Living on a razor's edge, balancing on a ledge

All Time Fantasy Band

2009-11-07T10:55:05Z

No more than one person per band.
Mine is:

Drums - Danny Carey (Tool)
Bass - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Guitars - James Hetfield (Metallica) and André Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
Vocals - Blaze Bayley (Blaze Bayley, Wolfsbane, Iron Maiden)
Free role - Christofer Johnsson (Therion)

ded_end_doll @ 2009-08-25T15:32:00

2009-08-25T14:32:48Z

i should probably re-jig my friends on here

Tory cenference

2007-10-01T22:46:11Z

they are fucking scum.
Squeeze the vulnerable people on incapacity benefit.
Michael Grove will burn in hell, and the sooner the better. Lying fuck.
I was annoyed with Labour, but i HATE the Conservates

Dalek workout

2007-08-21T11:58:54Z

hehe, this is class.
i do like the bit with the dumbells
http://youtube.com/watch?v=w-d6vWMseVo&mode=related&search=

Lowest thing of the day

2007-08-15T11:15:12Z

This (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6938364.stm) is the lowest and most wrong thing i've heard today.
Johnson & Johnson is suing the Red Cross because they believe the charity's fundraising measures are encroaching on its commerical activies and thus wants all the profit made by the charity from their fundraising measures.

That's pretty bad. Can anyone better it?

i'm back! (and need a job)

2007-08-14T17:48:05Z

thought i may as well at least try to keep in touch with the LJ world for a while, but no promises.
Got back from Germany last night, and today i've tried to be constructive. So far i've tidied my room and done some washing.
Now i'm desperatly looking for a job. so if anyone can help it would be much appreciated!!!

more posts to follow

Labour Deputy Leadership Question Time

2007-06-16T14:40:15Z

Thursday evening was a most interesting one. I though Joe Cruddas came out of it rather well, as did Hazel Blears. Harriet Harman looked like a complete twat to me, desperate to be the centre of attention at all times and generally being a dick. Same went for Dimbleby actually, desperate to impose himself rather than allowing the discussion to be central.

i didn't think proper issues were well enough addressed, too many broad, stupid and easily avoided questions.

i wanted to ask gritty questions about proper issues, not going on about Iraq, speed cameras, the differences between being 'in power' and 'in office'

i've definately decided the order of the candidates now though, and it is as follows:
Cruddas
Blears
Benn
Johnson
Hain
(no one)
Harman

Britain's got talent

2007-06-13T23:26:39Z

just found out that i missed Viking on Britain's Got Talent, bollocks.
Oh well, i look forward to seeing ol' Queenie joining Viking's considerable pool of submissive talent

blog

2007-06-13T22:58:17Z

i have a blog. http://beardedsocialist.blogspot.com/

what else to say?

Muggings

2007-03-05T00:07:11Z

wow, on the Labour Party website you can buy the Clause 4 mug!!!
A CLAUSE 4 MUG!!!
what the FUCK is that about?
http://www.westminsterbookshop.co.uk/affiliates/index.php?productID=7017&a=labour

*tries to resist, but can't*: careful you don't drop it!
sorry, sorry

oh yeah, i'm now a paid up member of the Labour party. I'm waiting for my card to come through the post so i can do a David Kameron and get some lovely big lines up my nose with a spliff in the other hand. i'll try not to inhale though

meh

2007-03-04T21:13:49Z

why is being home crap?
meh
bored
miserable
even computer games are no good fun

i'm no more than vaguely interested in The Hunt For Middle England on BBC4, which i'm sure is very interesting.
It's everywhere, it seems to me. though it seems less prevalent than i used to think. The Daily Mail lot do seem to encompass it, bloody daily mail lot. grrr

A bloody good Meta; night out

2007-03-04T21:01:23Z

Anyone ever had a night out?
Well, there's a bloody good one on the 17th of March. A night of good metal and the cheap consumption of beer will occur at The London Stone opposite Cannon Street station.
also, i'll be DJ-ing, so come support me!
and bring everyone else

ded_end_doll @ 2007-01-18T16:04:00

2007-01-18T16:06:08Z

Slimelight on saturday anyone?

