<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627</id><updated>2011-08-21T06:50:04.534Z</updated><category term='Work'/><category term='Acceptable'/><category term='Appearance'/><category term='Re-Introduction'/><title type='text'>Life In Perpetual Darkness</title><subtitle type='html'>The ONLY thing to read when theres absolutely nothing else to read :))</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>91</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-2698461040106909721</id><published>2011-08-19T00:31:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-08-19T00:31:37.327Z</updated><title type='text'>Just Friday to go :)</title><content type='html'>Cant say&amp;nbsp;I'm&amp;nbsp;too unhappy to see this week fall by and drop off the into the past. But then I have a break from work from the 29th of this month, so I'll be ushering next week by aswell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll be staying with my girlfriend Kim in Sevenoaks for a week, it will nice to just get away from everything for a little while.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-2698461040106909721?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/2698461040106909721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=2698461040106909721' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/2698461040106909721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/2698461040106909721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2011/08/just-friday-to-go.html' title='Just Friday to go :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-8781220419143874633</id><published>2011-08-17T02:40:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-08-17T02:40:29.365Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Acceptable'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Appearance'/><title type='text'>Appearance.</title><content type='html'>There has been some talk in the office recently regarding personal appearance. Specifically that of hair length, facial hair and showing tattoo's. We've had a few chats about this in the despatch department between ourselves about how we feel about the possibility of enforced appearance rules and generally it would go down like cheesecake at a&amp;nbsp;slim-fast&amp;nbsp;meeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its not that I&amp;nbsp;don't&amp;nbsp;want to look "acceptable", but the way I dress and present myself has been accepted since I first joined the company 10 years ago, I believe it would be pretty slack timing to start enforcing those rules now on me now. I read a BBC article about a young lady who was very tattoo'd about the chest and arm area, on her first day of work (in an office, with no customer contact), she was told that she looked unprofessional. So, even if her work in the job was impeccable, her timekeeping was superb and her inter-work relationships were all good, the tone of her skin was enough to rear up her managers prejudices in her and cause her to leave that job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, I'll clamber off this high horse now, bed time soon...... just enough time to power up an A10C before I do :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-8781220419143874633?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/8781220419143874633/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=8781220419143874633' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/8781220419143874633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/8781220419143874633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2011/08/appearance.html' title='Appearance.'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-3925379000065402749</id><published>2011-08-15T01:53:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-08-15T01:53:19.639Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Re-Introduction'/><title type='text'>Blowing the dust off....</title><content type='html'>Not been here in a while, but not given up on it either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having recently read my companies blurb on using social media, I shall introduce myself as Simon,&amp;nbsp;I'm&amp;nbsp;a dispatcher for UPS, working in our Tamworth Hub in the UK.&amp;nbsp;I've&amp;nbsp;been am employee with the company now for 10 years, I enjoy my job and get on with pretty much everyone I work with. I must state tho, as disclaimer that my thoughts or&amp;nbsp;opinions&amp;nbsp;aren't&amp;nbsp;necessarily&amp;nbsp;those of UPS or my colleagues / management &amp;amp; Ill find of way of getting this info onto the page permanently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do sometimes have quite&amp;nbsp;spiky&amp;nbsp;thoughts&amp;nbsp;and feelings about things at work but I usually vent them while im there, but the above disclaimer is very important&amp;nbsp;in case&amp;nbsp;any of that leaks onto here, which some of it may, possibly :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also dabble a little with poetry &amp;amp; I primarily, while not at work or sleeping am gaming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's it for now, Ill try and keep this regular cus,&amp;nbsp;regular&amp;nbsp;is healthy ;-)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-3925379000065402749?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/3925379000065402749/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=3925379000065402749' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/3925379000065402749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/3925379000065402749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2011/08/blowing-dust-off.html' title='Blowing the dust off....'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-6949719688608276246</id><published>2008-01-30T02:22:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-30T02:34:58.650Z</updated><title type='text'>Home Early???? Must be the Force at Work....... or Possibly Not at Work.</title><content type='html'>Got out of work early today...... which is rather nice........ Also, this Saturday will be the '08 Star Wars Marathon, with 3rd Year vets, Me 'N Barnsey and this years newcomers Swin and some bird that helps in the music room at Swins work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There will be light sabres, pizza, beer, Yoda, Bobby Davro, WKD and possibly a shrubbery or two.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-6949719688608276246?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/6949719688608276246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=6949719688608276246' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/6949719688608276246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/6949719688608276246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2008/01/home-early-must-be-force-at-work-or.html' title='Home Early???? Must be the Force at Work....... or Possibly Not at Work.'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-3642265787980282650</id><published>2008-01-24T07:36:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-01-24T07:51:16.452Z</updated><title type='text'>Life in Semi Lightness........</title><content type='html'>So, been a while since I last blogged......... or is it Blogged? Whatever, Ive said that a few times :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The bit about it being a while since I last blogged I mean, Ive said whatever a bit more, but then I guess whatever is to a blog what Debbie Gibson is to parrot shoes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am now working at a relocated version of work, doing crazy long shifts, but they start in the daytime and end in, well virtually the daytime. I work in an office, on a computer system, and make all sorts of pasties fly :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, a respective ALOHA to all the duckies I work with, you know who you are, if ineed you are reading this, which you may not be, so whatever............. oow, i said it again :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WoW is going ok, jus pooterin about on there at the moment, tho its always cool loggin on and chattin to the man known as Andarial and ofcourse all the other partridge sniffers. Also, to my delight, Andar is now an X-Boxian, and is helping the withdrawl symptoms of my Crackdown addiction by partaking in the blessed game in co-op goodness :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmm, what shall I do with all this time I have.......... hmm, I know, sleep........... Im back at work in 8 hours.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-3642265787980282650?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/3642265787980282650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=3642265787980282650' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/3642265787980282650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/3642265787980282650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2008/01/life-in-semi-lightness.html' title='Life in Semi Lightness........'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-7997448129026596737</id><published>2007-08-22T03:18:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-08-22T03:23:00.950Z</updated><title type='text'>Full Circle, Sort of.............</title><content type='html'>Im back playing World of Warcraft again, after my 2 month break, althought if felt like alot longer than 2 months. Im rather happy that it felt like it took a while, time seems to pass so quickly now, its nice once in a while for things to pace down a gear or two. As anyone reading this may have noticed, since getting my Xbox back and starting up WoW again, my blogging has been lacking somewhat. Bah!!!!, I was only blogging cus I had nothing better to do :-P.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watch this space for a forum to appear on my blogcentre for anyone I know to join, any readers to express their opinions, you know the score :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-7997448129026596737?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/7997448129026596737/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=7997448129026596737' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7997448129026596737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7997448129026596737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/08/full-circle-sort-of.html' title='Full Circle, Sort of.............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-7555973382174175931</id><published>2007-08-04T03:17:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-08-04T03:27:18.257Z</updated><title type='text'>Yayyyyyy!!!!!</title><content type='html'>Well, its back, my Xbox is back with me in all of its non ring of death glory.......... yay!! So, I'm happy now. I can play The Darkness which is awesome and fun &amp;amp; am enjoying playing Forza again :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shall add a proper post soon, right now............. I just cant really be arsed!!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-7555973382174175931?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/7555973382174175931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=7555973382174175931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7555973382174175931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7555973382174175931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/08/yayyyyyy.html' title='Yayyyyyy!!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-3418627861672771259</id><published>2007-07-30T10:18:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-30T10:18:16.960Z</updated><title type='text'>Ring of Death</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.ringofdeath.co.uk/"&gt;Ring of Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an Xbox 360 owners website dedicated to informing other owners of what to expect when receiving this excruciating error.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This morning, within the hour, I shall get my 360 back &amp; for that I am most happy, but the problem is still there &amp;amp; until my 360 craps out again, my whines about the problem will cease, but its still important for the problem to be highlighted, for people to be informed and allow appropriate consumer action to be taken.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-3418627861672771259?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.ringofdeath.co.uk/' title='Ring of Death'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/3418627861672771259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=3418627861672771259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/3418627861672771259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/3418627861672771259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/ring-of-death_30.html' title='Ring of Death'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-7949793915990532893</id><published>2007-07-26T03:23:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-26T03:39:34.843Z</updated><title type='text'>Xbox Inbound!!!!</title><content type='html'>I have just learned that my Xbox is now being shipped back to me, I am filled with joy and excitement, its like a month long period of boredom torture is finally going to end...... I may even do a little dance!!! I'm still not overly impressed with the duration of the repair but that was mainly due to not having my Xbox, so hearing I'm gettin it back makes me happy :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-7949793915990532893?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/7949793915990532893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=7949793915990532893' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7949793915990532893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7949793915990532893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/xbox-inbound.html' title='Xbox Inbound!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-5360785126601653940</id><published>2007-07-22T06:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-22T07:21:51.492Z</updated><title type='text'>Terrible Night @ Work :( :( &amp; Allspark for my Soul :)</title><content type='html'>Well, Friday Night / Saturday Morning's shift at work was......... pretty damn terrible to say the least. What to blame....... the rain, the monsoon like conditions that are plaguing us at the moment. Whilst there isn't a whole load of flooding in my town (apart from the odd river like puddle), my place of work depends heavily on the reliability of the road / motorway network, which was largely closed off due to significant lathering of descended water. In some respects, things were a little easier, due to elements of our work being unavailable, however I despair at the idea of spending a night out in the elements, being pelted by water that's bouncing up at me from the ground. Oh, still no Xbox aswell, so my pleasure of being dry again faded quite quickly but a little excitement was building............... as we had seats booked to see Transformers on Saturday night, I used to love the cartoon as a young boy and playing with the toys helped me build a fascination in gadgets, specially ones with cool moving parts :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, Saturday arrives &amp; I've acquired a blocked nose and sore throat, so somewhere along the line, a cold or similar virus has crept into my system and gone straight for the throat, quite literally. I am currently pelting it with a barrage of Vitamin C, a dribble of caffeine and a little Paracetamol to ease the unpleasantness, although the Vitamin C usually seals the deal quite rapidly. The day passes by quite quickly, well I did wake up at 15:00, had some food at 17:00ish, and my darling Stu came joined me for a little Stargate before we headed cinema-ward. SO, 3 hours later 20:00 hit the clock and we hit the mean streets of dullsville for the cinema and Trans"Awsome"Formers :) The experience was a little ruined for me due to feeling a bit mankey, but I very much enjoyed the film and am looking forward to getting hold of the DVD to tear apart. I generally prefer films on DVD, as I enjoy watching parts over and over again &amp;amp; taking in some of the finer detail in some films that largely passes by on the screen quite rapidly, so this will be much more of a treat for me on DVD.......... However, it was an awesome film, plenty of Robot vs Robot action, evil Xbox 360's (like mine), crazy fast action and a decent story. Its the summer blockbuster it intended to be, nothing too deep, you don't have to leave your brain outside, but you also dont need to have Wikipedia, a Calculator, a pair a pliars &amp;amp; a photograph of a parsnip handy to enjoy the film. An extractor fan and a can of powerful air freshener would have been appropriate during the ride to and from the cinema in my mate Stu's car though as the previous nights beer had turned his body into a producer of evil smells.