Walsingham

*begins costing a move to Gilroy, CA*

Oh yes, nearly forgot. I just got back my results from an assessment for professional accreditation that I did a few months back. I passed! Absolutely chuffed, particularly with the comments on my project work. Hadn't realised I'd been nervous about it until found out!

Maybe he's worried that if they have 18th century Enlightenment Africans then the next thing would be 21st century Space Jews, and then he'd feel all weird and conflicted.

The temptation to be a lvl 30 'Wanker/Rogue' would be too great.

I have it on extremely good authority that women wearing chainmail directly on the skin had better enjoy graunched nipples*. Not to mention I can attest to how chilly chainmail is. So yes, you'd wear big padded clothing underneath almost all armour. Having said that I don't agree with the infinite trouser space idea for inventories. Sounds to me like you should be embracing an opportunity to tackle your anxiety issues, if you can't leave junk behind. My last couple of playthroughs of New Vegas have been inventory light, and refusing to carry anything classable as trash. * I am told that even the ones who think they will, don't.

I totally agree. There should be fights that one should not have got into in the first place.

Walsh, you are indeed a constant source of inspiration and hope.. I know, my friend. You may rest assured there will be pies.

I like how they asked how many beautiful women I'd copped off with, but not how many ugly ones (more).

You are Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard 90% Chekov 85% Deanna Troi 75% An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 75% Data 72% Uhura 70% Mr. Scott 60% Worf 60% Spock 55% Beverly Crusher 55% Will Riker 55% James T. Kirk (Captain) 50% Mr. Sulu 50% Geordi LaForge 50% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 35% A lover of Shakespeare and other fine literature. You have a decisive mind and a firm hand in dealing with others.

I'm getting the chance to see high street spending at the moment, and it's really changed. Pretty much everybody is counting the pennies. Especially the middle classes, who developed expensive tastes during the boom and can't really satisfy them any more.

I've been pretty good recently. Cut down on the wheat, and am eating salad for lunch, mostly. Plus several days a week I'm now working on my feet rather than behind a desk. Feeling pretty good. I'm still a tubby b****, but not quite as bad.

It was just the joys (and side effects) of a misspent youth! Indeed. My shy, quiet, and bohemian youth was what prompted my debauched, drunken, pie-flavoured middle age!

So, what you're saying is that we have a stock market bubble of over-optimism?

The thing is that US politics is high stakes, isn't it? Much like high stakes poker the winners play the game, not for the love of it, but to win. The system is designed and has evolved to reward venal self-service. So that's what it has produced. I'm not a high minded revolutionary. I don't appeal to higher instincts. I just think that having a stronger Party system in Congress, capable of over-riding lunatic fringes, would prevent this kind of thing. On the other hand, as I'm sure GD would point out, a strong Party system is what has given us in the UK um... my mind's gone blank. Something awful.

It only lasted a couple of seconds, but it was damned strange.

Everyone roll for SAN loss 1D4/2

Oh, they got conned alright... Orwell would have been so proud http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/everything-orwellian-say-idiots-2013092579759

WORST NSA PROFILING EFFORT EVER.

I feel that 'masterminding' might be an inappropriate term, Gortho. Like when the press describe some dust covered halfwit of being a terrorist mastermind for saying "You know how we've been killing people? How about we kill MORE people? Eh? Eh?"

When I woke up this morning the sunlight was flickering the way a TV does when it's being filmed. Is my brain somehow out of phase? If so, this would explain a LOT.

Weird. I deleted the extant messages, to conserve free space precisely so we COULD continue!

Actually that's my hand. Sorry.

Interesting material from the anti-defamation league, talking about women extremists. http://archive.adl.org/special_reports/extremist_women_on_web/feminism_intro.asp

Roasted a tray of mixed vegetables with oil, salt, and a dusting of ground cumin. Ate with white rice and chutney. Tea.

The FA is the only governing body I advocate violent overthrow of.