Specifically Glenn, as i have your cds. Which i WILL give back next time i see you

berr-fueled finery

2007-01-12T10:37:39Z

pub crawl starts at 7 in The Dev in Camden.
All welcome

it's my birthday...

2007-01-11T12:48:40Z

...and i feel rough. my gosh!
i drank a fair amount, but not eating before hand has buggered me! (too)

i didn't even get layed! that at least would help on the fact that i feel awful. all i have is Viking metal in the shape of TYR (thanks Glenn, these lot are amazing).

erg

pub crawl tomorrow, oh dear

Opeth

2007-01-06T02:45:50Z

i gotta say i prefer their nicer, more melodic stuff, such as this (Benighted). Not too keen on the screaming death vocals.

Anyone know any other good melodic chilled metal bands out there of a simular ilk?

i've got some dream Theatre, some of it's ok. don't really like his voice, its abit too high and gay for me. This is abit omre folky too.

Also, Ders (Eastenders) is fucking awful. Terrible and, i find, boring entertainment. Great, lets have a huge pointless row where we keep just jumping down each others throats for no reason. I know that what happens when people row, but why watch it on ty? Especially when they're crap actors and ugly as sin? SONIA?! my gosh, there's a minger. (Sociologist mode)What terrible role models for anyone who watches.

i can't sleep

got my arse kicked by glenn at the old chess earlier. i'm really crap and need some improvement. I'll take him at Go though! Got some good metal off him so it's ok

Football Manager is taking over my life. maybe someone will give me money to sit in a darkened room and play computer games for much of my life. good chance?

computer games...

2007-01-05T01:14:03Z

...are taking over my life again.

can't quite deal with doing anything else yet. Not even really bothered about playing, just something to do eh?

some sleep tonight would be nice

cricket. We suck. It's a mental thing. We're negative, they're positive. We're 5-0 down, no real surprise

Angtoria

2007-01-04T11:05:00Z

This band is really cool. Heard about them from wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphonic_metal.
Confide In Me is my favourite, closely followed by Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned.

Couldn't sleep again last night. it was gone 5 when i finally went, only to be up about 8/9.

How's everyone else today?

new year

2007-01-03T22:04:38Z

well, 2006 is over. 2007 is underway. It seems to be completely arbitrary, this whole year thing.

Well, 2006 was pretty shit and largely disappointing.

so far in 2007 i have bought some nice books. Today i got A Dictionary of World History. which is nice

Metal

2006-12-29T15:06:52Z

Can anyone tell me, is Celtic Frost a tune by Therion, or is Therion a track by Celtic Frost? I have both on my computer so it's difficult to tell

ta

music

2006-12-29T13:52:42Z

How times have changed. Never thought i'd open up my listening with Original Nuttah by Shy FX, With a little bit of luck by DJ Luck and MC Neat then Festive Overture, Op. 96 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Never thought i'd get into jungle, 90s garage and classical music to put on before the metal appears. how mental is that!

How now Brown cow? (politics)

2006-12-28T18:17:06Z

just been reading some stuff on the Guardian about Brown. Here's some ideas for policy changes (in no order at all):

getting the UN and esp Arab League to help in Iraq, if they will.

Ending the policies on Faith Schools and Academies. This is one of the most stupid policies i've ever heard. Give the gov £2mil, they give you £30mil, and you get your own school to do with as you wish.

re-examination of the use of the private sector in public services. if it works, actually REALLY works, then fair enough. But too often it doens't, but Labour are 'the party of business now' so they need to court the CBI. And who looses out?

trying to get back to substance over style. i realise i'm in the minority in that i study what goes on in politics, but it would reassure me. Brown is definatly substance based so i'm hopeful.

Stopping the Trident thing. i realise we need it, i don't like it and i don't like accepting that but Bevan was right, we would be sent 'naked into the conference hall'. But it doens't need doing for a few years, and even having 1 less sub would save £1billlion. That's alot of schools and hospitals.

