swimming, riding my bike. Spelling and Grammer.
So at 12/13 I went to high school. Because I went to an RC Primary, I was entitled to go to a RC High School.

Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC Highschool in Worcester.
I hated it. Nothing changed on the bullying front, apart from a whole new set of people to bully me. 1993 was the year, and this was the first year of Keystage 3. A sylabus the teachers wern't familiar with, and so we where the guinee pig year. I think I did okay. I threw myself into the Sciences. Excelling at Physics, Math and Chemistry. I kinda coasted through my other subjects, doing as little as was needed, but I still go placed in top sets for everything, due to how the scheduling system worked. For my GCSE's I took Double Award Science, Math, History, R.E, German, French (which was compulsary, even with a second language), English and English lit. I also took CDT, but never took the paper as I fell so far beind in that it wasn't worth it. All I did during this time was study, wargame and find music, being in my first couple of bands at this age and learning the guitar. I passed my G.C.S.E's and went onto college.

Worcester College of Technology.
This was an expierence. People will say the jump between School and College is nothing compared to College to Uni. Worcester Tech took the approach of lengthing the gap between school and college to shorten the Uni Jump. In short, I had alot of freedom. No one chasing me endlessly for work, no bells to signal class ending/starting. And we where right next to the town center.
I went the A-Level route in my first year, taking Math Pure and Applied (mechanics), Chemistry and Physics. And this is where I fell down. I didn't think I needed to do the work, and boy was I wrong. The freedom I had to study at my own leasure meant I spent alot of time doing nothing, apart from getting an unhealthy addiction to coffee shops. I got barely passing grades for these subjects in the first year. I quite Chemistry early on as I hated titrations, which was a good part of the course, and took up Philosaphy, which I soon dropped as it was a 1 year a-level and everyone out-argued/debated me, making me feel like a moron. I also did Law briefly, but realised I had no interest in the subject.

At the end of that first year, I reavaluated my options, and moved onto a B-TEC National Diploma in Music Technology. I thrived on this course. It was all assessment based, no exams. Alot of it was practical work as well. I learnt alot about Music, the Music Industry, Business skills, and most of the other tools I have today for doing work of any kind. It was a 2 year course, and very well rounded. My second year was tougher as my Depression relapsed, but I came out with very good grades and realising that I did actually have a skill set that not many other people have. I didn't take this to Uni Level, as I couldn't find a course I was happy to get in debt over, my parents couldn't really afford to send me to Uni, at the time Uni's didn't take B-TEC's very seriously, and there was no real solid conversion system. (seriously, one uni was treating someone who got all Distinction on everything as the equivilent as 2 B's at a level, and they wanted another 2 a-levels on top of that, B and above, the course was 30 hours a week as it was,) and my depression at the time just made other factors more complicated.

I breifly took part on the HND course, but got bored, as it was identical to the ND, but you had to remember the math and other things that I had notes for. I had no desire to do EXACTLY the same assignments again, so I skipt out of that.

That was me done for 9 years. 1987-2001. 14 years in the system, and not much to show. Which is why I coasted from low level job to low level job for so long. Having no idea what to do with my life. Moved up to Lancaster, had all the mental health issues come up, go bad, get taken seriously, and start to deal with them.

Now, I've just started another B-TEC in Film and T.V Production at the Lancaster and Morcambe. Its awesome. Yes I have to hang around with people who where born just as I was starting High School. But its a course I can get my teeth into, the format is excellent, and the skills I'm gaining will actually be relevant to any sort of Film career I choose. I do hope to go to Uni off the back of this, as it is something I want to expierence. I've already started looking at a couple of Uni's, but who knows what the future will bring.

My Gratitude and Thanks

2009-11-29T03:02:10Z

To everyone for todays OA epicness. I'm flat out drained, and in a good way.

As I said before, my thanks to everyone who attended. Though I may write the plots which keep you guys entertained, and throw the (hopefully) curve balls to keep you off balance, if it wasn't for you guys, all I'd have is a folder full of printed paper collecting dust in the corner

You all make my vision for the World of Ether come to life and breath. You are the guys that make it tick, as you give me so many ideas to pump into the world, throwing plots till something sticks.

You allow me to pat myself on the back, because once a fortnight, I get to show you my little piece of creativity, and you then go and infuse it with so much more.

