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Apparantly I am GOD (or my email address is).
Back during my University days, I posted an Insanity Test online. This test has been shared all over the world multiple times. One of the questions on the test is have you ever emailed pen@penddraig.co.uk? And people who sit the test will often email the address thinking it’s made up.
I get some very strange email’s, from front line soldiers, politicians, famous people, random strangers, etc.
I have decided to share some.
yo mon. come on mon. i am like insane mon. you know dat a i got a 57.9 % insane in the insanity test i took. in one of the questions it just happened to mention this e-mail and i thought that i should write you a friendly message!!!! not that i didnt know about this e-mail address. you know i had a dream that the princess fairy came to me and said this e-mail address is like GOD! and if you dont write a message to this person.. you will be turned into a enternal fairy! so do you believe in eternal life? well if you do or dont i suggest the book. “our town” the guy who wrote it was looking for the meaning of life! so okay then its set we have a date, okay see ya then.
goodbye
DAVE or am i????
First Masonic Step
This evening I became a Freemason.
I have not mentioned anything on here up until now, because there was that fear (Due to a Monty Python sketch) about the fabled “Black Balls“. Not that I had anything to worry about, I am awesome, who wouldn’t want me to join?
So a few weeks back I went along to a meeting with some of the members. To answer any questions I may have, to check I am suitable, and to ask me some questions. The meeting was in an old church building, which is where the Lodge meets.
The meeting went well, and they implied there and then, that I would be approved and would join at their February meeting.
So last night, I turned up at 6pm in a suit. And was initiated into LLannerch Lodge in the Province of North Wales. It was an eye-opening evening (and that is not a pub about blindfolds). I really enjoyed the meeting, even though I did not really know what was going on. And the meal in the pub after, or festive board as they called it was also enjoyable. I did have to stand up and thank everyone for letting me join, after they had all stood to toast me.
Overall the whole experience was amazing. It may take a while for it all to sync in.
But I am now an Entered Apprentice Freemason.
The down Side to Martial Arts.
Tonight I came across the downside to martial arts.
Picture the scene.
A group of people go to the pictures to see underworld 2. A good time was had by all, then on leaving the cinema the group stand around talking. Once again all is well. Until one person moves around, so they were standing next to me, then stepped right in front of me, closing off the group into a smaller circle leaving me on the outside.
What would you do?
Normally I would just growl to myself, and say something while moving the person away. But Now, after visiting the occasional martial arts lesson, the voices in my head that normally growl at such things were telling me what to do to hurt the person, and just what was needed to forcibly remove him from being directly in my face.
Luckily I am not a thug and I took a step back and started counting to ten, several times…
But It has made me wonder, if you train often, is there a point when your body’s natural reflexes take over and you react before you remember yourself?
Fencing: The Art of The Sword
Well tonight ended my stint as Stand-In Instructor for the Full Circle Academy Fencing Class.
That sounds a lot more efficient and fancy than it actually was. I basically Let the Other Student’s practice any of the weapons/skills that they felt they wanted more practice on, and was just there to offer help, advice, and instruction as and when it was needed.
Tonight, we had an extra half hour sat by the heaters chatting.
On the positive side, I did start working on developing a version of the 5 count box set using two swords. I believe it can easily be done, there’s just a block or two where I’m unsure.
For example, the block against the stab attack, Is it better to change the block for a opposite to normal block, or to use one sword to block as you would with a single sword, and use the other to slice open the opponent’s arms?
I just need some madman to work it out with. Volunteers please?
Plans for the New Year
Well it is now several days into 2006, and I have decided to work out my plans and goals for the forthcoming year.
Kind of like “New Years resolutions!”
So this is what I will try to do and achieve in 2006.
- Loose Weight
- Learn one New Skill
- Finish Some Old Projects
- Read More
- Actually do Backups
- Stop being so Lazy
Loose Weight
Well I could do with loosing some, so the plan is to start simple, and drop a jeans size for starters.
Learn one New Skill
This year I intend to try and stop the dry rot thats been eating up my brain with lack of use, So I plan to learn one new skill. First step is deciding what I should learn. Suggestion’s Anyone?
Finish Some old Projects
I have been very lazy over recent years, and have accumulated a large amount of “Unfinished Projects” so I want to try and actually get a load finished this year. I am aiming to try and finish about 10 off, but will be happy with 5!.
Read More
I love reading, but for some reason the last couple of years I have struggled to find the time or enthusiasm to actually get into a book. But then I had no ethusism for most things last year. Which made my natural laziness worse.
Actually do Backups
:0) Due to vast amounts of lost data from a crashed PC which had a cd on top of it waiting for a backup to be done. I have decided to actually do periodic backups of my data. I know I have said this before, but its a resolution this year, so hopefully I will stick to it this year.
Stop being so Lazy
Speaks For Itself really!!
The Year That Was – 2005
Its that time of year again.
Where I look back over the previous year and answer the same 40 questions.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
OK, New things :-
- Became a member of a casino
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn’t make any last year. But I intend to make some this year, and stick to them!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
5. What countries did you visit?
The usual suspects of England/Wales.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Confidence.
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None really, The year will all blend into itself, nothing of any importance happened
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
9. What was your biggest failure?
Failing Hachi-Kyu and not knowing the reason why!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Damaged shoulder from car crash!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A sword.
A lovely nice training (i.e. Not sharp) Katana.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura for his 50 years in martial arts!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
An Idiot Drunk Driver.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Beer/DVD’s/Training Fee’s/Petrol/Books/Beer!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
None!
