i'll be staying in... tribute to gerard kelly then only an excuse?!
it'll be great.
Happy New Year Hitch!
Were you firstfooted?
Were you firstfooted?
happy new year rosie! 
no, sat watching harry potter until 4am nursing the same rum and coke that i had ar 11pm. good night.
you get anyone?
no, sat watching harry potter until 4am nursing the same rum and coke that i had ar 11pm. good night.
you get anyone?
Nah I don't take part in the old traditions since I left N.I. Got some Happy New Year texts, perhaps thats the modern equivalent lol
Had some hot whisky, watched the fireworks on telly and listened to the rowdies hollering outside.
Had some hot whisky, watched the fireworks on telly and listened to the rowdies hollering outside.
ah yes.. rowdies... there was fireworks at around 4:30am and the junkies from upstair had a fight with some random drunk at 9am. happy new year. lol
First-fighting instead of first-footing 
thats also quite traditional.
indeedly so.
back to work soon..
back to work soon..
Booooo to the January blues.
it's horrible.. why can't we stay off until monday?
On a lighter note... have you been watching the black bears programme 9pm on BBC2? Third and last part tonight, its heartwarming stuff
no i haven't, but they are the cuddly, not-as-likely-to-eat-you ones? right?
that said hercules was a brown bear and he was sweet enough.
that said hercules was a brown bear and he was sweet enough.
Indeed - they're pretty gentle, "charge" only to scare... and love being fed grapes
The documentary maker Gordon Buchanan, a tough scotsman, literally had them eating out of his hand.
The documentary maker Gordon Buchanan, a tough scotsman, literally had them eating out of his hand.
cute! bears are purdy.
did you see the kids doing top gear on the big fat quiz of the year? jezza was adorable! lol
did you see the kids doing top gear on the big fat quiz of the year? jezza was adorable! lol
Heh heh I must watch that on 4OD
Would you believe it, shortly after New Year my telly broke. It had been making crackly sounds then finally went pouf! I've been watching tv on my lappy since, looking at new tellies but when did they get so expensive? It looks about ÂĢ140 minimum
Would you believe it, shortly after New Year my telly broke. It had been making crackly sounds then finally went pouf! I've been watching tv on my lappy since, looking at new tellies but when did they get so expensive? It looks about ÂĢ140 minimum
they got expensive when they stopped using proper tubes to make them.
i still have a tube telly, inspite of the guy in comets' valiant attempt to flog a flat screen. and a vhs recorder.. and a nes... it's like the bedroom time forgot.
i still have a tube telly, inspite of the guy in comets' valiant attempt to flog a flat screen. and a vhs recorder.. and a nes... it's like the bedroom time forgot.
Yay Hitch! I too valiantly resist techno-gadget-conspicuous consumerism. I don't like eejits who have to have ( and be seen to have ) the latest thing. I had that beloved bog standard portable telly for ten years, it served me well
Luckily my brother Owen gave me a ÂĢ150 Amazon voucher for xmas, looks like it'll come in handy now
Luckily my brother Owen gave me a ÂĢ150 Amazon voucher for xmas, looks like it'll come in handy now
oooh. that was nice of him.. i'm sure if had siblings they'd be getting soap and glory gifts sets like everyone else. *nods*
that annoys me too... i spend a lot time explaining ipods aren't good they are just popular.
that annoys me too... i spend a lot time explaining ipods aren't good they are just popular.
You're right about Ipods. They don't have as good sound quality as sony walkmans or even sansa mp3 players.
i have a mp3 walkman. listening to it right now in fact. i love it. creative zen is meant to be the best apparently, which is funny because their cd-rom drives weren't much cop. i guess they found their talent.
creative zen is meant to be the best apparently, which is funny because their cd-rom drives weren't much cop. i guess they found their talent.
I had a creative zen... emm personally I find the sony walkman better for sound. Mind you it can depend on the headphones. A sony walkman with sony headphones = ya can't go wrong
Ooh I made a resolution not to eat unhealthily, so no more burgers or chips.
Have you made any New Years Resolutions yourself?
Ooh I made a resolution not to eat unhealthily, so no more burgers or chips.
Have you made any New Years Resolutions yourself?
sony headphones. *nods* i have. picture quality is great too, but then it's sony... it's meant to be.
never made any resolutions, under the understanding that i wouldn't keep to it anyway.
picture quality is great too, but then it's sony... it's meant to be.never made any resolutions, under the understanding that i wouldn't keep to it anyway.
I watched a bbc documentary on the sony walkman yesterday. It was pin sharp... though it took my eyes a while to adjust focus. Never tried watching a film on it, my eyes might give out by the end lol.
hehe i've only got wee videos nicked from youtube. not too long.
might be better on the psp.. not got one of those.
might be better on the psp.. not got one of those.
The good thing is the sony walkman works perfectly with iplayer, you don't even have to do anything. Just plug it in and transfer the programme you've saved to your pc Nae probs.
That suits me as I am techno-thick.
oooh! that is good to know... *grins* that'll help during my long break in the morning.
Time for a new avatar methinks, I'm fed up with Mrs Merton... hmmmm wonder what I should go for?
oh i have no idea, but i look forward to logging on tomorrow and finding out!
If I can get a nice pic of Neil Oliver, I might do that. Just to have something to sigh over every day.
good idea.
bad news... went to iplayer downloaded a hignfy (selecting for device, it said sony was compatible... as you know), put it on my walkman with excite of something to watch during my hour-or-so's break...
it's not showing up on the list.
bad news... went to iplayer downloaded a hignfy (selecting for device, it said sony was compatible... as you know), put it on my walkman with excite of something to watch during my hour-or-so's break...
it's not showing up on the list.
ah... my model doesn't support the wmv format only wma.... one stupid letter out.
Oh noooo! Maybe you could treat yourself to a new one in the sales? My model with 8gb, NWZ-E444 cost ÂĢ52 last autumn on Amazon, might be less now.Or get your bf to shell out [ if he didn't get you a monkey for Christmas
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nah.. i love my wee walkman. could never do that to him. i'll replace him when he dies. (hopefully not for a good long while.) i'm a wee bit too animist for that... i gave my henry hoover in work a double barrelled name (henry bodlington-smythe, he just seems posh since we circumnavigate the upper school).... my mop is called betty. *ahem*
Indeed... you couldn't discard your walkman, it would be like those forgotten toys in Toy Story.
Lol, I love those names for your hoover and mop. If I had a mop I would call it Mabel, and the hoover would be Horatio. You're right there is something upper class about a hoover... can't explain it.
well the mop must've belonged at one point to a cleaner named betty, it's scrawled down the pole in marker. but i guess that means the pole did.. not the mop part which changes regularly.
never discard anything.. the muzuma ads make me sad.
never discard anything.. the muzuma ads make me sad.
Never discard anything... I'm kind of like that too. I have 3 or 4 biscuit tins which people gave me years ago. Great for storing old letters.
mmm.. biscuits.
Lol I've just realised how old fashioned the idea of communicating by actual paper letters, seems now.
i know... those and phones with a wheel... i liked phones with a wheel. *glum*