There is no link to this - it's a personal experience, and I am curious as to what YOU would have done.

I just had a tense moment at an isolated Chase Bank drive-up ATM. I drove up, used my card, and was waiting for the money when I saw this big rough-looking dude walking toward the front of my truck. He was about twenty yards away, and already giving the "my car broke down, trying to get wife and kids back on the road. Can you help me out? blah, blah..." when I said, "Stop right where you frickin' are. Don't come any closer, I don't CARE what your story is - you DON'T panhandle at an ATM!" I checked my rear view mirror to see if someone else was coming up behind me. He was alone, but was still inching toward me. I told him to stop again. I grabbed the bucks, and drove out in a hurry.

I am not a heartless SOB, and I have given handouts at intersections, but this was in an area with no one else near - a bad location for an ATM. I've had plenty of experience with firearms, but I haven't touched a gun since 1970. Honestly, if I had had a gun today, I would have been reaching for it. What would you have done?

I discovered LunarCast by accident. I just happened to be in the area and fell onto it!

Haven't been to a live set yet, but I do enjoy the mix that one can listen to at the archive. I seem to have developed a taste for ambient and mixed online music. Must go to a session sometime in SL.

Current Mood: confused

I've been unable to play for the upwards of a week now. It's I upgraded to Battle.net two to three days before the deadline, and I am still getting either 'merge your account' or 'there is no WoW account associated with this account'. I'm really getting sick of it, but there doesn't seem to be anything I can do as when I phone Blizzard I get hung up on, or they say that I have 'connection problems'.

Not only that, but I am continuously getting 'patch has failed to apply' messages, as well. My game is continuously trying to apply the same patch, and has been for three days.

Frankly, it makes me unwilling to pay for another game card when not only is there problems with the brand new account layout that you guys have just implemented, but I can get absolutely NO SUPPORT for the problems caused.

I hope they fix this fast, and I HOPE THEY LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES NEXT TIME.

Just an FYI for those who care about this sort of thing.

Doctor Who is on BBC HD as well as BBC One.

As is the Gear of Top, which follows Confidential.

Yay!

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Does anyone want a set of cute queen size flannel sheets? I only used them a couple times before I invested in a boy shaped radiator and don't need them anymore. This set has a top sheet, a bottom sheet and two pillow cases.

I don't want any money or anything for them but you would have to come get them or meet me at some event for them.

:)

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Lovely UKLJers. I'm in need of your help once again.

Do you remember the high winds at the beginning of October? We do. They caused half a tree to flatten our car.

Well, now after you've all stopped laughing I have a question. The trees opposite our house are very overgrown and it is the Council's responsibiliy to maintain the pruning of such trees. A few of the residents had already complained to the council about how dangerous these trees look when the wind is in full force. Our insurance is being sorted out but do you think I can make a claim to the Council as well? Does anyone have any advice/experience of a similar thing happening to them? The only thing I've ever claimed for is a video in 1988 when I was burgled so have limited experience myself.

Any help would be truly appreciated.

Gratefully yours

Chris
xxx

Current Mood: crushed

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Not an awful lot to report.

Have been playing Borderlands as much as possible, and finished it in the wee hours this morning (although you can play the whole thing through again with tougher enemies, if you're a masochist. The so called "Playthrough 2"). Amazing game. Pretty much perfect for me, with a mixture of interesting-as-it's-possible-to-make-them quests, combat, great environments, mountains of drops, and a game that never takes itself too seriously. I played it so much yesterday that my right arm is aching from being in a fixed position!

What next? Well Left4Dead 2 is out in a very few days if memory serves. Tempted by Modern Warfare 2, if Sainsbury's ever have it in stock for £26.

We've not been up to much else, although now that I've finished Borderlands I feel sort of... lost, and have a free Sunday.

Lu wants to go and see the maternity wing of Frimley Park, which we can do today at 4pm. She's @ 29 weeks now.

Have been looking at prams. Sarah (of Terry) did a lot of research and went for one in the Nurse range by Jane Dakar. Tempting. Another friend said that three wheelers can be annoying, as they tend to tip to one side when going down kerbs. And now the new three wheeler is the four wheeler again, with small wheels at the front, and big wheels at the back. Sarah and Terry also opted for a cheap and cheerful four wheeler in town, which may be the answer.

In any event I don't want to spend a fortune, but want to get something decent.

In my last post I asked for advice on PCs. After thinking some options over (both gaming and home life), I am now considering a laptop.

Who plays CoX on a laptop, and what do you have?

What are good options for gaming laptops? Alienware is supposed to be good by reputation, but I would really need some solid justification to spend that much since I'm just a casual gamer.

The Lord of the Rings fan film Born of Hope will premiere on the Internet Dec. 1. Here is the newest trailer for the film:



*UPDATE*

Thanks for the input, everyone, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to do the ljcut. It just won't work for me. So, instead, here's the YouTube link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rOT4IgyGJI

If someone else could embed it for me with the ljcut further down the page, that would be great.

Thanks again.

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I first met you in Sears. I was looking for a rug, but instead I found you. I can’t say I was disappointed.

