tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:41:10 +0000cookingnostalgiapicturesbloggersweekpodcastmusical mondaylistmollynews2011moviestiredweddingstatcountertaggedshoppingoopsCFStagsocialrelationshipspolltemplateearwormlurkereasterbethanymedsbikewarcraftamusingouchyaaarspamANGRYthoughtsfamilyjoillvideopetstvlondonreviewkelliework2008rantkidsfriendsdominicweatherideametechbirthdaymigrainelocalrandomholidaywebcamthanksmusicdreamsingle2007geeklinksgamingcraftscrazieslifebetadietxmasphototamsynpeopleinsomniaanniversaryfoodtwitterhouse2006busykellfaceoff fridaychdwritingjaysenA random blog of random musings, sometimes updated daily, sometimes every now and then...http://www.0ddness.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com (Dan)Blogger2038125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-1073948135639030943Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +00002012-02-13T11:46:08.735Zrantmusical monday Do you ever have days where it just doesn't seem to matter what you do. You're in the wrong, or what you said was taken the wrong way, or for whatever reason, things are all on top of you no matter what. I woke up cranky for no real reason. I'm doing laundry but getting nowhere fast. I'm done the washing up, but had to leave stuff in soak as it would NOT scrub clean. I do one thing, I find http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/ZGILvWaF3mA/musical-monday-128-break-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/ZGILvWaF3mA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/musical-monday-128-break-stuff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-9045496573663918945Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +00002012-02-13T06:30:00.431Zamusingpictures http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/2XPuXKXH7MQ/passing-time-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/2XPuXKXH7MQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/passing-time-15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-7314271973691836417Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-02-12T15:30:02.106Zinsomniame You may have noticed the posting here on 0ddness has been a little sporadic this last week, and with good reason. I am tired. Now, before anyone jumps the gun, wiggles their finger and yells "HA!" at me, it is NOT the Sleep Restriction that is causing it. Well, it is but it isn't, if that makes sense. For just over a week, I have been on the new allowance of 12am-6am, but it's not been easy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/r3rwC3OInSo/sleepy-time-17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/r3rwC3OInSo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/sleepy-time-17.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-7217059511833466879Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:51:00 +00002012-02-12T10:51:19.440ZrelationshipsmusickellieIt's not often a song will have just the right words. This one does. Just for my Kellie... Listen to/Read the words. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/UGZDafCDDIA/for-kellie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/UGZDafCDDIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/for-kellie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-5503693970669335945Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:47:00 +00002012-02-12T06:47:51.078Zbirthdaymolly Once again, here at Chez 0ddness we are celebrating yet another birthday! Despite still clearing up after another, today not only a birthday, but it is a transitional birthday from single to double digits! Today, Molly is ten! Yes folks, the wee little blonde that I only met a few years ago has grown up very rapidly, and has mysteriously crept up from being an ickle six year old to a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/EFWajuzZX_8/and-another.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/EFWajuzZX_8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/and-another.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-9212866755829390469Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:00 +00002012-02-03T17:08:09.685Zpeoplenostalgiacrazies For the benefit of those deprived not of this Country, I should explain the basics of a Pick & Mix, on the off-chance they don't exist where-ever you might be. Imagine a row of small boxes, containers, shelves-with-containers, all containing a different kind of sweet. Aniseed Balls, Cough Candy, Eclairs, Love Hearts, Candy Peanuts, Mint Imperials, White Mice, Jazzies, Dolly Mixtures, Jelly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/oInGmfPzez4/pick-n-mix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/oInGmfPzez4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/pick-n-mix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-6662495459455350276Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:27:00 +00002012-02-01T08:27:17.366Zdominicbirthday Almost four years ago, after managing to convince Kellie that I was actually a really nice guy, and that she should date me, I managed to capture her as my own. In doing so, I also captured Dominic & Molly, who back THEN were pretty much wee ickle kiddies. Molly would have been six, and Dominic was nine. Aw bless. Today, however, time has done it's thing, and now Molly is 9, and Dominic (as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/MiboXfJxbkM/hoppy-burpday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/MiboXfJxbkM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/02/hoppy-burpday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-7026405721602055727Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:21:00 +00002012-01-30T09:21:21.728Zinsomniame An interesting thing has occurred. Hmm, I can never spell that word correctly first time. Like believable. Nope, still got it wrong. Yay Spellchecker. I digress. Last night, as usual, I put Kellie to bed. And, as usual, I sat up entertaining myself by banging away on Facebook being a sexist misogynist, on Twitter by being a spammy spammer, all while listening to some rather good music. As http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/8vSQ6IFOYBs/sleepy-time-16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/8vSQ6IFOYBs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/sleepy-time-16.