Christmas time

Well, happy Christmas everybody.

But todays tale is one of nastiness and commercialisation.

Over dinner, listening to Christmas music, we ended up asking that inevitable question - when was the last Christmassy UK number one?

First we jumped back to Slade, to Shaking Stevens...then Cliff with Mistletoe and Wine...Saviours day...and then....um....

So, being the kind of people we are, we looked up the answer on Wikipedia. And it turns out we were right, just about.

With the single exception of Band Aid 20 - which to be honest, doesn't count because it was a group effort charity gig, the last CHRISTMAS number one was Cliff Richard. In 1990.

17 years ago.

Yep, we were right.

Cliff Richard Killed Christmas.

No. Bad Alter. No pudding for you. He didn't kill Christmas.

That was Mr Blobby.

New laptop

Having bought a new power supply, I'm still shocked at the price - $140 for one that works, not hugely well. But I can return it any any time, basicly before I leave.

Alternatively, I could just buy a whole new, better specced one for Christmas about a $1000, just about.

Any thoughts?

What should I look for?


Should I say "If you're stuck for Christmas Presents, mother can send me money easily...."

Advertising

There is good advertising and bad advertising.

Bad advertising, which leaves you unable to remember the product...or worse, reaching for the remote.

Compared to something like this garmin advert...

EU Treaty

You all know I'm not a mad EU fan - quite against it in its present form, even.

But everyone should enjoy this - warning, its got sound

Its by a pair of Members of the European Parliment, Chris-Heaton Harris and Roger Helmer....

New power supply

Ok people, sunday is BACK ON.

I have a new power supply. There will be a much, much longer post on the subject, for the simple reason I've got 30 days to change my mind on the subject.

You? Make up your mind? You couldn't choose a cake in a cakeshop
Alter, just because you've never seen me do it....

Anyway, there will be a longer post on the problem tomorrow, possibly with pictures -
Pictures? Hah!
- on the topic. Because the end of this saga isn't yet in sight.

Anyway, more tomorrow.

Sparks

People, my laptop power supply has now died - in sparks.

I am going to try to replace by tomorrow - but as its 7pm already, I doubt this.

So unless I post otherwise, we're now missing 2 players, and as such, is canceled.

Go work on the alliance side...

Dispaar the Despairing

The weekend

Ok people, we have a problem for us to consider.

The problem is simple - we currently plan to do an instance run in the ragefire chasm - or three. This requires a typical party of five - tank, healer and three DPS (and/or utility people).

Now, in the banking thread Piro has said about graphics problems - and as such, probably unable to run on sunday, which is a problem as he's our healer.

Now, Silvy, before you say anything I'd like you to read the page here.

In summery - you can't heal us yet, you can't get to the talents needed. So we've got a choice..
1) Do nothing
2) Level up somewhat, and reschedule for next week
3) Play alliance together
4) Other

Thoughts?

And for fun...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qydY3xP3gY