So, as much as people insist on not taking it.

Thankyou so much for today, I am happy and relieved that OA finished 2009 on such a high note. Now to start planning for 2010

Fuck

2009-11-27T19:39:39Z

Not a good time to get writters block

I have a god damn linear to write.

Russel Howards Good News

2009-11-27T01:00:20Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1nv0/Russell_Howards_Good_News_Series_1_Episode_6/

Is well worth watching, very funny stuff.
Above is the iplayer link to the latest episode, the rest can be found on You-Tube.

Because a smile a week is worth it.

He's Capatain Jean Luc Picard of the U.S.S Enterprise

2009-11-23T01:26:50Z

Don't cha you know

Busines Socks... aww yeah Baby

2009-11-20T18:31:04Z

Made me lol

Dear God of the MP3 Shuffle List

2009-11-17T23:34:55Z

I wish to stab you in the face

With knives... may knives.

That is all

So you know what happens....

2009-11-14T03:38:24Z

When you take a look at your plot notes for a linear and realise that they are utter crap?

A complete re-wright that means you're still up at 3:30am.
I'm as happy as I can be with what I have planned.

And I hope that the weather holds out so that we can have an awesome day out.

Fingers crossed hey?

Now I'm going to watch bbc iplayer and not sleep. Cus if I do, with my recent sleep pattern, I know I'm not going to be up and able to make it to the chap centre in good time.

Things will be interesting... tea tea coffee coffee

For MWKillburn

2009-11-06T21:22:27Z

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/504353

Its about transformers dude... check it

Glenn Beck - Raving Cockbag

2009-11-04T00:47:28Z

I got exposed to this today.
To do with my College Course. Research on different news delivery styles.

I present Glenn Beck... Foxes Raving Cock Bag and leading Media Personality.

This is the exact video we got shown at college.

That Crazy Music Meme

2009-10-31T20:50:40Z

Opening Credits: Anthem - Wildhearts
Waking Up: Crying - Bjork (A suprisingly upbeat little ditty)
Average Day: Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
First Date: Fame 90 (Remix) - David Bowie ^^
Falling In Love: Heart of Fire - Innerpartysystem (eep, quite a dark one that)
Fight Scene: Sex, Drugen und Industri (Lowtech mix) - Combichrist
Breaking Up: Humane - Lacuna Coil
Getting Back Together: World Keeps Turning - Tom Waits
Secret Love: Everything Starts with a Fuck - Alec Empire
Life's Okay: Lunar Connoisseur - G.Palamo & Lee Chameleon
Mental Breakdown: The Grudge - Tool
Driving: Momentum - VNV Nation
Learning A Lesson: Russian Roulette - Sound Disciples
Deep Thought: Deception (E-Craft Mix) - Absurd Minds
Flashback: Lower your eyelids to die with the sun - M83
Partying: Jesus Built my Hotrod - Ministry (All I could do was dinga dinga dang my danga long ling long... awesome)
Happy Dance: Hagseed - Pigface
Regretting: The Lovers Dancing - Innerparty System
Long Night Alone: Dead Souls - The Tiger Lillies
Death Scene: Tits on the Radio - The Scissor Sisters
Closing Credits: The Olde Headboard - Rasputina
Post-Credits Teaser/Twist: Elanor Rigby (cover) - Godhead
Sequel Trailer: The Hand that Feeds - NIN

It says something about the sheer amount of music I have when it takes my PC 5 Minutes to load it all up. And no its not usually slow, its pretty quick with that sort of thing.
And I realised that I compeltly missed one of my music folders, ah well.

Response for Verdandielske + Meme question

2009-10-21T16:00:40Z

Just thought I'd repost the meme question here, as I noticed my original has probably been lost under the avalanche of posts generated by this meme

"Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it."

So without further delay

'if you could go anywhere, any time, where would you go?'

This has actually proven quite a tricky one. I've been mulling it over in my head for a couple of days now.
The obvious answer would be 19th Century England. But I'd want to go to so many places. I am in love with that period of history, obviously being into the Steam-Punk movement. But would I want to actually see it. The main thing that appeals to me about that period is just the sheer creativity and 'fuck it' attitude towards trying to find new things.
Some of the crazyiest inventions hark from this time, people where trying anything just to see if it would actually work.
Projects that from our eyes look insane where given complete seriousness.
This is the period of Wylde, Poe and Twain.
Of Darwin and Brunnel. Of the British Empire. To me it signifies a time of wonder and relative innocence, one which was spoilt by World War 1, where all of our inventions and brilliance showed just how well we could kill each other on mass.