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-826143796945415624Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +00002012-01-30T09:00:55.509Zmusical monday My brain. For the most part, I quite like my brain. Granted, it might be full of strange ideas, 0dd thoughts, random musings, stupid questions, and a Speak-Before-Thinking attitude on a hair trigger, but generally, I like it. Except on days where it goes into overdrive on the Earworm. More often than not, Musical Monday is about a song I either like or dislike, a new one or an old one. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/wOnYhHA5nNw/musical-monday-127-i-dont-want-to-wait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/wOnYhHA5nNw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/musical-monday-127-i-dont-want-to-wait.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-141018487520304199Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-28T12:00:01.427Zamusingpictures Clicky to EmbiggenAlso will only make sense to people that watched Powerpuff Girls & Samurai Jack! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/n06HLXNYIqA/passing-time-14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/n06HLXNYIqA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/passing-time-14.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-2642636104718403186Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:01:00 +00002012-01-28T07:01:43.986Ztiredinsomniame Now, I know I've not done one of these posts for a while, but then, there's not really been anything to report. If you remember, when I started out, the sleep-times were 0200-0600, and the first week, that was easy peasy. Lemon squeezy, in fact. After that, it went from 0100-0600 and that, shall we say, was a little harder. My body was not a happy chappy. Some nights I would toss and turn forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/vtccn2EXApQ/sleepy-time-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/vtccn2EXApQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/sleepy-time-15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-2524132733875973722Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:00 +00002012-01-27T15:44:49.776ZnewscraziesI have just seen the following paragraph on Sky News, relating to the sinking of the Costa Concordia. As I read it - this one single paragraph - I couldn't help but shake my head: Passengers aboard the Costa Concordia have been offered €11,000 (£9,184) compensation for lost baggage and psychological trauma after the ship deviated from its route, hit a rock and capsized. Now, in regards to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/4I8Tx3OjNwU/understatement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/4I8Tx3OjNwU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/understatement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-1074397793412005194Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +00002012-01-24T12:22:39.041Zrantgeek Over the years on the internet, I have come to the conclusion, that people put an awful lot of stock in various numbers that have precisely no bearing on anything. At all. And over the last few years, I've noticed that instead of people realising such numbers have no bearing on anything, it has, instead, gotten worse. Whether you're on Faceook, Twitter, another "social" site, any form of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/4qfnSY8uPPA/arbitrary-numbers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/4qfnSY8uPPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/arbitrary-numbers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-3149481693874578218Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:06:00 +00002012-01-23T23:06:58.657Zamusing Justin Bieber. Holding a microphone to a robot-crotch. Smiling and looking on with a disturbing expression. While holding a microphone to a robot-crotch. It's not ME, is it? There is something just weird about all this? I know the context the photo was taken in, however, it's Justin Bieber, holding his mic to the crotch of a robot. LOOK at his face! It's almost "Yes, my pretty, yeeeees... Singhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/9pXaXbBnVQ4/it-writes-itself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/9pXaXbBnVQ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/it-writes-itself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-5820412052145979771Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:02:00 +00002012-01-23T16:02:47.424Zamusingpictures Clicky to Embiggen Clicky to Embiggen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/jiz8ZbW41u0/passing-time-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/jiz8ZbW41u0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/passing-time-13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-6569077102555038826Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:41:00 +00002012-01-23T15:46:55.213Zbloggerstechfriendsgeek 0ddness is, for want of a better description, my little nook of the Internet. It is something that, while I don't always use it, it's MINE, my own little thing for me to do as I please on here. I occasionally think about doing something to make money with it, or using it as a place to churn out my creative writing ideas, or as a place to properly rant and rave about various things, but in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/Rh_Bh539mUk/hckr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/Rh_Bh539mUk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/hckr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-1735906966664065056Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +00002012-01-23T06:00:03.004Zmusical monday Today, I am mostly suffering from Earworm. Which means that the subject of my Musical Monday post has to be that song, for the simple fact I cannot think of any other songs for the time being. To be fair, I do love this song. I've had it for ages, but haven't listened to it in a long time, so why it's in my head is beyond me. And no, I'm not feeling - as the title suggests - guilty. I had to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/qNp3UBNvtFg/musical-monday-126-guilty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/qNp3UBNvtFg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/musical-monday-126-guilty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-5393143082478530867Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:39:00 +00002012-01-22T00:39:22.253Zearwormmusic As I have mentioned once or twice on 0ddness, it is a very common occurrence for me to have a song stuck in my head. Sometimes it's a bit of a song, sometimes it's an entire song. It can be a song I like or a song I hate. My brain is not fussed. Earworm, is the correct term, as discovered last year after pottering around on Ze Google for a while. I'd be lying if I said my head is usually http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/REfbAop1aVc/bloody-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/REfbAop1aVc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/bloody-song.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-4245580902801672194Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:30:00 +00002012-01-21T00:30:00.678Zrantnews Let me start this post by saying that at no time, in any way, am I belittling the accident that occurred with the Costa Concordia, nor the circumstances surrounding what happen to the ship nor the people. That said, would people please get a grip, and engage that thing buried deep, deep inside your skull, and stop comparing this ship falling over to the Titanic! And for the love of all things http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/No-8hbL_BAg/hyping-it-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/No-8hbL_BAg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/hyping-it-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-6644087524679809659Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +00002012-01-20T08:30:04.461Zrantfriends As I alluded to in the beginning of this post, there are some shitty bloody people in the world. However, at the time of writing, I did not have permission from both parties involved to blog it, so in a properly Grown Up Dan moment, I held off post. I now have that permission. On the night of Thursday 12th and the early hours of Friday 13th January, our friends Kerry & James were burgled. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/l-AWbUmQQdc/thieving-scum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/l-AWbUmQQdc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/thieving-scum.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-2393768264010194380Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:16:00 +00002012-01-19T11:16:15.041Ztiredinsomniame It's been a few days since my last sleep-depriving blog entry, and I figured I should get caught up. A bit. I'm not entirely sure where I got to - aside from my first night of adding an hour, but none the less, I shall soldier on bravely. It's been almost a week of 5 hours a night, but the first few nights were, shall we say, a bit of a bust. The first night of going to bed at 1am ended when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/p6Hycu860PE/sleepy-time-14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/p6Hycu860PE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/sleepy-time-14.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-766968238669643163Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:30:00 +00002012-01-19T02:30:01.031Zmusical monday Once again in the world of Musical Mondays, I am late. Currently, it's Wednesday. Actually, it's Wednesday, and six minutes to Thursday. Sue me. However, I HAVE been sat doing sod all, and by "Sod All" I mean "Watching House MD" There aren't many TV series that come on and I enjoy from start to finish. Some start good, get shit. Others start shit, and stay shit. Some start good, then end up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/iJgv7VkvtGo/musical-monday-125-lose-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/iJgv7VkvtGo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/musical-monday-125-lose-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-7264675716449576008Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:04:00 +00002012-01-18T23:04:07.787Zbusy You may notice that 0ddness has been a bit quiet the last few days, and I have a very good reason. Well, a few good reasons. However, only one springs to mind with any real... Oomph. I have got a terminal case of the Can't Be Arsed's. Not just with blogging (no, I'm not giving it up!) but in general, I just can't be arsed. It feels like so much has gone on in the last week - well, not even http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/tOsfMZl1s8U/ickle-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/tOsfMZl1s8U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/ickle-round-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-8724076961401342730Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:31:00 +00002012-01-23T14:50:41.025Zbethanybirthday Today, Bethany would have been 11 years old. I am sitting here - as I have been since 6am this morning, thinking about my beautiful little girl, and without thinking about it, I've been wondering what she would be doing were she still here. I've been wondering what would she look like, how would she be, and what sort of plans would she be making... I can't help it, and I've been trying to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/D5ofvUhDO1c/11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/D5ofvUhDO1c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/11.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173441.post-660966689219414041Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +00002012-01-14T10:30:01.279Zamusingpictures Not sure why, but this Word Verification just tickled me! Possibly need to Clicky to Embiggen Yeeeeeah, I went there... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/0ddness/~3/gB2xAyGlD5U/passing-time-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/0ddness/~4/gB2xAyGlD5U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.0ddness.co.uk/2012/01/passing-time-12.html