i am sparticus: Words

Toodle Pip

We're off again. This time to Festival Manchester, we shall be back tuesdayish probably.

Until then, try the google calculator!
10*((4+13)/3)
pi x 4.2
(G * mass of earth) / (radius of earth ^ 2)
The answer to life the universe and everything

Also when I return, I shall be starting a campaign to get the word "velleity" into the english language once again. The word means "a mild desire, wish or urge too slight to lead to action". It's a very handy word, that only seems to be let down by the fact it has no adjective, adverb or verb form. Therefore when I get home, I will make it my goal to make the words velleitical, velleitically, and velleiting common english.
Actually, seeing as the feeling is "too slight to lead to action", having a verb form of it seems rather contradictionary.

Oddly Not Prophetic

Kelly's talk of death in the woods.
Apparently Doctor David Kelly talked about dying in the woods, if the government went to war with Iraq. Apparently everyone who heard this was shocked. Which is odd because he commited suicide. It's hardly prophetic if you say that something is going to happen, then do it. It's like me saying "i'm going to go to tescos", then going to Tescos. Crazy.

Home Sweet Home

We're home!
Well my home anyway. Untill Monday. Except for today, when Helen is off in Bristol.

At Soul Survivor

For the second third! year in a row, I'm blogging at Soul Survivor. Hooray. Not much to say really, apart from today, whilst working on security at the main gate, some dude gave us donuts!

Oh and I forgot my towel. If anyone happens to read this who is going to ss week B, please text me via the sms interface thing, and bring me one! THANKS!

Holiday!

We're both on holiday untill further notice. Hooray!

I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid

So Gay Bishops eh? Who'd have em?
In the times today, there is an article written by a gay, non-Christian man about what the church should be doing about homosexual bishops. It's perhaps one of the best things I've read on homosexuality and everything. You can read it all on the Times website (No, God would not have approved of gay bishops), if you can't be bothered though, the first paragraph summarises it quite neatly.

"Anglican evangelicals are right. Knowingly to appoint gay bishops robs Christianity of meaning. It is time that convinced Christians stopped trying to reconcile their spiritual beliefs with the modern age and understood that if one thing comes clearly through every account we have of Jesus?s teaching, it is that His followers are not urged to accommodate themselves to their age, but to the mind of God. Christianity is not supposed to be comfortable or feel 'natural'. The mind of God, contemplating the behaviour of man, is not expected to be suffused with a spirit of 'whatever'."

Indeedy.

Tuxedo Painter System

Now You Can Make Ribbons Like The Professionals Do!". Awesome!
You seeThane Direct are the people that make a load of rubbish useful products for TV sales channels. Yesterday I saw an advert for the Tuxedo Painter System, which had me very excited, as I imagine anyone would be at the prospect of a tuxedo that can be painted on to yourself. I was deeply disappointed that this was in fact a system that paints without dripping, and the tuxedo mentioned, was only an example of the clothes you could safely wear while painting.

If you are thinking that posts here at iamsparticus.co.uk are becoming fewer and shorter, then just wait till we go on holiday!

Happy Memories

I so know what he means

Stuff I found on my old computer

Look what I found! Old school!
Also, does anyone remember this?

And finally, in this wonderful trip down memory lane a flash navigation thing I never used.

Slow em trains down

In an attempt to save money, rural trains will run slower. The new plan to make the trains run better, is to slow down the local routes, so that they damage the line less, so that they can save money on repairs. I'm not sure whether they've actually thought about this properly, seeing as slower trains generally equals less people taking trains, which means less money, which takes them right back to where they started. Needless to say, some people aren't best amused.
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Russell Crowe to perform in Rolf Harris Tribute Show
Another security hole is found in windows!
Music makes you clever!