But then... thats the romance I have with that time. The reality is much much different. The Abject poverty, class division, lack of social mobility, racism, violence. It would be a culture shock to see what it was actually like, and I'd be hesitant to spoil the nice rosey sheen I can quite happily paint on that period.

So if not then... then when?
I'd probably choose forward. I'd like to see where we as a race are heading, what lessons those in the future will take from us now... where the technology is taking us. And weather we actually become better beings as a race. One take on the Myan calander is that we are cycling towards the end of a great clock that has been the development of Universal Cosciousness. The easiest way to describe this is its something akin to the supercomputer earth is in HitchHikers guide to the galaxy.
We're meant to be in the age of ethics... I wonder what we'll be like out the other side of that.
Also I'd like to see the cool toys that future people have.

On this subject, there has always been a small part of me that wants to wake up in my body 10 years ago. I think thats routed in a pining for a youth thats passed me by, and one spent learning some lessons in a very long and hard route. But I think that would be a post for another time.
So yes, hope that answers the question... sort of.

That crazy blog about something I do not meme

2009-10-17T01:20:31Z

"Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it."

An Interlude

2009-10-03T16:09:46Z

Not only do I want a pair... but I think they are a 'needed' addition to the Maxwell Barrow kit

2009-09-29T19:45:18Z

Live Demonstration Meeting

2009-09-26T11:54:18Z

Hi all

Hope you had a wonderful summer.
*grabs official hat*

Right, this coming wednesday (30th September) we are having a demonstration of Live Role Play up at the Univeristy.
I don't know the exact details of when where, as the President is still waiting to hear those details.
I shall spread the word as soon as I know.

But we still need to sort out what it is we are actually doing for the demonstration.
Lucie has had a few idea, but a larger brainstorming session is needed.

So what I propose is that we meet tommorow (Sunday 26th September) to do just that.

Who'se invited: Anyone with a passion for live, and who, prefrably, can turn up on the wednesday. Though if you can't, don't let it stop you coming along to help plan this little demonstration out. I think its meant to last 10-15 minutes.

The Place: Top Weathspoons at around 1pm.

If you can't make the meet-up, but can make the live demonstration, can you please email myself or Lucie so we can take you into account.

This year we are wanting to pre-plan the roles a little so we know what kit we have, and also to script the demo more so that the show can be more appealing to a large audience.

Cross posting this to the Fourms and the mailing list

Regards, and hope to see you soon
Martin
Live Rep and Safety Officer

Vid I found whilst waiting for pills to kick in. For WoW/MMOers

2009-09-21T01:06:00Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR7FC-h0Fb8&NR=1

Done---ish

2009-09-04T21:41:56Z

Well moved all my stuff around so I now occupy 2 rooms.

Took 3 days to do all in all. Well, 2 and half, I slept through most of thursday due to a bout of unexpected tiredness.

Just a few things to find homes for, and a whole load of clothes to wash. But otherwise everything is in place, dusted (mostly) and vaccumed.
Things are actually in a state where I'd be okay for a friend to pop round for a brew and a natter. Weather this happens or not is by the by. But its good to have things in such a state that I'd be comfortable with that happening.

On a random side note, I had a chav masturbating in the back garden on wednesday night. Sod had scarpered by the time the police arrived, but hey. One of those things to add to my growing list of life 'expierence'.

I'm not making this stuff up.

Jam

I'M GONNA GRAPE YOU IN THE MOUTH

2009-08-21T00:05:36Z

Kind of long winded, but kinda amusing

On a random side note unrealted to anything

2009-08-19T22:57:31Z

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/498203

Rather amusing.
Pinched from comments on Ants Facebook

Mainly for Mr Kilburn

2009-08-13T10:12:52Z

I posted this video by the lonely island a while ago

Little did I know, its actually a piss take of this video by the ying yang brothers

The whisper song
Seriously... I'm not sure which one is funnier