Mmm - coffee...
Jan. 16th, 2004 10:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cybermuleI was listening to the radio this morning - some Radio 4 newsman interviewing Geoffrey Hoon. I'd forgotten how good Radio 4 was until I had a day off sick earlier in the week. And this guy Hoon was doing the politician trcik of just mumbling round and round a subject without having a definite opinion, and it annoyed me that he could do that about somebody's death. I'm not at all pro-military, but the guys are doign a job and need certain equipment. The fact that there doesn't seem to have been enough is a scandal, but never fear, I have the solution...
This is very simple: close down the huge and snazzy MOD procurement centre near where I work. Selling this would realise a huge amount of capital, especially with the value of property in Bristol at the moment. Use a large amount of this capital to buy people body armour if they have to go and be shot at. Then, whenever an MOD office runs out of pencils, delegate someone to nip down to Office World and buy some :p Or better still, Asda - their stationery is nifty... I'm going to retract some of my previous hatred of IKEA, cos if you steal one of their little pencils and get a mini-pad from Asda for 9p, you have an excellent and very portable scribble pad for ideas :)
Ooo...my friend just brought my hairbrush into work for me - I can brush my hair now :p There was an office party type thing last night. It was OK - the food was good value for money, our boss kindly paid for the wine, and I got to leave at 9. Busy weekend ahead, moving mother, so I'm going to take it very easy this evening. Maybe put some photos online and watch Shrek on DVD :) Also, I forgot I had two courses coming up soon - Anglo-Saxon English and Arts and Crafts gardens. On a sunny day like today, life really doesn't seem so bad :)
This is very simple: close down the huge and snazzy MOD procurement centre near where I work. Selling this would realise a huge amount of capital, especially with the value of property in Bristol at the moment. Use a large amount of this capital to buy people body armour if they have to go and be shot at. Then, whenever an MOD office runs out of pencils, delegate someone to nip down to Office World and buy some :p Or better still, Asda - their stationery is nifty... I'm going to retract some of my previous hatred of IKEA, cos if you steal one of their little pencils and get a mini-pad from Asda for 9p, you have an excellent and very portable scribble pad for ideas :)
Ooo...my friend just brought my hairbrush into work for me - I can brush my hair now :p There was an office party type thing last night. It was OK - the food was good value for money, our boss kindly paid for the wine, and I got to leave at 9. Busy weekend ahead, moving mother, so I'm going to take it very easy this evening. Maybe put some photos online and watch Shrek on DVD :) Also, I forgot I had two courses coming up soon - Anglo-Saxon English and Arts and Crafts gardens. On a sunny day like today, life really doesn't seem so bad :)
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Date: 2004-01-16 03:12 am (UTC)*grins* lots of ASG people walking around like the living dead today with monster hangovers...not so groomed now eh?! *arches eyebrow* *cackles*
Re: body armour
Date: 2004-01-16 03:46 am (UTC)I know - probably all she wants is an apology, an agreement that it will be fixed and that it won't happen to anyone else, and she's being dragged through all sorts of shit. And all the politicians do is mumble about how some auditor said the war was a success *sigh*
not so groomed now eh?! *arches eyebrow* *cackles*
*sniggers* They do look a bit rough, don't they? And my arch-nemesis had to take a day's leave and go home sick... On the other hand, i feel quite perky *grins*
Re: body armour
Date: 2004-01-16 03:51 am (UTC)Would that be a male or female?!? *digs for info*
I truely hope that this MOD stuff gets sorted soon, its almost like an example is being made of it all and its prolly the last thing that poor woman wants...as you said justice will do *shakes head*
Re: body armour
Date: 2004-01-16 05:35 am (UTC)*grins* Well seeing as you asked, male. Some of the females are a little scary, but I think I've weirded them out enough to keep them in check ;)
Re: body armour
Date: 2004-01-16 07:36 am (UTC)Re: body armour
Date: 2004-01-16 08:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-16 03:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-20 01:20 am (UTC)... rooted in the ideals of Ruskin and Morris, the Arts and Crafts Garden reached its peak in the years leading up to 1914 in the hands of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. This dayschool will consider the causes, effects and design principles of this distinct style...
There's a reading list (which is never going to happen, given that my OU course has snuck up rather quickly), so let me know if you want that. Heheh - or make a trip to Bristol for the day ;) I'll post more after it actually happens, I'm sure.
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Date: 2004-01-16 05:26 am (UTC)Oh lucky you! Haven't seen the sun in 4 days, the streets are all slick (something like 2000 auto accidents in 2 days) and there's been a large amount of fog. Doesn't seem right!
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Date: 2004-01-16 05:54 am (UTC)