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cheers, yeah auto exposure was on. I was trying to see how intuitive it was (mauals are for girls and all that). But this doesn't work when I'm looking at buttons and dials that don't let me change the f stop or speed. Yes, I'm that far behind. I'll have another visit to this spot soon enough for another go. Next week's assignment, London without tourist cliche shot.

I tip my hat to you guys, I'm witnessing the birth of a classic. Just hope I don't recognice anyone.... part of me is saying 'go on, go have a look for yourself' and part of me is saying 'office laptop, office laptop, office laptop'

o.k., first day with my 'new' Lumix G1 which is a borrow from someone that upgraded without trading in. Photo taken earlier today on Sheppey and it is NOT in black and white. Oh yes, it's difficult to beat a traditional British holiday. Please do give any crit you care to, I haven't cropped tweeked or fiddled with it in anyway. Spots in the sky on the right must be birds or litter! It's early days.

are you saying you will do a day in work and then travel to see her, having not communicated in the meantime? you think: max effort best gesture she may think: nothing all day and then a surprise when my hair looks crap and I've got a zit text and ask if you can pop by to say hi

stumbled across a nice little music magazine good music fox

I'll tell you what, if Eck can get them motivated and concentrating, that's not a bad team. I'd give Petrov the first half and tell him to bust a gut because regardless of whatever, he's switched for Albrighton at half time. Same with Gabby and Heskey, but then I'd leave Gabby on unless he literally passed out.

cellophane when it makes safe words inaudible now I've got to go out in the rain and dig a fuckoff big hole

I'm in the middle of digging out a pond for the back garden. The things only about 2.4m x 1.8m but so far I've managed to dig up 3 dog skeletons. Probably try and sell them to goths on e-bay.

the change of cert is intersting, and helps sell the idea of Alien as a night's family viewing cheers

Are we allowed to discuss film classification here? Haven't really dipped into the film thread too much so might be OT or already done to death this. I got a copy of Alien on dvd on the weekend as part of some 3 for a fiver deal. my nipper is 13 and enjoys a bit of sci fi and I've mentioned previously that she should watch Alien. However, I noticed it was a cert 18 so re watched it on my own first and can't see a single thing in it that makes it 18. Relatively little swearing, no nudity or sex unless you count ripley wearing pants and a vest or a topless poster on a wall. The only thing that could possibly make it 18 is the alien chest popping moment. A big scene in 1979 granted, but surely not still an 18 because of that?

Got to be fair, the General Krulak vs Gadaffi international hide and seek final is going to the wire....

General, I'm currently having problems on a building site with a major national construction company 'over promising'. they constantly promise things, then when they don't deliver we all sit in expensive meetings picking through the actual wording of what was promised and what was delivered. Then I give a banal little talk on how it's better to under promise and exceed people's expectations. Then I come on this thread....a well intentioned excellent prospect that's currently working against the club's best intentions. Don't give up on the thread, don't get thin skinned, do guard against enigmatic statements that we will interpret as a limitless pot of free money. If the thread is dead, could you tip off a mod so it can be locked and famed please. thanks. I do know that's not a question, more a statement of the bleeding obvious.

There's a balance needed here, the Manager can get another good result under his belt, the general could return to the forum, we can run out a few fringe players and I could get a game. Needs a generally strong team, with Guzan, Ireland, Albrighton and myself all starting. I'll have my boots in the car, but I'd appreciate knowing early on as it will influence what I have for my tea.

Interviewed on 5Live earlier today Wally Davis first team coach for West Ham, regarding John Carew: 'Big John, he said he'd been working hard on his own and said he was match fit.....that proved not to be the case...' Not word for word, but close, I wrote it down once I'd stopped laughing and found a pencil.

people in cars trundling down the sliproad onto the motorway thinking 45mph is perfectly reasonable if i didn't think it would delay my journey home I'd wish natural selection on them

I had a lecturer in college who became a Krishna type but carried on teaching. Can't remember her original name, but I do remember she officially had it changed to fruitbat.

absolutely true, two brothers, Dean and Mark Curry / Rice people that knew them or met them from different times used to call them the different names so they ended up known as half n half (which only really worked if they'd been called chips but was funny at the time)

When i was in school one of my mates had the surname Curry. His mum re married and he had to go in and tell all the teachers to change his name from Curry to Rice.

It's to make you go back next time. When they will rip you off. probably true probably an inflated price in the first place and then a bit of good p.r. but I'm a sucker for good news and I'm now spending my 'free' £150 on something nice

Just had a phonecall from the garage, my car is in for a service and they've decided the fuel filter looks good for another 12 months so they aren't replacing it. So just ringing to let me know there's a £150 saving on quoted service cost. absolutely unheard of!

some 2 day long noodling synth by Tangerine Dream

he did my bins!

o.k. as mentioned before not something I've really considered but in the interest of scientific research I asked the missus for opinion on what her response might be..... ....she suggested that I needed to get the hang of how the front door works before I started messing about with the trademan's! a bit annoying as I've used the front door for over 20 years and hadn't realised there were any major issues to sort out!

does it count if she's slightly dead? in reality, just never really appealed or occurred to me, I think I am the most vanilla person that ever there was. I will ask the theoretical question tomorrow and report back the theoretical answer. I have a feeling i know the answer - but never presume.....