Category: Random

I’m only linking to this because I don’t have time to read it properly at the moment and don’t want to lose it. Forgive me, loyal readers.

Several Haddock regulars, Cal and I spent much of yesterday evening talking to students about community sites, the public sphere, weblogs, issues of trust and representation. Some of the key sites we discussed over the evening included:

• H2G2
• Jason’s 9/11 page
• Blogdex
• Metafilter
• Slashdot
• Stand.org.uk
• Scripting News
• Blogger
• Fax Your MP
• Stop Esso
• Greymatter
• Movable Type
• Weblogs.com
• kuro5hin
• UpsideClown
• Feed
• TCN
• Popbitch

I’ve got a sweet tooth
For liquorice drops and jelly roll
Hey Sugar Daddy
Hansel needs some sugar in his bowl

I’ll lay out fine china on the linen
And polish up the chrome
If you’ve got some sugar for me
Sugar Daddy bring it on…

Just in case you didn’t know. It’s my weblogging second birthday today. I said it earlier in the day, but you might have missed that. First Barbelith and then plasticbag.org. Woo.

More accounts of the Big Gay Pop-Quiz: Davo, Scally, Ian.

I’ve got paid. Oh my god. Oh. My. God. I haven’t seen any income for over a month – nothing. I’ve been living past my overdraft facility – paying fees left, right and centre. I don’t actually have a lot of cash, because of troubling things like rent and bills – but I’m getting closer to equilibrium. Should I buy myself a present to celebrate? Money. Actual money. Money cash. Cash Money. Bizarre. I fear ‘gay romantic comedy’ The Broken Hearts Club may have to be mine. Wooo.

Last night was Big Gay Pub Pop Quiz Halloween Special night at the Retro Bar. 13 1/2 out of 20 due in large part to my epic knowledge of crap music and passing familiarity with goth and David Bowie. We did not win. Sigh.

Wil likes him now – so buy them while you still can! T-shirts, shirts and cups emblazoned with the legend: “Hello, my name is WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER”.

While we’re at it, I should probably say happy birthday to Katy whose meat was twenty years old yesterday, and to my weblog twin – born mere hours before myself…

Happy second birthday to me, Happy second birthday to me, Happy birthday plasticbag.org (neé Barbelith), Happy second birthday to us…… And many more……