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This leads me to now, Ive spent the past few days literally surfing from video to related video on Youtube and Spikedhumor, watching funny, freaky, informative and down right scary stuff...... but all rather entertaining :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want my Xbox Back!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-5360785126601653940?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/5360785126601653940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=5360785126601653940' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/5360785126601653940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/5360785126601653940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/terrible-night-work-allspark-for-my.html' title='Terrible Night @ Work :( :( &amp; Allspark for my Soul :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-7254041480373572334</id><published>2007-07-15T22:36:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-16T02:18:33.403Z</updated><title type='text'>Crackdown, Repair My Soul!!</title><content type='html'>I so need a Crackdown fix right now, well I usually need one every 2/3 days at least, its currently been 3 weeks of no Xbox............. well infact, its been over that as my initial contact for Xbox support was made through email. The reply to this email was received about a week later, which by that time I'd already called and sent my Xbox off, but the reply funnily just told me that the error that I'd identified in my initial correspondence as being the "Fatal Hardware Error" was infact, the "Fatal Hardware Error" &amp; that I should contact Xbox support via the contact number at the bottom of the email. So, a complete waste of time and a warning to all that its much faster to get things going by calling them. Ofcourse there's nothing thats going to get your Xbox back within 5 weeks, except maybe rewinding the clock about 2 years and convincing Microsoft to put some substantial funding into R&amp;amp;D. Or even a redesign to address the unfortunate positioning of the GPU, release it with some catchy name to show off that its cooler like The Xbox 360 Ice and exchange Ring of Death Xbox's with the redesigned version. Or something to rectify this customer relations nightmare, the extended warranty is a start, but the repair time is definitely an end at the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm getting very tired of waiting to play my Xbox, I'm fearful that when it finally returns from whichever eastern European country its been sent to, that the repair will alter the hardware back to the state at which I purchased it, from which it will probably last another 6 months before it breaks again &amp;amp; I'll be without it for a further 5 weeks. Its like being able see the future and knowing its going to be complete shit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Done get me wrong, I love all that the Xbox is, except its hardware.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-7254041480373572334?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/7254041480373572334/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=7254041480373572334' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7254041480373572334'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/7254041480373572334'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/crackdown-repair-my-soul.html' title='Crackdown, Repair My Soul!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-5263856529382163902</id><published>2007-07-13T18:39:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-13T18:59:17.102Z</updated><title type='text'>Xbox 360 repair time!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=87556"&gt;Xbox 360 repair time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This makes for very interesting reading, how one Xbox 360 customer (&lt;a href="http://gamers.eurogamer.net/user_profile.php?user_id=4155"&gt;Fatfish&lt;/a&gt;) has taken the reigns and tackled Microsoft head on regarding the Xbox 360 support &amp;amp; its ever excessive repair times. It does appear that currently, there is no real resolution, only an admittance from a Microsoft rep that things arent really acceptable and........... well that's about it. So, you know its not good enough, but if you write a big letter, and complain to enough people, you may finally be put through to somebody who will tell you that its not good enough........... not really progress unfortunately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are also a couple of other sites worth looking at regarding this problem:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2031171.ece"&gt;The Times Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.360-gamer.com/news.asp?id=1143"&gt;360-gamer.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both sites give more of an insight into the huge problem that is the "Ring of Death". As much as I love my Xbox 360, I wish I'd have known about all this when I was buying..............&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-5263856529382163902?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/5263856529382163902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=5263856529382163902' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/5263856529382163902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/5263856529382163902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/xbox-360-repair-time.html' title='Xbox 360 repair time!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-4067067859603830070</id><published>2007-07-12T13:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-12T14:11:18.487Z</updated><title type='text'>25days - 13days = 12days Until I Get my Xbox Back!!</title><content type='html'>So, I've jus phoned the Xbox 360 support line, repair reference number at the ready to check on the status of my Xbox's repair. When I made my initial call, the lady at the support centre told me the maximum time the 360 would be in repair for was 20 days, so I kinda figured that there was a shorter general repair time, but worst case scenario was 20 days. But alas, I've just phoned the support line &amp; after an automated message regarding the new 3 year warranty for the "Ring of Death" and the refunds for such. Following this was another recorded message talking about the repair times, which stated that the current repair time for 360's is 25 days but they are working to reduce that to 15 days for the end of July............ oh joy oh joy!! Oh well, at least now I know I can expect to wait a further 12 working days, over 2 damn weeks more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it initially broke, I wasn't distraught, or immensely pissed off or anything, I was more bothered with the idea of it being a hassle to send it back and sort it all out with packaging and arranging a pickup etc. However, all of this seemed to work out well and it seemed to happen pretty quickly once the phone call had been made to the support line and the Xbox had been placed in a decent box with some cushioning. Bot now, its been away from me for nearly 3 weeks now and I'm really missing it, I have new games &amp;amp; found out new things I want to try in Crackdown which I've played to death already and wish to continue playing it to death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come back Mr Xbox, I miss you!!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-4067067859603830070?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/4067067859603830070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=4067067859603830070' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/4067067859603830070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/4067067859603830070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/25days-13days-12days-until-i-get-my.html' title='25days - 13days = 12days Until I Get my Xbox Back!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-2566043105140429762</id><published>2007-07-12T05:41:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-12T05:52:08.351Z</updated><title type='text'>Pleased by Progress :)</title><content type='html'>Im rather pleased with how this whole Blogcentre is coming along, I always found it awkward going from place to place trying to keep some perspective on where each blog was at....... and even then which do I choose to tell people about, so I thought "ahh, sod it!!", I'll keep them and put them all in one nice tidy, shiny place. I don't feel as bad right now as I did this time yesterday &amp;amp; I felt alot better last night as well. Here's hoping it was a brief bug that's parted ways with me :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-2566043105140429762?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/2566043105140429762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=2566043105140429762' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/2566043105140429762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/2566043105140429762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/pleased-by-progress.html' title='Pleased by Progress :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-4223176899275531784</id><published>2007-07-11T13:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-11T13:37:30.977Z</updated><title type='text'>Feeling Mankie :(</title><content type='html'>During last night at work, I developed very achy legs and put it down to the fact I've been off for two weeks, but waking up today I was still incredibly tired &amp;amp; my legs still ache now. This is normally the sure fire sign to me that I'm becoming ill. Hopefully a regime of flue tablets, Vitamin C and warmth can help me beat it. I have to say that I'm also feeling rather light headed, kinda feel like going back to bed again but that will just be a waste of a perfectly good day, just wish I had my X-Box back................. tut!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-4223176899275531784?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/4223176899275531784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=4223176899275531784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/4223176899275531784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/4223176899275531784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/feeling-mankie.html' title='Feeling Mankie :('/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-6424994225872906268</id><published>2007-07-11T03:47:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-11T03:47:09.386Z</updated><title type='text'>Asterads Blog Centre</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://astblgcentre.blogspot.com/"&gt;Asterads Blog Centre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is my new site for collecting together my blogs in one safe place, this of course is subject to my actually bothering to blog anything as I have been regularly not posting anything blog wise since that fateful day I learned what a blog was &amp;amp; decided that I wanted one to not blog with.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-6424994225872906268?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://astblgcentre.blogspot.com/' title='Asterads Blog Centre'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/6424994225872906268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=6424994225872906268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/6424994225872906268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/6424994225872906268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/asterads-blog-centre.html' title='Asterads Blog Centre'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-5485350076147745463</id><published>2007-07-09T05:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-10T04:03:04.282Z</updated><title type='text'>Connections Re-Established......</title><content type='html'>I was happy enough to meet a friend from WoW on MSN earlier, we had a long chat, I explained how I came to quit as it was never something I fully explained to many people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Initially the game was addictive, I didn't really have much time for community as it got in the way of killing stuff for money and experience points. Then I joined a guild of good people, saw people come and go, some I couldn't have cared less about and some people but there were people that I "linked" with. So I go from a member of the guild to an officer and stick my neck out and shout a bit (as I do), there are several major shifts in guild members, mainly outward, followed by hefty and non picky recruitment drives. Member movements also cater for power shifts and my voice as an officer of the guild starts to be heard. An unfortunate set of events lead to my taking leadership of the guild and things were pretty good for a time. Twisted Souls wasn't a peaceful place and there was always a core of unrest, but usually this was fairly easy to fix............ however, once the expansion was released, cracks started to appear. Leadership was once again passed on and unrest grew further. The walls fell and many fled the guild. Leadership was briefly passed back to me, I got rid of Twisted Souls and created a guild called Sanctuary for just the close friends that were left of TS................. but alas the wounds had already been opened, for many. I left Warcraft after deleting all of my characters and passing all money to my girlfriend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thats my life in WoW in a nutshell, it all sounds quite miserable, but there were alot of fantastic times woven into that aswell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But times change, I just want to see to it that some contact is reclaimed and friendships rekindled.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-5485350076147745463?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/5485350076147745463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=5485350076147745463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/5485350076147745463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/5485350076147745463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/connections-re-established-blinds.html' title='Connections Re-Established......'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-6988406583611898394</id><published>2007-07-08T20:27:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-07-09T05:19:30.942Z</updated><title type='text'>Ring of Death.......</title><content type='html'>It is with great sorrow, that I must announce that, my Xbox 360 has gone the way of the Dodo, its has croaked, its fallen on its back, stuck its feet in the air and let out one final dyeing fart. Infact the biggest irony is that it works just enough to know that it doesn't work &amp;amp; tell me that in a red flashing manner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I booked a holiday and half way through the week leading up to the holiday, the Xbox decided it didn't want to join me :(. So, the representative repair centre has it and its currently being nurtured and resuscitated back to life by a specialist team of console medics. So my 2 weeks was spent playing Lord of the Rings Online and watchin telly and watching retro cartoons. For the 2nd week of my hols, my lovely girlfriend came to stay with me, which was nice and saved on the phone use a little. Ive also bought a 32" Hi Def telly for my 360, which makes it look rather nice.......... as you may imagine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, my holiday is up, im working my way back into nights again and am attempting to stay up for a large portion of the night, otherwise ill miss out on my last day of holiday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, once again im back to blogging, see how long it lasts this time..........&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-6988406583611898394?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/6988406583611898394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=6988406583611898394' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/6988406583611898394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/6988406583611898394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/07/ring-of-death.html' title='Ring of Death.......'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-8767217870411062064</id><published>2007-05-10T15:47:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-05-10T15:51:00.640Z</updated><title type='text'>Closed the book on WoW.....</title><content type='html'>I have recently quit World of Warcraft, not that it was a bad game, infact while it was good....... it was very very good. But I guess its one of those things where, once you've seen all the pretty and all the "blimey thats impressive", you're left with loads of "yeah yeah, seen it before". I've played WoW for just over 2 years, and while never delving into the world or mass raiding, I still think I did pretty well for myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the horizon.................. Lord of the Rings Online, to the shire we boldly go :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-8767217870411062064?