tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:36:42 +0000http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-3985088568558238532Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:31:00 +00002008-07-05T11:36:42.074-07:00loungealcoholmohitomintdaiquirícocktailRather surprised to find that people have actually been reading my blog. People I know. Yes, I know who you are. Well, a useful Lancaster resource at last... Last night was DrC's birthday so a mob of people turned up and rearranged furniture outside the White Cross. I drank weak bitter, knowing full well that it would be a long night. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then splintered and most http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/07/drc-b-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-4325972818059447624Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:07:00 +00002008-07-03T02:19:44.933-07:00csigrissomzombiegildreamSo, Gilbert "Gil" Grissom of CSI fame was pottering about in his lounge. (I was a mere fly-on-the-wall in this dream, watching the drama unfold) He looked like he was getting ready for bed - turning off the TV, lamps etc when I noticed a large body bag on the floor. Gil turned to the bag and said, 'Goodnight'. Upon which it started to move a little. Then a noise came from it - muffled, http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/07/very-odd-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-4845685755312453814Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:59:00 +00002008-07-03T02:22:26.951-07:00folksm6MajorcaweekendholidayQuiet weekend with the folks, did little except eat, drink a few beers, and visit the local Aldi. Car made it fine up and down the M6, which is very good. Now have a car stereo too, but it is too complex for me to fit (hmm, I don't seem to have a panel light wire, I wonder if that matters, etc...) Trip to Majorca is being planned. Looking forward to some sun, sangria, sol, siesta, sea and um,http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/last-weekend-of-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-1655686325620467227Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:41:00 +00002008-07-03T02:26:40.280-07:00shamefoodJust eaten something shameful...http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/just-eaten-something-shameful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-6067150451584033764Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:50:00 +00002008-07-03T02:32:31.938-07:00britalcoholpartyCloughapolicedrinkingThe proposed shindig at Clougha was rained off, so people went to the Brit instead to drink more alcohol than is sensible and listen to one-chip-tatty play. At 8pm. I mean, these days, who goes out at 8pm? *and* the had a late license for some reason... So that's 6 hours of drinking time. *sigh*. I started quite well, in the beer garden, as the pub was jam packed and I didn't feel for that http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/saturday-night-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-8185277481553780461Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:33:00 +00002008-07-03T02:45:35.948-07:00arrowrootthaimockbeerpuddingraindessertA night in, oddly, for a Friday. Chilled out with the Colonel, played some Go, drank some beers. Cooked a Thai curry with mock chicken and sticky rice. Pudding was made, but didn't set due to arrowroot amount issues. Tried to watch a DVD but it died 20 mins from the end, very frustrating. Now it rains. All night, all day.http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/b-friday-night-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-8748511995689874337Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:46:00 +00002008-07-03T02:53:52.881-07:00PersepolisbritnissanMorecambetapasorzomicraWe managed to cram quite a lot into that Thursday - first I went to Morecambe and back to drop off the Nissan Micra for Bay View Cars to check out, then drove home the long way in a large, shabby Purgeot (which was full of left-over food, the windows don't work, had no petrol). Then we went to eat Tapas at the local bar (great, happy hour meant £20 meal for 2 inc a bottle of Mateus(!) rose - thehttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/full-thursday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-8920379314320974782Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:28:00 +00002008-06-17T01:37:32.762-07:00catsmoneycarvetsvaccinationwormsfleasYearly cat vaccinations seem to be quite contentious these days. We decided to go for the 1-year booster and then wait for a couple of years before the next one. We took the car, one of the last uses we'll get from it before it is scrapped, so, sombre on the way there. The vet, however, was a very jolly, big man - his huge hands pulling the jaws of our little cats open is oddly disturbing. http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/vist-to-vets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-2446968085913094428Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:46:00 +00002008-06-16T04:51:06.861-07:00guinnessmotcarsundaybladeCleared out the back yard, loaded the little car up with smelly and / or heavy bags of rubble, garden waste and more and drove them to the ever-busy dump. The wife then drove about for a while, practising roundabouts. Home to a magnum in the yard, looking at Loot to try and replace the little car. The little car's days are numbered - it failed its MOT and will cost too much to get put right, http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/medium-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-7549517351106687595Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:22:00 +00002008-06-15T06:28:17.082-07:00fudgebeeralcoholpuddingmomothenthuckwinetibetfoodA 4am finish, or so, from a Tibetan evening round with DrC and the Colonel. We had thenthuck (my meal), momos (the wife) and 'greens' (the Colonel). DrC kept us supplied otherwise whilst we cooked. Great, simply great food, we stuffed ourselves, but not to the extent of the Thai evening last week. 18 bottles of beer, two bottles of wine, the end of some Port and a bit of vodka later (plus http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/tibetan-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-6112467714045323427Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:59:00 +00002008-06-14T06:08:05.116-07:00loungealcoholpubdrunkjagermeisterA night at the Dogonastring, as we used to call it all those years ago. The usual suspects drifted into and out of the beer garden, the heating light was pressed by numerous fingers, drinks were poured over knees, into shoes, too much alcohol was drank too quickly - the usual sort of affair. I was talked into a Jagermeister by Dnt , who said it tasted like dentist mouthwash. 