PR in local government would be lovely, as would a greater dissemination of control to local gov

MAJOR reform of the house of Lords. This is a piss-take and needs sorting.

Local income tax to replace counicl tax

less financial pressure on the NHS, rather pressure on patient care. If necessary, raise taxes, which leads me onto

Tax reform. inlight of what's coming out today (http://money.guardian.co.uk/pay/story/0,,1979244,00.html), i think the wealth gap needs closing. cut taxes at the bottom and raise them at the top.
Massive wealth gaps are BAD FOR BUSINESS as optimal meritocracy is reached in an equal society, where all people are able to give their best to business and showcase their talents and abilities in business. If only 75% of the population is literate to the expected level, there's alot of competition lost because we lack the skills. a high skill economoy based around R&D and science and technology is the best way for our economy to go. We need better skills throughout the economy and a more equal soiety in terms of wealth is important.
it'll help alot. i personally think that Brown's baby of tax rebates are a silly idea. Why not just not tax them in the first place and save all that time and money in adminitration?

further to better skills, we need some investment in Further and Higher education. i understand the need to invest in schools, but leaving HE and FE in a state means that the successes are lost further down the line

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1979168,00.html
"Prudent Chancellor? Does this idiot think we all are cretins?
Brown has asset stripped this country,the whole success of his Chancellorship is based on illusion and massive unsustainable debt. Do you think there is a possibility of a working class man being able to buy a House or find a bloody Dentist in Brown's successful Britain?"

good point. can't help but feel that the wealth gap is a little too massive. My friend is 22, has a fine (1st) degree from Nottingham in bio-medical science, works in the city and lives with her boyfriend who is 25ish with a very well paid job. They can afford a mortguage! How the hell am i ever gonna afford one, being a social scientist as i am? Move to Wales of course.

drop the ID card thing. I don't know who's been lining whos pockets, but it's not a good idea. Has it helped anywhere else in the world? No (please correct me if i'm wrong)

Focusing more on Europe than America. Ok, America has the biggest economy in the world. BUT, it's the size of a continent. If we compare USA to EU, we in Europe are richer and more efficient, with a social model that is both nicer and more effective. And they like football. I know there are alot of Euro-haters around, but maybe we could look at some Europe-wide policies, maybe in terms of defence (refering in part to Trident). sorry, definatly.

other policies will be along as and when they get formulated.
They're just a start, and i don't claim to be a policy maker but there's a good few of us coverting them. Remember how the Republicans won by mobilising their core support?....

breads

2006-12-28T16:29:33Z

now THESE are impressive:
http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/Gallery/gallery.html

all i need is a girl who appreciates a good beard and i'll be set. anyone know any single girls who like beards? Also possible a good handlebar, i do rather miss mine http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/
i can grow a big beard and do politics >:->

i'm sure the nice people at my poitics department will appreciate the fact that rather than doing work i've been looking at beards and beard championships.

This, however, has pissed me off.
the website http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ implies that it should be for the world beard championships, rather than the AMERICAN team. typical Americans, thinking they control everything. Yes, they may do, but beards are an international affair

Beard Of The Year

2006-12-28T02:01:57Z

Congratulations to Monty Panesar for winning Beard of the Year, closely followed by:
2) Fidel Castro
3) Rowen Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury.

i like the fact that the criteria is who has created the most good publicity for the wearing of a beard, though i like the fact that Castro beat the Archbishop on that score!

i myself am sporting a beard and i'm wondering how to get sufficient media coverage so as to put myself in the running for next year.
considering that Keith Flett, the main man behind the Beard Liberation Front is a big old lefty, maybe i'll have to try and instigate a revolution. not a bad thing though.
it does, however, piss me off that Galloway got in. Not only has he a rubbish beard, but he's a slightly rubbish lefty.

Good bearding all!

Friday Drinking

2006-12-27T18:11:52Z

I'm going drinking to the Bavarian Beer House near Old Street on friday. Would anyone care to join us and wisely invest all that hard earned money on some spanking good Bavarian beer?

come
join us!