Hhhmmmm…

So, I’ve had this blog for eons and – as you can see – have done next to nothing with it.  At the time I created it I thought I had all kinds of thoughts that I’d be willing to ramble endlessly about on the internet.  Turns out I would rather keep most things to myself.

However, rather than delete it I was thinking about a useful (and more realistic) way to revive the blog, and I hit upon the idea changing the blog’s purpose completely and sharing some of my photography.  I have been using flickr for years but have grown a little tired of it lately, so this might be a good solution for me……

Need to think of a new title though, there won’t be much verbosity from here on in!  Bear with me whilst I do that and watch this space for some images…..

Invisalign – Week 3

I don’t intend to turn this into a blog about Invisalign, however I’m still in the early stages and feel like mentioning my progress.

I changed over to aligner number two last night, which was followed by a lot of pressure in my face, similar to what one might experience with severe sinusitis (which I’ve had, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone).  I felt as if I was going cross-eyed, my glasses felt like like they were crushing my head, and I was capable of nothing other than lying on the sofa feeling sorry for myself.  Today has been better, but I still feel out-of-sorts.

Oh well, I’ve put my faith in  a couple of ibuprofen to take the edge off so hopefully I’ll be perking up soon.  Interestingly, I can actually detect tiny movements in my teeth, which I didn’t expect to notice so soon.  At least I am safe in the knowledge that something is happening

What I’ve been up to on my hols

I’m on hols from work at the moment so I thought I should update this blog which I’ve so shamefully ignored for the last month.

My main activities have been choosing a wedding dress and getting braces on my teeth.  Not two things that go particularly well together, but I work in the middle of nowhere meaning neither could be achieved by dashing out at lunchtime, so both had to be fitted in to some long anticipated time off.

First off, the dreaded braces.  I’m just under a week into wearing Invisalign, and it’s been an interesting experience so far.  My teeth are not overly crooked or crowded, I just have a slight overlap of the front two teeth and a rotated canine.  It’s one of those things that no one seems to notice unless I point it out, but I’ve seen it worsening over the years and wanted it fixed before my wedding.  So, I now have 17 aligners which will hopefully sort everything out over the next seven months.  The first 24 hours were a bit uncomfortable, I had a strong sensation of pressure on my face which made me feel slightly off-balance, however everything has been pretty cool since, and I’m hoping it remains that way over the course of the treatment.  The main annoyance of it all is that snacking becomes a complete pain in the arse, but since I have a wedding to think about, maybe that’s a good thing!

And so to the wedding dress.  I’m now the proud owner of a beautiful dark ivory satin Benjamin Roberts gown.  It was the first one I tried on in the shop, and although I tried on six or seven or dresses none could beat the first one.  I even found my inner girly and posed for my mum! I won’t be posting a picture however – that will need to wait until the wedding!

Now that I have a dress I can get on with all the other bits and pieces – cakes, flowers, shoes and accessories.  I’ve been trawling the web and the choice is just overwhelming, my head hurts with the possibilities!  So, I’ve roped in my friend G to be my creative director which I think will be awesome.  I have no creative ability, I just know what I like; G on the other hand is a tattoo artist with phenomenal creative ability, who I’m sure will steer me in the right direction.  My main worry is the room we’re marrying in: it’s only a small affair but the room is just a room, a complete blank canvas. This is the point where I get into a cold sweat about how to decorate it….

So, tomorrow we’re off to scout the place out and brainstorm some ideas.  I’m excited, plus it’s a great thing to do on my last day off since it’ll distract me from thoughts of all the work I’m going back to

Let’s start a real WAR, it’d be quicker…….

……and a lot less stressful.

It’s Sunday afternoon, and all I want to do is access the Warhammer Online open beta.  Except I can’t.  Cos the website licks balls.

The instructions for accessing the beta itself are less than clear, and so far I have figured out that I either need to log in to my account and enter my beta key, or create a new account and enter my beta key.  Yes, the latter sounds utterly insane, but various Warhammer forums suggest this is the procedure to be followed.  Since neither option is available though I couldn’t tell you what the bejeesus I’m supposed to be doing. Trying to log in throws all kinds of errors, and on the registration page there’s no ‘continue’ button.  At one point I managed to log in, then when I tried accessing the product key page it said my account was suspended.  Really? I clicked the button again, while still logged in, and this time got a message advising I need to log in to see that page.

And yes I have tried different browsers, cleared my cache and all that nonsense.  The fact is the the website does not work.  Website not working =  BAD.

Now, let’s get something straight.  I’m sick of WoW.  I pre-ordered Warhammer online so that I never need to give Blizzard another penny.  I watched all the podcasts with Paul Barnett and his blood-vessel bursting levels of enthusiasm and I thought, “Screw WoW, that’s the very MMORPG for me!”.  

You hear that Mythic?  I WANT TO DEFECT!!! Get it sorted will ya?

Party like it’s…..erm, 1995

The Wildhearts, Terrorvision and The Levellers are touring this year.   Those bands were my three top gigs of 1995, back when I was a young innocent wee thing and you could have a great night out in Glasgow for £10.

I must relive my teens, oh yes indeed!

Lars, you’re an idiot.

Lars Ulrich is apparently just fine about the leak of Metallica’s latest album, ‘Death Magnetic’.

Oh really?  Hang on a minute, wasn’t Lars the one who, just a few short years ago, would moan the face off of anyone who would listen about how file sharing was stealing from the artist?  Weren’t Metallica part of the lawsuit against Napster?  Didn’t they side with the RIAA throughout the whole debacle?  Jeez dude, if you’re going to make a stand like that, perhaps it’s a good idea to stick with it.  For the sake of, y’know, not looking like an idiot.

I think Metallica fans should refuse to download the leaked album on principle.

Today’s article made me think of this Foamy ep from a couple of years ago.  Genius.

Hello!

So, welcome to my first ever post on my first ever blog!  I have been thinking about blogging for years and have finally decided to do it.

Hopefully I won’t be too petulant or verbose as the title suggests.  But, I have a tendency to be both of those things, and I can see the blog being an outlet for the ranty side of my nature!

So that’s it for now.  I’m off to figure out how it all works.