Nothing!
Nada!
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Holy Diver by Dio!
Due to the amount of times it has been played in the office just to annoy fozzy!
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- a) happier or sadder? Sadder
- b) thinner or fatter? fatter
- c) richer or poorer? Same
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Enjoyed myself!
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? .
Being annoyed by idiots!
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With Family, Eating and Drinking too much!
21. What was your favourite month of 2005?
I don’t think i have a favourite month of 2005.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None!
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
- Firefly
- Doctor Who
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Yes!
26. What was the best book you read?
- Ninpo Secrets
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The greatest discovery I made was finding out that some people call repetitive beeps music!!
28. What did you want and get?
A Hat from japan.
29. What did you want and not get?
World Peace, or a cute blonde/brunette/redhead!!
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
- Serenity.
- Batman Begins.
- Sin City
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went Clubbing to Subspecies in Bristol. (34).
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Passing Hachi-Kyu, Or finding true love :0)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Comfortable – Jeans & Sweatshirts.
34. What kept you sane?
My collection of talking belly button fluff!!
OK. I have never been accused of being sane.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Jewel Staite (Kaylee in serenity)
Lexa Doig (Rommie in Andromeda)
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Governments treatment of our armed forces, treating some of them as war criminals.
37. Who did you miss?
Tony Blair, But I been practicing and I wont miss again!!
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Helen: Well she cheered Pete up a lot :0)
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
No matter how low you get, there is always someone worse off than you
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Well due to the very London terror atatcks :-
Today I don’t feel like doing anything
No one has the answer
But one thing is true
You’ve got to turn on evil
When it’s coming after you
You’ve gotta face it down
And when it tries to hide
You’ve gotta go in after it
And never be denied.
Winter Festive Cheer!
Well yesterday was the Office “Christmas do!”.
I got to finish work at two and go eat and drink loads, with the members of the company and a load of random people I have never seen before. I swear the net-work meals are now pulling in anyone who happens to be walking past the door at the time. Everyone wants to party with us!
Then when feeling suitably stuffed and happy, it was time to grab a lift to Chester, quick change into a smarter outfit, and off to another “Festive do” at a Lodges White Table evening. Where I had another big meal, lots more drinks and more fun.
And without the aid of any cheating in any way, every person on the table I was on, won at least one prize on the raffle (One Person winning two) “What are the odds on that?”
Then to finish off the evening, Some drunken killing of cops in a Grand Theft Auto shoot out.
What an excellent day and evening.
Mind Kill
The Five Count Box Set, is a nice simple pattern to learn. Its good for warming up with, It looks impressive and can be used with a variety of weapons without much of a mindkill.
- Stick
- Sword
- Machete
- Knife
- Open hand
- Han-Bo
But once you master them and are happy with it, then it should get easier.
That is until you start playing about with ideas, and get into the conversation with your fencing instructor. “Hum! I wonder if you could do the 5 count box set with a Bo” after all, there is not much difference between a small stick and a 6foot staff.
We’ve been working on the pattern for a week now, and have got it almost flowing smoothly, but its still in the mind killing stage.
So after spending an hour working on it tonight, what do we go and do to relax. Help someone set up a wireless, shared internet network in their house.
After many problems with getting a laptop to talk to the rest of the computers, and trying every configuration setting we could find, we discovered (Thanks to a quick phone call to a work colleague) that some laptops will say their wireless is activated, and working but they are lying. You have to turn them on, even though they say they are on.
How many mind kills can you fit into one day…. :0)
Ah well..
That which does not kill us, only makes us stronger!!
MeMe MeMe
This is not one of the meme test’s that seem to be popular online, but is more along the lines of (and I’m quoting Bart Simpson here)
I can’t stand this any longer.
Somebody please pay attention to me!
Hello, pay attention to me!
Look at me!
I’m Wayne, I’m Wayne!
Look at me, look at me, look at me!
Just thought I should shout out for attention since I am apparently just an attention seeker.
But take a second to think about this. Everyone with a Internet account must be a bit egotistical, after all you have signed up for a place on the internet where you can post your thought, your views, your opinions, you test scores (?), and any other trivial part of your life for others to read. This you must admit is not the actions of someone avoiding the publicity..
Then you get the Social Media users who seem to like going around and starting arguments all over the place over trivial things, in more of an attempt to shout ME ME ME ME louder than everyone else for attention. Yet when you actual stand up to these idiots and point out any errors/mistakes/lies they have made they get annoyed, argue pointless back that everyone else is wrong because the rest of the world thinks different, then when they run out of arguments they result into childish name calling, and throwing their toys out the pram. And accuse the other person of attention seeking!
There are some messed up people out there, and most of them have Social Media accounts.
Fornit Some Fornus
Answers to the Question.
On tuesday I asked a question. A simple question I thought, one which would result in say a half dozen posts. I was shocked and surprised by the response (56 posts so far).
So I thought I would post what I have found out.
- Apparently tie brides come with guarantees
- Its wrong to keep people in box’s/jars/etc like (bonsai kittens)
- Some people have way too much time on their hands
- Some people like to argue for the sake of arguing
- Its wrong to copy a small bit of information from an internet posting that several dozen people have access to. But its ok to post a private conversation between two people on the internet for anyone to read..
Next Weeks Moral Question: (??)
Babies on sticks.. The American Dream, or sick and wrong…