Dot Game...
Here's a bit of fun for a Friday. Can you click on a plain black dot when you see one? I got stuck on level 3.
overyourhead - some irreverent musings by a gay London guy - crawling though technology, love and life... so you don't have to.
Friday, May 28, 2004
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Brain Teasers...
1. A train takes 2 seconds to enter a tunnel which is 2km long. If the train is travelling at 180km per hour, how long with it take to pass completely through tunnel?
2. When you add two numbers their total is 101. When you compare the numbers their difference is 27. What are the numbers?
1. A train takes 2 seconds to enter a tunnel which is 2km long. If the train is travelling at 180km per hour, how long with it take to pass completely through tunnel?
2. When you add two numbers their total is 101. When you compare the numbers their difference is 27. What are the numbers?
Brocket Hall...
I'm having to go away on business today for a couple of nights. It'll be a working trip and will cut right into the Bank Holiday weekend (boo hoo); but I could think of worse places to be than let's say, Brocket Hall. I wonder if I can sneak off to the spa while they're off clay pigeon shooting?
I'm having to go away on business today for a couple of nights. It'll be a working trip and will cut right into the Bank Holiday weekend (boo hoo); but I could think of worse places to be than let's say, Brocket Hall. I wonder if I can sneak off to the spa while they're off clay pigeon shooting?
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Doctor Who Companions...
My favourites were Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, Romana and the oh so sexy Adric.
With William Hartnell (November 23, 1963 - October 29, 1966)
Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford) (Seasons 1, 2 )
Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) (Season 1-3)
Ian Chesterton (William Russell) (Seasons 1-3)
Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) (Seasons 2, 3)
Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) (Seasons 2, 3)
Katarina (Adrienne Hill) (Season 3)
Sara Kingom (Jean Marsh). (Season 3)
Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet (Jackie Lane) (Season 3)
Ben Jackson (Michael Craze) (Seasons 3, 4)
Polly (Anneke Wills), (Seasons 3, 4)
With Patrick Troughton (November 5, 1966 - June 21, 1969)
Ben Jackson (Season 4)
Polly (Season 4)
James Robert "Jamie" McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) (Seasons 5, 6)
Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) (Season 4, 5)
Zoe Herriot (Wendy Padbury) (Season 6)
With Jon Pertwee (January 3, 1970 - June 8, 1974)
Liz Shaw (Caroline John) (Season 7)
Josephine "Jo" Grant (Katy Manning) (Season 8-10)
Sarah Jane Smith (Elizabeth Sladen) (Season 11)
With Tom Baker (December 28, 1974 - March 21, 1981)
Sarah Jane Smith (Season 12-4)
Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) (Season 12)
Leela (Louise Jameson) (Seasons 14, 15)
K-9 Mark I (voice of John Leeson) (Season 15).
K-9 Mark II (voice of John Leeson [Seasons 16 and 18]), voice of David Brierley [Season 17].)
Romanadvoratrelundar ("Romana") (Mary Tamm [Season 16]; Lalla Ward [Seasons 17, 18])
Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) (Season 18)
Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) (Season 18)
Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) (Season 18)
With Peter Davison (March 21, 1981 - March 16, 1984)
Adric (Season 19)
Nyssa of Traken (Seasons 19, 20)
Tegan Jovanka (Seasons 19-21)
Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) (Seasons 20-1)
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown (Nicola Bryant) (Season 21)
Kamelion (voice of Gerald Flood) (Season 20, 21)
With Colin Baker (March 22, 1984 - December 6, 1986) Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown (Seasons 21-23)
Melanie "Mel" Bush (Bonnie Langford) (Season 23)
With Sylvester McCoy (September 7, 1987 - December 6, 1989)
Melanie "Mel" Bush (Season 24)
"Ace" (Sophie Aldred) alias Dorothy. (Seasons 24-6).
My favourites were Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, Romana and the oh so sexy Adric.
