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General / Mike Carroll's Birthday Today !

« on: 21 March, 2010, 02:57:29 PM »

A big HUGE Happy Birthday to the lovely & clever Mr Micheal Carroll. I suggest everyone give him an extra hug next week at Hi Ex to celebrate his birthday today, I know I will. Have a wonderful Day Mike. XX

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General / Simon Davis Art references.

« on: 04 December, 2008, 11:33:19 AM »

I am mildly embarrassed about displaying such detailed geekery, but it makes up for not knowing how many links in dredds chain or Boba Fetts second cousins middle name.

Ladies & gentlemen, I put it to you that MR Simon Davis, has excellent art taste & the same books as I do...





J.W. Waterhouse- Gathering Rosebuds while ye may
Gustav Klimt- from the Beethoven Frieze

This may of course have been covered on review threads which I'm too lazy to read.

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Off Topic / return from the long walk.

« on: 04 September, 2008, 11:01:57 AM »

not that i actually went on a long walk or anything so dramatic,  I've just been too busy all summer to hang out with humans. Being too lazy to cruise the board to see whats new , whos new, whats been happening, I expect you all to give me fresh insightful & entertaining updates here.

And for those of you who I've missed; congratulations on your new baby! happy birthday! wow that artwork is great ! ha ha brilliant link, welcome to the board, group hugs and misc sweary rants..

Here, I've been painting like mad, still waiting for that big break; been to london umpteen times for nerd fill of museums, got nearly drowned in Northern Ireland floods, one child went to africa all summer with a charity thing..which was cooler that cool. apart from that its been like living in an episode of 'helicopter heros' ( without helicopters ), 'secret millionaire' ( without the millionaire ), 'dragons den' (without the ideas or investment), and 'Balamory' meets 'dawn of the dead' ( more gore & less hope ).

So how the devil are you all ?!

heres a picture i made..

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Classifieds / ebay pimping, selling sketches

« on: 24 February, 2008, 06:37:52 PM »

and before you howl with rage i'm not selling sketches by lovely Droids, only ones done by my good self, cummon buy them all we need to raise the cash to get our dog put down... erm..

...anyway.. so far theres batman, judge anderson, seth bullock, wild west wendy, Dr who... geez yur cash.

Link: bid high !

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Off Topic / happy birthday to his lordship RAC

« on: 15 July, 2007, 01:52:31 PM »

poor RaC is full of the cold on his birthday, so i'd like to take this opportunity to cheer him up with a gratuitous picture of Kylie in her underwear.

have a great day yer lordship !!!

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Off Topic / anyone got good freecycle stories ?

« on: 26 June, 2007, 12:13:36 PM »

anyone got any good/ bad freecycle stories ?

first there was ebay where we got rid of old crap for money, now theres freecycle where people take away old un-sellable crap for free, tho i still prefer the even lazier option of leaving it on the street for someone to recycle in the night.

we got a new friend this week, a shop mannequin, shes great !  'britney' is currently modeling a fine array of hats & patchwork clothing, soon to be seen on ebay.

Its nuts what people will give away !

( my trailers still available ...free..please ? )

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Classifieds / annuals & GNs on ebay pimp.

« on: 06 March, 2007, 12:00:27 PM »

roll up roll up,

we's a sellin the family silver, getcher annuals right here.

thankyou.

Link: for less than ten million pounds.

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Off Topic / Christmas "ufo " sighting

« on: 26 December, 2006, 06:22:14 PM »

well never mind waking up with an unexplained nasty burn on my leg the other day,  the latest mystery requiring investigation was a strange light in sky on Christmas night.

a collegue phoned me up, he'd also alerted a neighbour so a few people saw it, apparently there was a second light just previously that i didnt see, sodium orange, very bright, independant light source, no way reflected light, below cloud cover, having no shape or substance visible even with powerful binoculars, no engine noise on still quiet night where cars miles away could be heard. it traveled a slow wobbly path alongh the loch, high up, brightness wavering, then stopped moving started flashing, like a candle stuttering out & disappeared, possible upwards into clouds, possibly light going out. didnt manage to get any photos. apparently the one seen previously emerged low in west & travelled up wards  eastwards in a zig zag manner before fading out.

so i need to find out height of cloud cover, get a hold of bloke who works local MOD, and see if theres any sesmic activity been recorded in area, which is riddled with fault-lines.

strange stuff.