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/8767217870411062064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=8767217870411062064' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/8767217870411062064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/8767217870411062064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2007/05/closed-book-on-wow.html' title='Closed the book on WoW.....'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-116351934583244757</id><published>2006-11-14T15:39:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-11-14T15:49:05.866Z</updated><title type='text'>Fun Fun Fun, In The Sun Sun Sun, likely??</title><content type='html'>I am lying ofcourse, there is no sun, there is no warmth......... Only the cold and dark, the endless nights of cracked skin and gettin tired too quickly :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the bright side, it will be crimbo soon and It will computer games and DVD's galore, which reminds me, gotta grab a scart multi tap :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-116351934583244757?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/116351934583244757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=116351934583244757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/116351934583244757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/116351934583244757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/11/fun-fun-fun-in-sun-sun-sun-likely.html' title='Fun Fun Fun, In The Sun Sun Sun, likely??'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-116325600403925736</id><published>2006-11-11T14:33:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-11-11T14:40:04.060Z</updated><title type='text'>Digging Deeper and Deeper into the web.........</title><content type='html'>...............and have yet to find reason to re-surface :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im really impressed with Myspace, after my initial scepticism I am somewhat converted, especially when you can add famous people and talk to them and stuff, its all crazy but also kinda cool :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not going to post its address here yet tho, simply cus I think its still building up steam and want it to mature a little before I show it to, well nobody really cus I doubt anyone actually reads this, but there ya go :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-116325600403925736?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/116325600403925736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=116325600403925736' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/116325600403925736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/116325600403925736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/11/digging-deeper-and-deeper-into-web.html' title='Digging Deeper and Deeper into the web.........'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-115566529827801316</id><published>2006-08-15T18:03:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-08-15T18:08:18.293Z</updated><title type='text'>Pen to paper...............</title><content type='html'>If fingers are pens and the keyboard is paper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wrote a little poem for my guild the other day, I may immortalise further guild events and happenings through the medium of poetry :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-115566529827801316?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/115566529827801316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=115566529827801316' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/115566529827801316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/115566529827801316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/08/pen-to-paper.html' title='Pen to paper...............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-115562478891251792</id><published>2006-08-15T06:40:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-08-15T06:54:38.586Z</updated><title type='text'>Searching for Poetry :)</title><content type='html'>You know what............... Poems are cool, I love poetry, the ability to mould language into more beautiful forms :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I used a poem by Debrah LaRue on my guilds website and now I cannot track down the source, Im fairly sure it was her own blog, but im damned if I can find it now :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ahh well, and hi, and its me again, and this is a post, the thud will be enough to shake some dust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently purchased Gothes Faust Parts I &amp; II to read through, and im rather looking forward to it, an entire book of poetry thats also a play :) Which incidentally inspired the Epica &amp;amp; Black Halo albums from Kamelot. Good euro rock music, literature......... all I'll need is some nice red wine and bagels &amp;amp; I may aswell go live on the continent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Incase nobody has ever read this ever, this is an update, the last it was updated was an eternity ago, the update itself was probably not so special, but nevermind :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I still play World of Warcraft, I still like Cheese and circles are still trying to be pushed into square holes at work.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-115562478891251792?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/115562478891251792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=115562478891251792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/115562478891251792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/115562478891251792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/08/searching-for-poetry.html' title='Searching for Poetry :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-115096419087978138</id><published>2006-06-22T08:14:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-06-22T08:16:30.890Z</updated><title type='text'>Here we go again............</title><content type='html'>Long time no post............ ive been here before, I got all cought up in not posting.......... and well.........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll post summat decent soon.................&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...................&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-115096419087978138?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/115096419087978138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=115096419087978138' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/115096419087978138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/115096419087978138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/06/here-we-go-again.html' title='Here we go again............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114941914571132129</id><published>2006-06-04T10:57:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-06-04T11:05:45.723Z</updated><title type='text'>Yumpets and Big Bro........</title><content type='html'>So, I think I'd got as far as waking up and eating crumpets, been playing WoW for a little while and watching a little Big Brudder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To follow on from training my trainee cover at work, he's doing pretty well, as well as can be expected for someone with 2 weeks training at the job...... I left him to it on Friday, it initially went a bit shakey, but within the panic, my advice and his mind kicked in, he had to work it out for himself as I was no longer there to answer all his questions. I was grimacing initially, wanted to jump in and fix it all, but he needed to learn that for himself, and by the middle to end of the night I was grinning from ear to ear, cus he came through.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Holiday for a week now, jus chillin and not much else, maybe a trip to the cinema, trip to the pub tonight for a few, or few too many drinks.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114941914571132129?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114941914571132129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114941914571132129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114941914571132129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114941914571132129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/06/yumpets-and-big-bro.html' title='Yumpets and Big Bro........'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114940530883698855</id><published>2006-06-04T07:14:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-06-04T07:15:08.853Z</updated><title type='text'>Crumpets, Yumpets!!!</title><content type='html'>Just woke up (sort of), had a coffee and need some fodder. Will write more later as its been a while :(&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114940530883698855?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114940530883698855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114940530883698855' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114940530883698855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114940530883698855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/06/crumpets-yumpets.html' title='Crumpets, Yumpets!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114897378767906275</id><published>2006-05-30T07:17:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-30T07:23:07.690Z</updated><title type='text'>Busy Weekend :)</title><content type='html'>So on Saturday I went to my Aunties for a BBQ, it was cool, tho it got a bit noisier than I usually like and didnt have enuff to drink, as in soft drink.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Got home about 5 on Sunday, had dinner, played WoW, went to bed, got up, played WoW, going to bed in a sec................................ I think we're back to the now......... now.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114897378767906275?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114897378767906275/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114897378767906275' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114897378767906275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114897378767906275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/busy-weekend.html' title='Busy Weekend :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114869855856713468</id><published>2006-05-27T02:51:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-27T02:55:58.576Z</updated><title type='text'>BBQ and Chillin, In Any Order..</title><content type='html'>Im just about to hit the sack, the training is going well, slowly getting the guy im training to do a little bit more each night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im just about to hit the sack, gotta be up earlyish in the mornin, so I'd better get my head down soon. Off yo a BBQ tomorrow at my Aunties, staying there for the night, probably be back Sunday, but also have Monday night off work as its a bank holiday :) The 4 more days to train my Holiday cover, b4 I chill for a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BBQ FTW!!!!! (For The Win)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sleep time now..........&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114869855856713468?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114869855856713468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114869855856713468' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114869855856713468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114869855856713468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/bbq-and-chillin-in-any-order.html' title='BBQ and Chillin, In Any Order..'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114854847854227147</id><published>2006-05-25T09:09:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-25T09:14:38.563Z</updated><title type='text'>Going well :)</title><content type='html'>I should really go to bed right now, but first I'll tell ya that the training for my holiday cover is going pretty well, 7 days of training to go and I think he'll be able to do it. Im just building things up slowly, well ramping them up a little more tonight by handing him the radio, but he doesnt seem overly bothered by the thought of that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Need some sleep now..........&lt;br /&gt;Oh yes I do :)&lt;br /&gt;Sleep I indeed need now&lt;br /&gt;Indeed I do :)&lt;br /&gt;*snore*&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114854847854227147?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114854847854227147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114854847854227147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114854847854227147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114854847854227147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/going-well.html' title='Going well :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114837499116568927</id><published>2006-05-23T08:29:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-24T03:39:13.876Z</updated><title type='text'>Training Day...................Take 2</title><content type='html'>So the chap I was supposed to train was like, with me in the yard last night, no doubt somewhat daunted and possibly a little overwhelmed at the chaos that is my job :) He now has 9 days to learn my job, though I'm working him in slowly, last night was purely him observing me working and I explained a few things, though in very little detail. I am also a fair bit daunted, 9 days left to have hi proficient at working the radio, doing the paperwork and organising the team and everyone else............ but, in 9 days time I shall be on my holiday. So as long as I put in the work now and do my best to train Dean as best I can, fingers crossed it will all go ok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also been watching &lt;a href="http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/"&gt;Big Brother&lt;/a&gt;, quite a mix of characters in there, one person in particular that stands out is       &lt;a href="http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/housemates/housemate_news.jsp?id=8"&gt;Shahbaz&lt;/a&gt;, he comes across as being somewhat of a monster. I almost feel sorry for the guy, he seems very messed up, if society is responsible for that then maybe there is a little bit of that monster in all of us. But I somehow feel he is overcompensating for the preceived prejudices he beleives are aimed at him, acting like the world has made his life some great trajedy and he has to act out every scene, every single day. Or he is possibly acting up for the camera, doing his best to inflate the drama, but instead he is just alienateing himself. I also noticed &lt;a href="http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/housemates/housemate_news.jsp?id=9"&gt;Pete&lt;/a&gt; shealding Shahbaz from the outbursts of others at his actions, maybe Pete feels some connection, through experiences of prejudice. But, from what I see, Pete and Shahbaz are worlds apart. Pete has completely confronted his Tourette's Syndrome and welcomes it as part of the creative process that is his life, taking on a level of self honesty that most people would shy away from, and from what I've observed, most people really like him for it, there is nothing quite like really getting to know someone. Shahbaz on the otherhand appears to be acting the part, the part of someone that is constantly taking hits for his colour and sexuality, only he isnt, infact the group in the house seem very accepting and he's giving them reasons to push him away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** I now am aware he's walked from the show, good riddance **&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114837499116568927?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114837499116568927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114837499116568927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114837499116568927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114837499116568927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/training-daytake-2.html' title='Training Day...................Take 2'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114828676589080458</id><published>2006-05-22T08:27:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-22T08:32:45.903Z</updated><title type='text'>.................Keep Skipping.............