With William Hartnell (November 23, 1963 - October 29, 1966)
Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford) (Seasons 1, 2 )
Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) (Season 1-3)
Ian Chesterton (William Russell) (Seasons 1-3)
Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) (Seasons 2, 3)
Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) (Seasons 2, 3)
Katarina (Adrienne Hill) (Season 3)
Sara Kingom (Jean Marsh). (Season 3)
Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet (Jackie Lane) (Season 3)
Ben Jackson (Michael Craze) (Seasons 3, 4)
Polly (Anneke Wills), (Seasons 3, 4)
With Patrick Troughton (November 5, 1966 - June 21, 1969)
Ben Jackson (Season 4)
Polly (Season 4)
James Robert "Jamie" McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) (Seasons 5, 6)
Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) (Season 4, 5)
Zoe Herriot (Wendy Padbury) (Season 6)
With Jon Pertwee (January 3, 1970 - June 8, 1974)
Liz Shaw (Caroline John) (Season 7)
Josephine "Jo" Grant (Katy Manning) (Season 8-10)
Sarah Jane Smith (Elizabeth Sladen) (Season 11)
With Tom Baker (December 28, 1974 - March 21, 1981)
Sarah Jane Smith (Season 12-4)
Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) (Season 12)
Leela (Louise Jameson) (Seasons 14, 15)
K-9 Mark I (voice of John Leeson) (Season 15).
K-9 Mark II (voice of John Leeson [Seasons 16 and 18]), voice of David Brierley [Season 17].)
Romanadvoratrelundar ("Romana") (Mary Tamm [Season 16]; Lalla Ward [Seasons 17, 18])
Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) (Season 18)
Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) (Season 18)
Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) (Season 18)
With Peter Davison (March 21, 1981 - March 16, 1984)
Adric (Season 19)
Nyssa of Traken (Seasons 19, 20)
Tegan Jovanka (Seasons 19-21)
Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) (Seasons 20-1)
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown (Nicola Bryant) (Season 21)
Kamelion (voice of Gerald Flood) (Season 20, 21)
With Colin Baker (March 22, 1984 - December 6, 1986) Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown (Seasons 21-23)
Melanie "Mel" Bush (Bonnie Langford) (Season 23)
With Sylvester McCoy (September 7, 1987 - December 6, 1989)
Melanie "Mel" Bush (Season 24)
"Ace" (Sophie Aldred) alias Dorothy. (Seasons 24-6).
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Honey To The Beeb...
Mrs Chris Evans and singer of such classics as Because We Want To, Girlfriend, Honey To The Bee and Day And Night is now going to screaming at the top of her lungs a different tune... while being violated by the Menoptra, poor gal. Yes kids, be afraid, be very afraid Billie Piper is new Doctor Who assistant.
Mrs Chris Evans and singer of such classics as Because We Want To, Girlfriend, Honey To The Bee and Day And Night is now going to screaming at the top of her lungs a different tune... while being violated by the Menoptra, poor gal. Yes kids, be afraid, be very afraid Billie Piper is new Doctor Who assistant.
Who Ate All The Pies?...
The FA Cup Final on Saturday was a sad game. Sad that Millwall didn't win! Ronaldo did look well fit though when he took his top off after shoring his goal. That is he did look well fit... the photos tell a slightly different story.
This from Kevin: Do you think pretty boy Ronaldo has succumbed to English footballing tradition and had a few too many pies? Roy Keane certainly looks appalled at the "wonderboy"s mid-riff bulge. Let's hope José-Antonio doesn't follow suit.
The FA Cup Final on Saturday was a sad game. Sad that Millwall didn't win! Ronaldo did look well fit though when he took his top off after shoring his goal. That is he did look well fit... the photos tell a slightly different story.
This from Kevin: Do you think pretty boy Ronaldo has succumbed to English footballing tradition and had a few too many pies? Roy Keane certainly looks appalled at the "wonderboy"s mid-riff bulge. Let's hope José-Antonio doesn't follow suit.
Monday, May 24, 2004
My Weekend...
What a weekend! Paul's sister Anne and her husband Paul came to stay on Friday. Paul is like The Simpsons' Otto Man in every respect. Needless to say we had a blaaaast, maaan. My head is still spinning.
