Metamorphose

METAMORPHOSE

I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame the earth seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy the air, look you, this mighty o'rehanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire; why, it appeareth nothing to me but a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, how like an angel in apprehension, how like a God! The beauty of the world, paragon of animals; and yet to me, what is this quintessence of dusk. Man delights not me, no, nor women neither, nor women neither.

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Thursday, June 16, 2005

Useless
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was notallowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker thanhis thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented.It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...andthus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than theUS Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women canhear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents agreat king from history:Spades - King DavidHearts - CharlemagneClubs -Alexander, the GreatDiamonds - Julius Caesar
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse hasboth front legs in the air, the person died in battle.If the horse has one front leg in the air the persondied as a result of wounds received in battle. If thehorse has all four legs on the ground, the person diedof natural causes.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bedframes by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes themattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 yearsago that for a month after the wedding, the bride'sfather would supply his son-in-law with all the meadhe could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because theircalendar was lunar based, this period was called thehoney month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts...So in old England, when customers got unruly, thebartender would yell at them "Mind your pints andquarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase"mind your P's and Q's"
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had awhistle baked into rim, or handle, of their ceramiccups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistleto get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phraseinspired by this fact.
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Michael Jackson is guilty as sin!
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to licktheir elbow make that 76% it cant be done.
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LS at 6/16/2005 09:23:00 PM

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Monolith
Today I found the true meaning of writer's block. I sit staring thinking of maybe something poniant are amusing which has happened and I cannot think nor remember of one. Maybe it's because nothing has happened which could be. So I sit here listening to colleagues talking about how sweet the apples are from Marks & Spencers at the moment, have I been eating enough fruit, I think to myself. Now I see a senior consultant rock in at 1:30pm and nobody batters an eyelid, damn part-time seniors, jealousy overcomes me as I know outside the sun is shining and it's quite warm, wanting it to beat down on my own pale translucent skin for some sign of I've been out in the sun, alas I am locked away on the fourth floor of this office block looking at the 'ants' and 'Matchbox cars' drive along the main roads surrounding the Town hall.

Even with the temporary lapse of overrall council concentration with a fire alarm today, I managed to sneak away for 20 minutes to grab coffee and something to eat this morning, only to find my lighter not wanting to light my own cigarette, and me not wanting to patiently stop someone with a lit cigarette to ask for a light I place it back into the pack and walk back to the office block to see the 'wage-slaves' are lining up and walking back into the grey monolith. So as a true conformist during the week I join the endless line of dull faces and walk up the flights of stairs to get back to my desk. Laughter echoes about the walkways, their laughter is unamusing - they laugh at silliness and it feels that they only laugh because the job they face has become so mundane and lifeless that they need to recognise some sign of happiness (for example my colleagues are talking about drinking water and laughing about that, although one did say 'On a hot day I can swallow, I can tell you that much.') of their life which dulls them down 5 days a week.

So I'm part of the cogs of process and when people now ask me what I do, I don't say what I do with pride, HR is not a totally fulfilling job I have realised again, alas I stick with it to pay my way and get me to the next week etc. etc. etc.

So maybe I should apply for that job I have in mind while I scoff at myself some more....

Alt-tab is a sign that you can multi-task your laziness at work too.

LS at 6/08/2005 10:43:00 PM

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Engrish!

LS at 6/07/2005 09:17:00 PM

Fixed
Phew...

Safe mode actually has its uses on Windows XP - just needed to change my old windows xp user names over to the new user!

I knew I would find them somehow - now to fix all the other crap too.

LS at 6/07/2005 11:04:00 AM

Weekend
Big weekend just passed - Friday night went to a friends DJ set at Old Street, Trafik, which was good to catch up with Liv and the other guys, luckily persuaded by Liv in going home before the tube stopped running. Saturday night Brad and Ben's party at Leciester Square, Zoo Bar. Highly intoxicating and highly charged night. Sunday hung over but managed to drag myself out to Shepherds Bush Walkabout to meet up with Paula and her friends for her farewell, left there about 11pm last night. Monday morning hang overs and eeeerrrr feelings.

Now I'm not happy at the moment, my windows xp decided to crash, tried repairing which didnt help, so copied new Windows XP over top thinking by some chance the My Documents folder may remain intact.

It didn't and lost some data which should not of been lost - ie. 6 months worth of digital photographs which cannot be replaced, including Contiki tour and many parties and happy adventures, a lot of writing, documents and other stuff I have collected. The mp3's and applications can be replaced however it's a nuisance to do that all over again.

So a little angry at it all :(

Cie la vie.

LS at 6/07/2005 01:58:00 AM

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