</title><content type='html'>So Ive missed probably, most of the weekend, doing mainly gaming and drinking too much caffine, and probably not eating or sleeping properly............... but thats what weekends are all about :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Played WoW , nowt new there, and am currently writing this blog when I really should be getting ready to go to bed, or I'll wake up feeling like crap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bought a new mouse and mousemat, the Razer Copperhead 2000dpi laser mouse and a precision mousemat :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look forward to giving it a try, see how it works out for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bonza&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im going to bed now!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114828676589080458?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114828676589080458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114828676589080458' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114828676589080458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114828676589080458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/keep-skipping.html' title='.................Keep Skipping.............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114814883461833576</id><published>2006-05-20T17:56:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-20T18:13:54.636Z</updated><title type='text'>Skipping Forward..............</title><content type='html'>So I went to sleep yesterday mornin, woke up, had dinner and went to work, didnt get my cover person to train again, but I didnt expect any different.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Popped on WoW when I dot home from work, helped a fellow guild friend out for a bit then tried to farm some herbs, got too tired and headed to bed :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Am awake now, woke to Bacon butties with some (not to be very HP anymore) HP sauce. Gonna pop to the shop shortly and am eyeing up a new mouse............. the Razer Copperhead, its similar to my current Diamondback, only its lazer driven instead of IR. The internet may go cha-ching b4 the night it out :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jus sittin here with Holy Man on, working trowards going to the shop, mighty tempted to buy 10 ten deck of ciggies, I shall try to resist the urge.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114814883461833576?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114814883461833576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114814883461833576' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114814883461833576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114814883461833576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/skipping-forward.html' title='Skipping Forward..............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114802465222201284</id><published>2006-05-19T07:40:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-19T07:44:12.240Z</updated><title type='text'>Eyelids Gettin Heavy..............</title><content type='html'>Must be a sign of something, maybe Im gettin tired, or maybe shoes are evil, I think it may be the former though :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have collected a few herbs in WoW, to help with my Alchemy Empire, or maybe the production of just a few potions, we'll have to see....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thats all I have right now, tiredness is preventing me from writing too much else, so I shall try and sleep well, to be all fresh, to get tonights work out of the way................... to have a lazy weekend :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114802465222201284?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114802465222201284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114802465222201284' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114802465222201284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114802465222201284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/eyelids-gettin-heavy.html' title='Eyelids Gettin Heavy..............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114801614095622028</id><published>2006-05-19T05:09:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-19T05:22:20.976Z</updated><title type='text'>No Pot Noodles :(</title><content type='html'>Old Muther ******* Hubbard, went to the cupboard and saw no blummin Pot Noodles, sigh, no good food for me this mornin!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watched the opening show for Big Brother, interesting mix of housemates, I can see battles happening quite soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Found out who my holiday cover is at work, dont know the guy, but I do know that he doesnt know alot about the happenings outside of the building............... so his 2 weeks training are going to be intense!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and my MoodBeam is hearbeating at me awwwww :) Hope my sweets arrive today from &lt;a href="http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/"&gt;A Quater Of&lt;/a&gt;, they sell sweets by the 1/4Kg for pretty cheap prices, so I have some chewy sweeties on the way to me.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114801614095622028?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114801614095622028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114801614095622028' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114801614095622028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114801614095622028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/no-pot-noodles.html' title='No Pot Noodles :('/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114797921162632753</id><published>2006-05-18T19:00:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-18T19:06:51.636Z</updated><title type='text'>Training Day...................</title><content type='html'>Hopefully im training my holiday cover today &amp;amp; I really hope he's up to the task. I have no clue who this person is, or their prior knowledge of my job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fingers crossed!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Bro starts tonight, I have it set to record :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114797921162632753?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114797921162632753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114797921162632753' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114797921162632753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114797921162632753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/training-day.html' title='Training Day...................'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114792217957462610</id><published>2006-05-18T03:07:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-18T03:16:19.586Z</updated><title type='text'>My Mood Beam</title><content type='html'>Is just sittin there on my monitor smiling and chaning colours, he's very cool and good value for money at just over a tenner with delivery. Quite mezmerising to look at aswell, sittin here with touring car racing on, typing this and watching the little guy change colours. Jus finished off a bag of Skittles that I grabbed at work before I left, all of the major problems didnt seem to have anthing to do with me, so thats pretty good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Going to have to train someone to do my job soon, so I can take a holiday. I have no idea who's been selected, but I know that the person selcted has no idea what my job is about. I fear the worst, but thats nothing new with me............... Bottom line is, my holiday is imminent and if they dont know my job by the time im off............. tough!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Might grab a bite to eat in a min, need to add some info / comments on my guilds board and news blog, then pop into the game for a little while :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114792217957462610?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114792217957462610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114792217957462610' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114792217957462610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114792217957462610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/my-mood-beam.html' title='My Mood Beam'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114789279329821642</id><published>2006-05-17T19:05:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-17T19:06:33.310Z</updated><title type='text'>I Hate Work!!!!</title><content type='html'>Oh yes, I do!!! I gotta go there now and be part of the stupidity that is work.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114789279329821642?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114789279329821642/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114789279329821642' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114789279329821642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114789279329821642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/i-hate-work.html' title='I Hate Work!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114783464379173765</id><published>2006-05-17T02:46:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-17T02:57:23.806Z</updated><title type='text'>Breakfast</title><content type='html'>Is not something I usually eat when I get home from work, but today I shall.......... haha..... hahaha............. muhahahahahahaha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work was good, thats all about work :). Cant play WoW right now as the server is down, so I'll probably jus type loads of stuff on forums and blogs and fings and wings and stuffs and parsnips. I may add another blog soon, but I need to eat :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114783464379173765?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114783464379173765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114783464379173765' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114783464379173765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114783464379173765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/breakfast.html' title='Breakfast'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114776372397875103</id><published>2006-05-16T07:07:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-16T07:17:08.470Z</updated><title type='text'>Goodnight / Morning</title><content type='html'>Off to bed in a minute, Im quite looking forward to it, you know, when you're really tired, that sorta thing :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have just ordered me and my girlfriend some kewl little............... things. They are &lt;a href="http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&amp;action=product&amp;amp;pid=1323"&gt;Mood Beams&lt;/a&gt;, little strange lookin figures that blend between different colours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.firebox.com/ci/f/5713f.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.firebox.com/ci/f/5713f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quite looking forward to it arriving in the post :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114776372397875103?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114776372397875103/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114776372397875103' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114776372397875103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114776372397875103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/goodnight-morning.html' title='Goodnight / Morning'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114774856542548413</id><published>2006-05-16T02:53:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-16T03:02:45.436Z</updated><title type='text'>Spledidly...............</title><content type='html'>..................It went tonight at work. All the peices fell into place just right and it was a pleasure to be a part of. I shall hang onto the memory of that nights work, we dont get nights like that very often at the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really need to get myself a drink before I login to WoW, thirsty am I, nibbles aswell maybe :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted a little more on my Guilds forum aswell, trying to make the guilds web presence more active, at the moment if 1 more person became active on our forum, it would take the active members upto 2, including myself. Pretty crap really!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, drink, nibbles and Azeroth.......... in that order :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114774856542548413?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114774856542548413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114774856542548413' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114774856542548413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114774856542548413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/spledidly.html' title='Spledidly...............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114770825632469896</id><published>2006-05-15T15:40:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-15T15:50:56.346Z</updated><title type='text'>Fresh and New</title><content type='html'>Well almost, I awoke to today feeling refreshed and empty of caffine. So I shall eat some food in a little while, have a nice cleasning shower &amp; realax for an hour...................... then its off to work. First thing I'll do when I get there is grab a coffee, and get ready for the chaos and mayhem to ensue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jus sittin here, with my Skype headset on, talking to my girlfriend who's currently logged into WoW &amp;amp; listening to Tools 10,000 Days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been working on the website of the guild im in, taken the standard page away and moved the focus to the blog/news page. Have decided to make the front page something that people will be interested in, if its about them then they should be.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114770825632469896?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114770825632469896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114770825632469896' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114770825632469896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114770825632469896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/fresh-and-new.html' title='Fresh and New'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114767381065313134</id><published>2006-05-15T06:05:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-15T06:16:50.663Z</updated><title type='text'>Fingers Crossed.................</title><content type='html'>....................All that caffeine has worn off and I can sleep a sleepy one. Otherwise I aren't appy, and I'll be grumpy like a trout for work tonight :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Had a good night on WoW, 10 person raid to Upper Blackrock Spire and then a 5 person trip to a nice friendly place called Stratholme. All in all, it were super duper cracking gret.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am intending on really giving this blog a go this time, I've had a go a few times and its always fallen back down and the habit has worn off. So I shall endeavor to go again, so many future generations can read that............... I played WoW, consumed lethal doses of caffeine and slept (not very well either).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work is getting a little testing, pressure is mounting on everyone, we're all working our asses off and sadly, its not enough. But, not to be too specific, we are in the throws of fighting a losing battle, not that our goals cant be achieved cus I think they still can be, but its getting to the point where we're trying to squeeze a Jumbo Jet into a garden shed, metaphorically speaking ofcourse :).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114767381065313134?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114767381065313134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114767381065313134' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114767381065313134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114767381065313134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/fingers-crossed.html' title='Fingers Crossed.................'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114761281492635680</id><published>2006-05-14T13:14:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-14T13:20:14.936Z</updated><title type='text'>Caffine and Sleep :(</title><content type='html'>Ok, probably not a good idea to try and sleep on 4 cans of Red Bull, mug of coffee, a bottle of Cherry Coke &amp; a ton of Peanut M&amp;amp;M's.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never mind, while I was awake.............. I was really awake................. and im awake again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Need a drink, and some fashion of savoury nibble to carry me to dinner time. Then onward to WoW :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114761281492635680?