Dark Alex's Really Long Post Thread.

[Trevor]

Baby grins to start off your Sunday.

Greetings, young man 

[316zombie]

doesn't he have just the BEST grin, trev? you just have to smile back!

[Alex]

So tonight the party killed the bad guy I was going to have stalk them all the way through the Underdark, started a war by blowing up a baby and as a direct consequence are going to have to fight a monster that is powerful enough to wipe them out.

Ash slept until half ten this morning which is unusual. Putting it down to the hot weather. Making sure he gets plenty of water.

Random question for you. What was the name of Hooper's boat in Jaws?

[Trevor]

I know Quint's boat was called Orca but I don't know what Hooper's boat was called. Probably Stop Playing With Yourself 

[316zombie]

no idea, but the shark's name was bruce. see how helpful my trivia brain is? 

[RCMerchant]

no idea, but the shark's name was bruce. see how helpful my trivia brain is? 

It WAS Bruce! I forgot that!
I wonder if he's Batshark as well...?

[316zombie]

lol, that may be! 

[Alex]

I managed to find out what type of boat Hooper owned, but not the name of it alas.

Oh well.

Sitting in an apparertment in Edinburgh, overlooking the castle. Its a nice warm day outside and we went on a tour around the city. Of course, since 40% of the group of the group was female, we also did a lot of shopping. And walking around shops.

Had an awesome Italian meal last night. Out of the resteraunt window I could see a massage parlour that was open to midnight and offered video's of your experience. Hmm, I wonder just what kind of massages they could be giving that you'd want a video of it... If anyone ever happens to pop into the Ambassador Sauna in Edinburgh ket me know lol. Decided not to check it out myself.

Heading back to Lossiemouth tomorrow morning. As long as there are no delays I should make it back in time for work. If not, well I'll deal with that when we get there.

[316zombie]

hhhmmm... your voice to text is sounding awfully...midwestern,,lol!;)

[Alex]

Rough night last night. Ash decided that we didn't require sleep.

Got a couple of hours to go before our train leaves.  Speaking of trains, there is a train shop Ken wants to go to this morning. Opens at 09:30 and my train leaves at 10:40, so I figure I have enough time to take him there.

Played a couple of rounds of Monty Python Fluxx last night. Ken enjoyed it, but I think Dona was a tad nonplussed by the constantly changing rules.

It's been fun, but I'll be glad to get home. Got a ton of posts to catch up on here and other forums.

[Alex]

And that is us all back home and relaxing. Ash has had a very rough week. He kept banging his head on the glass tables in the place we were staying, got a splinter from somewhere in his hand (which I had to cut out of his hand), and when we got home managed to flick one of his toy trucks up and hit himself on the forehead, so he has a few bumps and bruises. Hoping now we are back home and he can get back into his regular sleeping routine. Plus he can get around our house without bruising himself up quite as much.

[316zombie]

oh, the poor kid! i'm not fond of glass tables and doors either..they bite.

[Alex]

Gah, so many posts to catch up on. May have to abandon them and just read new ones.

[316zombie]

sometimes it's easier. and less...uumm..messy/stressful.

[Alex]

In my combat's today. Got to go shoot some stuff. I find this less fun than people imagine and there is always the cleaning of the rifle afterward. Two days of gun stuff and endless powerpoints. Yay.

Work had forgotten that I'd be away for this. Came as a bit of a shock to them when they told me as they had various things they wanted to go do I'd be manning things on my own on Thursday and I pointed out that, actually, no I wouldn't be and they'd better get changing all their plans and have a rethink. Shame that some people are going to lose out, but not my fault and I am certainly not going to be feeling guilty about it. I had to change the date of my training the last time 'cos they messed up in the same way. If they are not going to learn from their mistakes I can't go covering indefinitely. As much as I don't care for this course I do have to have it done.

Measles is up 400% in London. Really think it is time to consider making them mandatory. Nursery schools (kindergarten for those over the Atlantic) are starting to refuse to take unimmunised children. I find it odd that people campaign on the "My child, my choice" on things like this. How about "My child, their choice"? Still, it is hardly the only slogan people use that I find odd, something I may or may not discuss at some point.