I wondered what you were looking for. I tried to guess, but you just kept weaving through the aisles. Maybe you weren’t looking for anything. You weren’t looking for a deal on a new coffee maker, or just the right linen set for your bathroom, because your eyes never stayed still long enough to really see. You just kept walking.

Maybe you were looking for something they don’t sell at Sears. The softer side of all the men who have hurt you. Something real.

You went to the food court after that. Were you even hungry? You sat down for a while, alone at a table with nothing to eat. You don’t look like you eat much. I sat down too, but I gave you your space and kept my distance. I know you saw me then. We exchanged glances more than once. I smiled. You seemed shy.

We went outside after that. I thought you were going to have a cigarette, but I should have known you didn’t smoke. You have beautiful teeth. You made a phone call, and you seemed upset. I wanted to offer you comfort, but while I found myself gravitating towards you it seemed you were caught in the same cosmic wave. We moved together, like a dance.

We were more connected than you’ve probably ever been with a man. By now I was sure that you wanted to be with me.

When you went back inside I wondered where you were heading. From the way you were dressed, and the way you clutched your phone against your breast as you jogged down the hall, I could tell you were some sort of an artist. There was just something about you. I thought you would be heading to a gallery, or a book store, but you went right back to the food court. You still weren’t hungry.

I noticed that you sat where the most people were. You wanted to be among the crowd. It hurts to be alone, doesn’t it? I wanted to let you know that you would never be alone again. I thought about touching you while we sat in silence.

After a time, your friend arrived. He was a large man. Probably spent a lot of time at the gym. I wondered what he was overcompensating for. I didn’t feel threatened though, because I knew you weren’t together. He looked gay. You wouldn’t be into that type of man anyway.

The two of you left together, in a rush as always. The three of us walked quickly through the parking lot, and I smelled you on the wind. I didn’t like his deodorant, but you smelled like I thought you were going to. Just perfect.

When you got into his car I thought I had missed my chance. I thought about how different our lives might be, and what a fool I would be to let you get away. I knew that I couldn’t, so I had to make a move.

I think you noticed me as I leapt out in front of the car, but you looked away before I started shooting. I would have liked for you to have seen that. There is no greater display of love and passion than the taking of a life. If you had seen my eyes in that moment you would never, ever doubt how much I care about you. But your eyes were closed.

When you looked up from your lap you screamed. As if I had missed. You didn’t understand at all, and how could you? I’m sure that nobody had ever done a thing like that for you before.

When I get out I know you’ll be waiting for me, but until then I’m just looking forward to seeing you in court next week. Wear something new; you have no idea how long a second image of you will sustain me in here.

Love, Christoph Malcolm.

P.S. I’m sealing this envelope with a very special adhesive.

Darrel Wayne Mohler has been charged with raping two children in Missouri more than 20 years ago. His arrest Friday came a day after he told The Associated Press that the alleged child abuse by his relatives was "unspeakable"…

"I can't think of words that would put this in perspective. I find it repulsive if it's true," Mohler said Thursday of his family members' charges. AP 11/14/09

I am trying to create a character based on Buccaneer Bruce to take over my Buccaneers villain group when Spirit is redeemed. I was excited when I saw the ninja robe because I thought (along with the sleeves) it would make a great Buccaneer costume. But now I'm starting to think that without an actual swashbuckler hat, I won't be able to pull it off.

I tried using the existing pirate hats, and they really don't convey the look I want. So I tried the wide brimmed hat that came with the magic pack, and the bandanna (which is what Spirit wears). What do you guys think? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: Much thanks to fredchook for the great suggestions!

Is anyone watching "Contact" with Jodie Foster on five right now?

Did anyone watch the scene where she kissed this guy earlier onand think "Er, Jodie's a lesbian"?

Or was I dreaming a few months back when Jodie Foster came out?

Current Mood: cheerful

Ever since unexpected updates this week, WoW has hit latency hell for me (I've logged latencies of over 9000, no joke). This has led to some rather inconvenient d/cs in the middle of raids and instances. A few of my other guildies have been experiencing the same issues.
Has anyone else? Does anyone know how to correct this?

Current Mood: frustrated

My previous thread got so big that I thought I should post a separate thank you to everyone who gave me advice. The incident happened on Friday afternoon, and I was planning on talking to my line manager, and the director of equality at the college to see how to tackle the issue.

I don't think I should be telling the students what to think (people should be free to think what they want) but OFSTED guidelines dictate that tutors must actively promote equality and tackle discrimination.

For those of you who are concerned about this for various reasons, I will keep LJ-UK updated on what the official policy towards this situation is.

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Homeopathy...

...had problems logging into the official forums?

For days now, every time I try all I get is a "Server error." page.

Current Mood: annoyed

My open.ac.uk site is down, and so is my FClass software. I just wanted to check how bad I did on my first eTMA assignment! :-(

Current Mood: Cheeky

does anyone know anything about google chrome OS and how it relates to apps and CoH?
I figured most people ran XP or a 64 bit OS. Is there any room for another OS in the bloated and cash strapped market? is it just for little netbooks?

As an aside to this, if I wanted to dual boot a linux OS to run CoH if possible, which one is best? I am itching to try something new on my modded acer, which is slowed quite a bit by vista.

edit: this blog answered some questions.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html