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114761281492635680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114761281492635680' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114761281492635680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114761281492635680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/caffine-and-sleep.html' title='Caffine and Sleep :('/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114754132098207712</id><published>2006-05-13T17:27:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-13T17:28:40.993Z</updated><title type='text'>Curry and Caffine :)</title><content type='html'>Woke up, ate a curry, spoke to my girlfriend on the phone and popped to the shop to buy nibbles and Red Bull :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am now ready for a night of online gaming!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114754132098207712?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114754132098207712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114754132098207712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114754132098207712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114754132098207712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/curry-and-caffine.html' title='Curry and Caffine :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-114750391351780254</id><published>2006-05-13T07:03:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-05-13T07:05:13.526Z</updated><title type='text'>Just Dusting.............</title><content type='html'>................. Cobwebs everywhere. Anyone would have thought I hadnt been here in a while.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So work is great, well not great but its certainly still work. Still playing World of Warcraft and still not playing alot else.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-114750391351780254?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/114750391351780254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=114750391351780254' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114750391351780254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/114750391351780254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/05/just-dusting.html' title='Just Dusting.............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-113674198166380240</id><published>2006-01-08T17:35:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-01-08T17:39:41.680Z</updated><title type='text'>Chillin on a Sunday Night!!</title><content type='html'>Havent posted in a while, have been a little busy playing World of Warcraft and other games, posting on some War of the Worlds forums, working and sleeping :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-113674198166380240?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/113674198166380240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=113674198166380240' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/113674198166380240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/113674198166380240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2006/01/chillin-on-sunday-night.html' title='Chillin on a Sunday Night!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112150643498448694</id><published>2005-07-16T09:31:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-16T09:34:05.316Z</updated><title type='text'>New Mobile :)</title><content type='html'>Waiting for my new mobile to arrive.......was hoping it would get here for Friday mornin, guess its gunna be Monday now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh well,  no new toy to play with this weekend.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112150643498448694?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112150643498448694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112150643498448694' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112150643498448694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112150643498448694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/new-mobile.html' title='New Mobile :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112117228549501842</id><published>2005-07-12T12:44:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-12T12:53:54.236Z</updated><title type='text'>Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/"&gt;Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/1600/JWsite.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/320/JWsite.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the site with the "other" forum that I visit almost as much as the War of the Worlds Online one!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112117228549501842?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112117228549501842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112117228549501842' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112117228549501842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112117228549501842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/jeff-waynes-musical-version-of-war-of.html' title='Jeff Wayne&apos;s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112117208611662183</id><published>2005-07-12T12:41:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-12T12:49:50.106Z</updated><title type='text'>War of the Worlds Online - Your Source for the Martian Invasion since 2002</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.waroftheworldsonline.com/"&gt;War of the Worlds Online - Your Source for the Martian Invasion since 2002&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/1600/toptitle.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/320/toptitle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the site with the forum that I visit most often. Good people, good chat and loads of speculation about speculatey stuff!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112117208611662183?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112117208611662183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112117208611662183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112117208611662183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112117208611662183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/war-of-worlds-online-your-source-for.html' title='War of the Worlds Online - Your Source for the Martian Invasion since 2002'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112113806777929016</id><published>2005-07-12T03:09:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-12T03:14:27.783Z</updated><title type='text'>Net Down........</title><content type='html'>........oh hang on, if im posting this then it cant be that down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, it was when I left for work earlier, it was a bugger, no phone and net :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seems to be working ok now though......will head on WoW shortly.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112113806777929016?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112113806777929016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112113806777929016' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112113806777929016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112113806777929016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/net-down.html' title='Net Down........'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112094828420060374</id><published>2005-07-09T22:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-09T22:31:24.206Z</updated><title type='text'>Yawn!! No......I am awake :)</title><content type='html'>Woke up tired, uncomfortable and jus a little bit too hot today. I suppose thats one of the problems with working nights, you end up having the sun warm your sleep, maybe just a little too much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few weeks ago I have rather bad Hayfever, though it does seem to have eased off a little now :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just about to go back onto World of Warcraft......but I thought I'd pop off and throw off a blog!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112094828420060374?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112094828420060374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112094828420060374' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112094828420060374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112094828420060374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/yawn-noi-am-awake.html' title='Yawn!! No......I am awake :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112089874750752032</id><published>2005-07-09T08:31:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-09T08:49:54.250Z</updated><title type='text'>Nine Inch Nails</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/1600/Teeth2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/200/Teeth.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/1600/Spiral2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/200/Spiral.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bought two Nine Inch Nails albums......&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;With Teeth&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Downward Spiral&lt;/span&gt; :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have never really been into them before, but what I've heard is cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I havnt listened to either of them enough to give them a review.....however I do think they are very good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am bored of music that I would consider "stock".....as in music that always follows the same patterns. I need something that's a bit more varied &amp; NIN are certainly that!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favourite song so far is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Everyday Is Exactly The Same&lt;/span&gt; on the &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;With Teeth&lt;/span&gt; album.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am mostly into &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Tool &lt;/span&gt;and &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Metallica&lt;/span&gt;, though I do like bands who record material. This is not to insult either of the above bands, but they dont exactly put out much material on any kind of regular basis. So...... I had to wander a little to find a band who is realeasing &amp;amp; to my luck, there were these two albums, both of which have been released quite recently :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I may review these albums, when my ears are a little more tuned into the NIN sound, but until then, I shall just be listening!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112089874750752032?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112089874750752032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112089874750752032' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112089874750752032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112089874750752032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/nine-inch-nails.html' title='Nine Inch Nails'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112053556957892163</id><published>2005-07-05T03:47:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-07T03:15:23.770Z</updated><title type='text'>Cinema Again Tomorrow!!!!</title><content type='html'>Or maybe I should say later!!! Going to watch War of the Worlds again with a friend at work :), im rather looking forward to it :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/1600/tripods.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/486/696/320/tripods.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, this does mean that I'll be requiring a little sleep soon.......like maybe in a few minutes.&lt;br /&gt;Was going to play a little Warcraft before I hit the sack, but decided not to in the end :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I did set up a Flikr account......for the hell of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now I shall sleep and dream about dreamy stuff, like antilopes and shelves!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112053556957892163?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112053556957892163/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112053556957892163' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112053556957892163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112053556957892163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/cinema-again-tomorrow.html' title='Cinema Again Tomorrow!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112046830277591209</id><published>2005-07-04T09:11:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-04T09:13:06.206Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/WoWScrnShot_070405_094250.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/WoWScrnShot_070405_094250.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Luckily for me, the 3 tree creatures standing behind me arent actual creatures, more like wood statues. If they had any capability of whoopin me, I wouldnt have been anywhere near.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture was taken in Felwood, tho I havnt secured a hunting spot just yet!! &lt;a href="http://picasa.google.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112046830277591209?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112046830277591209/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112046830277591209' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112046830277591209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112046830277591209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/luckily-for-me-3-tree-creatures.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112046093202501554</id><published>2005-07-04T06:58:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-04T07:08:52.030Z</updated><title type='text'>WoW - WoW - WoW!!</title><content type='html'>No idea what that title is about!! Spent all tonight on World of Warcraft, mainly looking for a new hunting spot, am still looking though :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Western and Eastern Plaguelands are pretty much out of the question, am looking maybe at Felwood or Winterspring, but shall have to decide soon!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dont wanna go to work tonight, which reminds me, gotta hit the sack soon :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Might jus get a little WoW in before I do that though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll probably take a screenie and pop it up here before I snore :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112046093202501554?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112046093202501554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112046093202501554' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112046093202501554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112046093202501554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/wow-wow-wow.html' title='WoW - WoW - WoW!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112037091133148384</id><published>2005-07-03T06:08:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-03T06:09:33.796Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/war_of_the_worlds_ver21.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/war_of_the_worlds_ver21.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; One of the posters for the Speilberg War of the Worlds film!! I saw the film recently and thought it was excellent!!!! &lt;a href="http://picasa.google.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112037091133148384?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112037091133148384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112037091133148384' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112037091133148384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112037091133148384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/one-of-posters-for-speilberg-war-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-112036787267298916</id><published>2005-07-03T05:15:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-07-03T05:17:52.676Z</updated><title type='text'>About time I awoke this blog!!</title><content type='html'>..............Wakey wakey!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ahh, there you are, have broadband now, have seen the new War of the Worlds film by Mr Speilberg and was more than a little bit impressed :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work is still work, cheese is still cheese and my arms are made of wool!