On Saturday Marky and I went to my sister's engagement party out in Benington in deepest darkest Hertfordshire. Joanna and Martin are tying the knot next year and by way of marking the year's build-up Martin threw a lavish engagement party for a hundred of their nearest and dearest - huge marquee, endless drinks, disco, fully catered food, flowers, fireworks - the lot. It was just a shame is was so cold once the sun went down. It was great fun though and everyone soon warmed up once they started dancing. Roll on the wedding itself.
Sunday was a games afternoon, Adrian and Drew came over to play Nintendo. I'd recently bought a projector and after a rushed trip to Wickes and a spot of painting we had a giant white screen to play Mario Kart: Double Dash with three foot high cars. Way cool.
What a weekend! Paul's sister Anne and her husband Paul came to stay on Friday. Paul is like The Simpsons' Otto Man in every respect. Needless to say we had a blaaaast, maaan. My head is still spinning.
On Saturday Marky and I went to my sister's engagement party out in Benington in deepest darkest Hertfordshire. Joanna and Martin are tying the knot next year and by way of marking the year's build-up Martin threw a lavish engagement party for a hundred of their nearest and dearest - huge marquee, endless drinks, disco, fully catered food, flowers, fireworks - the lot. It was just a shame is was so cold once the sun went down. It was great fun though and everyone soon warmed up once they started dancing. Roll on the wedding itself.
Sunday was a games afternoon, Adrian and Drew came over to play Nintendo. I'd recently bought a projector and after a rushed trip to Wickes and a spot of painting we had a giant white screen to play Mario Kart: Double Dash with three foot high cars. Way cool.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Ilya...
Simon, Paul, Charlie, Gordon and I went to see the lusciousness and gorgeousness that is Ilya last night at Hoxton Hall. Think Goldfrapp (circa Felt Mountain) meets Annie Lennox meets Air meets Leslie Garret meets Cleo Layne meets Anastasia and you'd be pretty near the mark.
Cool band. Cool crowd. Watch this space, kids. They're gonna be big(ish).
The video to their single Bellissimo stars our own, our very own... Martin Freeman! a.k.a. Ben's cousin! a.k.a. Tim off of The Office! a.k.a. Arthur Dent in a movie version of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy!
Simon, Paul, Charlie, Gordon and I went to see the lusciousness and gorgeousness that is Ilya last night at Hoxton Hall. Think Goldfrapp (circa Felt Mountain) meets Annie Lennox meets Air meets Leslie Garret meets Cleo Layne meets Anastasia and you'd be pretty near the mark.
Cool band. Cool crowd. Watch this space, kids. They're gonna be big(ish).
The video to their single Bellissimo stars our own, our very own... Martin Freeman! a.k.a. Ben's cousin! a.k.a. Tim off of The Office! a.k.a. Arthur Dent in a movie version of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy!
Purple Haze...
So Tony Blair has to get his suit cleaned. Yesterday Sky News were showing and reshowing the 'purple haze' footage frame by frame : "This is the precise moment where the Prime Minsiter was almost hit" (fast forward video tape) "This is the precise moment where the Prime Minsiter actually was hit." With footage like that I bet they would have loved it if it'd been something some serious than purple flour.
So Tony Blair has to get his suit cleaned. Yesterday Sky News were showing and reshowing the 'purple haze' footage frame by frame : "This is the precise moment where the Prime Minsiter was almost hit" (fast forward video tape) "This is the precise moment where the Prime Minsiter actually was hit." With footage like that I bet they would have loved it if it'd been something some serious than purple flour.
Plague...
There is loud singing in the tree above me right now and the sidewalk is littered with dead bodies. Sound bizarre, right? Well this was the description by a botanist as America is hit by storm of insects. What next? Frogs? Slaying of first born?
There is loud singing in the tree above me right now and the sidewalk is littered with dead bodies. Sound bizarre, right? Well this was the description by a botanist as America is hit by storm of insects. What next? Frogs? Slaying of first born?
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Brain Teasers: Answers...
Fellow bloggers Diamond Geezer and Dave were both right.
