Monthly archives: March 2009

Duelling [insert musical instrument here]

This entry was posted in music silly video YouTube on March 3, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Mario

This entry was posted in flickr photo on March 3, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Mario, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Mario was taking photos for his site someoneoncetoldme.com, so I had to take a photo of him.

Lock

This entry was posted in Canal flickr photo on March 3, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Lock, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

One of the three on the way to my studio.

Tweets today

This entry was posted in Spinneyhead Twitter on March 2, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

23:23 Blog: Tweets today tinyurl.com/c4ugbp #

00:24 Blog: Sounds of Soldiers- Guns tinyurl.com/aq5x9g #

08:52 Skittles! Yes, I’ve fallen for their gimmick. Sugared up Tweeters- visit www.venn.tv or www.spinneyhead.co.uk instead #

11:03 I COULD publish my stuff for the Kindle, but I need a US address and bank account. Hmmmm. Any Yanks want to be me for a small fee? #

12:25 Blog: Well, I woke up this morning. Went back to bed. tinyurl.com/bxb6mg #

17:42 Tomorrow I shall try some different nibs, see what difference it makes. #

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Sushi cam 1

This entry was posted in Japan silly sushi video YouTube on March 2, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

I know of two places in Manchester with, shorter, sushi conveyors. Something like this might make a neat titles sequence, as the camera moves toward some of the characters, if I could persuade them to let me do it.

Canalside

This entry was posted in flickr photo on March 2, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Canalside, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

Under the bridge.

Well, I woke up this morning. Went back to bed.

This entry was posted in Geeks sleep Wired on March 2, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Wired has a list of ten geeky ways to help you get up in the morning. I’m out of bed between 8 and 8.30 every weekday. I guess I could try to rise a bit earlier.

Sounds of Soldiers- Guns

This entry was posted in Fiction Sounds of Soldiers on March 1, 2009 by Ian Pattinson

Notes There isn’t a continuity error in here, just things Robert hasn’t told us about yet.

I pay for the bullets and Robinson and I go hunting for rabbits to feed to my family. Afterwards I clean the gun- it’s been a few months and I’m getting out of practice.

“Would your friend be able to get me a hand gun?”

“What would you be looking for?”

For a while in France I ha a Caracal sub-compact with the adapter for full size mags. Never used it in anger, but it was accurate at the sort of range you’d expect to be using it at.”

“You’re not planning to do anything silly are you?”

“It’s been suggested that I’m on a list. Certain people think I’ve been naughty. The sort of people who like to car bomb shoppers.”

“No gun’s going to be any use against a boot full of IRA mix.”

“I’m hoping common sense, or paranoia, will protect me from that. I’d just like something just in case.”

“Have you ever killed a man?”

The cleaning is done. I put the gun back in its case. “Three.”

Robinson looks surprised at that, but he believes me. He nods. “I’ll ask.”