Abby Sciuto

by | Feb 24, 2010 | Misc

I have noticed that this blog has been a bit light on images recently. And all words and no images makes things boring, so to keep you going heres a poster of Abby Sciuto from NCIS.

Abby Scuito

Schrodinger’s Snow

by | Feb 24, 2010 | Weather, Physics

I have a new theory!

R: “You say you have a new theory about the brontosaurus.?“

GN: “errr No. I said I had a new theory! nobody mentioned a brontosaurus.“

R: “Right, Got You… So What’s your theory about the brontosaurus.?“

GN: “Arrrrrggghhhhh!” ::sigh:: “OK, This theory goes as follows and begins now. All brontosauruses are thin at one end; much, much thicker in the middle; and then thin again at the far end.“

Ignoring that mindless drivel. I have a new theoretical supposition involving the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. (impressive right?)

Let me set the environment for this eureka moment.

  1. Warm bed.
  2. Early Morning.
  3. Work Day.

    So there I was all warm and comfortable when my alarm went off telling me it was time (Give or take several hits of the snooze button) to get up and get ready to go to work.

    Now the previous evening/night it had been snowing rather heavy and at the time I had last checked before going to bed, the snow was a couple of inches deep.  If the snow had continued over night then there would be no way I would be driving to work, so would be working from home. This would mean I could go back to sleep for an extra hour.  On the other hand, If the snow had changed to rain then the pre-fallen snow would have been destroyed leaving the roads clear for traffic.

    So at this point the availability of an extra hour lie-in is dependent on the situation outside my building. Has the snow blocked me in, or has the snow gone? The only way to determine the quantum state of the snow (Snow or Water) is for the observer (me) getting up and looking outside to observe the current state.

    The problem with this is :-  If I get out of bed to go check outside, then I am already up and about so any chance of a lie-in is destroyed.

    On a side note. I think I need an Network Camera so I can check the conditions outside without leaving my bed.

    R: “Pah! I proffered the theory about the brontosaurus.“

    GN.

    Missing Person: My Muse

    by | Feb 23, 2010 | LiveJournal

    I would like to report a missing person.

    Well to be more accurate I would like to report a missing Anthropomorphic personification of an idea. (Try saying that when your drunk). Basically my muse has gone missing, and I would like to find her again.

    Yes, My muse is female. Its my imagination, my story, and I intend to entertain myself. So for you my dear reader to keep up to speed just imagine Selma Hayek as the Muse Serendipity in Dogma, and we are up to speed. “Oh wait a second. Best imagine her naked offering beer!”

    I started this Blog many years ago (When it was on LiveJournal) in an attempt to entertain myself in work, and to try and get back into the habit of writing so that I could be more creative and kill the apathy I had got myself into.  Which it did help with a lot.  Only for the last week, I have had complete writers block on anything to write.

    My mind is blank of ideas, which is a scary thought as my brain never ever shuts up. It talks 24/7, if I want it to or not. So for it to go silent on ideas is a bit weird.

    So if anyone sees my muse, can you please send her home.

    Many Thanks

    GN

    Bloody Small Yappy Dogs!

    by | Feb 15, 2010 | Family

    While most of you were spending the weekend celebrating either “Valentines Day” or the “Chinese New Year” I was not celebrating, Not even Wales winning the Rugby could cheer me up. You see I had to get rid of one of my Dogs the weekend.

    I have (or Had) Two large Labrador’s, Now being responsible they were not allowed to run about on the roads free. A lot of effort was made to fence up the gates and hedges around the property to prevent them escaping. Anything that could have been done to keep them contained was.  And its not even like they were aggressive dogs.  They would bark if people came too close to the gate, and at the odd passing dog. But that was all.

    Till this Friday.

    Some inconsiderate person who lives down the hill from me was taking her two small fluffy yappy dogs for a walk. They were not on leads, or controlled. One of them decided to bark at my dogs, then when mine started barking back, it stuck its head through the fencing on the gate. The woman just stood there and let it, as it barked and snarled at my dogs.

    Now One of my dogs, A female so protective of its turf decided it did not like this attack, so grabbed the small yappy dog by its head and pulled it through the small hole in the gate and proceeded to eat it. Now the woman decided to take note, and start screaming murder.

    Luckily there was people there to stop the attack and take my dog indoors, leaving the now none yapping dog lying in a pool of its own blood. Now being nice we drove the woman and her dog to the vet, and as a nice gesture even paid the bills.

    Unfortunately, now the dog had snapped once and tasted blood as they say, we could not really trust it not to snap again. I know if was not her fault, she was just defending herself and her land. Only we get lots of kids and small children walking past the gate on walks with their parents. and they like to stick their hands through gate to pet dogs. And the thought that one of them may get mauled is not a nice one.  So My dog had to go to kennels.

    And to top it all the woman who owned the yappy dog is blaming us.   Right. My dogs were in an enclosed grounds. hers were wandering the roads unleashed. Hers started barking and pushing their way only my grounds. Hell we paid her vet fee’s and got rid of a family member. And its our fault?

    What does she expect if a dog about nine inches tall decides to take on one about three foot tall. She should have had her dogs on leads, or at least under control. Now because of her irresponsible behaviour I loose a dog.

    People who want small yappy dogs should be banned from owning dogs for life. There is something not right about them.

    You’ll be missed Goldie

    goldie

    Don’t go out tonight, It’s bound to take your life. There’s a bad moon on the rise.

    by | Feb 11, 2010 | Vampire, Films

    Last night I did something I regret, now I am not going to go into the details as to why I did what I did since the reasons are slightly questionable on the legal front.  I will only say in my defence I did it to be Helpful and nice to someone else.

    “What was it I did?” I hear you ask……………………

    I hear you ask……………………

    I can wait all day!……………..

    R: ::mutter:: “What was it you did? Happy Now“

    I watched the film “Twilight – New Moon”.

    I have not read the books, So I did not know what the big hype was about. I had seen the first film since I am a fan of the Vampire genre, and did not realise its a teen angst emo mopey pile of depression.

    And I have to say, the second film was even worse. I kid you not, after the two hours I was happily considering hanging myself to make the depression go away.

    Seriously. at one point they just had the mopey girl sitting in a chair moping as they put month names up on screen to show how long she could keep a good mope up for. And it was infections all the other characters caught it.

    At one point they stopped the teen emo angst for an action scene (about two minutes long out of the two hour film) This they then ruined by doing it to a mopey soundtrack.

    At one point a friend who had read the books asked on  IM  what part of the film I was up to, and got the following plot description “The annoying mopey werewolf just told the annoying mopey vampire that the annoying mopey girls dad was organising a funeral”  I think that sums up the whole film nicely.

    The film needs a health warning at the start.

    WARNING: If you suffer from depression do not watch this film as it contains scenes of a depressing nature which could cause suicide.

    GN