1. 23 cards are missing. Making 29 left from the pack of 52. 9s into 29 go 3 leaving 2. 4s into 29 go 7 leaving 1. It was a tough rubber.
2. And that lard arse, Betty, ate 40 doughnuts in her final sitting. 1st sittings 22 x 10 = 220; Overall sittings 30 x 34 = 1020; So 2nd sittings was 1020-220 = 800; Making each sitting 800 / 20 = 40
Fellow bloggers Diamond Geezer and Dave were both right.
1. 23 cards are missing. Making 29 left from the pack of 52. 9s into 29 go 3 leaving 2. 4s into 29 go 7 leaving 1. It was a tough rubber.
2. And that lard arse, Betty, ate 40 doughnuts in her final sitting. 1st sittings 22 x 10 = 220; Overall sittings 30 x 34 = 1020; So 2nd sittings was 1020-220 = 800; Making each sitting 800 / 20 = 40
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Minipops Quiz (revisited)...
There are lots of adverts on the tube at the moment for the Observer's music coverage. They are using minipops (low res graphics of pop stars) and they are pretty much instantly recognisable. Last year David sent me a minipops quiz, it was then and still is fantastic. See how many you can get. Many more minipops at http://www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/index.html
There are lots of adverts on the tube at the moment for the Observer's music coverage. They are using minipops (low res graphics of pop stars) and they are pretty much instantly recognisable. Last year David sent me a minipops quiz, it was then and still is fantastic. See how many you can get. Many more minipops at http://www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/index.html
Brain Teasers...
1. I have a deck of cards from which some are missing. If I deal them equally between nine people, I have two cards to spare. If I deal them equally between four people, I have only one card to spare. There are normally 52 cards in the deck. How many are missing?
2. At a mass doughnut eating competition Elizabeth eats an average of 22 doughnuts in her first 10 sittings. After a further 20 sittings her average increases to 34 doughnuts. What was her average for her last 20 sittings only.
1. I have a deck of cards from which some are missing. If I deal them equally between nine people, I have two cards to spare. If I deal them equally between four people, I have only one card to spare. There are normally 52 cards in the deck. How many are missing?
2. At a mass doughnut eating competition Elizabeth eats an average of 22 doughnuts in her first 10 sittings. After a further 20 sittings her average increases to 34 doughnuts. What was her average for her last 20 sittings only.
Monday, May 17, 2004
Friday, May 14, 2004
Site Feed...
The more eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed I've added a site feed to my pages. There's a link on the right-hand side bar. If you use a newsreader please let me know if it works for you and if I've set it up right. The default feed for Blogger seems to be Atom rather than RSS so that's what I'm using at first. But if anyone has any suggestions or knows if I can use both please drop me a line.
The more eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed I've added a site feed to my pages. There's a link on the right-hand side bar. If you use a newsreader please let me know if it works for you and if I've set it up right. The default feed for Blogger seems to be Atom rather than RSS so that's what I'm using at first. But if anyone has any suggestions or knows if I can use both please drop me a line.
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Arsenal Victory Parade...
This coming Sunday at 10:30am Arsenal football Club will be holding a victory parade starting at the Highbury ground and finishing at Islington Town Hall at about 11:30.
It'll be the usual open top bus and if it's anything like last time round, the route will be packed with screaming fans and there'll be a sea of red as far as the eye can see.
The parade is, of course, to celebrate the winning of the 2003/2004 Premiership title - Arsenal will actually receive the trophy after Saturday's game against Leicester City.
Shame I won't be there as I'll still be in Brum.
This coming Sunday at 10:30am Arsenal football Club will be holding a victory parade starting at the Highbury ground and finishing at Islington Town Hall at about 11:30.
It'll be the usual open top bus and if it's anything like last time round, the route will be packed with screaming fans and there'll be a sea of red as far as the eye can see.
The parade is, of course, to celebrate the winning of the 2003/2004 Premiership title - Arsenal will actually receive the trophy after Saturday's game against Leicester City.
Shame I won't be there as I'll still be in Brum.
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