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All in all, its all good good......and thats all :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-112036787267298916?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/112036787267298916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=112036787267298916' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112036787267298916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/112036787267298916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/07/about-time-i-awoke-this-blog.html' title='About time I awoke this blog!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111366263596773550</id><published>2005-04-16T14:42:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-04-16T14:43:55.966Z</updated><title type='text'>Weeks Holiday :))) :))) :)))</title><content type='html'>Im off work for a week :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jus chillin and not much else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuff said!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111366263596773550?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111366263596773550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111366263596773550' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111366263596773550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111366263596773550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/04/weeks-holiday.html' title='Weeks Holiday :))) :))) :)))'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111353316492261558</id><published>2005-04-15T02:44:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-04-15T02:46:04.923Z</updated><title type='text'>No Work?!?</title><content type='html'>Ahh, thats better, no work now for a week :). Jus gunna chill and enjoy it with my girlfriend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Need to hit the sack now, get back used to days.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111353316492261558?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111353316492261558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111353316492261558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111353316492261558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111353316492261558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/04/no-work.html' title='No Work?!?'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111337911450759016</id><published>2005-04-13T07:56:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-04-13T07:58:34.506Z</updated><title type='text'>Guild Website :)</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Started my guild website for my guild on World of Warcraft :), tis looking  good so far tho im tweaking it like crazy.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Jus gotta get the officers signed up to the news area and it will be ready to  roll......almost :). The guild is called &lt;a href="http://www.twistedsoulsguild.tk"&gt;Twisted Souls&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; theres currently only 20 of us, but we're gettin there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111337911450759016?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111337911450759016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111337911450759016' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111337911450759016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111337911450759016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/04/guild-website.html' title='Guild Website :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111315370244207241</id><published>2005-04-10T17:16:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-04-10T17:21:42.443Z</updated><title type='text'>The Countdown Is On!!!</title><content type='html'>Time is now countin till I get my new Graffix card. Only 3 weeks till I can buy it, thats if *ahem* doesnt get back to me before then.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111315370244207241?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111315370244207241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111315370244207241' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111315370244207241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111315370244207241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/04/countdown-is-on.html' title='The Countdown Is On!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111312133573482761</id><published>2005-04-10T08:19:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-04-10T08:22:15.733Z</updated><title type='text'>From Blog to Blog!!</title><content type='html'>Ive jus set up an MSN Space blog thingie........which is strange talking about it on here, but indeed I am :), its kewl.......like a photo album......blog......listy thingie......not that you cant do all that on here, but its jus something else to bury my time with.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111312133573482761?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111312133573482761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111312133573482761' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111312133573482761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111312133573482761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/04/from-blog-to-blog.html' title='From Blog to Blog!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111306677416566865</id><published>2005-04-09T17:05:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-04-09T17:12:54.166Z</updated><title type='text'>Damn Graffix Cards!!!!</title><content type='html'>My garffix card broke :( it pooped up on me. Just in the middle of a good hunt in WoW and it all freezes up then nowt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cant get through to the *ahem* company I bought it from, so it may be the case that I'll have to buy a new one.......however I wont be giving *ahem* my money again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There goes another £300.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111306677416566865?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111306677416566865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111306677416566865' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111306677416566865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111306677416566865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/04/damn-graffix-cards.html' title='Damn Graffix Cards!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111196790023669193</id><published>2005-03-27T23:58:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-03-28T00:00:55.170Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/WoWScrnShot_032005_185843.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/WoWScrnShot_032005_185843.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Here's my Night Elf Druid called Sarius from WoW &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111196790023669193?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111196790023669193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111196790023669193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111196790023669193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111196790023669193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/03/heres-my-night-elf-druid-called-sarius.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-111056244749383593</id><published>2005-03-11T17:31:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-03-11T17:34:07.493Z</updated><title type='text'>DAoC 0 - 1 WoW</title><content type='html'>Long time no post..........mainly cus ive been playing World of Warcraft........its the new addiction :) (for me anyway).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will post again soon.......and ill make a little more of it, jus wanted to dust some cobwebs off the blog!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-111056244749383593?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/111056244749383593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=111056244749383593' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111056244749383593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/111056244749383593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/03/daoc-0-1-wow.html' title='DAoC 0 - 1 WoW'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110551773163049759</id><published>2005-01-12T05:45:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-01-12T08:32:55.133Z</updated><title type='text'>Aloha!!!</title><content type='html'>Hi Cheekie Chappies (and Chapesses of course),&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ummm, they were some nice noodles, now for some chocolate fingers methinks :)). Work was rather chilly tonight, not as windy as I expected it to be.......but on the 2 real windy days we had last week, I seem to remember it being somewhat warmer than it was last night........brrrrr.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im stuck on Jak3 *sob*, im about 50% through the game and im stuck on a shooting range........its was my 2nd biggest bugbear with Jak2..........and it backkkkkkkkkkk *double sob*. I haven't played POP: Warrior Within for a little while, but I don't think im stuck on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few years ago (run and hide, here comes a story),  a friend and I were looking at starting an &lt;a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/"&gt;MMORPG&lt;/a&gt;.......ya know, like &lt;a href="http://everquest2.station.sony.com/"&gt;Everquest&lt;/a&gt;, infact the one we were going to start playing is called &lt;a href="http://www.project-entropia.com/"&gt;Project Entropia&lt;/a&gt;. Whilst spending countless hours in the pub talking over ideas about the game, we were discussing a system of time to use, so that all members of the guild we were in could all quote the same time, regardless of time zone.........in the end we stumbled upon an internet time..........thingy, its called &lt;a href="http://newearthtime.net/"&gt;New Earth Time&lt;/a&gt; &amp; is quite a nice solution to the problem. In the end we didn't start playing the game and the whole idea of using the New Earth Time was forgotten about.............the end!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ok, so that's not the end.................................Whilst I was on my search around the web for various systems of universal time........I stumbled upon, what I can only describe as a wonder of creation. Its something you can truly mock and not feel bad about it (I'll try to add some links to fully show the scope of this phenomenon). This phenomenon/Theory of Everything/Cult that I speak of is called &lt;a href="http://www.timecube.com/"&gt;Timecube&lt;/a&gt; (please click this link with caution, you are about to enter the mind of a &lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;madman&lt;/span&gt;), please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Timecube site is only escalated further out of control by &lt;a href="http://www.great-debate.com/index.htm"&gt;The Great Debate&lt;/a&gt;, the Timecube resource which still isn't rant free, but does contain more detailed and ledgible accounts of this Timecube thingie. I get the impression that its other people who put together and even help make up new parts of this weak theory. For you to better see information about the explanation of the time cube and good arguments put up against it, please look at this guys &lt;a href="http://drbacchus.com/wordpress/index.php?p=376"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;. The guy who runs this blog, only posted a link to the Timecube website for a laugh, yet people started using his comments section to start a debate..............I think the non believers won (that's us single cornered evil stupid people by the way).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My personal views (if they're not already clear by my tone) are that the Timecube is severely flawed. The inventor (yes its inventor, not discoverer) by the name of Gene Ray, self professed wisest person in the world, can ramble on about his theory, but not be able to prove any of it. When questioned about the facts behind his theory, he resorts to using the old politician trick of talking a load of confusing and distracting babble, ending it with the certainty that you'd use to finish an answer. Without trying to explain anything that Gene preaches (his words aren't worth repeating), he believes in 4 simultaneous&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;days within a 24hr earth rotation, the explanation for this can be found on the Great Debate website which Ive linked to above. His Timecube system, whilst it cant be proven wrong, is somewhat unnecessary as we already have a functioning 24hr system going on, its been working longer than you or I have been alive..........I mean Jesus, its been going since before Jesus was born!!!! If Gene just kept his mindless nonsensical whimperings to just a new form of telling the time, then we could all jus pretend that he never existed and carry on with our lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But it didn't end there.................did it???? Oh no, he's turned his 4 corner theory into the explanation of life itself and the theory that governs everything. Well what about all I've been taught?? (you may ask), well never fear, Gene has this message for you;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;are the lowest form.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;can't procreate alone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;destroyed the village.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;destroyed the family.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;destroyed childhood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;destroyed naturalism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;don't know the Truth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;pitiful mindless fools,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;are educated stupid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;worship cubeless word.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;are your own poison.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;create your own hell.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;YOU &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);"&gt;must seek Time Cube.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;And that I think that sums up the self proclaimed wisest man in the world. Gene, if you ever read this, I have a use for your $10,000.00 prove me wrong money, spend it all on screw drivers and tighten all those lose screws you got.&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Century Schoolbook;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Yeah Yeah, I know im educated evil, and im stupid...........and I hump dead rabbits, then eat them.&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110551773163049759?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110551773163049759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110551773163049759' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110551773163049759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110551773163049759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/01/aloha.html' title='Aloha!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110476661533851871</id><published>2005-01-03T14:36:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-01-03T15:48:19.423Z</updated><title type='text'>Oh well, gone for another year..............</title><content type='html'>...............but it wont be long till next x-mas!!!! (hehe)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On x-mas eve my PS2 arrived promptly, I have nothing but huge thanks for the seller as he went way above my expectations to get the playstation to me for x-mas eve. I then went into town and bought &lt;a href="http://ps2.ign.com/objects/626/626995.html?ui=gamefinder"&gt;Jak 3&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://ps2.ign.com/objects/654/654709.html?ui=gamefinder"&gt;Prince of Persia: Warrior Within&lt;/a&gt; for the PS2.............which was handy cus I could play them when I got home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Considering that I got home for about 02:00am, I decided to stay awake for the whole of x-mas eve, in order to try and switch back to days. It wouldnt have been too bad, but I had a phone call from a friend asking if I wanted to go for a drink at our local Pub / Pool Club...........I would have gone, but by 8pm, I just had to go to sleep........I was totally wasted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crimbo day was cool..........one of my 1st crimbo's in a long time where I wasnt hung over or even still drunk from the night before. Was up early for "the opening of the presents", well was actually up at 03:30ish am due to the early night, so I played a little on Dark Age of Camelot until it was time to ceremoniously fill the bin-bag with wrapping paper. To be honest, it was a pretty good year for me, with regards to presents received...........better than some before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Due to my better physical and mental state (from not gettin plastered the night before), crimbo dinner was much much nicer..........very enjoyable infact............could eat it again right now (tho that maybe cus im about to have a meal). The 2 best presents I received were the game &lt;a href="http://pc.ign.com/objects/492/492830.html?ui=flood1"&gt;Half Life 2&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002GX9IC/qid=1104764813/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/202-9924505-1074250"&gt;Ricky Gervais's Politics on DVD (its standup comedy)&lt;/a&gt;., both from my girlfriend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boxing day, was in many ways alot better than crimbo day, I went to my local pub with alot of my close friends, for some beers and good chat........was all in all, an excellent night!