'Not like http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/dogonastring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-3536878425737776040Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:03:00 +00002008-06-13T00:11:01.534-07:00buffetgoreplacentabirthtesticlesbabyfoodAnother party, and another late night loomed. The talk at Vulcan and Xo's place was of placentas, mainly, with Xo being pregnant and all. There were a range of terrible things done with after-births - freezing, eating, burying etc. 'The after-birth is very psychedelic,' says Fiddler. Xo agrees - 'Men are more interested in the placenta than the baby.' I find this fairly hard to believe, but http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/placenta-and-buffet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-4732156060584129333Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:09:00 +00002008-06-12T03:15:31.094-07:00publatewhiskydrcDeathly tired today after a medium-late night with DrC. We started at the Gson for the latest anti-evil event, which was a surreal affair featuring a slideshow of adders and a graphic birth video (which I missed, thankfully, being outside). DrC was in jubilant mood after landing his new job, so ordered unwise whisky chasers with every pint. Something I joined in with, but with less gusto, http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/thursday-12th-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-6322865743037974833Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:01:00 +00002008-06-11T01:08:08.173-07:00buzz5aminsomniasleepA few things, okay then, a lot of things, can wake me during the night, being such a light sleeper - the wife's phone, dying on the kitchen table, forlornly in the early hours; the cats playing with a spider near my feet; rain; wind... You get the idea. Last night at 3am a buzzing noise woke me from a deep, deep sleep. I immediately dismissed it as a text message emanating from my jeans http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/06/buzzing-noises.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-7958811025609400587Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:47:00 +00002008-04-14T02:12:44.142-07:00catkillingdeathpriestmouseillbirdFeeling truly awful this morning. An entire weekend spent in bed, or snoozing on the sofa, coughing and self-medicating with red wine, codeine and Benylin. Head feels like it is being squeezed with a large, troll-sized hand. Eyes hurt when I look anywhere but straight ahead. Sinuses burn with each breath. I should really take the day off sick, but think I'll try and do a little bit anyway, http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/04/monday-morning-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-3942078618719834106Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:37:00 +00002008-02-06T06:41:00.662-08:00noodlescheesesupersoy saucechillilunchSuperNoodlesIn desperation, in the madness of hunger, I found a packet of SuperNoodles at the back of my cupboard. Sweet and Sour flavour... Into the pan they went, I forgot to measure the amount of water, but just slooshed some in. After a few minutes I tasted the brew - oh my god, wtf is that? Chemical sensations linger on my tongue for a few moments and then fade, leaving merely a sticky, tacky, http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/02/supernoodles-are-horrible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-5803246091876557624Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:08:00 +00002008-06-11T01:42:06.908-07:00villagekinttedA knitted village... Words fail me. - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/01/knitted-village-words-fail-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-5623726447449598855Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:26:00 +00002008-01-24T04:29:16.200-08:00Nimba says hello - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/01/nimba-says-hello.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-2940951620330447344Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:36:00 +00002008-01-17T14:39:54.142-08:00'the orphans' first gig, stonewell tavern, Lancaster. Great! - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2008/01/orphans-first-gig-stonewell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-7567783415112729283Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:20:00 +00002007-12-21T00:22:34.005-08:00dreamI had this dream the other night, most vivid for a long time. After mulling it over for a while I know what it means now. Do you? I found myself in a world where something terrible had happened and I was surrounded by Zombies. They seemed to be everywhere and all the un-afflicted people would have to be constantly on guard in case of attack. It wasn't too difficult to defeat these Zombies http://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2007/12/odd-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-7533083374349218993Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:53:00 +00002007-12-13T02:58:48.679-08:00- Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2007/12/moby-posting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-9108479609279248201Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:41:00 +00002007-11-03T09:45:51.792-07:00Jubilee tower at sunset - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2007/11/jubilee-tower-at-sunset.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-5820132850520724368Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:47:00 +00002007-10-31T06:51:40.595-07:00The elusive echoing bridge under the m6 on the lune - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2007/10/elusive-echoing-bridge-under.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-8456995472196598900Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:39:00 +00002007-10-29T05:43:55.294-07:00From a seaside town they forgot to close down... - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2007/10/from-seaside-town-they-forgot-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21806804.post-7217714354347341006Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:07:00 +00002007-10-24T02:11:53.900-07:00Ah, first fire in the new house! - Posted from http://mobypicture.comhttp://www.ralpharama.co.uk/blog/2007/10/ah-first-fire-in-new-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (happyralph)