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Off Topic / Christmas "ufo " sighting

« on: 26 December, 2006, 06:22:04 PM »

well never mind waking up with an unexplained nasty burn on my leg the other day,  the latest mystery requiring investigation was a strange light in sky on Christmas night.

a collegue phoned me up, he'd also alerted a neighbour so a few people saw it, apparently there was a second light just previously that i didnt see, sodium orange, very bright, independant light source, no way reflected light, below cloud cover, having no shape or substance visible even with powerful binoculars, no engine noise on still quiet night where cars miles away could be heard. it traveled a slow wobbly path alongh the loch, high up, brightness wavering, then stopped moving started flashing, like a candle stuttering out & disappeared, possible upwards into clouds, possibly light going out. didnt manage to get any photos. apparently the one seen previously emerged low in west & travelled up wards  eastwards in a zig zag manner before fading out.

so i need to find out height of cloud cover, get a hold of bloke who works local MOD, and see if theres any sesmic activity been recorded in area, which is riddled with fault-lines.

strange stuff.

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Film & TV / calling animators for brain picking.

« on: 08 August, 2006, 05:52:54 PM »

Hello dear sweet neglected boarders, too long have i ignored you, but Lo!  i need advice and thus am back, dear sweetykins's,

I'm looking for volunteers to be brainpicked in the subject areas of animation etc.

I am making a 3 minute animation film, the deadline is the Inverness film festival 4th November. I have NO experience or equipment and the first meeting with the filmaker, funders , judges who selected the films etc waS yesterday. EEEEK !

ive done script, characters, a couple of anamatics, some layouts.

sooo this week i need to buy a PC ( staying within tight budget ),

choose & buy ( or find ) software from CELACTION, BAUHAUS/Mirage; TOONBOOM/Chromacolour, get trained to use it.

suss out storyboarding & do it,

start digging out music score & sounds & decide if i want any voice on it.

anyone point me to examples of storyboarding ? recommend software, volunteer to be harrassed for further info in general, gimmie their expert input ?

Thankyou.

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Off Topic / A Birthday salutation to RAC !

« on: 16 July, 2006, 02:35:44 AM »

greetings Mr mcGuffin, i believe it is a little late in the day but nevertheless a birthday day,

may your daleks be exterminating
& your sabres be light
your Wendy be Wild, Future Quakey & mangatastic
& your Breath, that of dogs
a very happy year ahead for you, young birthday-boy man.

x

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Off Topic / earthquake !

« on: 09 June, 2006, 03:39:34 PM »

well okay it would have been more exiting if i'd been home n felt it, eldest daughter said it was like a lorry crashing outside, whole house shuddered, banged then creaked.

apparently it was at 12.23, where i was at doctors surgery with mini-bou, maybe the fact that that buildings on reclaimed bog ground ? dunno whereas my house is right on a mini fault thrust plate zone.

other folks reported long low rumbles later on at 2pm.

joly exiting. & my mate is all full of it cos he's splattered across papers & internet about it.

http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149664&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149490&contentPK=14628837&folderPk=85696

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5061042.stm

sadly the ground never opened up & swallowed the village & all its holiday homes, still next time eh ?

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General / near death by progs.

« on: 08 May, 2006, 07:05:07 PM »

we all know about the thrill power, but did we know about its inverse evil power potential ?

my progs coulda killed someone !

yes, theyre all stacked in wooden boxes in spare room, next to the bed, where my friend stayed not many nights ago, yesterday the stack collapsed with great terrifying force, had anybody been in the bed, their head would have been very crushed & also their ribs..

i bet no-bodys thought to risk assess their progs now eh ? well mayyy be you should.

actually... i havent see the cat around...

anyone else got evil possessed prog danger storys ?

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Help! / OT HELP advice on legal commercial property problem

« on: 28 March, 2006, 07:21:34 PM »

HELP !

i don't know if a fight about a commercial property lease ownership value is the remit of citizens advice. Some bastards are trying to shaft me proper, anyone any expertise in this sorto thing ?

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Off Topic / BIG CONGRATS to TROUT !

« on: 27 March, 2006, 04:24:32 PM »

Rose Margaret born at 7.46am march 27th. C-section. 9lb 3oz . Mum & baby both well !

great news eh !

WELL DONE TROUT CLAN .