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New years eve was also pretty good.......I went round a friends house &amp;amp; we played with an eye toy all night and now my arms are knackered!!!!!!!! But the night was good, the company was good and im told my snoring was loud.........hehehehe.......its the stuff of legend!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back to work shortly unfortunately, though today is a 17:00 till 21:00 shift, instead of the usual 21:30 till 02:30. So im working "not quite nights" :).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Till I post again............&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110476661533851871?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110476661533851871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110476661533851871' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110476661533851871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110476661533851871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/01/oh-well-gone-for-another-year.html' title='Oh well, gone for another year..............'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110475840082940537</id><published>2005-01-03T13:14:00.000Z</published><updated>2005-01-03T13:20:00.830Z</updated><title type='text'>Bout Time I Blogged Again!!!!!</title><content type='html'>Havnt blogged recently.......been busy with playing games received for the PC and PS2.............has been a good crimbo........it was just a shame that the tsunami hit at the time it did, but alas, this is not a time for feeling bad!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shall blog again a little later, when I've sorted myself out, I have to go back into work again today...........much to my joy............jus to make me feel all appy...........I have to go in earlier aswell.......DOH!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110475840082940537?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110475840082940537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110475840082940537' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110475840082940537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110475840082940537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2005/01/bout-time-i-blogged-again.html' title='Bout Time I Blogged Again!!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110382857160994514</id><published>2004-12-23T19:02:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-24T05:10:33.770Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/console_box.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/console_box.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"&gt;Its on its way!!!!!!!!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110382857160994514?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110382857160994514/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110382857160994514' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110382857160994514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110382857160994514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/its-on-its-way.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110382804505464786</id><published>2004-12-23T18:18:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-23T18:54:05.056Z</updated><title type='text'>New Found Christmas Spirit!!!!</title><content type='html'>It came to crunch time earlier. I had to weigh up whether I was either going to take a walk into town and see if anyone had a ps2 in stock........or I could take my chances with using e-bay. My concearn with ebay is that you always have to put alot of trust in the seller and each purchase can be a very different experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tried calling &lt;a href="http://shop.game.net/"&gt;Game&lt;/a&gt; and nobody answered the phone, at this time it was 09:30, one auction was ending at 10:00 &amp; the other I was looking at was a buy it now..............but I needed to make some quick decisions. I decided to opt for the "Buy It Now" option, due to the seller saying that he could make delivery on X-Mas eve,, using next day delivery, if the item was paid for before the 23rd. I had a lil sinking feeling as I read this, but I jus started accepting the fact that I wouldnt receive the item until after X-Mas. But I found out when I woke up that the seller has called during the day &amp;amp; has sent the item through UPS, Im without words (except for the ones in this blog), my X-Mas spirit has had some restoration :))).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110382804505464786?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110382804505464786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110382804505464786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110382804505464786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110382804505464786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/new-found-christmas-spirit.html' title='New Found Christmas Spirit!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110365584648880519</id><published>2004-12-21T19:04:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-23T18:18:17.920Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/Asterad%20In%20Hib%20RvR%20-%20The%20Keep%20We%20Didnt%20Take.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/Asterad%20In%20Hib%20RvR%20-%20The%20Keep%20We%20Didnt%20Take.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; The Hibernian Keep that we nearly took......but it was 06:21 and most of the people in the group had been on all night. It ended up that there jus wasnt enough of us left to attack successfully. &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110365584648880519?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110365584648880519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110365584648880519' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110365584648880519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110365584648880519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/hibernian-keep-that-we-nearly-took.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110365480085166542</id><published>2004-12-21T18:16:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-21T18:46:40.850Z</updated><title type='text'>Half Way Through The Week!!!</title><content type='html'>Yup, its here already :)), thanks to a trimmed down week, I can enjoy midweek now :)).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My cold seems to be going now, though im now fully expecting all of the germs to re-appear as they will read that I have written this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cant think of anything else to write at the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110365480085166542?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110365480085166542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110365480085166542' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110365480085166542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110365480085166542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/half-way-through-week.html' title='Half Way Through The Week!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110356829845574353</id><published>2004-12-20T18:44:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-20T18:49:24.010Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/RvR%20-%20Defending%20Caer%20Erasleigh%202.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/RvR%20-%20Defending%20Caer%20Erasleigh%202.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Defending the main keep Caer Erasleigh in RvR. Hibernia has taken the tower in the distance and is attacking the main keep from there (you can see the catapults they have pointed at us). They outnumbered us by quite alot and we didnt really stand much of a chance.......which made it all the more fun :)) &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110356829845574353?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110356829845574353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110356829845574353' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110356829845574353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110356829845574353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/defending-main-keep-caer-erasleigh-in.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110356780748500306</id><published>2004-12-20T18:36:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-20T18:50:03.210Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/Asterad%20In%20Hibernian%20Power%20Relic%20Keep%201.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/Asterad%20In%20Hibernian%20Power%20Relic%20Keep%201.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; In the Hibernian Power Relic Keep. They didnt like that we got their  power relic one little bit!!! &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110356780748500306?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110356780748500306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110356780748500306' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110356780748500306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110356780748500306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/in-hibernian-power-relic-keep.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110356699313085471</id><published>2004-12-20T18:09:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-20T18:23:13.130Z</updated><title type='text'>Crimbo Soon!!!!</title><content type='html'>Ahh, it was a good weekend..........a weekend full of keeptaking in DAoC, a weekend of rest &amp;amp; (more importantly) a weekend of not being at work :))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems that Christmas has crept upon me a little quickly, but im as ready as ever for it. I know for a fact that at least 2 of my Crimbo presents are PC games............so nobody is gonna see me this Crimbo :))).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shall have to wrap up real warm tonight as it feels a little colder than it has been recently, even tho the cold recently all feels the same to me...........cold!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just 4 days of work to go and then the sweet bliss of days off :)).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110356699313085471?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110356699313085471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110356699313085471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110356699313085471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110356699313085471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/crimbo-soon.html' title='Crimbo Soon!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110338692243670790</id><published>2004-12-18T16:10:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-18T16:22:02.436Z</updated><title type='text'>Another Chilly Night!!</title><content type='html'>Well, it was blummin cold at work last night. The general temperature was pretty bearable, but the wind was on the freezing side. But, like any other night, I got through it and im sittin here in the warm typin this up :)).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I still have the remains of this cold but it seems like my body has got the better of it now. Though, whenever I say something like that on here, it gets worse again..........the germs must be reading the blog!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im still heavily playing DAoC, still making money with my level 50 Necromancer and buying better items for him. Its funny, because when I was gettin my new graphics card, my main complaint was that all I could play was DAoC. Now I have it, all I do play is DAoC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im still searching for the new DVD player.........like right this very minute :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110338692243670790?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110338692243670790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110338692243670790' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110338692243670790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110338692243670790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/another-chilly-night.html' title='Another Chilly Night!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110319108460436029</id><published>2004-12-16T09:58:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-16T09:59:32.266Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/sshot029.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/sshot029.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Here's me in my Epic Armour from my lvl 50 Epic Quest......my guild leader helped me in return for me helping level one of his other characters :). &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110319108460436029?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110319108460436029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110319108460436029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110319108460436029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110319108460436029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/heres-me-in-my-epic-armour-from-my-lvl_16.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110316587872702529</id><published>2004-12-16T02:57:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-16T04:51:48.603Z</updated><title type='text'>Theres quests, but not all like this!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/sshot024.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/sshot024.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 12/12/04, I and a fellow guild member in DAoC worked on our Epic Quests together. The Epic Quest works much the same as any other quest in an RPG stylie game.......go there, kill this, speak to someone, give item to someone. Only the Epic Quest is purpose built for the class of your character and runs from level 20 through to 50. Because Mordsythe (shown above)  and I were both working on the same epic and we were both grouped, we both receive the same quest items and objectives. The only part that I lost out on was the level 50 part of the Quest, I was level 49 &amp;amp; though I was able to assist him in the quest, only he could benefit from completing that section of the quest. The item received for completing the last stretch of the Quest was the robe that Mordsythe is wearing, we were standing in one of the border keeps that lead to the frontier zones. He has told me that he will help me when I acheive level 50 on my main character, but he will only now be available from the 24th of December onwards.......but I have since now acheived level 50 so I might have to grab some other people to give me a hand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110316587872702529?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110316587872702529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110316587872702529' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110316587872702529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110316587872702529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/theres-quests-but-not-all-like-this.html' title='Theres quests, but not all like this!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110313424846319851</id><published>2004-12-15T18:04:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-15T18:10:48.463Z</updated><title type='text'>The Finish Line!!!</title><content type='html'>It finally happened, I've reached level 50 on one of my characters in DAoC. Considering how long I've been playing, its taken me long enough.........but it was always going to happen.......might as well have been now :))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shall post a more detailed........erm........post soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110313424846319851?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110313424846319851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110313424846319851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110313424846319851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110313424846319851'/><link 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/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110289086147001224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110289086147001224' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110289086147001224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110289086147001224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/awake-now.html' title='Awake Now :)))))'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110288079748298448</id><published>2004-12-12T19:44:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-12T19:47:37.046Z</updated><title type='text'>Sleepy!!!</title><content type='html'>I would blog........cus now.........feels like the right time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But im too tired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I wont blog for the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Catch you in about 2 hours!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110288079748298448?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110288079748298448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110288079748298448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110288079748298448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110288079748298448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/sleepy.html' title='Sleepy!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110279235273137662</id><published>2004-12-11T18:50:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-11T19:13:55.863Z</updated><title type='text'>Hmm, DVD players.....what to buy.........????</title><content type='html'>Im trying to chose a DVD player, but im not entirely too sure what to buy........&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-0877414-0650221?index=electronics-uk&amp;field-browse=560860&amp;amp;field-keywords=Sony"&gt;Sony&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-0877414-0650221?index=electronics-uk&amp;field-browse=560860&amp;amp;field-keywords=Philips"&gt;Phillips&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-0877414-0650221?index=electronics-uk&amp;field-browse=560860&amp;amp;field-keywords=Panasonic"&gt;Panasonic&lt;/a&gt; or even possibly &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-0877414-0650221?index=electronics-uk&amp;field-browse=560860&amp;amp;field-keywords=Toshiba"&gt;Toshiba&lt;/a&gt;. Im probably gonna get one on &lt;a href="http://www.christmas.co.uk/"&gt;Christmas&lt;/a&gt; Eve.......all things going well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ive checked reviews and prices......mainly on &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; and Im not any the wiser really.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having said that.......if I get to the shop and they've got any PS2's in stock then I may jus have to invest in one (I do have one but its a lil broken at the moment). I shall have to just wait till the day and see what happens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110279235273137662?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110279235273137662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110279235273137662' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110279235273137662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110279235273137662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/hmm-dvd-playerswhat-to-buy.html' title='Hmm, DVD players.....what to buy.........????'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110270626979601390</id><published>2004-12-10T18:49:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-10T19:17:49.796Z</updated><title type='text'>I don't like germs........</title><content type='html'>.........they probably don't like me very much either :-P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My cold appears to be disappearing :), just one more night at work.......then 2 blissful nights of R&amp;R, just me and DAoC, or maybe Doom3 or maybe Thief.......well whatever, it should be good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do have offers to take a trip down the pub, but with no money it may be a little difficult, tho in recent times this hasn't been much of a problem as friends have helped me out. I must admit....it doesn't make me feel that good when I have to ask my friends to buy drinks for me.......but its good to get out and have a few drinks with them. With working nights, its sometimes difficult to socialize and do things with my friends as im usually waking up in the afternoon &amp;amp; they make plans to do things during the day. But its not too much of a problem as I enjoy chillin at my PC during the weekend :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is all I have to say for now........might be some more at the weekend or when I get home from work later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110270626979601390?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110270626979601390/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110270626979601390' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110270626979601390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110270626979601390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/i-dont-like-germs.html' title='I don&apos;t like germs........'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110262035010440478</id><published>2004-12-09T19:19:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-09T19:25:50.106Z</updated><title type='text'>Germs Be Gone.........Ya Buggers!!!!</title><content type='html'>My cold appears to be going.......having said that....it might jus be fooling me. But I definately feel alot better than before :).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jus a few more days and I should be back to normal.........well........as normal as I get (which isnt much).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110262035010440478?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110262035010440478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110262035010440478' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110262035010440478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110262035010440478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/germs-be-goneya-buggers.html' title='Germs Be Gone.........Ya Buggers!!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110258354126905858</id><published>2004-12-09T09:12:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-16T10:04:13.076Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/sshot021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/sshot021.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; DAoC: My Necromancer, standing with his pet, looking across a lake in the frontier zone at a keep, ready for the taking :))) &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110258354126905858?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110258354126905858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110258354126905858' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110258354126905858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110258354126905858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/daoc-my-necromancer-standing-with-his.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110258021674702969</id><published>2004-12-09T07:33:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-09T08:16:56.746Z</updated><title type='text'>Me and Games PT.1</title><content type='html'>Ive played a few games on varying systems......but now im mainly playing an MMORPG......in Feb I'll be playing two and few other games, I'll give them a mention at the end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A while ago I was playing an online RPG called &lt;a href="http://www.legendofmir.net/"&gt;Legend of Mir&lt;/a&gt; whilst this game was enjoyable, I now see it as more of a stepping stone onto other (I wont say better) games. After near on 2 years in Mir....I decided that a change was required and opted to play a more three dimensional game. In comes &lt;a href="http://www.camelot-europe.com/"&gt;Dark Age of Camelot&lt;/a&gt; which, when brought down to its very basics is very similar to Mir in many ways. However, above these basics they are very different games indeed, the main difference is just how much more there is in DAoC. From the straight forward killing creatures for experience points (this is the primary route to bettering you character in many RPG's) to doing quests which take you through the story of the world your character inhabits, to crafting items, to the realm v ream combat there are many things that can be accomplished.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To touch a little more on the Realm v Ream combat, the game is split into 3 realms, Albion (my realm, based on Ye Olde England), Hibernia (an island west of Albion covered with forests) and Midgard (at the foot of the mountains of Scandinavia). On the standard servers, these realms are separate, they cannot commune with the other realms, and the teachings of each realm show how they are blood enemies of each other. The only time the realms ever meet each other is on the battlefields where there are Keeps to defend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been playing DAoC for about 2 years now and am finally about to have one of my chars reach level 50 (the highest experience gained level), once I have attained this, I will then pursue the Master Levels (an addition that came in with the games last expansion, called Trials of Atlantis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shall be starting World of Warcraft in February when its released in Europe, though I will continue to play DAoC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am also currently playing Theif: Deadly Shadows &amp;amp; Doom 3, for a while I was unable to due to my graphics card deciding to stop working on me :((((, I went from an ATI 9800 SE (overclocked to a 9800) to a GForce 4 MX 440......the change was very noticeable and the only game I was able to play for a while was DAoC due to it being expansion based, it was able to downgrade its graphics engine for the card. I have now (rather pleasingly) bought an ATI X800 Pro and im back in action, better than ever :)))).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Theif is sneaky..........Doom is jus plain scary........both are damn good fun :)))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I plan to elaborate a lil more on my experiences in gaming........but right now I cant be bothered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Till next time :))))))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110258021674702969?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110258021674702969/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110258021674702969' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110258021674702969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110258021674702969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/me-and-games-pt1.html' title='Me and Games PT.1'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110253522449600071</id><published>2004-12-08T19:47:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-16T10:03:53.886Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/640/sshot012.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/123/2614/320/sshot012.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; My Pet Abomination Battling a Foe in DAoC!! &lt;a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110253522449600071?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110253522449600071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110253522449600071' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110253522449600071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110253522449600071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/my-pet-abomination-battling-foe-in.html' title=''/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110253244900022621</id><published>2004-12-08T18:55:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-08T19:00:49.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Germs :(((</title><content type='html'>I can feel the germs flowing through me, my throat is sore.....my nose is blocked and im absolutely knackered.........but apart from that im pretty good :))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just have the daunting prospect of going to work tonight and standing outside for 4 hours......while feeling like c**p!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But nevermind, im sure i'll be ok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110253244900022621?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110253244900022621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110253244900022621' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110253244900022621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110253244900022621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/germs.html' title='Germs :((('/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110252981590788063</id><published>2004-12-08T18:10:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-08T18:25:20.586Z</updated><title type='text'>Camera!!!</title><content type='html'>  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ive decided......with all of this Blogging malarkey............im going to setup my Digital Camera......which will be fun :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Might as well have a few pictures to better explain my mindless...........mindlessness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Which means that I can update my picture on here for a newer one, the one shown below is about 2 years old!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110252981590788063?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110252981590788063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110252981590788063' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110252981590788063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110252981590788063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/camera.html' title='Camera!!!'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110249890683692286</id><published>2004-12-08T09:39:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-08T09:45:51.166Z</updated><title type='text'>Kimberly :)</title><content type='html'>Jus a quick post to say &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;"Hi"&lt;/span&gt; to my girlfriend Kim.........Love you babe :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gettin tired........bed is smiling at me............im smiling back :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110249890683692286?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110249890683692286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110249890683692286' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110249890683692286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110249890683692286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/kimberly.html' title='Kimberly :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9514627.post-110249139436470789</id><published>2004-12-08T07:32:00.000Z</published><updated>2004-12-08T07:36:34.363Z</updated><title type='text'>Well......this is nice :)</title><content type='html'>Ive just decided to set this Blog up......because......well..........erm........cus I can :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An ex-guild leader of mine from an online game I used to play has setup a journal on his website/forum and Ive become hooked with sharing my life with anyone who decides to read it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not too much to say for the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back to the games!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9514627-110249139436470789?l=asterad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/feeds/110249139436470789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9514627&amp;postID=110249139436470789' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110249139436470789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9514627/posts/default/110249139436470789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asterad.blogspot.com/2004/12/wellthis-is-nice.html' title='Well......this is nice :)'/><author><name>Asterad</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O64LyOHWD5s/TkaX6XxxJkI/AAAAAAAABCE/_HJtAi4FcNI/s220/Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
